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EOSC Scholarly Commons Node: OPERAS and OpenAIRE recognised as candidate nodes of the EOSC Federation

OPERAS and OpenAIRE have been recognised as part of the second wave of candidate nodes joining the EOSC Federation, through the development of the EOSC Scholarly Commons Node. For OPERAS, this recognition represents an important step in ensuring that scholarly communication in the Social Sciences and Humanities is fully integrated into the European Open Science Cloud ecosystem. Through this collaboration with OpenAIRE, OPERAS is strengthening the connection between researchers, publishers, repositories and citizens, so that knowledge can circulate more openly, fairly and sustainably across disciplines and borders. 

The EOSC Scholarly Commons Node brings together the complementary expertise of OPERAS and OpenAIRE to support a more open, interoperable and inclusive research environment. It connects researchers, publishers, repositories, research-performing organisations and citizens through a comprehensive service stack covering the research lifecycle, from discovery and data management to publishing, peer review, monitoring and responsible research assessment.

OPERAS’ contribution is especially relevant for strengthening the place of Social Sciences and Humanities within EOSC. Through OPERAS services such as GoTriple, PRISM, Metrics, Hypotheses, VERA, and EDCH services, OPERAS supports multilingual discovery, bibliodiversity, Diamond OA, transparent peer review information, usage metrics for Open Access books and direct engagement between researchers and society. These services reflect OPERAS’ commitment to community-driven infrastructures and to scholarly communication models that respond to the specific needs of SSH communities.

The collaboration with OpenAIRE also reinforces the interoperability of scholarly communication infrastructures at European level. By combining OPERAS services with OpenAIRE’s Graph, EXPLORE, CONNECT, Argos, MONITOR and PROVIDE, the Scholarly Commons Node contributes to a more connected and transparent research ecosystem. It enables research outputs to circulate more effectively, supports FAIR practices and strengthens the visibility and impact of scholarly work across disciplines, languages and national contexts.

The Node will also contribute to ongoing European efforts to reform research assessment. By providing monitoring tools, responsible metrics and services aligned with the principles of CoARA, it supports institutions, funders and researchers in developing more transparent, contextual and narrative approaches to research impact.

By bringing SSH-oriented services and community-governed infrastructures into the EOSC ecosystem, OPERAS helps ensure that Open Science in Europe remains open, inclusive and responsive to the diversity of research practices.

Read OpenAire’s announcement.

OPERAS Editorial Team
OPERAS Editorial Team

OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
OPERAS Editorial Team (May 28, 2026). EOSC Scholarly Commons Node: OPERAS and OpenAIRE recognised as candidate nodes of the EOSC Federation. OPERAS. Retrieved June 11, 2026 from https://doi.org/10.58079/16ac7


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