Congratulations to Juan Pablo Alperin, PKP Associate Faculty Director of Research, in receiving the Open Scholarship Award from the Canadian Social Knowledge Institute. Award recipients demonstrate exemplary open scholarship via research, projects, or initiatives. These awards are intended to acknowledge and celebrate exemplary open scholarship, nominated via an open process.
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Open Journal System 3 Examples
The jump from OJS 2 to OJS 3 is a big one, with implications both in terms of technology (planning and executing an upgrade) and training (helping editors learn the new system). Many journals have now made the switch, however, and we wanted to share some examples of the results of their efforts. Congratulations to […]
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Report from the Third OJS-de.net Conference in Berlin
On February 1st and 2nd, 2018 the German speaking OJS community met again for the third OJS-de.net conference in Berlin at Freie Universität. About 70 representatives from various German speaking universities, research institutes and libraries participated. During the first day, a wide range of talks and presentations, mainly focusing on OJS 3 experiences as well […]
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OJS 3.1.1 and OMP 3.1.1 Released
We’re pleased to announce the release of OJS 3.1.1 and OMP 3.1.1. This release includes several important enhancements, including: Improved role sharing for editors, authors, and reviewers Enhanced reviewer selection Improved Submission Library utility Public identifiers for chapters (OMP) Improved subscription support (OJS) Add support for catalog paging (OMP) Support browsing by section, subject and […]
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Library Publishing Curriculum Pilot Workshops at the Library Publishing Forum
The Developing A Curriculum to Advance Library-Based Publishing project will host a pair of in-person workshops based on the first two curriculum modules released this spring, Content and Impact. Both will take place on Thursday, May 24 (the day after the Library Publishing Forum) at the University of Minnesota. Each workshop is limited to 20 participants, to be selected through a brief application […]
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OJS 3 Editorial Workflow Course Now Available
Our second PKP School course — on the OJS 3 editorial workflow — is now available! This course compliments Setting Up a Journal with OJS 3, released late last year, which covered the basic setup steps to get up and running. Like all PKP School courses, this one is also offered completely free of charge, […]
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PKP Supports the Library Publishing Coalition
We are very pleased to be sponsoring the outstanding work of the Library Publishing Coalition, whose efforts are doing so much to build a community of practice in this area, as well as helping library-based publishers gain a better sense of themselves and their unique role in the broader scholarly publishing environment.
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Save the Date: PKP Sprint 2018
PKP and the Heidelberg University Library are pleased to announce the next PKP Sprint will be taking place in Heidelberg, Germany on Sept 20 and 21, 2018. PKP sprints run “unconference” style, typically focusing on rapid code development for our open source publishing applications, with small, self-organized teams working together to solve common software issues […]
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Society for Scholarly Publishing Mentorship and Fellowship Programs
In case you missed it, the Society for Scholarly Publishing has two upcoming programs that will be of interest: SSP Mentorship Program The SSP Mentorship program connects professionals at all career levels and provides both mentors and mentees opportunities to develop new relationships, share experiences, and learn from others outside their organizations.
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New Research Publications from the PKP Team
In case you didn’t know, PKP isn’t just about software. We originated as a research project, and continue to do original research. Here are a few recent publications from our team, including an OA copy of PKP Director John Willinsky’s latest book!
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