Indonesia, the largest country in the world using OJS based on Beacon Data in 2022, holds 19,997 journals out of 44,000 journals and continues to grow significantly. Among those numbers, more than 5,000 journals still use the older version of OJS. which is no longer supported, lack of security issues, and missing the new features and plugins.

The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is investing in the future of open book publishing by undertaking a review of Open Monograph Press (OMP), led by myself, as PKP’s OMP Coordinator. I have long been an advocate for open book publishing, given the importance of books as a way to communicate knowledge, and their particular importance to Humanities disciplines.

PKP invites OMP users, those considering its adoption, and anyone interested in how PKP is supporting long form publishing into the future, to an online town hall style conversation on March 12th 2025, 8 AM PDT. The landscape of open book publishing varies geographically, and “there is observable interest and energy being directed towards open book publishing globally,” says PKP’s Open Monograph Press (OMP)

PKP invites Open Journal Systems (OJS) users, system administrators, and publishing professionals to join its upcoming webinar on March 7th 2025, at 8 AM PST, to get prepared for the next release of OJS version 3.5. Join us for an exclusive preview of OJS 3.5, the latest release designed to enhance editorial workflows, user management, and system performance.

Relawan Jurnal Indonesia and PKP invite journal managers, editors, and system administrators using OJS 2 to upgrade to OJS 3 in this free 2-day workshop.

PKP, an organizing partner, invites students involved in or interested in student journals to register for the Canada Student Journal Forum happening February 18 – 20, 2025. Registration is now open for the Canada Student Journal Forum 2025, February 18 – 20, 2025.

PKP shares the webinar recording and slides from the January 23rd webinar on its work for Open Research Europe (ORE), and invites communities to the next Development News Update Webinar. PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) was chosen to underpin the European Commission’s (EC) open access publishing platform, Open Research Europe (ORE), earlier in 2024.

PKP invites communities to register for its next Software Development Update webinar happening on February 18th, 2025, at 8 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST). PKP invites those interested in the developments that underpin its scholarly publishing software to join in on February 18th for a free and open webinar.

In using OJS, have you ever wondered how to contribute something back to those developing it or how to say thank you modestly and helpfully? Take a few moments to help us learn more about the community we serve. Open Journal Systems (OJS) has grown to become one of the most widely adopted journal management and publishing platforms globally.

The summary from the PKP Turin Sprint, hosted by the CRAFT-OA project in October 2024, is now available. Sprints involve PKP community members joining diverse groups to work on PKP software and support. In October, the CRAFT-OA project and the University of Turin hosted eight working groups at the PKP Turin Sprint.

PKP introduces its plan for advancing the European Commission’s (EC) open access platform, Open Research Europe (ORE), and invites communities to a webinar to learn more. PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) was chosen to underpin the European Commission’s (EC) open access publishing platform, Open Research Europe (ORE), earlier in 2024.