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  📢 Join our team! PKP is hiring a contract software developer ➡️ Code the future of PKP's software applications and work on truly distributed, open source software for #ScholarlyPublishing! Consider applying even if you don’t feel that your background is a 100% match with the role description. Apply at https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/31/pkp-software-developer-opportunity/ @ORCID_Org @crossref @ResearchOrgs @DOAJ @tibhannover @TIBopenpub @investinopen @SCOSSfunding #OpenJournalSystems #O...

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  New PKP School courses for OJS 3.5 are now available in English and Spanish! ¡Los nuevos cursos de PKP School para OJS 3.5 ya están disponibles en inglés y español! ➡️ Learn how to set up your new journal and manage the editorial workflow using OJS ➡️ Aprenda cómo configurar su nueva revista y gestionar el flujo de trabajo editorial utilizando OJS https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/02/re-launch-of-pkp-school-and-new-ojs-3-5-courses/ #PKPSchool#OpenJournalSystems #OpenEducationResources #OER #OpenA...

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  ⚙️ XML Converter Plugin for OJS 3.5 Support This converts between JATS-XML and TEI-XML for interoperability across OJS, Lodel and Janeway, using the Metopes stylesheets, and integrates external #XML conversion services right into the production stage. Details in thread! Developed by @tibhannover with #OpenEdition as part of @craftoa https://github.com/TibHannover/xmlConverter #OpenJournalSystems #Interoperability

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  RE: https://openbiblio.social/@DOACH/117076109345677071 Welcome to Mastodon @DOACH! Looking forward to your #OpenAccess Week launch 🎉

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@KaliuzhnaN/117087368425061693 Ukrainian history finds a new home online with Open Journal Systems (OJS) Explore the Ukrainian Historical Journal, its work on preservation and open knowledge sharing, its history, exemplary scholarly publishing model, and its resounding achievements since 1957 until now -- even during this time of war. #Ukraine #Ukrainian

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  🌍 Curious about the global landscape of journals using #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) in 2025? Check out this interactive visualization using PKP Beacon Data! With data on 62,549 active journals using OJS, click on a country to get its overall rank and rank in the region, number of active journals, number of articles published, and software version use. Built by Nate Wright. Explore at https://pkpbeacon.notthisway.com/ #PKPBeacon #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess #AcademicChatter

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  📢 Join our team! PKP is hiring a contract software developer ➡️ PKP has been developing and maintaining the world's most used software for #OpenAccess for more than 25 years. ➡️ Code the future of PKP's software applications and work on truly distributed, open source software for #ScholarlyPublishing! Learn more and apply at https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/31/pkp-software-developer-opportunity/ #Code4Lib #OpenInfra #OpenSource #OpenSourceJobs #ScholComm #OpenJournalSystems #OpenM...

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  🗓️ Check out PKP's new Events Page! We're no longer using Eventbrite. This transition is in-line with PKP values of community ownership and control. PKP events and related resources are now more cohesive, discoverable and preserved. No more building events and archives through a 3rd party marketplace. We hope this transition will better serve you! Check PKP Events - first up is the Fall 2026 PKP Software Development News Update https://pkp.sfu.ca/community/events/

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  The OA Switchboard plugin for OJS 3.5 is now available! Once enabled, the plugin automatically sends public article metadata to relevant research funders and institutions when an article is published. The metadata is captured at the point of publication and shared with the institutions affiliated with the article’s authors and the funders supporting the underlying research. ➡️ https://www.oaswitchboard.org/news/available-oa-switchboard-plugin-for-ojs-3.5 #OpenJournalSystems #OpenAccess #metad...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@PublicKnowledgeProject/117152673776505299 📅 Reminder: Come join us for the PKP Development News Update Webinar on September 21st, 2026! ⤵️ @crossref @datacite @DOAJ @tibhannover @TIBopenpub @openaccessnetwork @Lyrasis @foss_events @scielo #OpenJournalSystems #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems

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  🚀 PKP is pleased to share the release of OJS, OMP, and OPS 3.3.0-23 and 3.4.0-11! There are security fixes in this release. We work hard to keep our software secure, but depend on our community to install the latest releases! Thanks to our incredible community of coders, testers, documentation contributors, and financial contributors, who make these releases possible. 🔗 Get the updates and release notes at https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-and-ops-3-3-0-23-and-3-4-0-11-released/98810 #OpenJ...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@PublicKnowledgeProject/117129497008754518 Hi all, we are still hiring a contract software developer to work on PKP's #FOSS for #ScholarlyPublishing. Join our remote, worldwide team and do work that is rewarding with huge social and scientific impact. Our organization culture is something special too. Thanks to everyone who has been sharing this opportunity! #Code4Lib #OpenInfra #OpenAccess #OpenSource #OpenSourceJobs #ScholComm #OpenJournalSystems #Ope...

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  RE: https://fosstodon.org/@tullney/117353300665234195 #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) is #FreeSoftware. The #DiamondOpenAccess publisher @TIBopenpub uses the software to modify it and collaborate with other institutions and organizations. Check out @tibhannover's new blog post series “We Love Free Software” to learn more! https://blog.tib.eu/2026/09/29/free-software-ojs-at-tib/ #FOSS #DiamondOA #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholComm @craftoa

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  💡 Open peer review in OJS: call for editors to express interest in taking part in a study PKP and the Scholarly Communications Lab are studying what editors expect from the open peer review features coming in OJS 3.6. We are looking for editors who are exploring, considering or piloting it. No prior experience needed. Expression your interest by October 15, 2026. https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/10/05/call-for-participants-opr-study/ #OpenJournalSystems #OpenPeerReview #ScholarlyPublishing #ScholCom...

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  More than 58,000 journals across 156 countries are using #OpenJournalSystems! About 2.5 M articles are published per year, and there is steady growth in OJS installation upgrades for better features, usability, #multilingualism, #metadata and #interoperability. The latest #OJSBeaconData highlights the collective impact of our global communities and helps shape the future of #ScholarlyPublishing. Here’s what the data tells us at https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/04/15/58000-journals-2025-ojs-beacon-da...

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  ⏯️ #OpenJournalSystems 3.5 upgrading webinar recordings are available! PKP and @crossref bring you two OJS 3.5 upgrading webinars -- one for editors and journal managers, and one for system administrators. Both have step by step demos. Using updated OJS versions is a key part of supporting better #metadata, improving global reach and discoverability, as well as meeting growing expectations around usability, institutional reporting, quality, and trust. Recordings: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/05/...

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  💡 International #Metadata Recommendations, and Platform-Specific Requirements for #OpenAccess Books and Chapters "...review of emerging policies and recommendations... overview of metadata formats... specific metadata requirements mandated by international aggregators, and... a two-tiered metadata framework for books and chapters" Graphic CC BY 4.0 Thoth Open Metadata https://zenodo.org/records/18173982 @Thoth_metadata @OpenBookPublish @copim @datacite @crossref @openbookco...

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  📢 OJS, OMP, and OPS 3.5.0-5 is now available and has been officially designated as our Long-Term Support (LTS) release. This means bug fixes and security patches for an extended period, stability, and a clear upgrade path for everyone running an earlier version. Full announcement and downloads: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/01/3-5-0-5-lts-release/ #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenSource #PKP #PKPSoftware

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  📢 The @sedoa supports #DiamondOpenAccess with a new German #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) Network "The OJS Network creates new opportunities for exchange, connects existing activities, and increases their visibility. The goal is to create synergies and promote the collaborative use of OJS." Learn more, check the offerings and upcoming events: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/06/29/sedoa-german-ojs-network/

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  ⚙️ Did you know that citeproc-php is under new management? The #PHP library that renders article #citations in #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) has changed maintenance hands from the library’s creator, Sebastian Böttger, to PKP. Learn what citeproc-php is, what has changed, and what this means for OJS users, developers, and broader audiences. Visit PKP's News Blog at https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/04/16/citeproc-php-is-now-managed-by-pkp/

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  RE: https://mastodon.online/@crossref/116926102584508265 Big congratulations to Kora @crossref for your election to OASPA's Board of Directors! 🎉

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  From article to ecosystem with PKP and @crossref: How an updated #OpenJournalSystems installation supports trusted #metadata In part two of this blog post series from PKP and Crossref, we focus on how upgrading PKP software supports trusted metadata and enriches the scholarly publishing ecosystem. Read on to learn about the metadata journey, why it matters, how it is a shared responsibility, and how to take action at https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/13/updated-ojs-3-5-installation-supports-truste...

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  New PKP School courses for OJS 3.5 are now available in English and Spanish! ¡Los nuevos cursos de PKP School para OJS 3.5 ya están disponibles en inglés y español! ➡️ Learn how to set up your new journal and manage the editorial workflow using OJS ➡️ Aprenda cómo configurar su nueva revista y gestionar el flujo de trabajo editorial utilizando OJS https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/02/re-launch-of-pkp-school-and-new-ojs-3-5-courses/ #PKPSchool#OpenJournalSystems #OpenEducationResources #OER #OpenA...

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  📢 Call for papers: Special issue on #accessibility in #DigitalPublishing in The Journal For Electronic Publishing This special issue will be edited by Ellen Forget, University of Alberta, and John W Maxwell, Simon Fraser University @sfu Abstract due October 1; papers due March 2027 — #DiamondOpenAccess https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/news/253/

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  The new German OJS Network at @SeDOA brings together the community around #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) creates new opportunities for exchange, connects existing activities, and increases their visibility. The goal is to create synergies and promote the collaborative use of OJS. Check out the topics and activities: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/06/29/sedoa-german-ojs-network/

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  Upload, transform, publish: Inside OJS 3.6's file production and toolset -- A closer look at the new OJS 3.6 features and tools that turn a submission file into on-demand JATS, HTML, and PDF galley files. This article is part of the Development Dispatch Feature that Magnus Lu regularly contributes to in the PKP Community Newsletter, Archipelago. Check it out! https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/07/21/inside-ojs-3-6-file-production-and-toolset/ #OpenJournalSystems #JATS #HTML #PDF #FOSS #Scholarl...

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  This #OAWeek we're pleased to share this call for papers! Publishing cultures in transition: #OpenAccess, critical #DigitalLiteracy & #DigitalInfrastructures From Medien Pädagogik @medienpaed_com Editors: Klaus Rummler, Natalie Marty, and PKP’s Urooj Nizami Themes - Engagement w/ #ScholarlyPublishing Norms - Politics & Sustainability of #OpenScholarship - Infrastructures & Ecologies of Scholar-Led Publishing: #OPenJournalSystems & PKP in Practice...

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  📢 Publishing cultures in transition: #OpenAccess, critical #DigitalLiteracy & #DigitalInfrastructures call for papers From Medien Pädagogik @medienpaed_com Themes - Critical Engagement w/ #ScholarlyPublishing Norms - Democratization & Equity in #KnowledgeProduction - Governance, Infrastructures, & Critical (Digital) Literacy - The Politics & Sustainability of #OpenScholarship - Infrastructures & Ecologies of Scholar-Led Publishing: #OJS & PKP...

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  💎 In PKP's Archipelago, Regional Feature: Reflections from the 3rd Global Summit on #DiamondOpenAccess in conversation with Mark Huskisson (@markhusk) This article is packed full! India #OA landscape, #OpenJournalSystems use, important takeaways and more: https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/03/31/reflections-3rd-global-summit-diamond-open-access-mark-huskisson/ Some mentions in the article: @tibhannover @DOAJ @crossref @SCOSSfunding @unesco #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishin...

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  📰 Inside PKP's community newsletter, "Archipelago"! Interview with PKP's new Managing Director, Teresa Lee Demystifying #FOSS with Alec Smecher @asmecher Reflections - 3rd Global Summit on #DiamondOA with Mark Huskisson @markhusk #OpenJournalSystems OJS 3.6 task history / improved notifications with Magnus Lu Publication Facts Label #PFLabel with PKP Founder John Willinsky And more to access all in one place: https://lists.publicknowledgeproject.org/arc...