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What does it mean to be a DataCite member? Why should you consider joining? We answered these questions & more in our new Membership Essentials webinar series.
ICYMI, watch the recording to learn about DataCite membership pathways, services, governance, fees & how to get started
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What does it mean to be a DataCite member? Why should you consider joining? We answered these questions & more in our new Membership Essentials webinar series.
ICYMI, watch the recording to learn about DataCite membership pathways, services, governance, fees & how to get started
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What does it mean to be a DataCite member? Why should you consider joining? We answered these questions & more in our new Membership Essentials webinar series.
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What does it mean to be a DataCite member? Why should you consider joining? We answered these questions & more in our new Membership Essentials webinar series.
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What does it mean to be a DataCite member? Why should you consider joining? We answered these questions & more in our new Membership Essentials webinar series.
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Since 2024, DataCite's Global Access Fund has supported 20 projects expanding equitable access to DataCite infrastructure. See how training, outreach, and infrastructure development in regions where PID adoption is still emerging are helping to build a more open, global community: https://doi.org/10.5438/29r5-rk13

@Mohamadmostafa
#DataCite
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#OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience
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#ScholarlyCommunication
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#FAIRData

Since 2024, DataCite's Global Access Fund has supported 20 projects expanding equitable access to DataCite infrastructure. See how training, outreach, and infrastructure development in regions where PID adoption is still emerging are helping to build a more open, global community: https://doi.org/10.5438/29r5-rk13

@Mohamadmostafa
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#OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience
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#PIDAdoption
#ScholarlyCommunication
#ResearchData
#FAIRData

Since 2024, DataCite's Global Access Fund has supported 20 projects expanding equitable access to DataCite infrastructure. See how training, outreach, and infrastructure development in regions where PID adoption is still emerging are helping to build a more open, global community: https://doi.org/10.5438/29r5-rk13

@Mohamadmostafa
#DataCite
#GlobalAccessFund
#PersistentIdentifiers
#PIDs
#OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience
#EquitableAccess
#PIDAdoption
#ScholarlyCommunication
#ResearchData
#FAIRData

Since 2024, DataCite's Global Access Fund has supported 20 projects expanding equitable access to DataCite infrastructure. See how training, outreach, and infrastructure development in regions where PID adoption is still emerging are helping to build a more open, global community: https://doi.org/10.5438/29r5-rk13

@Mohamadmostafa
#DataCite
#GlobalAccessFund
#PersistentIdentifiers
#PIDs
#OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience
#EquitableAccess
#PIDAdoption
#ScholarlyCommunication
#ResearchData
#FAIRData

Since 2024, DataCite's Global Access Fund has supported 20 projects expanding equitable access to DataCite infrastructure. See how training, outreach, and infrastructure development in regions where PID adoption is still emerging are helping to build a more open, global community: https://doi.org/10.5438/29r5-rk13

@Mohamadmostafa
#DataCite
#GlobalAccessFund
#PersistentIdentifiers
#PIDs
#OpenInfrastructure
#OpenScience
#EquitableAccess
#PIDAdoption
#ScholarlyCommunication
#ResearchData
#FAIRData

DataCite welcomes 4 newly elected Board members:
Bessem Aamira, Véronique Stoll, José Benito González López, and Merilen Ivask-Oprelianska.
We also thank outgoing Board members for their years of service to DataCite’s mission & community.
Learn more about them on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/57p9-jm78

#DataCite #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyCommunication #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #CommunityGovernance #ResearchCommunity #BoardElections

DataCite welcomes 4 newly elected Board members:
Bessem Aamira, Véronique Stoll, José Benito González López, and Merilen Ivask-Oprelianska.
We also thank outgoing Board members for their years of service to DataCite’s mission & community.
Learn more about them on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/57p9-jm78

#DataCite #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyCommunication #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #CommunityGovernance #ResearchCommunity #BoardElections

DataCite welcomes 4 newly elected Board members:
Bessem Aamira, Véronique Stoll, José Benito González López, and Merilen Ivask-Oprelianska.
We also thank outgoing Board members for their years of service to DataCite’s mission & community.
Learn more about them on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/57p9-jm78

#DataCite #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyCommunication #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #CommunityGovernance #ResearchCommunity #BoardElections

DataCite welcomes 4 newly elected Board members:
Bessem Aamira, Véronique Stoll, José Benito González López, and Merilen Ivask-Oprelianska.
We also thank outgoing Board members for their years of service to DataCite’s mission & community.
Learn more about them on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/57p9-jm78

#DataCite #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyCommunication #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #CommunityGovernance #ResearchCommunity #BoardElections

DataCite welcomes 4 newly elected Board members:
Bessem Aamira, Véronique Stoll, José Benito González López, and Merilen Ivask-Oprelianska.
We also thank outgoing Board members for their years of service to DataCite’s mission & community.
Learn more about them on our blog: https://doi.org/10.5438/57p9-jm78

#DataCite #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ResearchInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholarlyCommunication #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #CommunityGovernance #ResearchCommunity #BoardElections

We’re seeking community input on future additions to the DataCite Metadata Schema:
- a proposed new Access property: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/235
- an updated definition for resourceTypeGeneral “Book”: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/234
Please share your feedback by 12 May.🙌

#DataCite #Metadata #MetadataSchema #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ScholarlyCommunication #CommunityFeedback #FAIRData #ResearchInfrastructure #CommunityDriven #OpenInfrastructure

We’re seeking community input on future additions to the DataCite Metadata Schema:
- a proposed new Access property: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/235
- an updated definition for resourceTypeGeneral “Book”: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/234
Please share your feedback by 12 May.🙌

#DataCite #Metadata #MetadataSchema #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ScholarlyCommunication #CommunityFeedback #FAIRData #ResearchInfrastructure #CommunityDriven #OpenInfrastructure

We’re seeking community input on future additions to the DataCite Metadata Schema:
- a proposed new Access property: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/235
- an updated definition for resourceTypeGeneral “Book”: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/234
Please share your feedback by 12 May.🙌

#DataCite #Metadata #MetadataSchema #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ScholarlyCommunication #CommunityFeedback #FAIRData #ResearchInfrastructure #CommunityDriven #OpenInfrastructure

We’re seeking community input on future additions to the DataCite Metadata Schema:
- a proposed new Access property: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/235
- an updated definition for resourceTypeGeneral “Book”: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/234
Please share your feedback by 12 May.🙌

#DataCite #Metadata #MetadataSchema #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ScholarlyCommunication #CommunityFeedback #FAIRData #ResearchInfrastructure #CommunityDriven #OpenInfrastructure

We’re seeking community input on future additions to the DataCite Metadata Schema:
- a proposed new Access property: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/235
- an updated definition for resourceTypeGeneral “Book”: https://github.com/datacite/datacite-suggestions/discussions/234
Please share your feedback by 12 May.🙌

#DataCite #Metadata #MetadataSchema #PersistentIdentifiers #PIDs #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ScholarlyCommunication #CommunityFeedback #FAIRData #ResearchInfrastructure #CommunityDriven #OpenInfrastructure

💎 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 #ScholarlyPublishing #FOSS #OpenInfrastructure #AcademicChatter

🔶Meet the Team!
Brendan O'Connell, DOAJ’s Platform Manager
With a unique background as both a librarian and a software engineer, Brendan guides development priorities while balancing the needs of all DOAJ users #AIBots #DiamondOA #OpenInfrastructure #SocialJustice
🔗 https://blog.doaj.org/2026/04/09/meet-the-doaj-team-platform-manager-brendan-oconnell/

Missed the Love Data Week deep dive with DataCite and ORCID? Learn how both organizations help auto-update your record, connect your research outputs, and boost visibility.
Watch the recording and explore the slides: https://doi.org/10.5438/z5vn-gm49

#LoveDataWeek #OpenResearch #OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure #PersistentIdentifier #PIDs @ORCID_Org @pmarrai

💡 The 2-day NGI Commons General Assembly just wrapped up in Paris and online.

It was great to bring together partners and stakeholders to discuss how #DigitalCommons and #OpenSource can strengthen Europe’s digital future and competitiveness.

:europe: Work now continues toward the 2026 Digital Commons Policy Summit and the roadmap ✈️
#NGI #OpenInfrastructure #EUtech

👉 For more info check our news: https://commons.ngi.eu/2026/03/11/ngi-commons-general-assembly-in-paris-aligns-partners-for-the-final-stretch/

@martelinnovate @cnrs @linuxfoundation
@openfuture @OpenForumEurope

Dive into the final panel of PublicSpaces Conference 2023! Policy makers from the Netherlands, France and Brussels debate how EU countries can invest in and sustain digital commons & shared infrastructure. A must-watch for advocates of open, public digital spaces! #PublicSpaces #DigitalCommons #EU #TechPolicy #OpenInfrastructure #DigitalGovernance #Investment #Conference #English
https://video.lykledevries.nl/videos/watch/992028f6-f2fb-46a5-959a-6a27b255a97d

Today is the 24th birthday of the Budapest Open Access Initiative.
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/

Best known for catalyzing the #OpenAccess movement in 2002, the BOAI has been continuously active and formed a nonprofit organization just last year.
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/news/boai-transitioning-to-organization-to-support-the-development-of-equitable-open-access/

See the org's progress report on its first year.
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/news/boai-celebrates-anniversary-and-reflects-on-progress-of-first-year-as-an-organization/

The latest version of the BOAI recommendations is its 20th anniversary statement.
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/boai20/

In contrast to the earlier BOAI statements, which made many recommendations, the 20th anniversary statement deliberately focuses on a small number of top priorities:

1. Adopting #OpenInfrastructure
2. Reforming #ResearchAssessment
3. Moving away from #APCs
4. Moving away from #ReadAndPublish agreements.

I'm proud of my contributions to #BOAI (2002), #BOAI10 (2012), and #BOAI20 (2022), and honored to serve on the org steering committee.

Happy #ValentinesDay to all who work for #OpenAccess worldwide.

💕 February 9 – 13 2026 is International Love Data Week #LoveData26, but PKP celebrates #DataSharing all year round.

Considering the theme “Where’s the Data” in this post, the answer at PKP is clear — the data is everywhere and #interoperability is how we help it flow:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2026/02/12/love-data-week-pkp-interoperability/

@crossref @ORCID_Org @DOAJ @ResearchOrgs @OpenAIRE @datacite

#OpenInfrastructure #FOSS #Metadata #DOIs #PIDs #OpenAccess #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #AcademicChatter

Web scraping to train #LLMs has surged in the past few years, overwhelming #OpenAccess infrastructures like #DOAJ with bot traffic.

DOAJ Platform Manager Brendan O'Connell discusses how we’re responding to these challenges.
🤖 #AI #OpenInfrastructure #Chatbots

https://blog.doaj.org/2026/01/26/open-access-vs-open-excess-doaj-and-ai-scraper-bots/

Strengthening open access infrastructure together: “PKP Open Journal Systems Germany 2026–2028” launched with 14 German academic institutions

In January 2026, the new consortium “PKP Open Journal Systems Deutschland 2026–2028” has been launched. 14 institutions from Germany have jointly declared their support for the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and committed to membership fees for the next three years. In this way, they are contributing to the sustainable and joint financing of relevant open-access infrastructure.

In autumn 2025, PKP and TIB called on academic organisations in Germany to join this initiative. Open Journal Systems (OJS)is the world’s most widely used software for scholarly publishing. It is an essential prerequisite for numerous academia-owned publishing services in Germany and thus enables a very large number of diamond open access publications. The consortium’s goal is to secure the development of this software and other relevant activities of PKP.

The following institutions have declared their membership at the outset:

• BIS – Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem der Universität Oldenburg
• Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes NRW
• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – Universitätsbibliothek
• Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB). Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek
• Universität Heidelberg – Universitätsbibliothek
• Universität Konstanz, Kommunikations-, Informations-, Medienzentrum (KIM) IT- und Bibliotheksdienste
• Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek Köln
• Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig
• Universitätsbibliothek Clausthal
• Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Berlin
• Universitätsbibliothek Koblenz
• Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
• Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
• Universitätsbibliothek Potsdam

Update April 2026

In the meantime, these institutions have joined the consortium:

• Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SLUB)
• Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München

End of update

All participating institutions become PKP members and can contribute to the PKP community and discussions. TIB organised the agreement, takes care of providing regular information to the consortium members, and enables German institutions to pay their contributions to TIB in a stable amount and in EUR.

In the current discussions about open access infrastructures, there are many calls for the operation of scholar-led, academia-owned publishing services. At the same time, there are few approaches for broadly supported and thus more secure financing of such infrastructure. With the new consortium, we are creating a good opportunity for institutions to provide support as easily as possible. It is still possible to join the consortium. We look forward to welcoming new members.

We would like to thank PKP and all members of this new consortium. Our joint efforts not only benefit our own institutions, but also help open access publishing throughout Germany and internationally. In this way, it also contributes to improving the supply of information to German academic institutions.

See PKP’s post about the start of the consortium.

How can you link and track research outputs & activities to save time and elevate impact?

ORCID iDs and DataCite DOIs work together to make this possible! Find out how on 10 February at our webinar in honor of Love Data Week.

https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/1917679630355/WN_H5S9VYLZSKqE1g2-XEaR8Q

#LoveData26 @ORCID_Org
@pmarrai
@kelly

#ORCID #DataCite #SparcScience #PersistentIdentifier #PID #DOI #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure #Research #Researchers #Impact #ResearchData #Metadata

Last year we had a wee side project to get more #OPF #digitalpreservation tools added to #InfraFinder. You can now find #fido https://infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/fido and #ViPER https://infrafinder.investinopen.org/solutions/viper

Big thanks to @carl on our end for putting together all the info. Great to see the results 🎉 Check out their update blog here: https://investinopen.org/blog/infra-finder-update-134-entries/

Infra Finder is a tool from @investinopen designed to increase adoption of and investment in #openinfrastructure

⚙️ Join us for a PKP Software Development Update Webinar on Monday December 15th at 8 AM PST!

* Roadmap update, open #PeerReview, changes to #indexing, #DOIs and deposits, structured #citations, flexible workflow, the future of theming and more!

Can't make it? Register anyway for the recording!

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/11/24/development-news-update-webinar-december/

#OpenJournalSystems #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems #FOSS #OpenInfrastructure

@ORCID_Org @crossref @ResearchOrgs @DOAJ @tibhannover @TIBopenpub @investinopen

Today 15:00 CET: #OAI14 on #OpenInfrastructure with

Revelation Nyirongo: Building a Resilient Open Science Ecosystem in Africa: The UbuntuNet Alliance Model

Melissa Harrison: Managing large open data platforms - developing cutting edge technology solutions through collaboration

Liu Jia (刘佳): Trusted CSTR service as the PID infrastructure for open science in China

Jason Priem: OpenAlex: Building a Modern Library of Alexandria for Research

#OpenScience #OpenData #PID

https://oai.events/oai14/#session2

I applaud the new #StockholmDeclaration for the reform of academic publishing.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805

It calls for action on four high-level principles, and makes 34 specific recommendations under those four heads. Here are the four:

"(i) Academia should resume control of publishing using non-profit publishing models (e.g. diamond open-access). (ii) Adjust incentive systems to merit quality, not quantity, in a reputation economy where the gaming of publication numbers and citation metrics distorts the perception of academic excellence. (iii) Implement mechanisms to prevent and detect fake publications and fraud which are independent of publishers. (iv) Draft and implement legislations, regulations and policies to increase publishing quality and integrity."

I just signed it and hope you will too. When you sign, you can weigh in separately on each of the 34 specific recommendations.
https://sciii-it.org/stockholm-declaration/

#AI #Assessment #DiamondOA #GreenOA #Integrity #Nonprofit #OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource #Publishing #Repositories #RightsRetention #ScholComm

The Publication Facts Label (PFL) is now available for OJS 3.3 – 3.5.
Think of it as a “nutrition label” for research, making editorial practices visible, transparent, and trustworthy.

For developers, sysadmins, and editors working in Open Access, this is a step toward healthier scholarly communication.

🔗 https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/31/pfl-available/

#OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #MediaLiteracy #ScholComm #PKP #OJS

▶️ Couldn't join PKP Development Associate Director Alec Smecher in the OJS 3.6 webinar? Here's the recording and slides on YouTube!

Preprints and continuous publication: Features for OJS 3.6 thanks to OSS ORE:

https://youtu.be/I3s-_IB4nQk

#OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenMonographPress #OpenPreprintSystems #OpenAccess #OpenPublishing #OpenInfrastructure #FOSS #OpenResearchEurope @EUCommission

Mekelle University (MU) boosts Ethiopian research visibility with support from the DataCite Global Access Fund. Having integrated DataCite DOIs into their #DSpace repository & #OJS journals & leading a DataCite consortium, MU equitably participates in global open research: https://doi.org/10.5438/ecj1-qr48
#OpenScience #OpenReseach #OpenInfrastructure #OJS #DSpace @Mohamadmostafa @PublicKnowledgeProject @Lyrasis
#metadata #DOI #PID

PKP's long-time friends @tibhannover announce a new consortium to support PKP #OpenInfrastructure!

The PKP #OpenJournalSystems Deutschland 2026 – 2028 Consortium aims to "enable easier memberships for Germany's academic institutions".

With more than half of the world's #DiamondOpenAccess journals using #OJS, and being a key part of the German #OpenAccess landscape, there are many reasons for sharing in sustainability of PKP software.

Learn more at TIB's blog: https://blog.tib.eu/2025/10/15/pkp-consortium/

Strengthening open scholarly infrastructure: PKP Open Journal Systems Deutschland 2026–2028

diesen Beitrag auf Deutsch lesen

Building on TIB’s longstanding relationship with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), a new consortium has been established to support PKP’s mission: collaborating with a global community to develop research-informed, free and open-source software, and to enhance the quality, diversity, and accessibility of scholarly publishing. TIB and PKP are asking academic organisations from Germany to become members of this consortium.

Sustaining OJS together by becoming a PKP member

Open Journal Systems (OJS) is the most widely used open infrastructure for scholarly publishing worldwide. Its development remains core to the Public Knowledge Project’s (PKP) activities. Being a free and open source software and research project, PKP enables open-access publishing without any license costs and is not dependent on commercial publishers.

Even free software needs reliable support. With the backing of a large and active community, PKP maintains and continuously develops the software. A stable financial basis enables PKP to continue this essential work.

PKP is financially supported by institutional members–universities and other organisations that contribute an annual membership fee. A new consortium, PKP Open Journal Systems Deutschland 2026–2028, has been established to enable easier memberships for Germany’s academic institutions.

A national consortium supporting an international open infrastructure

This new initiative is now open to all publicly funded German universities and research institutions. Through the consortium, organisations can become PKP members via a German infrastructure–in Euros, with clear processes and minimal administrative effort. TIB then forwards the membership fees to PKP. Together with contributions from members around the world, this support flows into PKP’s work and enables further development of OJS and the rest of PKP’s software suite (i.e., OMP and OPS).

This consortium is a strong example of the benefits that come from PKP’s distributed yet interconnected network of journals, institutions, and communities. TIB is ideally positioned to lead this effort, not only as a longtime user of the PKP software suite, but also thanks to its extensive experience managing and coordinating consortial agreements.

Why joining the consortium makes sense

• Ensuring long-term sustainability: Your contribution to PKP helps guarantee the ongoing development of OJS, OMP, and OPS, thus safeguarding an important open access infrastructure. More than half of all Diamond Open Access journals use OJS. By supporting PKP, you help sustain a system that provides free, high-quality scholarship to researchers.
• Investing in cost-efficient and fiscally responsible infrastructure: Your institution already benefits from OJS being freely available. If you host OJS—e.g., for university publishing activities—you do not have to pay any license fees. Your researchers publish in OJS-driven journals across the globe, almost all of which do not charge any fees partly because they themselves do not pay any licence fees.
• PKP membership: Your institution will become a PKP member in its own right and will have full membership benefits. Your membership will be acknowledged on the PKP website.
• Simple route to membership: By joining the consortium, you can easily become a PKP member through a German membership model. TIB will be prepared to help with your questions.
• Stable costs in euros: Membership fees are charged by TIB in euros, not Canadian dollars, and remain for the full duration of the agreement (2026–2028)
• Information and networking: You will receive information about PKP activities and can participate in member and community events. TIB will organise an annual consortium meeting to coordinate community needs and provide updates on PKP developments, typically with participation of PKP representatives. Consortium members will also receive regular digital updates on current PKP activities, including software development.

Sharing responsibility

PKP software and services are a central and crucial element of the German and international open access landscape. Open Journal Systems accounts for the huge majority of all Diamond Open Access journals. Without broad participation from institutions that benefit from OJS, its continued development is unnecessarily at risk. The German consortium offers a clear and practical way to take shared responsibility—with visible benefits for all participating organisations.

Information on joining

The consortium is interested in gaining as many publicly funded academic institutions from Germany as possible as members. If you are interested in participating, please submit your details using this form:

Interest in participating in the consortium PKP Open Journal Systems Deutschland 2026–2028

#consortia #diamondOpenAccess #Funding #LizenzCCBY40INT #OJS #OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #PKP #TIBConsortia

Last-minute reminder: Join today at 15:00 UTC for the DataCite webinar Configuring and Optimizing DOIs with DataCite in Open Journal Systems (OJS). Learn how to configure the OJS DOI plugin, register DOIs, and optimize metadata for discoverability. Register here: https://datacite.org/event/configuring-and-optimizing-dois-with-datacite-in-open-journal-systems/

#OJS #OpenJournalSystems #metadata #DataCite #DOI #DigitalObjectIdentifier #PersistentIdentifier #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure @PublicKnowledgeProject

NIH's publishing cost RFI affects the entire research ecosystem. Our response advocates shifting from APC caps (which would only cover 6% of papers at $2,000) to investing in shared open infrastructure —a solution that serves funders, institutions, researchers & publishers more effectively.

https://investinopen.org/blog/iois-response-to-nihs-request-for-information-on-maximizing-research-funds-by-limiting-allowable-publishing-costs/

#OpenInfrastructure #OpenScience #PublicAccess #ResearchPolicy

Full house today at @cern @OpenAIRE #OSFair2025 panel, Open Research Europe: A Catalyst toward Equitable Publishing, with PKP's Scientific Director Juan Pablo Alperin
@juancommander!

PKP is pleased to work on the #OpenInfrastructure that will underpin ORE's #OpenPublishing in 2026 -- OJS v. 3.6 (not a fork) -- users in Europe and all around the world will benefit.

Its infrastructures like this that are the backbone of everything open!

#OpenScience #ORE #OpenJournalSystems @EUCommission

Update. "Safeguarding Research & Culture — Distributing Cultural Memory"
https://safeguarding-research.discourse.group/about

"The destruction of knowledge and cultural heritage has happened, and therefore it can happen again. We are in the middle of that happening, whether it is caused by human action or natural causes…Safeguarding Research & Culture (#SRC) is creating an alternative #infrastructure for archiving and disseminating of cultural heritage and scientific knowledge…Together, we can ensure that our cultural, intellectual and scientific heritage exists in multiple copies, in multiple places, and that no single entity or group of entities can make it all disappear. Our archive is built according to the principles of #FAIR and #CARE, based on open technologies and standards, and resilient against loss via meaningfully distributed storage…Everyone, from individuals to institutions, can participate by accessing, contributing, and supporting these archival infrastructures."

#Censorship #Crowdsource #DefendResearch #OpenInfrastructure #OpenSource #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Good question from @readbeanicecream (paraphrase): Would 𝙛𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 #OpenScience protect it from the kinds of #censorship and #takedowns we're seeing from the #Trump admin?
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2025/02/09/should-science-be-open-and-federated/#federated-science

"Just as Open Science can take its cues from #OpenSource software, Federated science could take its cues from the #fediverse...Open and federated science (#OFS) would be the combination of the two ideas…Scientific research would be transparent and open to all to contribute, read, discuss, distribute and redistribute regardless of platform, publication, or institution. Doing so could increase scientific collaboration and limit the impacts of targeted attacks on science."

#OpenAccess #OpenInfrastructure #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

#OpenInfrastructure like PKP's #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS) provides a backbone for #OpenAccess.

The need for these infrastructures and #FOSS comes up a lot in advocacy and policy discussions, writes #CARL on their call [https://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/carl-canadian-repositories-community-of-practice-november-call-going-to-the-source-contributing-to-a-healthy-open-infrastructure-via-free-and-open-source-software-projects/], but what about sustainability?

"One way to sustain these systems is by getting more involved: contributing code... translation, documentation, UX testing... and providing feedback."

If you’re using or supporting OJS, how are you contributing?

📢 Canadian Association of Research Libraries #CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice November Call

"Going to the Source: Contributing to a Healthy #OpenInfrastructure via Free and Open Source Software Projects" (#FOSS)

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET

Register: https://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/carl-canadian-repositories-community-of-practice-november-call-going-to-the-source-contributing-to-a-healthy-open-infrastructure-via-free-and-open-source-software-projects/

How does this call relate to PKP? Check in the thread 🧵

⚙️ The PKP Software Development Update webinar recording is already here!

Learn about planned work on #OJS #OMP #OPS 3.5, #Storybook, #COUNTERR5, our work on the #OpenScience software bid for #OpenResearch Europe, our upcoming sprint & more.

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/SCWfnB-Xz-g?feature=shared&t=78

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenJournalSystems #OJS #OpenPreprintSystems #OpenMonographPress #FOSS #OpenInfrastructure

The #COAR (@coar_ev) #Notify project has created exciting new levels of #interoperability between #OpenAccess #preprint #repositories and other pieces of #OpenInfrastructure.
https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-updates/whats-new-with-coar-notify/

Notify now supports:

* One-click requests for peer review (from #Prereview, @prereview) for #preprints in #bioRxiv (@biorxivpreprint) and #SciELO (@redescielo)

* One-click submissions to OA journals (from #Episciences, @episciences) for preprints in #HAL (@hal_fr)