The Public Knowledge Project, a Core Research Facility of Simon Fraser University (SFU), invites applications for the position of Managing Director.

À l’occasion de la Journée du logiciel libre, des membres des équipes d’Érudit et du Public Knowledge Project (PKP), partenaires dans Coalition Publica, décrivent l’importance des logiciels libres dans leur travail et leur place centrale dans nos actions. Découvrez ce que signifie utiliser un logiciel libre et ce qu’en pensent les membres de nos équipes!

This Software Freedom Day, Érudit and PKP get together as Coalition Publica to share why software freedom matters to us, and how it is at the heart of our efforts. Continue on to learn what it means to use free software, and for personalized messages from folks across our teams. La version française est disponible […] The post Érudit and PKP Celebrate Software Freedom Day Together as Coalition Publica appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

The “Publishing Cultures in Transition: Open Access, Critical Digital Literacy, and Digital Infrastructures” call for papers is open until November 14th, 2025. This special issue will be edited by Klaus Rummler, Natalie Marty, and PKP’s Urooj Nizami. The original, full call for papers was published at medienpaed.com.

Hello translators! PKP is currently seeking volunteers to help with translations for the brand new Publication Facts Label (PFL) plugin!

This post was originally published by Marion Paulhac on the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) Community Forum here.

Discover the Open Publishing Series — three online courses from SFU’s MPub program, launching Sept 2025. Get a sneak peek at what you’ll learn. Last month we announced the launch of the Open Publishing Series, a collection of three online courses developed in collaboration with the Master of Publishing (MPub) program at Simon Fraser University […] The post Sneak peek at PKP’s new open publishing courses appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

The Merge Users summary from the PKP OSLO Sprint, hosted by the University of Oslo in June 2025, is now available. Sprints involve PKP community members joining diverse groups to work on PKP software and support. The University of Oslo (UiO) hosted eight working groups at the PKP Oslo Sprint in June. This is a summary of one such group’s work.

After much reflection, the time has come for me to retire, effective at the end of this year. This marks the end of a deeply fulfilling chapter in my life — one filled with purpose, collaboration, and a shared commitment to open knowledge and community-driven progress in open source, open access publishing. I’ve been fortunate to work with so many brilliant people over the years, and I’m extremely proud of what we’ve achieved together.

In this segment of Archipelago, explore the recap of events since February of 2025. From the Canada Student Journal Forum, to Coalition Publica, and the PKP Annual General Meeting plus more, there is a lot to be excited about.

Go on a journey inside Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.5 user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) developments with PKP’s Devika Goel!