This October 20 – 26 is International Open Access Week 2025, organized by SPARC in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee. PKP takes the time to answer the theme question, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” and invites communities to join in. This year’s theme asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, […] The post Who Owns Our Knowledge?

Is it time for you to update your Open Journal Systems (OJS) installation? What else can you do to keep your installation secure and take part in the shared responsibility? What resources are available to you? Continue on to get answers to these questions. Is it time to upgrade? No matter what version of OJS […] The post Memo: Keeping your OJS Installation Secure appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

Join us October 28, 2025, 8 AM PDT, to learn about new features and enhancements coming with the OJS 3.6 release in 2026. Launching in 2026, OJS / OMP / OPS version 3.6 introduces several long-anticipated improvements to support more flexible and efficient publishing practices.

Registration is now open for the Open Publishing Series — three online courses from SFU’s MPub program, with start dates in January and May, 2026. Join us for a webinar on October 30 to meet the instructors and learn more. In an era of disinformation, polarization, and growing mistrust of academic institutions, scholarly publishing is […] The post Register Now for PKP + SFU Open Publishing Courses! appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

After months of community consultations, analysis of input from the Community Forum and Beacon data, collaboration across every PKP team, and drawing on deep expertise in book publishing, PKP’s OMP Coordinator, Zoe Wake Hyde, has released her Final Report. In OMP Under the Spotlight, Zoe explores the central question: “How does, can, and should PKP […] The post OMP Under the Spotlight: Final report appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

In this segment of Archipelago, explore the recap of events since August 2025. From the IFLA Congress in Kazakhstan to the latest OASPA conference and more, there is a lot to be excited about. IFLA World Library and Information Congress August 18-22, Astana, Kazakhstan PKP’s Scholarly Publishing Advisor, Mariya Maistrovskaya, joined the 89th IFLA Congress […] The post Featured Events Recap appeared first on Public Knowledge Project.

PKP’s Community Engagement and Outreach Associate Director, Urooj Nizami, interviews OBC’s Managing Director, Joe Deville, to explore OBC’s origins, purpose, and relationships, as well as OMP and the open book publishing landscape, among other fascinating stories.

PKP extends heartfelt thanks to Sonya Betz for her term as Chair of PKP’s Member Committee and welcomes Stephanie Savage. PKP extends its sincere thanks to Sonya Betz, Acting Associate University Librarian at the University of Alberta as she concludes her two-year term as inaugural Chair of PKP’s Members Committee (MC) this October. Under Sonya’s […] The post Members Committee: Thank you Sonya Betz; welcome Stephanie Savage!

PKP honours long-time Director of Operations, Kevin Stranack, for his dedication to the project, the team, and the communities he has worked to serve. Learn more about Kevin’s story and his time with PKP in this interview with Urooj Nizami.

https://doi.org/10.64000/r2zgm-99706Crossref and PKP gear up for collaboration on enriched metadata, interoperability, community engagement around upgrading, and educational resources. Crossref and the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have been working closely together for many years, sharing resources and supporting our overlapping communities of organisations involved in communicating research.

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