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
📢 Public Service Announcement!
If you want to check whether your potential application to the @openbookcollect Collection Development Fund is in scope, send it to us by 7 February 2026 & we'll review it for you đź“…
The 2026 Call closes on 7 March 2026
@DOAJ What a fantastic event this was, full of bright energy, learning, and optimism for the future of Diamond.
Here's a snap of Joanna Ball (DOAJ) and Mark Huskisson (PKP)!
RE: https://mastodon.online/@crossref/116020026073960924
Our Partner @crossref is hosting a webinar on the #research nexus and relationship #metadata February 24th!
Learn about:
- What is relationship metadata and its importance for building a complete Research Nexus
- The importance of relationships in preserving the integrity of the scholarly record
- Overview of relationship types in Crossref schema
- How can this data be retrieved
- Real world use cases
- Matching projects and how they contribute to filling the gaps in the scholarly record
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@jmaxsfu Thank you, John!
PKP gives a warm welcome to Teresa Lee, our new Managing Director!
With vast experience in librarianship, research, publishing and international leadership roles, Teresa brings well-rounded perspectives on academic libraries, e-resources, licensing, copyright, intergovernmental publishing, bibliometrics, scholarly communications, and more.
Join us in welcoming Teresa!
https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/01/30/pkp-welcomes-teresa-lee-managing-director/
Our University of Groningen Press colleagues were also at the #DigitalAutonomy Fair today.
At UGP, we work with Open Journal Systems by @PublicKnowledgeProject. We help academic staff take back control of the #academic #publishing infrastructure, for example by supporting them in setting up their own journal.
#OpenScience #OpenAccess
@Bibliothecaris wonderful event, and thanks for the shout-out! Happy independent, community-owned-and-led publishing :)
14 Einrichtungen aus Deutschland tragen gemeinsam zur Finanzierung von OJS von @PublicKnowledgeProject bei. Danke an alle!
Vielen Dank an @tullney und @tibhannover fĂĽr eure UnterstĂĽtzung beim Aufbau dieses Konsortiums. Und vielen Dank an die 14 neuen Mitglieder fĂĽr euer Engagement fĂĽr den gemeinsamen Erhalt der offenen PKP-Infrastruktur!
On my way to the Crossref event in Bangkok. The air quality may be declining rapidly and it may be a little too hot (even at 7am) for the average oversized North European like me, but I'm really looking forward to spending the day with the Thai librarians and @crossref colleagues on behalf of @PublicKnowledgeProject
Tagging some folks who may be interested in this CRAFT-OA Developments in OJS webinar re metadata quality and multilingual publishing:
@DOAJ @ORCID_Org @tibhannover @TIBopenpub @crossref @ResearchOrgs @investinopen @SCOSSfunding
🛠️ Upcoming PKP Development News webinar -- February 23, 2026, 8 AM Pacific Time!
Topics
- Roadmap update
- Body text editor
- PubMed Central deposits
- JATS
- Peer review
If you can't make it, register anyway and get the recording.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkps-development-news-webinar-february-2026-tickets-1975856243212
(or email commpkp[at]sfu[dot]ca subject: Feb Dev webinar registration)
@DOAJ @ORCID_Org @tibhannover @TIBopenpub @crossref @ResearchOrgs @investinopen @SCOSSfunding
#OpenJournalSystems #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems
You're invited to the upcoming webinar: @craftoa Developments in #OpenJournalSystems: #Metadata quality and #MultilingualPublishing
February 9, 8 AM PT
Join us (for free as usual) to learn about:
Multilingual publishing improvements: Enhanced support for small and regional languages, plus language-specific URLs (OJS 3.5)
Metadata innovations: Integration of controlled vocabularies, enhancements to contributor metadata, and support for data citations (OJS 3.6)
Reminder -- upcoming webinar "What’s Coming in OJS 3.6: Tasks and Discussions" features January 28, 9 - 9:45 AM PT
With these features, you can:
- Create tasks for any stage of the submission workflow, either from scratch or using pre-built templates.
- Track progress and monitor completion, with visual cues highlighting the latest activity.
- Automate task initiation at specific workflow stages to save time and reduce manual steps.
Join us for live demos and more!
Are you using #OpenMonographPress (OMP) to publish scholarly books, #monographs or other long-form works?
Join our Community Call with Zoe Wake Hyde @zwhnz to contribute to the future of OMP!
January 29, 8 AM PT
If you haven't signed up for invites, email zwhyde[at]sfu[dot]ca or sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/4zcv52jb
The webinar recording from January 14th, 2026 is now available: Structured #Citations in #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) 3.6. presented by Gazi YĂĽcel, @tibhannover
Learn about
* Citations feature in OJS 3.6 steps
* Demonstration with metadata lookup enabled
* Demonstration without metadata lookup
* Additional features
Get the full recording with chapters and transcripts on PKP’s YouTube channel. Hit subscribe to be notified as soon as recordings like this are posted!
RE: https://indieweb.social/@investinopen/115905201521634257
Are you using the @investinopen Infra Finder tool? Share your use cases and feedback!
Protecting the integrity of the scholarly record starts with good practices.
This session, with Marie Soulière (COPE) and Amanda Bartell (Crossref), looks at how #metadata, member obligations, and ethics guidance support responsible publishing.
Suitable for #publishers, #editors, and anyone involved in #research integrity. Open to everyone! https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/1517653004602/WN_RC4GAkfZT1m9Tw7YyTmprg
#funders #librarians #community
@Thoth_metadata Major congratulations! Looking forward to hearing about this at the @copim conference :)
@ORCID_Org PKP's Mark Huskisson @markhusk is going to attend so we'll see you there!
