In 200 Jahren Geschichte der Fotografie hat sich im Urheberrecht viel verändert. Das galt damals und heute für den Schutzt von Fotos. Acht Stunden lang dauerte die Aufnahme des ersten, noch erhaltenen Fotos der Welt. Aufgenommen von Joseph Niépce um 1826, aus seinem Arbeitszimmer hinaus, zeigt es den Innenhof seines Apartments.

Madelaine Hare, Naomi Richards, and Emily Mazure This retrospective by Madelaine Hare, Naomi Richards, and Emily Mazure overviews the past ten years of The Bibliomagician from its establishment to a trusted source of practical comment and guidance for bibliometric practitioners across the globe.

Click here for the translation in Bahasa Indonesia As Crossref celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, we are highlighting some of the most active and engaged regions in our global community. Over the past 25 years, the makeup of Crossref membership has evolved significantly;

Throughout 2025, PKP and our partners continued to connect with communities around the world through workshops, conferences, webinars, and in-person gatherings. From student-led publishing initiatives in Canada to global conversations on open infrastructure, multilingualism, and equitable publishing, this year offered many opportunities to share knowledge, build relationships, and reflect on the future of scholarly communication.

Create checklists, assign tasks, monitor deadlines, and more, all without leaving OJS. This article focuses on three features built into the upcoming OJS 3.6 release, planned for Fall 2026,  that help journal managers and editors collaborate with colleagues and keep track of tasks from start to finish.

PKP thanks Sikt, OJS Deutschland, and the Max Planck Digital Library for supporting open, community-governed scholarly publishing infrastructure. The Public Knowledge Project starts 2026 by welcoming three important members to the growing number of contributors that support its operations. PKP relies on its community of contributors to strengthen and grow its ongoing maintenance and development.

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is thrilled to announce that Sikt (the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research) has thrown its support behind PKP.

The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce a new multi-year financial contribution agreement with the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL), extending from 2026 through 2028. This commitment underscores our shared dedication to strengthening free, open-source, and community-governed scholarly infrastructure across the global research landscape. The MPDL, a division of Max Planck Information &

Marking its 9th anniversary, RJI convened a national symposium and training program in December 2025 that brought together 250 journal managers to explore topics ranging from AI and research integrity to OJS innovations, reaffirming its impact and partnership with PKP in advancing scholarly publishing. Established in December 2016, Relawan Jurnal Indonesia (RJI;

In this post, we give a snapshot of educational initiatives in 2025 and share how we will continue with education in 2026. Learn about technical support for upgrading, “Learning OJS / OMP / OPS 3.5,” which includes onboarding for software users and their teams, Open Monograph Press (OMP) in the spotlight as we prepare for […] The post What’s coming to PKP education and programming in 2026 appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

Deep within the hemlock forests of northern Pennsylvania there is said to lurk a creature that is constantly weeping. Known in local folklore as the Squonk, it stands apart from many other crypto’s because it is neither feared for violence or destruction. While cryptids are most often described as terrifying beings no one wishes to encounter the Squonk is different.