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!

If you follow PKP News, Community Forum, social media, or have attended recent sprints, you have likely learned about Zoe Wake Hyde’s Open Monograph Press (OMP) coordination and review efforts. While this interview does touch on the findings of Zoe’s work, it’s time to get to know Zoe and what drives all this fantastic work. Welcome, Zoe! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

Explore enhanced features in Open Journal Systems (OJS) version 3.5. From workflow improvement to user navigation ease and design improvements, these enhancements based on community feedback are meant to meet your needs. Get ready — Open Journal Systems (OJS) version 3.5 has landed, and it’s packed with powerful new features, improved workflows, and a refreshed user experience designed with you in mind.

Continue on to learn why PKP is deeply involved in efforts, such as the Collaborative Metadata initiative (COMET), to improve the completeness and accuracy of metadata. At PKP, we believe that scholarly publishing should reflect the full diversity of global research and perspectives.

PKP is pleased to announce the launch of collaborations with SFU Master of Publishing and Lifelong Learning for new open publishing courses, and seeks community feedback. This just in! PKP is launching a new collaboration with Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Master of Publishing (MPub) program and Lifelong Learning.

This post highlights production changes and plans for PKP software versions 3.5 and 3.6 that will lower the cost of publishing, increase accessibility, and support new publishing models. Note that while this post focuses on OJS, all PKP software (OJS, OMP, OPS) is built upon a shared codebase, which means some of the changes and plans also apply to OMP or OPS.