Applications are now open for the 2026 DataCite Board Elections. As a member-governed organization, DataCite’s strength comes from its active and engaged global membership, with the Board playing a key role in shaping our strategic direction.
The Rogue Scholar science blog archive has improved the subject classification of blog posts, using an open approach to subject classification developed by CWTS and OpenAlex, and combining this with the widely used OECD Fields of Science.
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.
Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! 🔗rOpenSci HQ 🔗Open call for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026! We are pleased to announce the opening of a new call for applications for the rOpenSci Champions Program in Spanish , which will begin in 2026.
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 &