The second set of sprint notes are now available from the PKP Copenhagen Sprint, hosted by the Royal Danish Library in June, 2023 . Sprints involve PKP community members coming together in diverse groups to work on PKP software and support. The Royal Danish Library hosted eight working groups at the PKP Copenhagen Sprint last June. This is a summary of one such group’s work.

English On June 26th and 27th 2023, the Instituto Biológico de São Paulo hosted the PKP Brasil 2023 event, organized by the Public Knowledge Project, the Brazilian Association of Scientific Editors (ABEC Brasil), and the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO).

The first set of sprint notes are now available from the PKP Copenhagen Sprint, hosted by the Royal Danish Library in June, 2023. Sprints involve PKP community members coming together in diverse groups to work on PKP software and support. The Royal Danish Library hosted eight working groups at the PKP Copenhagen Sprint last June. This is a summary of one such group’s work.

PKP held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the 2022 fiscal year on August 4th, 2023. The AGM recording is now available.

We are pleased to share PKP’s Annual Report and Annual General Meeting link for fiscal year 2022. The organization, along with its research and development, continues to grow because of the input and support of a great many contributors. The PKP 2022 Annual Report provides an update on PKP activities over the 2022 fiscal year.

Ukrainian to follow. This post was adapted from the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine website. On July 25 of this year, the webinar “Open Journal Systems (OJS) – a free and open software package for the publication of scientific research” was held, dedicated to the platform for hosting scientific journals, often used in open access.

PKP invites you to become a Community Contributor through our pathway! At PKP, we rely on the support of a diverse and enthusiastic community of contributors to strengthen and expand our projects. Our mission is to increase scholarly publishing access, quality, and diversity.

Are you passionate about open-source software, scholarly publishing, and increasing access to knowledge? If so, we invite you to join the PKP community. You can play an essential role in shaping the future of open access and scholarly publishing while enjoying membership benefits tailored to your needs. PKP relies on active support and contributions from our diverse community to maintain and grow our open-source projects.

The “DOAJ Indexing for OJS Journals” webinar took place on May 24th, 2023, presented by the Public Knowledge Project. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is extensive and diverse, indexing more than 19,000 open access journals in 133 countries and 80 languages.

“Inclusion in the DOAJ: a panel discussion” took place on June 28th, 2023, presented by Érudit and the Public Knowledge Project, together as Coalition Publica. More and more journal editorial boards, scholarly societies and university libraries are turning to open access publishing in an era of global knowledge and public good.

PKP is hosting its 2023 AGM and invites the community to save the date. The organization, along with its research and development, continues to grow because of the input and support of a great many contributors. This meeting will provide an update on PKP activities over the 2022 fiscal year. You are invited!