Have you been catching the hype around the Publication Facts Label #PFLabel? Curious to learn more?

- YouTube Video (3 min): https://youtu.be/Wj-S5yAebf4?si=2AEnDdEIfRF2NqTq

- PFL Slide Deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13ybLwtG0pFIR_mzs3zwuWx9OuBZDmRtGb09I4OD_lXI/edit?usp=sharing

- PFL Information Page: https://pkp.sfu.ca/pfl-information/

More: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/31/pfl-available/

Publication Facts Label Overview

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📢 Call for translators en français #OSFair2025 @osfair and #NISOPlus25 @NISOInfo

You may have attended the talks on the Publication Facts Label, and we have a call to action if you'd like to contribute!

The #PFLabel is ready for its production release for OJS v3.3-3.5 in 9 languages but it is ~ 460 words short en français and we'd love to include French in the release.

Can you help? Learn more about the PFL and the call:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/03/pfl-translation-call/

Hope you're all having a great time!

Thanks so much for your interest in the Publication Facts Label #PFLabel! We've had community feedback and made some improvements:

a) The label will now only be applied to articles that are in the journal’s peer-reviewed section.
b) You can set the date range for applying the label, if you have articles that were not peer-reviewed in OJS.
c) The label now appears immediately below the abstract and above the references on the article landing page.

Install: https://scribehow.com/shared/Installing_the_Publication_Facts_Label_PFL_Plugin__NmJnYGtCSAq7mCujT0dW4A

Installing the Publication Facts Label (PFL) Plugin | Scribe

Journals will require Site Administrator assistance to upload plugin files and to install plugin from the Plugin Gallery. For this trial, the Publication Facts Label will only work with English monolingual journals using OJS V3.3. If the trial demonstrates sufficient reader interest in the label, then the goal (and promise) is to provide full support for OJS versions (3.3 and onwards) and all OJS languages. Thank you for participating in this trial.

1/ 🧵 Thank you to everyone who came out to the webinar today, “Enhancing Journal Integrity with the Publication Facts Label for #OJS”!

At the same time as #COPE’s #PublicationIntegrityWeek, PKP hosted a webinar with John Willinsky about the #PFLabel, the traction it's gaining, and how to participate in the trials. Check out the thread to get resources and learn more! ⤵️

Publication Facts Label (PFL) update!

If you're using Open Journal Systems 3.3, and your journal is publishing in English only, you can use these step-by-step instructions to install the PFL and start trialing it!

Rest assured, there will be opportunities for users with different versions and languages to try the label in the future.

To get started with the PFL, head over to the instructions (a 2 minute read)!

https://scribehow.com/shared/Installing_the_Publication_Facts_Label_PFL_Plugin__NmJnYGtCSAq7mCujT0dW4A

#PFLabel #JournalIntegrity #OpenJournalSystems #OJS

Installing the Publication Facts Label (PFL) Plugin | Scribe

Journals will require Site Administrator assistance to upload plugin files and to install plugin from the Plugin Gallery. For this trial, the Publication Facts Label will only work with English monolingual journals using OJS V3.3. If the trial demonstrates sufficient reader interest in the label, then the goal (and promise) is to provide full support for OJS versions (3.3 and onwards) and all OJS languages. Thank you for participating in this trial.

Reminder -- "Enhancing Journal Integrity with the Publication Facts Label for #OpenJournalSystems (OJS)" webinar

With PKP Founder John Willinsky, Thursday, November 21, 9 AM PT

We are looking for those running English language journals on #OJS 3.3 to join the trials. There will be future opportunities for others to trial the #PFLabel.

Check out PKP's News Blog to register your journal for trials, learn about installing the label, and to register for the event:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2024/10/29/enhancing-journal-integrity-publication-facts-label-ojs-webinar/

Enhancing Journal Integrity with the Publication Facts Label for OJS - Public Knowledge Project

PKP invites OJS users to a free webinar on November 21, 2024, about the Publication Facts Label (PFL) and how to join the trials.

Public Knowledge Project

"Finding Ways to Support #OpenAccess to #Research and #Scholarship"

"For research to serve the public well in this age, it needs to be both open to people and provide them with the basis of its trustworthiness. We’re hoping that one day, everyone will be able to exercise their right to access what has been learned of the world." - John Willinsky, PKP Founder

This piece is about #OpenAccess, PKP, and #PublishingIntegrity, including the Publication Facts Label #PFLabel: https://daily27.info/2024/11/08/finding-ways-to-support-open-access-to-research-and-scholarship/

Finding Ways to Support Open Access to Research and Scholarship – Daily27

PKP Founder John Willinsky will join the #OASPA2024 panel on Addressing Integrity and Building Trust in Open Scholarly Publishing" on September 18 in Lisbon!

Contact John about the Publication Facts Label #PFLabel & publishing integrity: [email protected]

If you're at #ALPSP2024 and #ALPSPawards and you would like to have a chat with PKP's John Willinsky or Mark Huskisson (@markhusk), get in touch!

John has been sharing the Publication Facts Label (#PFLabel), a plugin for #OpenJournalSystems that brings together #ScholarlyPublishing facts in one place.

Contact: https://pkp.sfu.ca/john-willinsky/

Mark is keen on discussing sustainability, publishing models, reducing barriers, and more!

Contact: https://pkp.sfu.ca/ecard-markh/

John Willinsky - Public Knowledge Project

JOHN WILLINSKY Founder [email protected]

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📢 Calling all journals using OJS!

The Publication Facts Label is now ready for you to test in your journals -- bring together publication facts all in one place with this handy plugin.

Check out PKP's News Blog to learn more, ask questions, and register your journal:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2024/09/06/announcing-publication-facts-label-for-ojs/

#PFLabel #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #JournalIntegrity #ScholComm #AcademicChatter #ScholarlyPublishing

Announcing the Publication Facts Label for OJS - Public Knowledge Project

PKP sends a call to Journal Editors, Managers, and Publishers to join Publication Facts Label trials for those using Open Journal Systems (OJS).

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