1/ Are you a researcher, editor, journal manager, librarian, or scholarly communications professional looking to develop your skills?
Are you interested in learning more about the values, influences, technologies, and standards shaping today’s open #ScholarlyPublishing ecosystem?
Our courses are for you!
In this thread we outline why you should take these courses, many career paths that map on to these skills, and share the link to the instructor bios, course details and more...
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2/ Our courses are taught by experts in the #ScholComm and #OpenPublishing fields, who are values-driven and community-focused.
📚 PUB 611 – Making Knowledge Public: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Juan Pablo Alperin
@juancommander
📚 PUB 604 – Technology and Infrastructure: January 4 – April 26 2026 with Alison Moore
📚 PUB 603 – Journal Management and Editing: May 11 – August 23 2026 with Jennifer Zerkee
Why should you register? Continue in the thread to learn more!
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3/ Why should you register for new PKP SFU #OpenPublishing courses?
🎓 Cutting edge #ScholComm theory and practice, increase your skills and expertise for a wide variety of jobs
💡Learn in a community with other professionals, grow your network for opportunities
💭 Develop relevant, hands-on projects, receive tailored feedback
📜 Receive a completion certificate from PKP upon request
💸 Non-profit - course fees only cover the cost of instruction, many of the resources will be released as #OER
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4/ Not a credit student? Not a problem! These courses are not just for MPub students — they are for anyone involved in or interested in open publishing.
Learn from anywhere and complete the weekly course content remotely when it fits your schedule!
Wondering how PKP SFU #OpenPublishing courses map to careers?
The "Making Knowledge Public" course skills map on to career paths like knowledge mobilization, #OpenAccess strategy, publishing policy, publishing ethics and more!
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5/ Check out the many career paths relevant to the PKP SFU Open Publishing Technologies and Infrastructure course!
Career paths include publishing technologist, indexing specialist, preservation specialist, repository manager and more!
Keep going in the thread for more reasons why to enroll in these values-driven, community-focused, top of the line courses 🧵
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenPublishing #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #OpenInfrastructure #FOSS #ScholComm #AcademicChatter
6/ There are more career paths than you might realize with Journal Management and Editing skills!
This PKP SFU Open Publishing course maps to roles like Publications Manager, Editorial Operations, #OpenAccess Publishing Manager, Integrity Officer, Ethics Specialist, and more!
7/ Does this thread resonate with your #ScholarlyPublishing values and career aspirations?
Visit the PKP News Blog to get more details about these PKP SFU #OpenPublishing courses, the instructors, discount application, learning outcomes, and registration:
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