TIB, a long-standing supporter and development partner of the Public Knowledge Project, hosted the first translation sprint, more than 10,000 words were translated See the original German version in TIB’s blog The free and open source software Open Journal Systems (OJS) by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is a very popular workflow management software in European Open Access (OA) publishing (cf. e.g. country reports

Organized in collaboration with the University of Oslo, registration is now open for the next PKP Sprint happening June 2nd and 3rd, 2025, in Oslo, Norway. The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is dedicated to fostering consistent engagement and collaboration with its community. As such, During PKP sprints, community members have a direct impact on the development of PKP software.

For the first edition of our Community Newsletter of 2025, we are happy to reflect on the events PKP hosted and participated in during 2024. Events, especially in-person, allow PKP to get closer to our community. They also represent an opportunity to share experiences with community members and new users worldwide, which is why they are a crucial part of PKP activities during the year.

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.