Dryad
Mission
Our vision is for a future in which the open availability and routine reuse of all research data enables the acceleration of discovery across domains and the translation of research into benefits for society worldwide. We advance our vision through our mission: to enable the open publication and routine reuse of all research data.
Our multi-stakeholder community of academic and research institutions, research funders, scholarly societies and publishers is committed to leading in best practices for open data sharing and reuse. They invest in Dryad for the curation, open sharing and reuse of research data in all fields.
Technical Attributes
Maintenance Status
Open API
Content Licensing
Standards Employed
Hosting Options & Service Providers
Hosting Strategy
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Engagement with Values Frameworks
Dryad adopted the POSI Principles in 2020 and is a member of the POSI Adopters Group. Read our full self-audit at https://blog.datadryad.org/2020/12/08/dryads-commitment-to-the-principles-of-open-scholarly-infrastructure/.
User Contribution Pathways
- Contribute funds
- Contribute to education or training
- Contribute to governance
- Contribute to working groups or interest groups
Policies & Governance
Governance Summary
Dryad is a not-for-profit membership organization, recognized as a 501(c)3 by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Dryad members nominate and elect the Board of Directors, twelve individuals from the stakeholder community who provide strategic planning, fiscal oversight, and oversee the position of the Executive Director.