▶️ PKP Development News Update webinar recording now available! * PKP OJS, OMP, OPS versions 3.3 LTS (supported until January 2026) * 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 (#OpenResearchEurope coming in 2026) * releases, public roadmap, and how to contribute Topics, demonstrations, and more at PKP's News Blog: https://lnkd.in/duS_wwzc #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems European Commission SFU Publishing Simon Fraser University
Public Knowledge Project
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Helping make research and scholarship a global public good since 1998
About us
PKP is a multi-university and community-based initiative developing free and open source software (#FOSS) and conducting research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing. PKP's community-driven Open Journal Systems (#OJS) is the world's most widely used #FOSS journal management and publishing system. Open Monogram Press (#OMP) is used to manage and publish books, while Open Preprint Systems (#OPS) is used for managing and publishing scholarly preprints. Any of these software initiatives can be used to serve #OpenAccess projects.
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https://pkp.sfu.ca/
External link for Public Knowledge Project
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Burnaby, British Columbia
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1998
- Specialties
- scholarly publishing, free and open source software (FOSS), open access advocacy, scholarly communications, Open Journal Systems, Open Monograph Press, Open Preprint Systems, and scholarly publishing infrastructure
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8888 University Dr
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, CA
Employees at Public Knowledge Project
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Mark Huskisson
Publishing | OA | SaaS | Strategy Development | FOSS | Board Member | Consultant | Researcher | MBA
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Kaitlin Newson
Software Developer at Public Knowledge Project
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Efstathiou Dimitris
Software Developer at Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance
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Patricia Mangahis
Client Services Manager at Public Knowledge Project
Updates
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Reminder: PKP invites communities to register for its Software Development Update webinar on December 16th, 2024, at 8 AM PST. Topics > #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS) / #OpenMonographPress (OMP) / #OpenPreprintSystems (OPS) version 3.5.0 preview and release timeline > Typesetting workflow > Tasks and Discussions > Receiving emails in OJS > Breaking the upload / download pattern with #WebDAV > Pre-filling metadata automatically with #Grobid Free and open registration: https://lnkd.in/gK77VBx3
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From Toluca to Cape Town, a shared vision for equity in scholarly publishing! Proud to present the Toluca-Cape Town Declaration on Diamond Open Access #DiamondOpenAccess #TolucaCapeTownDeclaration #OpenScholarship
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A great example of how PKP's community-driven, free and open source Open Journal Systems (OJS) helps drives Diamond Open Access, along with the great work being done regionally to support publishers. Indonesia has the largest user base of OJS in the world! ⤵️ #DOASummit2024 #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #IndonesianJournals
2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access: Centering social justice in scholarly communication to advance research as a public good
Dr. Arbain Arbain discussed Diamond Open Access in Indonesia. He introduced RGI, a volunteer organization with 770 members focused on improving management for over 17,000 Indonesian journals. Key initiatives include free OJS training and the RGI Academy for journal education, as well as indexing journals in Scopus.
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🔓 Thank-you and resources from Open Monograph Publishing workshop at the 2nd Global Diamond Open Access Summit, including PKP's Open Monograph Press (OMP) PKP is thrilled to be part of the Copim community with #OpenBookFutures and the #OpenBookCollective, and we want to send a thank-you to COPIM and the Association of African Universities for co-hosting the ‘Open Monograph Publishing: Towards Sustainable Open Access Book Publishing in the Global South Context’ workshop as part of the 2nd Global Diamond OA Summit. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of the conversation and knowledge sharing around opening access to monograph publishing. A big thank you as well to the University of Cape Town for hosting the #DOASummit2024! 🎉 If you're specifically interested in the PKP / UCT presentation on #OpenMonographPress (OMP) for scholarly book publishing, you can download it directly: https://lnkd.in/gdMcyhxa Check out OMP in action at the University of Cape Town Press: https://lnkd.in/gRknkg7Z Explore OMP: https://lnkd.in/ewezxZ9j And thanks to Joe Deville, Managing Director at the Open Book Collective, for sharing out these photos and all the presentations from this workshop -- click through to access 📖 ⤵️ #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm #OpenBookPublishing #OpenInfrastructure #AcademicChatter
Professor in Science and Technology Studies at Lancaster University & Managing Director at Open Book Collective
Here at the #DOAsummit at University of Cape Town, the Copim community and Association of African Universities put together a pre-conference workshop on Open Monograph Publishing. Thoroughly enlivening conversations with colleagues across the African continent to think about new, equitable futures for #DiamondOpenAccess books. In collaboration with a range of partners including OAPEN Foundation, Open Book Publishers, Public Knowledge Project & UCT Press. The programme, including presenter slides & resources is available via the link in the comments. With Osman Aldirdiri, Josiline Chigwada, Jill Classen, Dr. Judith Fathallah, Mary Felix-Maina, Rupert Gatti, Sai Maharaj, Dr Lena Nyahodza, Niels Stern, Kevin Stranack, Francois Van Schalkwyk & many others
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💎 Did you know that the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) enables Diamond Open Access? For example, 60% of sampled journals use PKP's community-driven Open Journal Systems to publish Diamond, furthering diversity, access, and reach of scholarly publishing. Our team is in Cape Town, South Africa at the 2nd Global Diamond OA #DOASummit2024, generously hosted by the University of Cape Town, sharing insights and tools around how PKP works to advance social justice principles in Diamond Open Access publishing, like: * Equity in knowledge access * Inclusion of marginalized communities * Financial barriers removal * Decolonizing scholarly communication * Capacity building and empowerment * Collaboration and solidarity Get in touch with us at the Summit! Mark Huskisson, Kevin Stranack, Juan Pablo Alperin, and Kate Shuttleworth are there and happy to connect. You can also email Kate directly at [email protected] to chat about open publishing, community building, supporting open infrastructure, and our membership program. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gQXYt3KG #OpenJournalSystems, #OJS, #OpenMonograpPress, #OpenPreprintSystems, #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #OpenScience #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholarlyCommunication #ScholComm
PKP to join the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access - Public Knowledge Project
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The 2nd Global Diamond OA #DOASummit2024 is well underway and there is lots going on to advance and demonstrate social justice principles in #DiamondOpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing! Check out this awesome post from Joanna Ball, Managing Director of the DOAJ for an example! 👋 PKP is pleased to join in on Open Publishing workshops with the DOAJ, along with Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas, Copim community, Open Book Futures, Open Book Collective Association of African Universities, OAPEN Foundation, Thoth Open Metadata, and the University of Cape Town Libraries and Press! Learn more about the workshops and connect with PKP at the Summit: https://lnkd.in/gQXYt3KG You can also check out the action with the loads of pictures being posted by the Global Diamond OA Summit by checking their LinkedIn page 📷 #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
So pleased that DOAJ is being represented this week at the Global Diamond OA Summit in Cape Town by two of our global ambassadors: - Smith Ina, Senior Ambassador for Africa - Ivonne Lujano, Community Manager and Senior Ambassador for Latin America They will be participating and presenting in events throughout the week: - Ina, at the Open Publishing Workshop with our partners Public Knowledge Project and Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas, on the importance of DOAJ indexing for quality assurance and visibility - Ivonne, at the "Advancing Social Justice Through Curriculum Realignment" conference, on diversity in publishing beyond the lingua franca of science. - Ina, at the "Open Science in the South" conference, highlighting the role of DOAJ in supporting African journals. I’m sad not to be in Cape Town myself, but very proud that Ina and Ivonne will be representing DOAJ’s mission and values in these important conversations. If you’re attending, please do say hello to Ina and Ivonne! #DiamondOpenAccess #DOASummit2024 #GlobalSummit #OpenAccess
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💎 🔓 PKP is excited to head to Cape Town, South Africa, for the 2nd Global Diamond Open Access Summit! #DOASummit2024 We've reaffirmed our commitment to #DiamondOpenAccess, the social justice principles of #DiamondOA, and outlined our roles in the community. Curious about the Summit's social justice principles? They are: * Equity in knowledge access * Inclusion of marginalized communities * Financial barriers removal * Decolonizing scholarly communication * Capacity building and empowerment * Collaboration and solidarity You can also check out our collaborations on #OpenPublishing workshops at the Summit, as well as learn how to register for free to the virtual components of the Summit. PKP is looking forward to meeting with other workshops collaborators, such as Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas, DOAJ, Copim community, Open Book Futures, Open Book Collective Association of African Universities, OAPEN Foundation, Thoth Open Metadata, and of course the University of Cape Town Libraries and Press! Visit PKP's News Blog to learn more and to find out how to connect with us at the Summit: https://lnkd.in/gQXYt3KG In attendance will be Kate Shuttleworth, Kevin Stranack, Mark Huskisson, and Juan Pablo Alperin. See you in Cape Town. #OpenAccess #OpenJournalSystems #OpenMonographPress #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenResearch #OpenScience #PublishingStandards #JournalIntegrity #PublishingIntegrity #FOSS #AcademicChatter
PKP to join the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access - Public Knowledge Project
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🤝 Upcoming ORCID #OJS webinar, December 16th, 7 PM MST / December 17th, 9 AM Jakarta Time "As publishers and funding agencies increasingly demand the use of #ORCID, it is important for researchers to utilize this feature to manage and strengthen their academic reputation. This webinar will introduce ORCID and ORCID collaborations with #OpenJournalSystems by The Public Knowledge Project, demonstrating how #researchers can benefit from an interconnected #ResearchInfrastructure, and how organizations can adopt ORCID and OJS together to gain values." This workshop is designed for journal publishers in #Indonesia, though all are welcome to register. Thanks to Maria Lamury, PKP Local Liaison to Indonesia, for sharing this post! You can catch Maria at this event, along with PKP's Erik Hanson and Founder John Willinsky, as well as ORCID's Chieh-Chih Estelle Cheng. Click through to register! ⤵️ #ScholarlyCommunications #OpenInfrastructure #Interoperability #ResearchInformation #AcademicRecord
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, December 17, 2024 and register yourself in https://lnkd.in/gKR4qvWs A webinar collaboration between ORCID Public Knowledge Project and Universitas Multimedia Nusantara to learn on how to maximize the usage of ORCID in #OpenJournalSystems, the most widely used open source journal publishing platform in the world, to manage your academic identity, research integrity and to increase the citation per paper in QS world university ranking.
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⚙️ Are you using, or interested in the development of, PKP's Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), or Open Preprint Systems (OPS)? You are invited to PKP's next Software Development Update webinar! Date: Monday, December 16th, 2024 Time: 8 AM PST / 9 AM MST / 10 AM CST / 11 AM EST / 12 PM AST / 12:30 PM NST Format: Zoom online webinar Topics and speakers * OJS / OMP / OPS version 3.5.0 preview and release timeline (Jarda Kotěšovec and Alec Smecher) * Typesetting workflow (Devika Goel and Alec Smecher) * Tasks and Discussions (Devika Goel) With short experimental demonstrations * Receiving emails in OJS (Alec Smecher) * Breaking upload / download pattern with #WebDAV (Alec Smecher) * Pre-filling #metadata automatically with #Grobid (Alec Smecher) Details and registration: https://lnkd.in/gK77VBx3 Hope to meet you there! #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems #PKPsoftware #OpenInfrastructure #FOSS
PKP Software Development Update: Join us December 16th, 2024 - Public Knowledge Project
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