Renewing DataCite’s Commitment to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure

Since its founding in 2009, DataCite has operated on a guiding vision of being a community-governed organization focused on providing foundational open scholarly infrastructure that enables research and knowledge to be discovered, connected, and reused. While we continue to evolve and adapt alongside ongoing changes in the research community and infrastructure landscape, the core principles of our guiding mission and vision continue to drive and shape our work. When the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) were first written in 2015 and codified in 2020, we published a self-assessment shortly thereafter in 2021 outlining our adherence and commitment to these principles. In line with the principles, DataCite recognizes governance, sustainability, and long-term stewardship as core responsibilities required to ensure continuity, resilience, and trust in open scholarly infrastructure. In light of the recently released update to the principles in October 2025 (version 2.0), we are publishing an updated self-assessment that outlines the latest status of our adherence to these principles, addresses key elements of the revised version, and reaffirms our commitment to the POSI framework.