UPDATED: We’re extending the Early Bird rate to June 9! We’re incredibly excited about how the program for PKP 2017 is developing — take a look! With speakers like Dominique Bérubé, Jean-Claude Guédon, Micky Metts, Charlotte Roh, and our own John Willinsky, as well as panels providing perspectives on scholarly publishing from the global south […]
read more →PKP Position on Online Harassment
Please see the following statement from PKP regarding the online harassment of our staff and members of our community.
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Current Status of the PKP PLN
The PKP Private LOCKSS Network (PLN) has now been in production for a little over a year, and the PKP team would like to share some data on what the PLN is preserving. The PKP PLN is a free service that uses open-source software and a network of partners to create a “dark archive” of […]
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PKP 2017: Early Bird Registration is now open
The Sixth PKP International Scholarly Publishing Conference is now open for registration. Our program is still growing but take a look at what we have planned so far, including a great selection of lightning talks (with more to come). With perspectives from around the world, covering topics from library-based publishing to XML to open educational resources, […]
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PKP 2017-2021 Strategy Draft – Comments Open
PKP is currently developing its new strategy plan for 2017 – 2021 to guide our efforts over the next 5 years. To ensure we are meeting the needs of the international PKP community, we would like to share the latest draft of the document with you and invite your feedback. The document is intended to […]
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Save the Date: PKP 2017 Virtual AGM
We are pleased to announce that the PKP 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15 from 9am – 11am Pacific Time. To maximize participation, the meeting will be online, so everyone is welcome to attend. Agenda items will include updates on current OJS and other software developments, progress on grants and […]
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Regarding Recent OJS “Defacement” Attacks
Since about March 29, 2017 some reports of widespread “hacking”, or defacement of OJS sites has been causing some concern. The “hacking” has involved pointing to an image that has been uploaded to the affected sites, the presence of which supposedly indicates successful defacement. This isn’t a hack or a defacement, though it has been reported as such […]
read more →PKP 2017 – Call for Proposals EXTENDED!
We’ve had a few requests to extend the deadline for the call for proposals for the Sixth International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, so we’re keeping submissions open until March 31. The conference this year will be held on August 2, 3, and 4, in Montreal and is co-hosted by our friends at Érudit. Montreal is […]
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PKP 2017 – Opening and Closing Keynotes and More Speakers Confirmed
We’re pleased to have confirmed our opening and closing keynote speakers for the Sixth International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference, being held on August 2, 3, and 4 in Montreal. Our open keynote will be Dr. Dominique Bérubé, Vice-President, Research Programs, at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada’s national social science and humanities […]
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PKP Index Now Includes 1000 Publications
The PKP Index is growing rapidly and now contains over 300,000 items from more than 1000 different sources. Using PKP’s Open Harvester System (OHS) software, the PKP Index is open to all journals, proceedings, or monographs using OJS, OCS, or OMP. Our goals are to: Provide a showcase of journals and monographs using our software […]
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