The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is a research and development initiative that is also a Core Facility of Simon Fraser University. We develop community-driven free and open software, as well as conduct research, to improve the quality and reach of non-commercial scholarly publishing for the global public good.
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| Website | https://pkp.sfu.ca/ |
| Open Journal Systems | https://pkp.sfu.ca/software/ojs/ |
| PKP Community Forum | https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/ |
| PKP Docs Hub | https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/ |
Greetings all!
🎉 What we achieved together in 2025: PKP's Annual Report is here!
There is no PKP without you -- check out how communities have been shaping PKP priorities, development, research, advocacy, education, events, outreach and the future of #OpenAccess:
🌱 Come join us! We're seeking an Associate Director in charge of Publishing Services:
"Support a thousand journals, build a community of practice across the world, advance the world's most widely used scholarly publishing platform, and help release increasing numbers of journals from commercial publishers..." - Mark Huskisson, PKP
If this sparks your interest we'd love to hear from you!
https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/05/07/pkp-hiring-associate-director-publishing-services/
#ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #PublishingServices #AcademicChatter
🙌 Calling PKP partners, members, contributors, and user communities! PKP invites you to its AGM May 27, 8 AM PDT!
Join us for updates from the Advisory Committee, introduction to the new Managing Director Teresa Lee, PKP's new Strategic Plan, research updates, Open Research Europe Development Impact, Community Team updates and more!
Come celebrate with us: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/02/19/pkp-2026-agm-registration/
@ORCID_Org @crossref @ResearchOrgs @DOAJ @tibhannover @TIBopenpub @investinopen @SCOSSfunding
⚙️ Hi all, you are invited to the next PKP Development News Update Webinar, May 25th, 8 AM PT!
Topics and speakers:
⚙️ Production Workflow (Alec Smecher; Jarda Kotěšovec)
⚙️ Published Manuscript Under Review workflow (Erik Hanson)
⚙️ Media Gallery (Erik Hanson)
Details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkps-development-news-webinar-may-2026-tickets-1975856513019?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Hope to meet you there!
#OpenJournalSystems #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems #FOSS #ScholarlyPublishing
@DOAJ @ResearchOrgs @crossref @SCOSSfunding @investinopen @tibhannover
đź’ˇ What is free and open source software? Why does it matter and what is at stake if the foundations crumble? Is Open Access the way forward?
"I do believe that the balance is tipped in favour of the #OpenAccess movement... That is not to say we can be complacent, only that the Principles of #OpenScience are better aligned with the nature of #DigitalCommunication than the incumbent publishers protecting closed access..."
Get the interview in PKP's Archipelago:
https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/03/31/demystify-free-open-source-software-landscape-alec-smecher/
We’re sitting down with Alec Smecher, PKP’s Associate Director for Development, who will help demystify some of the key tenets of the free and open source software landscape.
🌱 New PKP School courses for OJS 3.5 are now available in English and Spanish! / ¡Los nuevos cursos de PKP School para OJS 3.5 ya están disponibles en inglés y español!
➡️ Learn how to set up your new journal and manage the editorial workflow using OJS
➡️ Aprenda cómo configurar su nueva revista y gestionar el flujo de trabajo editorial utilizando OJS
#PKPSchool #OpenJournalSystems #OpenEducationResources #OER #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicChatter
RE: https://blog.tib.eu/2026/01/23/pkp-2026-2028-beginn/
Seit dem Start des Infrastruktur-Konsortiums "PKP Open Journal Systems Deutschland 2026–2028" im Januar sind noch zwei weitere Einrichtungen beigetreten und helfen so mit, die wichtige Resource OJS abzusichern:
* Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB) @slubdresden
* Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München @ublmu
Vielen Dank für die Verstärkung!
https://fosstodon.org/@[email protected]ib.eu/115943356334470660
âś… In PKP's "Archipelago" - "The Publication Facts Label: Put your journal's integrity in black and white"
"The #PFLabel will inspire #editors and #authors to comply with #PublishingStandards... (and) for editors, keep an eye on days-to-publication and pursue #indexing opportunities...
The first 500+ journals have it in place and the number grows every day. The more widely it is used... the better it serves as a trust marker..."
Update. I'm very glad to see the #DOAJ endorse the #PKP "Publication Facts" label.
https://blog.doaj.org/2026/04/22/introducing-the-publication-facts-label-another-tool-in-your-research-integrity-toolkit/
I hope this nudges more publishers to use the labels. In any case, it should lead more readers to expect publishers to use them.
Marco Tullney
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