Public Knowledge Project

Didn't catch this #CoalitionPublica interview during #OAWeek? It's okay because the work we do happens all year 'round and more interviews are coming. Catch this discussion on the #CostofKnowledge with Monica Ward and Sally Sax -- keep tabs on the Coalition Publica website for more ⤵️

Thanks @carl-abrc.bsky.social for sharing the big news about #OpenAlex and #OpenJournalSystems! 95% of active journals using OJS are now indexed in OpenAlex, with 10,000 journals recently added. Learn more about this and everything else that's going on -- it was quite the #OAWeek! ⤵️

Merci @carl-abrc.bsky.social d'avoir partagé cette grande nouvelle concernant #OpenAlex et #OpenJournalSystems ! 95 % des revues actives utilisant OJS sont maintenant indexées dans OpenAlex, avec 10 000 revues récemment ajoutées. Et n'hésitez pas à consulter toutes les autres actualités ⤵️ #OAWeek

Some PKP sites, including the Community Forum, are experiencing intermittent issues while we apply critical PHP security updates. Our team is working on it. Thanks for your patience! Details: pkp.sfu.ca/2026/10/22/p...

#OAweek questionning the cost of knowledge: TU delft redirected savings from cancelled commercial publisher deals to a dedicated Diamond OA fund. ▶️Join the conversation and register for the ALMASI inter-regional Diamond OA Forum on 5 November at 16.00 CET tinyurl.com/2wvf23eb #DOAPolicyForum

A perfect way to celebrate #OAWeek! Sign your journal up for the Student Journal Forum and join others in the #OpenAcess community #SJF2027 ⤵️

→ Plus qu’une semaine pour soumettre une proposition au Forum de revues étudiantes (SJF) @canadasjf.bsky.social ! Soumettez une proposition de présentation de 10 minutes, en français ou en anglais, d’ici le 26 octobre 2026! 🔗 tinyurl.com/45t8fw9t

The PHP team released emergency security fixes for two critical vulnerabilities. This is not a vulnerability in OJS, OMP or OPS but in PHP itself. If you are PKP PS hosted, you don't need to do anything. If you are not hosted with PKP PS, please check the memo: forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/pkp-websit...

The European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social invites you to "XML in practice - Tools and workflows for journal editors" webinar Thursday 29 October 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 CET If you're working with #OpenJournalSystems (OJS), don't miss out! #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #OAWeek

🤝 PKP is looking forward to @crossref.org's Annual Meeting and Board Election this week! In session 2, Famira Racy, PKP Communications Specialist, will share a brief talk on work with Crossref and the importance of upgrading PKP software for better #metadata ⤵️ #Crossref2026 #OpenJournalSystems

PKP and #CoalitionPublica are pleased to see the policy explicitly recognize the importance of #DiamondOpenAccess, community-led publishing, and #OpenInfrastructure. 🔗https://www.coalition-publi.ca/coalition-publica-welcomes-new-tri-agency-oa-policy/

OpenAlex now indexes nearly every journal published with OJS: 95% of 55,000+ active journals, with 10,000+ appearing for the first time. 🌍 pkp.sfu.ca/2026/10/15/o...

Merci à @carl-abrc.bsky.social d'avoir partagé notre entrevue avec Suzanne Beth sur @erudit.org ! Qu'entendons-nous par « ouverture » ? Qu'est-ce que l'histoire des « clôtures » peut nous apprendre sur les systèmes que nous tenons aujourd'hui pour acquis ? Et découvrez tout le reste ⤵️ #LibreAccès

Thanks @carl-abrc.bsky.social for picking up our interview with Suzanne Beth @erudit.org, asking what do we mean when we talk about openness? What can the history of enclosure teach us about the systems we often take for granted today? And check out everything else that is going on ⤵️ #OpenAccess

Metadata best practices: easier said than done. On 3 November, we're looking at how community standards and recommendations are being brought into Crossref #metadata in practice. Register: https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eedGaFszT4aA71Tu9VcdBQ#/registration

💡 Open peer review in OJS 3.6: call for editors to express interest in taking part in a study PKP and #ScholCommLab are working together on a study and we want to know if you are interested in taking part. No need to commit just yet but you can express your interest at pkp.sfu.ca/2026/10/05/c...

🌎Join librarians and library publishers from Canada, Australia and Aotearoa NZ for a conversation on library publishing, OJS and community-owned scholarly infrastructure @pkp.sfu.ca @carl-abrc.bsky.social Details and registration caul.edu.au/event/?id=117

💎 Tool Spotlight: PKP Preservation Network The PKP PN helps #OJS journals preserve published content for long-term access through a decentralised LOCKSS network. ➡️ Explore the tool and join the discussion: tinyurl.com/54spydeb @pkp.sfu.ca

De septembre à novembre 2026, l'ASSAf, Crossref, DOAJ, EIFL et PKP se réunissent pour partager des conseils pratiques, des ressources et leurs expériences sur des sujets tels que la durabilité, les métadonnées et la découvrabilité, ainsi que la visibilité. https://doi.org/10.64000/xzjzz-t2820

What does sustainability mean for #OAbooks ? #OASPA2026 For @copim.bsky.social, more than financial viability: it is about community governance, relationships across the ecosystem, fair recognition of labour, and resilience – 'scaling small' rather than growing big. More: doi.org/10.21428/785...

🙌 Have we connected with you at @oaspa.bsky.social's #OASPA2026 yet? Today promises to be full of #OpenKnowledge, #OpenInfrastructure, and #Interoperability discussions, topics core to our communities and what we do, so let's connect! 😺 If you see Urooj or Juan, flag them down and chat it up!

@carl-abrc.bsky.social is hosting "Transitioning to OJS 3.5: A Library Publishing Community Call"! Date: September 23, 2026 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET www.carl-abrc.ca/event/transi... #OpenJournalSystems #OJSupgrading

@carl-abrc.bsky.social organise une conférence-débat sur la transition vers OJS 3.5 pour la communauté de l'édition en bibliothèque ! Date : 23 septembre 2026 Heure : 13 h à 14 h (heure de l'Est) www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/evenement... #OpenJournalSystems

🎉 CARL turns 50 this September! Founded in 1976, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries has spent five decades advancing collaboration among Canada's research libraries. Follow #CARLat50 from September–January as we share stories, milestones, photos, and memories from our history.

DOAJ Ambassadors Ina Smith & Oluchi Okere will present the opening session of this collaborative webinar series for strengthening the scholarly publishing ecosystem in Africa The webinar is offered in English and French 📅30 September ⏰9-10am GMT Details: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New journal article by @stephaniesavage.bsky.social, University of British Columbia, and John Willinsky Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Founder, Simon Fraser University ⤵️

#NewCoreMember Welcome, Érudit! Érudit joins OPERAS as a Core Member, bringing Canada into the network and becoming the first non-European organisation on the Executive Assembly. Together with @pkp.sfu.ca , it strengthens Canadian participation in OPERAS. Learn more: operas.hypotheses.org/10601

PKP is thrilled that #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) drives #DiamondOpenAccess! OJS version 3.5 has improved interoperability for indexing, discoverability, metadata, preservation, statistics, reporting and more, in-line with evolving standards and community-ownership: pkp.sfu.ca/2026/05/20/p...

Discover the Canadian PID Strategy! What is a PID, and how can it support a more connected, discoverable, and interoperable research ecosystem in Canada? Learn about the strategy’s goals, guiding principles, and strategic pillars. 🔗 bit.ly/4hqLjo1 #PIDs #CanadianPIDStrategy

📢 Participez au premier webinaire de la série sur la Stratégie nationale sur les PID le 29 septembre à 13h (HE) ! Découvrez la vision, les priorités et les avantages de cette stratégie pour la communauté canadienne de la recherche, avec Jay Brodeur et l'équipe des PID du RCDR. 🔗 bit.ly/3Usnx1q

The OJS Network of the @dfg.de funded project #SeDOA invites you to the OJS Workshop 2026 on September 17 and 18! PKP's Urooj Nizami is set to deliver an opening remark. Check the program at diamond-open-access.de/ojs-workshop/ #OpenJournalSystems #DiamondOA @openaccessnetwork.bsky.social @eve.gd

Das OJS-Netzwerk des @dfg.de geförderten Projekts #SeDOA lädt zum OJS-Workshop 2026 am 17. und 18. September 2026 ein. Das Programm ist ab sofort verfügbar unter diamond-open-access.de/ojs-workshop/ #OpenJournalSystems #DiamondOpenAccess @openaccessnetwork.bsky.social @scienceopen.bsky.social

TY @aszulinska.bsky.social for your PKP Warsaw Sprint #pkpWaw2026 article! "Code and Engage, or How to Build a Vibrant Community around Open Source Software: The Case of Public Knowledge Project Sprint" ⤵️ @operaseu.bsky.social @datacite.org @crossref.bsky.social @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social

The SCIROS recap of the @operaseu.bsky.social 2026 and SCIROS conference is packed! 📌 preservation of multilingual knowledge, infrastructure sustainability, and control over the use of scholarly outputs 🔗 sciros.hypotheses.org/3307 #OPERAS2026 #DiamondOpenAccess @erudit.org @eudch.bsky.social

🗓️ Check out PKP's new events page! PKP events bring worldwide communities together around software development, collaboration, advocacy, research, education, documentation and more. First up is the PKP Software Development News Update, September 21, 2026. Learn more at pkp.sfu.ca/community/ev...

📣 Call for @operaseu.bsky.social Scientific Advisory Committee Members ➡️ Seeking #researchers, #publishers, #librarians, #TechProfessionals ➡️ Experts in #SocialSciences #Humanities #HHS, #ScholComm, #OpenScience, #DigitalInfrastructures 📅 Deadline 13 September 2026 operas-eu.org/call-for-ope...

A few of the #CopimCommunity will be heading there too! @kirahopkins.bsky.social @kjsanders.eurosky.social @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social ✈️🚊

Copim corner's always a blast!

Ukrainian 🇺🇦 history finds a new home online with OJS @pkp.sfu.ca pkp.sfu.ca/2026/08/07/u...

PKP is pleased to sponsor @oaspa.bsky.social's #OASPA2026 in Croatia from 21 – 23 September 2026! Topics include: 📌 #OpenKnowledge, #OpenAccess, #OpenInfrastructure 📌 #Sustainability, #Interoperability 📌 Governance, trust, reciprocity And more! See you there 👋 www.oaspa.org/events/annua...

This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @ocul-libraries.bsky.social @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @umontreal.ca @rluk.ac.uk @pkp.sfu.ca and more! mailchi.mp/e1b09431eaff...

#ElertCyberavis présente cette semaine des nouvelles et publications concernant les bibliothèques de recherche canadiennes issues de @ocul-libraries.bsky.social @arl.org @cni-org.bsky.social @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @umontreal.ca @rluk.ac.uk @pkp.sfu.ca et plus ! mailchi.mp/e1b09431eaff...

🎉 ¡Alejandra Casas de PKP se complace en participar en FORO LATAM DE CIENCIA ABIERTA 2026! #OpenJournalSystems #InfraestructurasAbiertasCiencia Énfasis del evento: Aplicación regional de los Pilares de #CienciaAbierta de la #Unesco Consulta los aportes en indico.congresos.ucr.ac.cr/event/1/cont...

Upload, transform, publish: Inside OJS 3.6's file production and toolset -- A closer look at the new OJS 3.6 features and tools that turn a submission file into on-demand JATS, HTML, and PDF galley files. Check it out! pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/21/i... #OpenJournalSystems #JATS #HTML #PDF #FOSS

Metadata connects people, projects, and ideas. How does it connect to yours? Share it at the Crossref annual meeting and board election. Abstracts close 4 September: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026 #CFA #metadata

The new German OJS Network at SeDOA brings together the community around #OJS creates new opportunities for exchange, connects existing activities, and increases their visibility. Check out the topics and activities: pkp.sfu.ca/2026/06/29/s...