Take control of your publishing PKP is a not-for-profit research and development team at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, developing 100% open source software publishing platforms since 1998
Download them, use them, modify them, share them. For free. Always.
The Challenge: Building a community of users around open source applications Establishing clear channels of communication between users, developers, and other stakeholders. Creating engagement and making sure that all voices are heard
The Obstacles
The Advantage
Who are our users? Open source software with no requirement to register
OMP
OJS The world's most widely used open source journal management and publishing system, created to make open access a viable option for journals
OCS
An online content and workflow management system for peerreviewed scholarly monographs, edited volumes, and scholarly editions
An online publishing tool that allows you to host conference web sites for you and your colleagues; manage submissions, post conference proceedings and papers in a searchable format, and more
Research Our active research agenda explores broader areas of scholarly communication and education, with projects that reflect our ongoing work to improve our software and contribute to enhancing the technology for scholarly communication
OHS
Simon Fraser University
A free metadata indexing system allowing you to create a searchable, online database of the metadata from Open Archives Initiative (OAI)compliant sources, such as sites using OJS or OCS
Where are our users? Globally distributed From different countries, different contexts
Courses helping new publishers, editors, and reviewers build their skills and knowledge in using PKP software as well as increasing the quality and effectiveness of their publications
Developing Library Publishing Programs (Coming soon)
OJS for Journal Managers, Editors, or Reviewers
Open Knowledge (Fall 2014)
Future ideas
What is in place Community Forums
Core PKP Team
Software User Groups
Subject Committees
Partners & sponsors come together to discuss development priorities, potential projects and plugins, and new initiatives
User Base
Development Partners
Sponsors
Technical Partners
Input on general strategic directions and priorities, and PKP’s evolving organizational structure and governance
Advisory Committee Technical Committee
Members Committee
PKP School Free, online, self-paced learning
It is inherently flexible
Questions from wide user base Mostly technical
PKP
Strategic Partners
What are their goals?
Community-based forum for feedback on PKP’s general strategic direction, activities, and development priorities
Technical input and advice on PKP’s software development methodologies and priorities
PKP Services
Open source software allows for groups of individuals to come together to create their ideal platform and share it with others. Pooling knowledge and resources, sharing ideas and skills
Participants from diverse geographical areas and various use cases
Focus Groups Around particular issues, such as design and usability
“Community Hub” A place to see what other users are doing. Offering ability to collaborate on projects. Ability to post a call or proposal,creating partnerships on subject matter or particular journal type
Make the most of your publishing projects Support for your software hosting or customization needs. Our customers not only receive direct, personalized support from the PKP Development Team, but contribute to the ongoing development of the PKP applications
Early Adopter Groups
Voting
Test and give feedback on new software, working closely together with PKP developers
Ability for wider community to vote on features, plugins, addons, designs
Development Sprints
PKP Sponsorships Building a strong publishing alternative Ask us how you can support Open Publishing!
Technically-oriented programs with the goal of bringing PKP's developers and outside contributors together to work intensively on specific projects
What are your ideas?