PKP invites OJS users to a free webinar on November 21, 2024, about the Publication Facts Label (PFL) and how to join the trials. UPDATE: This post now includes the recording of this webinar along with several PFL resources in multiple formats, and instructions on how to install the PFL.
Calling all journal managers using Open Journal Systems (OJS)! Are you looking to raise the profile of your journal by displaying your scholarly publishing information all in one place? As part of the Journal Integrity Initiative (JII), this Public Knowledge Project of Simon Fraser University and Stanford University invites journals to pilot the newly launched Publication Facts Label (PFL).
About the PFL
The PFL is currently available for journals using OJS version 3.3 or higher that wish to register in the pilot program. The label, available to journal managers and editors in the form of an easy-to-install plugin, automatically takes “publication facts” data directly for each article and journal from the OJS publishing platform and displays this label on the article landing page.
The PFL displays information about peer reviewers, author statements, acceptance rate, days to publication, indexing, editor and board members, as well as academic society and publisher. To learn more about the JII and PFL before the event, check out these resources, presented in the order in which they were published:
- 5-Point Journal Integrity Initiative (JII): A New Standard for Public Access to Research (Google Doc summary)
- PFL Interview with Journalism Professor Laura Moorhead (YouTube)
- The Publication Facts Label: A public and professional guide for research articles (case study in Learned Publishers)
- PFL Interview with PKP Founder John Willinsky (Nature Index)
- Reader Poll (Nature Briefing)
- Information on each Fact of the Publication Facts Label (PKP website)
- Announcing PFL Trials for Journals using OJS (includes registration for trials; PKP News Blog)
- PFL: Research Integrity at the Article Level — a Public Knowledge Project of Simon Fraser University and Stanford University (Google Slides presentation)
- Participate in a Publication Facts Label Trial for OJS V3.3 English monolingual journals, with instructions for installing PFL (PKP Publishing Services)
Event Details
Join Dr. John Willinsky, PKP Founder, for this free, informative webinar to learn about the Publication Facts Label, its contribution to journal integrity, and how you can participate in the pilot by incorporating the label in your journal.
- Date and time: November 21, 2024, 9 – 10 AM Pacific Daylight Time
- Location: online (Zoom)
- Duration: event lasts 1 hour
- Registration: eventbright, free
- Alternative registration: email commpkp@sfu.ca for Zoom link (subject: PFL Nov 21 Zoom link)
UPDATE: Webinar Recording
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:12 Part 1. A Tale of Open Access’ Two Cities
- 16:33 Part 2. What is to be done?
- 21:50 Publication Facts Label
- 31:36 Label Placement
- 35:14 Reactions to the Label
- 40:11 Implementation
- 41:51 PFL Timetable
- 44:00 Acknowledgements
- 46:30 Q & A
- 01:00:33 Thanks and Closure
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