One common interpretation of intellectual property law is that it is not so much about protecting a creator’s natural law property rights (as is the case with bicycles and beachfront properties). Rather, intellectual property law is about motivating individuals to create and invent for the benefit of all.

PKP is pleased to announce the release of the Paperbuzz Plugin for Open Journal System (OJS) versions 3.1.2 and above, built in cooperation with the Paperbuzz team at Impactstory. This new plugin will bring free altmetrics (an alternative to traditional citation-based metrics) based on open data to thousands of OJS journals.

There really is something “mighty” about Pittsburgh (PGH). While the city advertises sports teams, history, and architecture as its main attractions, we have a slightly different reason to celebrate, and visit, this “Mighty. Beautiful.” town. For more than a decade, the University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) has been an integral part of the PKP community.

Share your story, knowledge, or research! The Public Knowledge Project invites proposals for participation in the 7th PKP International Scholarly Publishing Conference.

On February 25, 2019, Cultural Anthropology , the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA), was relaunched on OJS 3. Yet this relaunch was not the beginning of the SCA’s relationship to OJS and its creator, the Public Knowledge Project.

The PKP Documentation Interest Group (DIG) has been hard at work. Together, with the PKP community, we’ve been busy updating, editing, and creating documentation on the new PKP Docs Hub.

My beat on SLAW.ca is typically, if not all too predictably, the copyright trials and tribulations of scholarly communication. I’d be the first to admit that matters of access to this body of knowledge are relatively straightforward compared to what takes place next door with patent licensing, especially when pharmaceuticals are involved.

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is pleased to announce the release of Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.1.2. We would like to thank the PKP community, including support from our global network of sustainers, developers, and publishing clients, for making this update possible. This release includes minor bug fixes and enhancements as well as several new features.

Hackathon. Unconference. Codefest. Sprint. There are many names for collaborative events in the world of open source software (OSS). At the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), we hold two-day events called “sprints.” PKP sprints consist of small organized in-person teams that come together to solve common software issues. Kind of like an “un-conference.” Familiar with the SMART acronym? It’s kind of like that too.

Got plans this November? Now you do! We are pleased to announce the 7th PKP International Scholarly Publishing Conference will be held November 18-22, 2019 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Our bi-annual conference includes opportunities for scholars, librarians, and software developers alike to learn, share, and contribute.

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is seeking general software developers to join our team. If you’ve got experience with current web development technology and SQL, Apache, and Linux server administration, then we want to hear from you! Join a supportive and collaborative team of international open source and open access advocates and work remotely.