Second - Making the most of journal statistics (including #OpenJournalSystems) with Ina Smith, Planning Manager, Academy of Science of South Africa and Khulisa Journals Manager

26 November 2025, 9:00 AM UTC

https://eifl.net/events/webinar-making-sense-journal-statistics

Access the links above to get the past recordings and slides as well. Happy learning!

Thank you #EIFL for hosting this incredible series of best practices and use cases with #OpenJournalSystems!

There are also 2 more upcoming webinars this month:

First - Practical implementation of OJS at Revistes científiques de la Universitat de Barcelona (RCUB) & the University of Johannesburg Press

25 November 2025, 9:00 AM UTC
https://eifl.net/events/ojs-best-practices-and-use-cases-6

Second in the thread 🧵

You're invited! #EIFL webinar: How to manage OJS through containers – November 5 2025, 9 AM UTC

During the webinar, @marcbria of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will walk through setting up OJS with commonly used tools like #Docker and #DockerCompose, how to keep it secure and backed up, and practical tips for everyday management.

This is the 7th in the EIFL #OpenJournalSystems #BestPractices and Use Cases series.

Registration and previous webinar recordings: 

https://eifl.net/resources/eifl-webinar-ojs-best-practices-and-use-cases-6

What's coming in #OpenJournalSystems OJS 3.6?

Join us tomorrow at 8 AM PT (free, online) to learn about continuous publication and journal article versioning in OJS 3.6:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/03/webinar-coming-in-ojs-3-6/

Can't make it? Register anyway to get the recording, or get it later on YouTube!

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

And more:

https://pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/05/medien-padagogik-call-for-papers/

⚙️ The recording of the PKP Development News Webinar held on February 18th, 2025, is available!

Roadmap Update: 3.3 LTS, 3.4.0, 3.5.0

OJS, OMP, OPS 3.5.0

Clarification on Long-Term Support (LTS)

OJS, OMP, OPS 3.6.0

@span ResearchOrgs and Multiple Affiliations

Versions and Editor Integration

UI Plugin extensibility: Dashboard and Workflow

@span ORCID_Org

Metabase and Business Intelligence

Recording: https://youtu.be/Y_TgX7Ste-k?si=fHf-aImrU56G7iRO

#OpenJournalSystems#OpenMonographPress#OpenPreprintSystems

2/2 Good timing -- for folks asking about the migration of #OpenResearchEurope to #OpenJournalSystems, PKP is hosting a public webinar!

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, 8 - 9 AM PST

The webinar will be recorded, and PKP will also publish a post to introduce its work with ORE on its News Blog next week.

Check out the themes and register for the webinar:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkp-advancing-open-journal-infrastructure-for-open-research-europe-tickets-1098214702739?aff=oddtdtcreator

Lots of folks are asking about #OpenResearchEurope migrating to #OpenJournalSystems!

We're advancing #OJS features to underpin #OpenResearchEurope already, and the migration will take place in 2026, with OJS version 3.6.

Here's the 3.6 Public Roadmap: https://github.com/orgs/pkp/projects/32/views/2

We'll be sharing an announcement next week, and will be hosting a public webinar January 23, 2025, 8:00 - 9:00 AM PST (it will be recorded). Registration will be open soon.

Stay tuned for these announcements!