PKP Blog

Welcome to New Bronze Sponsor - University of Arizona

August 16, 2012

Thanks to the University of Arizona for becoming our latest Bronze PKP sponsor - and in so doing supporting the ongoing work of the Public Knowledge Project. You can see a complete list of our sponsors on our web site.

If you are interested in becoming a PKP sponsor, visit our Sponorship Program page, and contact us to get things started.

California Digital Library Joins PKP as Major Development Partner in Open Access Scholarly Publishing

February 7, 2012

As the scholarly publishing landscape heats up with more talk of boycotts and Open Access mandates, research libraries increasingly find themselves at a crossroads between publishers and faculty -- and eagerly working to provide new solutions to entrenched problems. The California Digital Library’s (CDL) latest foray into this space, on behalf of the University of California system, focuses on supporting open source publishing infrastructure through a major development partnership with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP).

Ontario Council of University Libraries Joins Public Knowledge Project as Major Development Partner in Open Access Scholarly Publishing

July 24, 2012

Building on an established record of success in supporting nearly 100 open access journals using Open Journal Systems (OJS), the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) announces a major development partnership with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The partnership means that OCUL, will contribute to software development, testing, support, and hosting of the PKP open source software suite - Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Conference Systems (OCS), and Open Harvester System (OHS), with Open Monograph Press (OMP) due for release this year.

Starting an Open Access Journal: a step-by-step guide

July 19, 2012

Thanks to Omega Alpha Open Access for pointing out a new OA guide. Anyone just getting starting will find some great tips in this five part series on starting an OA journal.

OJS Keeps on Growing

July 18, 2012

Based on our tracking statistics, as of the end of June 2012, there are now over 14,100 OJS titles from around the world:

We're continuing to see strong growth internationally, with OJS being used for traditional journals, but also for reports, learning management systems, courses, monographs, and variety of interesting projects and experiments.

Welcome to new platinum sponsor - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

July 12, 2012

We're very pleased to welcome the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as a Platinum PKP sponsor - and in so doing supporting the ongoing work of the Public Knowledge Project. You can see a complete list of our sponsors on our web site.

If you are interested in becoming a PKP sponsor, visit our Sponorship Program page, and contact us to get things started.

McGill University Joins as a Gold PKP Sponsor

June 12, 2012

We're very pleased to welcome McGill University as a Gold PKP sponsor - and in so doing supporting the ongoing work of the Public Knowledge Project. You can see a complete list of our sponsors on our web site.

If you are interested in becoming a PKP sponsor, visit our Sponorship Program page, and contact us to get things started.

Unique Identifier for Researchers - Questionnaire

June 6, 2012

If you are part of the research community - for example you might be a scholarly publisher or a researcher or a research commissioner - please spend 10-15 minutes responding to this questionnaire from JISC. The questionnaire concerns the adoption in the UK of a unique ID for researchers that can be used widely across the online systems with which researchers and research managers interact.

The questionnaire is at http://goo.gl/15J0H

How to make your journal OpenAIRE compliant: online workshop

April 24, 2012

From the OpenAIRE team:

Register for a free online workshop on Monday, 7 May 2012, 11:00 - 12:00 CET or Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 14:00 - 15:00 CET

Are you involved in a journal, which publishes EC funded research? Does your journal want to comply with the EC policies on Open Access?

May 2012 is the OpenAIRE Compliance Month for journals, in which we will give special attention to the steps required for journals to become compliant with the OpenAIRE infrastructure, and to support and facilitate compliance with the Open Access policies of the EC and the ERC.

Open Monograph Press: External Testers Wanted

April 24, 2012

The PKP team is very excited to announce the first round of external testing of the Open Monograph Press (OMP). This will be your chance to get an early glimpse of OMP and provide us with crucial user feedback on our work.

PKP Announces UBC Library as Major Development Partner

April 20, 2012

APRIL 20, 2012

CFP: Research Foundations for Understanding Books and Reading in the Digital Age

April 19, 2012

Research Foundations for Understanding Books and Reading in the Digital Age: E/Merging Reading, Writing, and Research Practices

12 December 2012. Hotel Parque Central, Havana, Cuba.

Proposals due 15 May 2012.

PKP Publishing Services Available

April 12, 2012

As part of our efforts to fund the continuing development of our free, open source software, we are today launching our new PKP Publishing Services web site:

http://pkpservices.sfu.ca

OJS Continues to Grow!

April 11, 2012

Based on our tracking statistics, as of the end of March 2012, there are now over 12,800 OJS titles from around the world:

The University of Alberta Becomes First PKP Platinum Sponsor

April 11, 2012

We'd like to thank the University of Alberta for becoming our first Platinum-level PKP sponsor. Their support will help to ensure the continuing work of the Public Knowledge Project.

You can see a complete list of our sponsors on our web site.

If you are interested in becoming a PKP sponsor, visit our Sponorship Program page, and contact us to get things started.

Selected Moments in Open Access

April 3, 2012

Johns Hopkins University Becomes PKP Silver Sponsor

April 3, 2012

We're very pleased to welcome Johns Hopkins University as a Silver PKP sponsor - and in so doing supporting the ongoing work of the Public Knowledge Project. You can see a complete list of our sponsors on our web site.

If you are interested in becoming a PKP sponsor, visit our Sponorship Program page, and contact us to get things started.

OJS 2.3.7, OCS 2.3.5, and OHS 2.3.2 Released

March 19, 2012

The PKP Development Team is pleased to announce the release of OJS 2.3.7, OCS 2.3.5, and OHS 2.3.2:

http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8431
http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8430
http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8432

New Research: Scholarly Communication Strategies in Latin America's Research-Intensive Universities

March 15, 2012

Check out the latest research from PKPers Juan Pablo Alperin, Gustavo Fischman, and John Willinsky. From the description:

Indiana University becomes a Gold PKP Sponsor

March 15, 2012

We'd like to thank Indiana University for stepping up and supporting the ongoing work of the Public Knowledge Project. You can see a complete list of our sponsors on our web site.

If you are interested in becoming a PKP sponsor, visit our Sponorship Program page, and contact us to get things started.