Public Knowledge Project

05/29/2026

Thinking of upgrading OJS? PKP and Crossref present: "Introducing 3.5 key features and user enhancements"

You are invited!

🗓️ Wednesday June 3, 8 AM PDT (UTC-7)

📌 Streamlined submission tracking with a redesigned editorial dashboard

📌 Auto editorial team compilation, published on the journal website

📌 Increased user privacy and control via a new user invitation process

📌 Metadata improvements, such as enhanced ORCID, ROR , and integrations

We'll have one of our developers there to answer questions at the end, too.

If you can't make it, you can register to get the video anyway or find the recording on PKP's YouTube channel after.

This webinar is the first in a series as part of our PKP-Crossref collaboration.

Details and registration:

Discover why upgrading to OJS 3.5 is an important step for journal stability, security, and workflow efficiency.

05/26/2026

Reminder: Join us for the PKP Annual General Meeting May 27th at 8 AM PDT (UTC-7)!

We have a very special agenda and can't wait to connect with you all once again.

Please join us in celebrating what we've achieved together over the past year and what’s to come!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/public-knowledge-project-2026-annual-general-meeting-tickets-1982009350321?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

You're invited to PKP's 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

05/25/2026

Reminder: PKP's quarterly Development News Update webinar begins in half an hour -- if you don't have your free ticket yet get it here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkps-development-news-webinar-may-2026-tickets-1975856513019?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Join PKP's webinar to explore the development of our scholarly publishing software. This webinar is open to all our community members.

05/22/2026

📢We're hiring!

PKP is looking for a remote, full-time Systems Support Contractor.

In this role, you'll support the hosting infrastructure that helps thousands of journals, presses, and preprint servers around the world publish openly.

🗒️Required experience: Linux, Git, and CLI administration · nginx and Apache · PHP · MySQL
➕Bonus: containerization, infrastructure as code, task automation, and/or experience contributing to a FOSS project.

Applications close June 12, 2026.
We'd love to hear from you.

Learn more on our blog👇

Join our global, virtual team and help transform scholarly publishing! PKP is seeking a remote, full-time Systems Support Contractor.

05/22/2026

💡 PKP invites you to take part -- our Annual General Meeting is coming on May 27 and our Annual Report is out!

There is no PKP without you so please consider joining in and being part of the celebration 🎉

Please access the AGM invite plus the AR and consider joining us -- and please consider sharing with your networks!

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/05/14/pkp-2025-annual-report/

05/21/2026

🚀 PKP and Crossref continue to join forces – this time to provide events and resources for folks who wish to upgrade to OJS 3.5 – join us!

Upgrading means not only will you be more a part of the scholarly publishing ecosystem, but you will have more journal stability, security, and workflow efficiency.

📅 June 3 2026, 8 - 9 AM PDT (UTC-7): PKP and Crossref present – Introducing OJS 3.5: Key features and user enhancements

This webinar is recommended for editors and journal managers who want to understand how upgrading to 3.5 will affect their journals and workflows.

📅 June 17, 2026, 8 - 9:30 AM PDT (UTC-7): PKP and Crossref present – How to upgrade to OJS 3.5: For Systems Administrators

Join us for a detailed walkthrough of the technical upgrade process, receive a checklist of requirements to ensure a smooth transition, and take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and get expert guidance.

Join our webinars to learn more! And please share with your networks 🔄

If you want to get the early recordings of the events, please register and you will get them whether you attend or not: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/the-public-knowledge-project-118214653321

05/18/2026

A satellite event of , the PKP Warsaw Sprint 2026 ( ) is underway, bringing communities together from all around the world to improve PKP free and open source ( ) hashtag software.

We'd like to thank our sponsors for helping make this event possible!

Thank you DataCite, Crossref, and Paradigm Publishing Services for your support. We are so fortunate for such a strong community working for the future!

Happy sprinting, everyone 🚀

OPERAS

05/14/2026

Greetings all! 🎉 What we achieved together in 2025: PKP's Annual Report is here!

There is no PKP without you -- check out how communities have been shaping PKP priorities, development, research, advocacy, education, events, outreach and the future of :

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/05/14/pkp-2025-annual-report/

PKP is proud to share its annual report for 2025, covering the period from April 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026. There is no PKP without you!

05/13/2026

→ Shaping the Future of Open Science Together
From May 12 to 14, the “CRKN RCDR Virtual Conference: Creative Collaborations, Collective Momentum” is happening!

On May 12 at 3:00 p.m., David Cormier and Jessica Dallaire-Clark from Érudit will lead the session entitled “From Questions to Difficult Answers: AI Technologies and Community Open Infrastructures,” along with Juan Pablo Alperin and Mike Nason (PKP).

On May 14, Jessica will also participate in the session entitled “The Future of Open Access Crowdfunding Models,” notably with Urooj Nizami, Associate Director of Community Engagement and Outreach at PKP.

To view the full event program: https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/fr/conference/conference-virtuelle-du-rcdr-collaborations-creatives-elan-collectif/programme?fbclid=IwY2xjawRx2DlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSWDI3WXI5R3hjd3J5ZWpRc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHswk2A8zwhzj6H0mtFxxclTY95y7yuxu_bAGWH9dDev9QzdK0oDG5ZlGK7Ee_aem_UXvUwCeN95PLEc6hR2brzQ

As a reminder, Érudit and the Public Knowledge Project formed the Coalition Publica partnership in 2018, with the goal of fostering innovation in how research is shared and accessed. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.coalition-publi.ca/

→ Façonner ensemble le futur de la science ouverte

Du 12 au 14 mai prochain se tiendra la « Conférence virtuelle du RCDR : Collaborations créatives, élan collectif », une initiative de nos partenaires du CRKN RCDR

Le 12 mai à 15h, David Cormier et Jessica Dallaire-Clark donneront vie à la session intitulée « Des questions aux réponses difficiles : les technologies d’IA et les infrastructures ouvertes communautaires », en compagnie de Juan Pablo Alperin et Mike Nason (Public Knowledge Project).

Le 14 mai, Jessica prendra aussi part à la session intitulée « L’avenir des modèles de financement collectif du libre accès », notamment en compagnie d’Urooj Nizami, elle-même Directrice adjointe chargée de la mobilisation communautaire et de la sensibilisation chez PKP.

Pour consulter le programme complet de l’événement : https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/fr/conference/conference-virtuelle-du-rcdr-collaborations-creatives-elan-collectif/programme

Pour rappel, Érudit et le Public Knowledge Project forment, depuis 2018, le partenariat Coalition Publica, dont l’objectif est de stimuler l'innovation dans la manière dont la recherche est partagée et accessible. Visitez son site Web pour en apprendre davantage : https://www.coalition-publi.ca/fr/a-propos/
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From May 12 to 14, members of Érudit’s team will take part in the “CRKN Virtual Conference: Creative Collaborations, Collective Momentum”. Take a look at the program to learn more : https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/conference/crkn-virtual-conference-creative-collaborations-collective-momentum/program

05/12/2026

👥 Hi all, as valued members and contributors to the PKP community as hosts and users of the software suite (OJS, OMP, OPS), strategic, development, or interoperability partners, coders, translators, sustainers, and supporters -- come one come all -- join us in celebrating the past year and discussing what's to come!

📅 Wednesday May 27, 8 AM PDT, online

✨ Agenda and details: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/02/19/pkp-2026-agm-registration/

Calling communities, supporters, funders, members, and partners to join us and share:

Crossref MedPulse Spectrum Open Journal Systems User Group (OJS-UG) OJS en español DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals Érudit SFU Publishing African Journals OnLine (AJOL) Biteca SAS Redalyc. Sistema de Información Científica Relawan Jurnal Indonesia ORCID OPERAS Texas Digital Library SFU Library UBC Library University of Pittsburgh Library System Library Publishing Coalition Library - University of Groningen Nóesis

Registration is open for the 2026 PKP AGM! Discover the latest in PKP community-driven achievements, connect, and share with us.