PKP invites those interested in the developments that underpin its scholarly publishing software to join in on December 15th, 2025, for a Development News Update Webinar. This event is open to all our community members.
Our development updates will be of interest to Strategic Partners, Development Partners, Financial Contributors, and Community Contributors, as well as the wider community interested in, or using, PKP’s free and open source software (FOSS) for independent scholarly publishing.
Topics and Speakers
- Roadmap update (Alec Smecher)
- Open peer review (Erik Hanson)
- Flexible workflow using Task & Discussions (Vitaliy Bezsheiko)
- Changes to indexing, DOIs, and deposits (Bozana Bokan)
- Structured citations (Bozana Bokan)
- Blade templates & the future of theming (Jarda Kotěšovec)
- Production workflows & body text editing (Jarda Kotěšovec)
Details
📆 Monday December 15th, 2025
🕗 8 AM PST / 9 AM MST / 10 AM CST / 11 AM EST
🎟️ Free, online via Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and shared with the public. The hosts will disable microphones and video screens, and there will be opportunities for questions and comments. AI bots are not permitted and will be removed from the meeting.
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Thank you for considering joining the webinar. If you prefer to send questions or comments to PKP after the event in an alternative format, please contact PKP or join the conversation on PKP’s Community Forum.
