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.
#ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyIndependence #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenPreprintSystems #OpenMonographPress #FOSS #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
🚀 OJS, OMP, and OPS 3.3.0-21 and 3.4.0-9 released -- it's time to update!
Head over to the PKP Community Forum to learn more and join to get announcements like this one as soon as they are posted:
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-and-ops-3-3-0-21-and-3-4-0-9-released/95887
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems
We are truly honoured to have received a finalist nomination for the 2025 @alpsp Award for Innovation in Publishing 2025!
Hannah and Toby just gave their presentation to the ALPSP panel of judges, and we'll know more in about two months' time, as award winners will be announced at this year's ALPSP Conference in Manchester (Sept 10-11).
Really wonderful to see more and more interest across the sector in what we've been developing within the @copim community - and also good to keep in mind the importance of that growing network of #openinfrastructures that have come together to explore alternative ways to OA publishing of #OAbooks based on interoperable #opendata ...
So this is also a shoutout to the important work happening at @openbookcollect, @PublicKnowledgeProject (with OMP), @crossref, @ORCID_Org, and many others not on Mastodon, incl. OAPEN, DOAB, OaEBU DT, and the OA Switchboard ...
@Thoth_metadata Wonderful news and all the best!
Awesome #OpenAccess #OpenBook community and great #Metadata work!
Get connected 🤝with the European Diamond #OpenAccess publishing community - organisations and individuals. Sign up for the European Diamond Capacity Hub (#EDCH) Registry & Forum. Join the July 9th webinar 🖥️ for a live walkthrough and Q&A session. Register here: https://forms.gle/sGMELazvhrhBzVdTA#
▶️ New video out! OJS 3.5 Redesigned Submission Navigation and Dashboard
In 8 minutes learn about:
✨ Submission Dashboard Overview
✨ Navigation Menus and Views
✨ User Specific Views
✨ Filters
✨ Incomplete Submissions
✨ Submission Table
✨ Submission Window
✨ Submission Language
✨ Additional Menu
✨ Suggested Reviewers
✨ Log Reviewer Responses
✨ Contributor Preview
✨ JATS XML
Check it out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c9d28VxO7VM
#OpenJournalSystems #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm #AcademicChatter
🚨 PKP Development Alert – Article Production 🚨
New PKP News Blog post:
“Article production in PKP Software: Directions and plans”
🔍 Inside
🌱 Updates for 3.5 & 3.6
🌱 Benefits for cost, accessibility, models
🌱 Key insights for devs, editors & managers
💡 Why it matters
🌱 Easier contributions
🌱 Smoother publishing
🌱 Community-driven
🔗 Access: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/06/30/production-changes-plans/
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems #OpenInfrastructure #FOSS #OpenSource #SoftwareFreedom
📢 Join PKP Open Monograph Press (OMP) Community Calls!
Following completion of a review of OMP, PKP is running a series of community calls from May through to September 2025 with OMP Coordinator Zoe Wake Hyde @zwhnz
Join us to hear updates, contribute to feature planning and funding priorities, and ensure the platform continues to meet your needs.
Sign up for OMP Community Calls: https://airtable.com/appDTVyaIiYboTccf/pagxrhATIt0CCR2T6/form
#OpenMonographPress #OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm #AcademicChatter
🎥 Now Available: PKP 2025 Annual General Meeting Recording and resources!
* Advisory Committee
* PKP as research-driven
* Impact in Indonesia
* #OpenMonographPress (OMP)
* #OpenJournalSystems (OJS)
* #OpenResearchEurope (ORE)
* Annual Report and more
https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/06/20/pkp-2025-agm-recap-and-recording-now-available/
We're grateful for your continued support and collaboration!
#OpenInfrastructure is the backbone of #OpenAccess, #OpenResearch, #OpenScience, and #OpenKnowledge for the global public good. Let’s keep building together.
To celebrate #DIAS85, #Celtica, the journal of the School of Celtic Studies is now freely available online!
Special thanks to @PublicKnowledgeProject !
▶️ The PKP Development News webinar recording from June 16th is now available -- learn about PKP software versions 3.5 and 3.6, and get ready to upgrade!
* Roadmap Update - 3.5 Released!
* Dashboard Features
* Workflow Features
* Submission Wizard
* JATS XML
* ROR Integration
* Roadmap to 3.5.0 Long-Term Support (LTS)
* OJS, OMP, OPS 3.6 and more!
Be sure to check the YouTube description for the linked chapters, a slide deck with links, and additional resources.
🚀 PKP Releases OJS, OMP, and OPS 3.5 -- user and community informed!
🔍 What’s new?
✔️ Redesigned editorial dashboard
✔️ New user invitation workflow
✔️ JATS XML preview
✔️ Interoperability advances
✔️ Multilingual publishing, and more!
Check the post:
🎯 Why upgrade now?
📥 Download the releases
📚 Learn what’s new
💬 How to share your feedback
👏 A huge thank you!
Explore and get resources: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/06/16/350-release-announcement/
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems #OpenAccess
Reminder: PKP AGM starts in about 15 minutes, at 9 AM PDT today! Register for your link if you haven't already -- hope to meet you there!
https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/05/20/pkp-2025-agm-registration-open/
📣 PKP's Annual Report is here!
Rooted in our values — Community Engagement, Educational Initiatives, Open Infrastructure, Research and Advocacy, as well as Sustainability — this year’s report highlights how these principles guide our work.
📄 Explore: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/06/16/annual-report-2024-release/
With deep gratitude to our entire team and community — thank you for building the future of #ScholarlyPublishing with us.
#OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems
We're excited for the PKP Annual General Meeting! Join in Tuesday June 17th, 9 AM PDT / 10 AM MDT and CST / 11 AM CDT / 12 PM EDT
We've done so much together! We will celebrate our progress 🎉 and there will also be an open discussion and question answer time 💡
Please check out the agenda and register to join: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/05/20/pkp-2025-agm-registration-open/
If you don't want to use Eventbrite to register, please email commpkp[at]sfu.ca instead with the subject line "AGM registration"
Hi all,
Please join us at our next Development News Update webinar, June 16 8 AM PDT!
Topics to be discussed include:
* OJS/OMP/OPS 3.5.0 release + features
* Expanded tools for content organization with Categories
* Customizable reviewer recommendation
* Controlled vocabulary plugins
* Journal Article Versions and preprints in OJS
* Using email templates to extend workflow
Hope to meet you there!
Eventbrite registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkps-development-news-webinar-june-2025-tickets-1221598517049?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Even💎 Diamond OA journals have to comply with GDPR. 🤔Tomorrow's webinar at 2pm (CEST) will address how PKP's publishing systems help publishers do that. 🛠️ Learn more and register: https://www.craft-oa.eu/coffee-lectures-1/
Did you try OJS, OMP, or OPS version 3.5.0rc2?
Reminder -- send your feedback on the PKP Community Forum!
Your contributions are central to the community-driven nature of PKP scholarly publishing software development and we thank you 🤝 ⤵️
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-and-ops-3-5-0rc2-released/95315
@marcbria Marc, our team owes a lot to you. You always have such insightful inclusions and constructive inputs. We also learned something new from you all the time.
Your contributions were also unwavering. No matter what, we were able to do what we needed to do to advance open infrastructure, open research, and open science, with a collaborative attitude.
It's fair to say that PKP would be what it it is now without you!
You rock, and you will continue rocking it. Thank you, Marc!
Open Journal Systems version 3.5 is on its way! To help users get familiar with 3.5, we're creating a series of video resources.
In this video, 2 major changes are briefly presented and demonstrated: (1) redesign of submission interface, and (2) new user invitation process.
Check out this overview on YouTube! If you find this resource useful, please consider giving us a supportive comment, a like, and subscribe to get the latest; more is coming:
PKP software updates are here! Are you on 3.3 or 3.4? Check it out:
* #OpenJournalSystems 3.3.0-21 (Long-Term Support / LTS) and 3.4.0-9
* #OpenMonographPress 3.3.0-21 (LTS) and 3.4.0-9
* #OpenPreprintSystems 3.3.0-21 (LTS) and 3.4.0-9
Access (and better yet join) the PKP Community Forum to stay informed and get details:
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-and-ops-3-3-0-21-and-3-4-0-9-released/95887
