diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/scientific-wg.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/scientific-wg.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1863648aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/scientific-wg.config
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group scientific-wg-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group scientific-wg-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group scientific-wg-core
+
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+pushSignedTag = group scientific-wg-release
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index c0bcc3abff..3e624e0454 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -6356,6 +6356,10 @@
     - openstack-salt
 - project: openstack/scalpels
   description: Digging and Tracing system for OpenStack
+- project: openstack/scientific-wg
+  description: Scientific Working Group documents
+  homepage: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Scientific_working_group
+  upstream: https://github.com/oneswig/scientific-wg
 - project: openstack/searchlight
   description: OpenStack Search (Searchlight)
   options:
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index 06f8e5c664..1509534a4f 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -13176,6 +13176,13 @@
           suffix: '-nv'
           branch-override: default
 
+- project:
+    name: scientific-wg
+
+    jobs:
+      - gate-{name}-python27-{node}:
+          node: ubuntu-xenial
+
 - project:
     name: searchlight
     jobs:
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index d246fe66ea..cfd4a7c960 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -16766,6 +16766,14 @@ projects:
     experimental:
       - gate-scalpels-dsvm-neutron-ubuntu-xenial-nv
 
+  - name: openstack/scientific-wg
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+    check:
+      - gate-scientific-wg-python27-ubuntu-xenial
+    gate:
+      - gate-scientific-wg-python27-ubuntu-xenial
+
   - name: openstack/searchlight
     template:
       - name: merge-check