CitizenScience.gov is an official government website designed to accelerate the use of crowdsourcing and citizen science across the U.S. government.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated U.S. policy guidance to make the results of taxpayer-supported research immediately available to the American public at no cost.

SciStarter helps bring together millions of curious and concerned people in the world; the thousands of opportunities to engage in real-world research questions in collaboration with researchers, communities, organizations, and companies; and the resources, products, and services that enable people to pursue and enjoy these activities while learning and accelerating important research.

Appalachian University has open access agreements with Wiley and Cambridge University Press, which waive the cost of APCs (article processing charges) for App affiliates who publish in their qualifying journals.