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November 2024

La importancia de la Etiqueta de Datos de Publicación (PFL) en OJS: transparencia y confianza en la Ciencia Abierta, by Isabel de Páiz, in Ediciones Académicas, November 14.
Reclaiming open access, by Dale Askey and Tanja Niemaan, mentions the Public Knowledge Project as one of two “internationally recognized open infrastructures for research dissemination”, and discusses importance of supporting open infrastructure, in University Affairs, November 13.
Finding ways to Support Open Access to Research and Scholarship, by PKP Founder John Willinsky, in Daily27 Info, November 8.
MPDL sponsors OA Switchboard integration for Open Journal Systems, by Max Planck Digital Library news, November 5.
Now available: OA Switchboard OJS plug-in, by OA Switchboard new, November 5.
KT Connects: Preprints as knowledge translation: Another way of opening science to the public, by Michael Smith Health Research BC events, November.

October 2024

Silverchair Buys ScholarOne from Clarivate, by Roger C. Schonfeld, Scholarly Kitchen, mentions OJS’ substantial install base globally outside commercial publishing, October 28.
Juan Pablo Alperin and John Willinsky on the Public Knowledge Project and Open Journal Systems (podcast), by SustainOSS, is an interview with notes, quotes, spotlights, and links, October 25.
Public Knowledge Project Joins the OBC, by Open Book Collective, October 15.
Journal Article: “Barriers and Opportunities in the Discoverability and Indexing of Student-Led Academic Journals”, by Mariya Maistrovskaya, mentions the high indexability access for journals using OJS, in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, also in the Info Docket by Gary Price, October 10.
What are the Paths to Sustainable and Universal Open Access? PKP Founder John Willinsky featured on University of Regina webinars page, October.
Open Access Week with OJS, by Scholars Portal, a service of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), who hosts OJS instances for 14 OCUL schools with a total of 210 journals and over 61,000 articles, and gives 10 examples of journals using OJS, October.

September 2024

Open Access Week Theme Profile: PKP, by SPARC, features Juan Pablo Alperin, September 20.
European Commission selects PKP’s OJS for Open Research Europe publishing platform, by KnowledgeSpeak News, September 17.
Open Journal Systems selected as infrastructure to underpin Open Research Europe publishing platform, by Library Technology Guides Current News Service and Archive, September 16.
Open Science practices and policies in public universities: the case of the National University of Córdoba, Argentina, mentions using OJS for open access journal portals, by Zanotti, A., Céspedes, L., & Mauro, A, in Encontros Bibli, (case study) September 13.
2024 ARCL / SPARC Forum: Learning from Libraries’ Growing Experience with Unbundling, by SPARCvideo (YouTube), mentions using OJS for a Diamond Open Access Approach, September 18.
Open access in Ukraine: Characteristics and evolution from 2012 to 2021, by Nataliia Kaliuzhna and Christian Hauschke, in Quantitative Science Studies 2024, mentions OJS’ contribution to the rise of Ukrainian journals, September 18.
SPARC Africa sponsorship opportunity for Africa delegates to attend the Second Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, mentions workshops for OJS users, by Opportunities for Africans (OFA) News, September 18.
European Commission selects PKP’s OJS for Open Research Europe publishing platform, by Knowledgespeak.com, September 17.
Open Journal Systems (OJS) Selected as Infrastructure to Underpin Open Research Europe Publishing Platform, by Gary Price, Info Docket, September 13.
Announcing the Publication Facts Label for Open Journal Systems; Announcing $150,000 Award From Sloan Foundation to Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) to Advance Understanding of the Research Software Ecosystem; & More News Headlines, by Gary Price, Info Docket, September 9.
CARL / ABRC E-Lert Weekly Digest / Cyberavis; Announcing New PKP Course: Introduction to Getting Started in Library Publishing, by Gary Price, Info Docket, September 5.
PKP implements the Library Publishing Curriculum Introductory Module as a PKP School course, by Nancy Adams, LPC Blog, September 3.
Language co-option in the open space, by Danny Kingsly, on Force 11 Upstream blog, mentions how OJS has been hugely influential for open access models and independent publishing, but language use in public spaces influences perception, September 3.
Digital Tools & AI Tools for Journal Editors, by Reviewer Credits, mentions how OJS stands out as free and open, community-driven, and customizable, September.

August 2024

Weekly digest: CC licenses, COPE Forum and open peer review, by Sophie Nobes, OpenPharma, highlights PKP’s #PeerReviewWeek event, “Peer review in review: What’s coming for OJS”, August 30.
PKP’s OJS Shortlisted for the 2024 ALPSP Impact Award, covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, August 15.
OJS 3.4.0-6 fue lanzado el 19 de julio de 2024 (OJS updates), covered by Revistas news blog, August 2.
Open for business: Authors are increasingly paying to publish their papers open access. But is it fair or sustainable? By Jeffrey Brainard, published at Science News from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), includes research from the ScholCommLab, including PKP’s Scientific Advisor Juan Pablo Alperin, August 1.

July 2024

Preprint: Estimating Global Article Processing Charges Paid to Six Publishers for Open Access between 2019 and 2023, by S. Haustein et al., including PKP’s Scientific Director Juan Pablo Alperin, ScholCommLab, also covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, July 25, also covered by Digital Scholarship, LaLIST, and Open Access Tracking Project.
Preprint: The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers Persists in Exclusive Database, by S. van Bellen, J. P. Alperin (PKP Scientific Director), & V. Larivière, members of the Érudit + PKP partnership Coalition Publica, also covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, July 25.
Penn State, Indiana libraries launch pilot to advance scholarly publishing, by Penn State News, mentions “Penn State is a passionate supporter of community-owned, open-source library publishing infrastructure, such as Open Journal Systems”, July 24.
SFU PKP job opportunity: Community Engagement and Outreach Librarian, also covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries on social media, July 22.
Landscape study of no-fee open access publishing in Africa, by EIFL, mentions that Public Knowledge Project’s open-source software Open Journal Systems (OJS) is by far the most popular publishing software used in the surveyed sample, July 22; also covered by LaLIST, and ASSAF Portal for Open Science.
We need to put Open Access journals at the heart of academic publishing, by Tim Glawion on the LSE Blog, mentions PKP enabling journal hosting for open access, July 9; also covered by OPUS, ABI, and Open Access Tracking Project.
CRediT and Open Journal Systems, published by the Contributorship Collaboration, July.

June 2024

ALPSP Impact and Innovation Awards 2024 Finalists Revealed, by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, highlights PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) as an Impact Award finalist for removing barriers to scholarly publication for researchers worldwide, June 26; also covered by Research Information and The Stationers’ Company.
Coalition Publica: Winning projects of the 2024 Student Editor Grants, part of the 2024 Canada Student Journal Forum of which PKP was an organizing member, covered by Quantitative Science Studies Lab, June 22.
JACMP – Founding and 2000 – 2004, editorial by Michael Mills, in Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, mentions their use of Open Journal Systems (OJS) version 1 in 2003 for complete workflow and reduced cost of publishing, June 21.
Partnerships for Open Access panel recording released, covered by Open Access Tracking Project, June 19.
Interviews for CRAFT-OA, by Elio Pellin and Dirk Verdicchio, includes feedback about PKP’s OJS, June 14.
An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges from Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019-2023), by L. Butler et al., including PKP’s Scientific Director Juan Pablo Alperin, ScholCommLab, covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, June 13, and Open Access Tracking Project.
Library Publishing Coalition Welcomes Érudit as a New Strategic Affiliate, mentions PKP and Coalition Publica, also covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, June 6.
Affiliate Spotlight: Public Knowledge Project, by Melanie Schlosser at the Library Publishing Coalition’s Strategic Affiliate Spotlight blog, June 6.
PKP becomes a supporter of the Barcelona Declaration, covered by the Open Access Tracking Project, June 6.
Guest Post — DOAJ’s Role in Supporting Trust in Scholarly Journals: Current Challenges and Future Solutions, by Cenyu Shen and Joanna Ball, at Scholarly Kitchen, mentions the PKP Publication Facts Label as a “marker of trust”, June 6; also covered by Open Access Tracking Project.
Save the date: PKP Sprint (Turin, October 2024) and CRAFT-OA Tech Event, covered by Open Science – Czech Academy of Sciences, June.

May 2024

PKP Signs on to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI), covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, May 30.
2024 State of Open Infrastructure Report, by G. Steinhart & L. Collister, Invest in Open Infrastructure, May 28, mentions PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) influence on Diamond Open Access, interoperability, and adaptability, also covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, May 30.
Talia Chung elected to the Canadian Association of Research Libraries Board of Directors, by University of Ottawa news, mentions Talia is OCUL’s representative to the PKP Advisory Committee, May 10; also covered by the Info Docket from Gary Price.
Report on Progress – Technical Report: Metadata Feedback for Coalition Publica (the partnership between Érudit and the Public Knowledge Project), covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, May 9.

April 2024

Technological Aspects of Open Journal Systems (OJS), by Besiki Tabatadze, published in Journal of Technical Sciences and Technologies, April 30.
Invest in Open Infrastructure – “Infra Finder”: Compare solutions, contains entries for PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), and Open Preprint Systems – features, governance, community involvement and more, accompanied by a news blog post, April 22.
Public Knowledge Project Annual General Meeting: Save the Date, covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, April 18.
Researchers want a ‘nutrition label’ for academic-paper facts, published in Nature Index, features an interview with PKP founder John Willinsky about why a Publication Facts Label is important for research integrity, April 17.
ORCID Integrations in Open Journal Systems and Open Preprint Systems, by ORCID, April 11; also covered by identifikatory.
Will the Gates Foundation’s preprint-centric policy help open access? Published in Nature News, includes quotes from PKP’s Scientific Director, Juan Pablo Alperin, April 4.
Multilingual Publishing: Editorial Lunch and Learn featuring PKP’s OJS (May 7), published in University of Alberta Library Events blog, April.

March 2024

Registration Now Open: PKP Sprint & Library Publishing Forum Pre-Conference Event 2024 (May 13-14), covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries E-lert, in English and French, March 21.
Embracing Diamond Open Access – a national project, by Maastricht University Online Library, covers the Project Diamond Open Access (DOA) in the Netherlands report that mentions Open Journal Systems (OJS) as part of the network of infrastructures used for DOA, advocating for sustainability and structural support, March 20.
Project Strengthening Diamond Open Access in the Netherlands, by Tilburg University, covers the Enhancing Diamond Open Access (DOA) in the Netherlands project that mentions Open Journal Systems (OJS) as part of the infrastructure involved, with the goal “to stimulate DOA and strengthen non-profit scientific and library-driven publishing”, March 18.
Versterking ondersteuning van diamond open access in Nederland / Project Diamond Open Access (DOA) in the Netherlands, report by the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), covered by Open Access Netherlands, mentions Open Journal Systems (OJS) as part of the network of infrastructures used for DOA, March 13.
DOAJ’s Year Ahead, highlights feature-specific funding opportunities – 44% of DOAJ indexed journals use OJS with built-in support for multilingualism – DOAJ calls for funding to strengthen the sending of metadata to DOAJ in many languages, March 13.
Celebrate Open Education Week with SFU Library, global advocacy campaign, includes the Digital Publishing team at SFU Library providing support for publishing open access and open educational materials using PKP software, March.
Our Year 2023 – A review of the year at TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library, mentions their involvement in PKP Sprint activities, March.

February 2024

Save the date: PKP sprint & pre-conference event | Library Publishing Forum 2024 (May 13 – 14 at University of Minnesota Libraries), by Canadian Association of Research Libraries, in English and French, February 8.
In all languages? How minority languages are excluded from scholarly publishing, peer-reviewed article by Huw Grange via UKSG Insights, covered by Canadian Association of Research Libraries, mentions using PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) to identify the language of articles on their publishing platform, February 8.
Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Open-Source Platform System OJS 3.2 Journal Management for Electronic-Based Article Publication: Author and Reviewer Perspectives, by Rohman et al., in Atlantis Press, February 6.
CRAFT-OA Requirements Survey for OJS Installation and Update Toolkit, by CRAFT-OA, February 5.

January 2024

Martin Eve – Crossref DOIs, persistent discovery, and the digital preservation of 7.5 million items, at CLOCKSS, by Martin Eve, mentions and analyzes PKP Preservation Network as a source that fuels the Keeper’s registry, and calls for more publishers to do long-term preservation, January 24.
In all languages? How minority languages are excluded from scholarly publishing, peer-reviewed article by Huw Grange via UKSG Insights, mentions using PKP’s OJS to identify the language of articles on their publishing platform, January 23.
An open letter on Open Access, by John Willinsky via Slaw, Canada’s Online Legal Magazine, calling for movement beyond embargos toward sustainability in Canada, January 12.
CRAFT-OA Deliverable 1.5 Short Policy Brief, mentions strong ties with PKP and contributions to PKP Sprints, as well as PKP community-driven infrastructure, January 12.
Preserving academic knowledge for the long haul: Cadernos de Linguística joins forces with PKP Preservation Network (PN), LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, Project JASPER and PKPPN, January 5.
Open Journal Systems: A case study from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), by IndraStra “Open Journal Systems” newsletter, January 4.
Financial and other perceived barriers to transitioning to an equitable No-Publishing Fee Open Access Model: A survey of LIS Journal Editors, by Rachel Borchardt, Teresa Schultz, and DeDe Dawson, published by College and Research Libraries, “The most popular no-publishing fee OA model was Subscribe to Open”, January 3.
Preserving what we publish: Findings from the Library Publishing Coalition Preservation Taskforce, by Elizabeth Bedford, Chloe Dufour, Corinne Guimont, Rachel Howard, and Shane Nackerud, in College and Research Libraries News, mentions PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN), January.

December 2023

Towards a federated global community of Diamond Open Access, by Pierre Mounier (OpenEdition, OPERAS) and Johan Rooryck (cOAlition S), published at Hypothesis, mentions PKP as ideally having a role in the Global Diamond Federation, December 23.
Collaborations between France and Canada toward Diamond Open Access, by Érudit, December 20.
Coalition Publica supports the review of the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications, December 12.
JASPER: a cross-industry collaboration making a real difference! By DOAJ, mentions PKP as part of JASPER, December 6.
Analysis of the requirements for the Open Source infrastructure of the Open Research Europe Publishing Platform, Publications Office of the EU, mentions Open Journal Systems (OJS) as a quality solution 81 times, December.
EIFL checklist: Good practices in using Open Journal Systems software (OJS) for journal editing and publishing (Version 3), December.

October – November 2023

DeSci Foundation on X, where does the money go? Mentions PKP in a solution-oriented framework, November 22.
Who should pay for open-access publishing? APC alternatives emerge, Nature news feature, mentions Plan S and SciELO, November 14.
Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Juan Pablo Alperin and John Willinsky of PKP, by Alice Meadows at the Scholarly Kitchen, all about PKP open infrastructure, the future of scholarly publishing and more, November 7.
Open Access Week builds connections with community over commercialization theme, SPARC blog and International Open Access Week blog, mentions “We so Loved Open Access” book, November 3.
Vanishing publications: we hear from the experts working on the preservation of online scholarship, at The Riverside, by Deborah Thorpe, mentions Project Jasper (which PKP is part of), November 2.
Open Access Reformers Launch Next Bold Publishing Plan, Nature news feature, highlights Plan S, October 31.
The Seed of a Global Federation for Diamond Open Access has been Planted, by SPARC Europe, mentions importance of funding infrastructure like PKP, October 31.
Methodology to Assess Science in Digital Diamond Open Access book is available for download from CLACSO, Spanish and English are both used in the same book, October 27.
Continuing Partnerships after SCOSS by SCOSS, highlights PKP Financial Contributor Pathway, October 25.
Introducing Open Book Futures: A COPIM community project, by Lucy Barnes, COPIM news blog, mentions PKP partnership, October 24.
An Open Book: Launching a library based open access book hosting service, paper by Rebecca Wojturska, published by LIBER Quarterly, mentions PKP’s Open Monograph Press (OMP) as the top choice, October 23.
Libre accès, par où commencer? / Open Access, where to start? By UDEMNOUVELLES University of Montreal news blog, highlights Open Journal Systems (OJS) for research and teaching, in French, October 20.
Márgenes Revista de Educación on X highlights Open Journal Systems (OJS) educational materials often, e.g., October 18.
UMT Journals (Pakistan) on X, to host an OJS workshop, October 17.
E-alert: CARL’s Weekly Digest by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL / ABRC), PKP Copyright and Creative Commons webinar, October 12.
Encuentro Regional de Editores de Revistas Académicas, events page, journals and authors to host 5th Regional Meeting of Editors of Academic Journals Nov 8-10, will include an Open Monograph Press (OMP) workshop, (in Spanish) October.
Preprints in Europe PMC, analysis includes at least 1 server using PKP’s Open Preprint Systems (OPS), October.
Open Access Week 2023 press release by University of Münster, journal Free Neuropathology, using Open Journal Systems (OJS), to host OA Week event, October.

August – September 2023

PKP is now a registered DataCite Service Provider, by Božana Bokan, Famira Racy, and Kelly Stathis, DataCite news blog, August 24.
E-alert: CARL’s Weekly Digest by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL / ABRC), PKP Community Contributor Pathway, August 3.
OAI13 The Geneva Workshop on innovations in Scholarly Communication, to be held early September / recordings now available, shares Willinsky’s proposal for copyright reform, August.
Open Science on Mastodon, by germanrepro.github.io, lists PKP as part of the Open Science community on Mastodon, August.

June – July 2023

Upgraded ORCID Certified Service Provider Program now Available for Scholarly Services by ORCID, PKP is an ORCID certified service provider, July 31.
LJ’s InfoDOCKET by Gary Price, mention of PKP / CRKN renewed partnership, and another mention of OASPA Board of Directors including PKP’s Juan Pablo Alperin, July 5.
A DIY guide to starting your own journal by Judith Johnson for Times Higher Education, highlights PKP and Open Journal Systems (OJS), June 26.
Rule of Three: Digital Preservation for Open Journals at the University of Florida, by CLOCKSS news, mention of PKP’s Preservation Network and OJS, June 23.
Publisher Spotlight by Open Access Books Network, spotlights PKP’s Open Monograph Press (OMP) in Scotland, June 14.
A year of Jxiv – Warming the Preprints Stone by Matthew Salter for Scholarly Kitchen, mentions PKP and its Open Preprint Servers (OPS) used for Jxiv, June 12.

April – May 2023

“PKP’s Declaration of Scholarly Independence” on the InfoDocket by Gary Price, May 9.
Les revues scientifiques en libre accès / Open Access Scientific Journals, by Pierre Vallée, in LeDevoir, Érudit, PKP, and Coalition Publica, May 6.
Open Access in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Canada: A Conversation, by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, in the Social Science Space, mentions PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS), Érudit, PKP, and their partnership Coalition Publica, May 5.
Patricio Pantalego is Keeping Tabs on Open Research, by Patricio Pantalego of Paideia Studio (who does OJS hosting), on Upstream Blog, mentions PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), Open Preprint Systems (OPS), and PKP research, April 25.
E-alert: CARL’s Weekly Digest by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL/ABRC), highlights Coalition Publica webinar “Informed use of Multilingualism in PKP software, April 20.
NWO to support three new open infrastructures, by the Dutch Research Council (NWO), highlights PKP Open Infrastructure, April 12.

March 2023

Collaborative models for OA book publishers (Version 2.0), white paper paper by OPERAS, mentions PKP’s free open software (FOSS) and its Open Monograph Press (OMP), March 29.
Reddit: an important tool in the research engagement tool bag, by Dennis Donathan II, PKP Research Associate, mentions Metadata for Everyone Project involving PKP, March 28.
What I learned at NISO Plus, Metadata Collection, curation, and usage, by Tony Alves, in Highwire Press news, March 22.
A Second Marrakesh Miracle? By John Willinsky in Slaw, Canada’s Online Legal Magazine, proposes fair and sustainable copyright reform, March 1.
£5.8 million project to deliver a more sustainable future for Open Access books by Lancaster University News (and there were 11 other organization press releases covering this), March 30.