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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome 3
PKP’s 25 h ANNIVERSARY 6
Go e nance 7
Resea ch 13
So wa e De elopmen 16
Publishing Se ices 23
Communi y Engagemen & Ou each 26
Global OJS Usage 32
Special P ojec s 35
Financial Repo 38
Thank you! 41
I is wi h g ea pleasu e ha I cong a ula e he
Public Knowledge P ojec on i s 25 h anni e sa y!
Tha ’s 25 yea s well-spen - helping o make he
esul s o schola ly and scien i ic esea ch mo e
open, di e se, and o highe quali y and eliabili y.
As a espec ed igu e in he ee and open sou ce
as well as open access communi ies, PKP plays a
c ucial ole in p omo ing in e disciplina y esea ch
by emo ing ba ie s o schola ly publica ions. PKP’s
commi men o esea ch and ad ocacy has esul ed
in a subs an ial global ise in open access publishing.
No ably, 60% o Diamond Open Access jou nals
u ilize PKP’s Open Jou nal Sys ems (OJS). As an
ins i u ion commi ed o he alues o ad ancing
knowledge(s), in e disciplina i y, connec ing esea ch
o eaching and lea ning, engaging wi h communi ies,
and knowledge mobiliza ion, Simon F ase Uni e si y
is p oud o be he home base o PKP. We look o wa d
o wo king oge he o he nex wen y- i e yea s!
Dugan O’Neil,
Vice-P esiden ,
Resea ch and In e na ional, SFU
Welcome
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We wan o welcome you o ou Annual Repo
o 2022, capping bo h a p oduc i e yea , as well
as a qua e o a cen u y, o PKP’s esea ch
and de elopmen e o s o ad ance schola ly
communica ion. We in i e you o conside he
s udies we’ e conduc ed on his global phenomenon
and he upda es o he wo ld’s leading schola ly
publishing pla o m. Wha ollows is a e iew o he
yea ’s ac i i ies and achie emen s in he se ice o
open science on a global scale. This is he wo k
o a alen ed PKP eam ha spans i e con inen s
(e en as we s eng hened ou bond o Simon F ase
Uni e si y as PKP’s adminis a i e home), and a
eam ha conside s i a du y and a pleasu e o
collabo a e, de elop, and esea ch wi h colleagues
in ins i u ions o highe lea ning a ound he wo ld.
Juan Pablo Alpe in and John Willinsky,
Scien i ic Di ec o s
Ge eady, buckle up, he e we go! These a e he
hough s ha come o mind when I e lec on he
wo k done a PKP o e he pas yea and how we
a e se ing he ounda ion o a whole new le el
o ac i i y o us going o wa d. Some signi ican
accomplishmen s in 2022/23 included es ablishing
ou sel es as SFU’s newes co e esea ch acili y,
and c ea ing he PKP SFU Communi y Ad iso y
Commi ee o deepen ou connec ion o ou new
home base, conduc ing a sala y e iew o ensu e pay
equi y ac oss PKP, unde going a eam-based lea ning
p ojec on decoloniza ion and econcilia ion, kicking
o ou s a egic planning p ocess, launching a new
websi e and in es ing in engaging communica ions
and social media ac i i y, illing ou long- acan
Communi y Engagemen and Ou each Lib a ian
posi ion and es ablishing a new Communi y Team
wi hin PKP, hi ing ou i s dedica ed UI/UX designe ,
and, o cou se, ha ing ou Canadian Founda ion o
Inno a ion (CFI) Majo Science Ini ia i e (MSI) g an ,
in collabo a ion wi h ou Coali ion Publica pa ne
É udi , enewed o ano he six yea s. Wi h all o his
in place, as well as all he o he accomplishmen s
and con ibu ions by ou s a and ou wonde ul
communi y included in his epo , I can only say,
wa ch ou 2023/24!
Ke in S anack,
Di ec o o Ope a ions
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PKP’s 25 h ANNIVERSARY
O e he pas qua e -cen u y, PKP’s
mission has been o enhance accessibili y
and isibili y o esea ch wo ldwide by
de eloping ee and open-sou ce so wa e
o schola ly publishing, o en used o
open access.
A he hea o PKP lies a obus global
communi y ha p omo es collabo a ion,
bes p ac ices, and mu ual suppo . The
communi y has always been c ucial in he
g ow h and success o PKP and has helped
solidi y i s place as a leading ad oca e o
quali y open access publishing al e na i es.
PKP launched a new websi e, showcasing
i s communi y, esea ch, de elopmen , and
ad ocacy, as pa o i s 25 h anni e sa y
celeb a ions in Janua y 2023.
The websi e cen e s PKP as an SFU Co e
Resea ch Facili y and seeks o o e i s
use s a deepe unde s anding o PKP’s
alues, p ojec s, and communi y.
Looking ahead, PKP en isions an e en
b igh e u u e, whe e open access
becomes he no m a he han he
excep ion. Wi h a legacy o 25 yea s, PKP
is eady o con inue i s mission o making
knowledge public h ough open sou ce and
open access p inciples.
He e’s o ano he 25 yea s o con ibu ions
and ad ancemen s, as PKP emains
commi ed o en iching he wo ld o
schola ly publishing and os e ing a cul u e
o ai and sus ainable open access o all!
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GOVERNANCE
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Ad iso y Commi ee
The Ad iso y Commi ee p o ides
guidance on all impo an PKP ac i i ies,
aking in o accoun PKP eam and
commi ee epo s. Wi h 2022 ma ked
by PKP becoming a SFU co e acili y, we
also held many discussions and p o ided
eedback abou he p ocess and i s
many implica ions, om inances o a
new websi e. To add, we we e deligh ed
abou he aking on o o me Canadian
con ac o s as SFU employees – and
we ha e welcomed Ke in S anack back
o PKP in he newly-es ablished ole o
Di ec o o Ope a ions.
We ha e wo ked on new AC e ms
o e e ence in o de o cla i y
esponsibili ies and o enable b oad
in e na ional pa icipa ion. (No e: The
e ms o e e ence ha e been adop ed in
2023.) The AC has ep esen a ion om
PKP De elopmen Pa ne s, É udi , SFU
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Lib a y, PKP commi ee chai s, and ex-
o icio membe s o PKP and SFU.
Fu he , he e ms o e e ence will now
allow o addi ional membe s om
egions no ep esen ed by exis ing
De elopmen Pa ne s o be co-op ed in
o de o ep esen and gain insigh s om
he uly di e se na u e o his communi y.
Du ing 2022, PKP ac i i ies and e en s
ha e con inued o consolida e and
expand. The AC is happy o be a pa
o his de elopmen and o sha e i s
expe ience as well as na ional and
in e na ional pe spec i es. We a e p oud
o wha PKP has accomplished in he las
25 yea s, and we will con inue o suppo
his de elopmen in he u u e.
Ma co Tullney,
Ad iso y Commi ee Chai
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SFU Communi y
Ad iso y Commi ee
The SFU Communi y Ad iso y
Commi ee’s pu pose is o o e see PKP’s
engagemen , ad ocacy, and suppo
e o s wi hin he SFU Communi y, o
ad ise on bes p ac ices, and o p o ide a
means o he SFU communi y o p o ide
inpu o and o e sigh o he PKP as a
Uni e si y Co e Facili y. The Commi ee
held i s inaugu al mee ing in la e 2022.
The main ou comes o his mee ing
we e o inalize he commi ee’s e ms
o e e ence, o choose a chai o 2023-
2024, and o commi o ensu ing ha
bo h an unde g adua e and a g adua e
s uden ep esen a i e be in i ed o join
he commi ee.
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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Upg ades and LTS
Ea ly in 2022 he PKP de elopmen eam
b anded he 3.3.0-x line o OJS, OMP, and
OPS as “long- e m suppo ” (LTS) eleases.
This change e lec s PKP’s plans o
consolida e he use communi y on mo e
up- o-da e eleases by de ining clea pa hs
o upg ade ha a e be e ma ched wi h he
use communi y and by in es ing in making
upg ades easie .
This ini ia i e is esponsi e o an open da a
se i s published in 2021 s udying, among
o he hings, he dis ibu ion o ac i ely
publishing e sions o he so wa e. .
This da a se con i med ou suspicions
ha la ge po ions o he use communi y
s uggled o keep hei so wa e cu en . I
led o an in es men in e o bo h by he
de elopmen eam, o make he upg ade
oolse mo e obus , and in o he pa s o
he o ganiza ion, o acili a e upg ades
among use s o he oldes e sions o he
so wa e among speci ic communi ies.
This da ase was e ised in la e 2022,
which con i med ou hopes ha he
communi y was adop ing he 3.3.0 LTS
eleases. In 2022, 3.3.0 LTS g ew o
become he mos deployed line o he
so wa e by a signi ican ma gin.
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3.4.0 So wa e De elopmen
Meanwhile, he de elopmen eam
con inued he de elopmen o OJS,
OMP, and OPS 3.4.0. These in oduced
an ambi ious ea u e se : a ew i e o
s a is ics in suppo o COUNTER R5,
including ins i u ional and geog aphic
s a is ics; a new submission wiza d
wi h a much-imp o ed use in e ace;
signi ican mode niza ion o he sou ce
code including name spacing and class
loading; he addi ion o e e en ial
in eg i y checks o he da abase; a
new oolse o email empla es and
composi ion; and much mo e.
OJS, OMP, and OPS 3.4.0 we e o iginally
planned o elease in 2022, bu s a ing
challenges and scope c eep pushed he
elease in o Q2 2023.
The Technical Commi ee (and i s o shoo
Tes ing Commi ee) in es ed signi ican
e o in o edesigning he communi y
es ing p ocess. This esul ed in expanded
ec ui men and new eedback p ocesses;
i con inues o be a challenge o
accommoda e he so wa e’s es ing needs
du ing he elease cycle in a way ha does
no p olong he elease p ocess beyond
a ull qua e o a yea . As we a e aiming
o majo eleases on a cycle as close
o a yea as possible, his is a challenge
we will con inue o manage. Communi y
es ing e o s esul ed in meaning ul
imp o emen s o pe o mance, upg ades,
and o he aspec s o he so wa e.
PKP is deligh ed o add De ika Goel o
ou s a os e as ou i s dedica ed
designe . De ika is cen al o a shi in
PKP’s de elopmen cul u e o a design-
i s wo k low, which will esul in g ea e
communi y pa icipa ion in he ea ly
s ages o ea u e de elopmen and will
allow he de elopmen eam o be e
alloca e i s esou ces.
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3.5.0 So wa e De elopmen
While he 3.4.0 so wa e de elopmen cycle
was unde way, he PKP de elopmen eam
began looking ahead o he 3.5.0 cycle.
Design wo k began on a cons ella ion o
ea u es ha will be he la ges de elopmen
e o in his line: a ew i en submission
lis s oolbox. This will pe mi edi o s o
be e unde s and a a glance he s a us
o he submissions unde going edi o ial
wo k, including sea ching, so ing, and
il e ing; i will also allow edi o s o pe o m
ce ain common asks wi hou lea ing he
submission lis s.
The de elopmen eam is also using
his design exe cise o e ine i s design-
o-de elopmen wo k low. Many o he
ea u es in his lis a e commonly eques ed
by he communi y a la ge, bu PKP would
like o ex end speci ic hanks o SciELO o
unding he de elopmen wo k and helping
us o unde s and he needs o a la ge use
communi y.
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T ansla ions
PKP in oduced Webla e o i s ansla ion
wo k low in 2020. Webla e is an excellen
hi d-pa y open sou ce so wa e
applica ion ha is used o help wi h he
managemen and c owdsou cing o
so wa e ansla ions. I is mo e ea u e-
ich and eplaced an in-house oolse
ha had siloed ansla ion wo k in a way
ha made i di icul o collec and sha e
ansla ions wi h he use communi y.
Webla e has been ex emely success ul,
wi h he o al numbe o ansla ions
expanding o mo e han 50 languages.
Howe e , he e a e s ill aspec s o he
ansla ion wo k low ha need imp o emen .
One equen sou ce o us a ion is he
di icul y in mo ing ansla ions be ween
b anches o he so wa e; a ansla ion
con ibu ed o p epa a ion o he 3.4.0
elease canno easily be applied o a 3.3.0
LTS ins alla ion.
This led he PKP de elopmen eam o
explo e app oaches o his p oblem ha
ha e been applied in o he p ojec s. We
iden i ied and selec ed a p ocess called
summi ing, which acks he ansla ion
equi emen s o each b anch o he so wa e
and allows ansla ions o be “ga he ed” o
ansla ion wo k and “sca e ed” back ou
o elease in a so wa e package.
This p ocess has unde gone a success ul
p oo o concep and wo k will con inue o
kni i in o he so wa e de elopmen cycle.
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OJS
PKP eleased OJS 3.3.0-9 h ough 3.3.0-13 in 2023, adding a new Icelandic ansla ion
and upda ed Chinese ansla ion (among o he s).
In bo h Decembe 2021 and Decembe 2022 edi ions o De ails o publica ions using
so wa e by he Public Knowledge P ojec , signi ican po ions o he OJS use communi y
an e sions 2.4.8-x, 3.1.2-x, 3.2.1-x, and 3.3.0-x.
Mos signi ican ly, he sha e o jou nals using OJS 3.3.0-x LTS eleases g ew om 17%
o 46%; he sha e o jou nals using he ou da ed 2.4 and 3.1 eleases d opped om 29%
o 18% and 30% o 21% ( espec i ely).
We expec u he consolida ion o he use communi y on he success ul 3.3.0-x line o
eleases, and will con inue ou gene al policy o suppo ing wo majo lines o so wa e.
This means o mally d opping suppo o OJS/OMP/OPS 3.2.x when 3.4.0 is eleased.
PKP is exci ed by he con inued g ow h o schola ly li e a u e ha e lec s he global
na u e o i s communi y.
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OMP
PKP eleased OMP 3.3.0-9 h ough 3.3.0-
13 in 2023. I is cu en ly a ailable in 26
languages. While he OMP use communi y
is much smalle han OJS enjoys, i ends o
exhibi g ea e ins i u ional suppo , likely
due o he na u e o a schola ly p ess as a
ehicle o ins i u ional se ices a he han
he his o ically g ass oo s endency o OJS
ins alla ions o se e indi idual jou nals.
While small, he OMP use communi y
appea s o be g owing as , exhibi ing a
nea doubling be ween he 2021 and 2022
publica ions o he De ails o publica ions
using so wa e by he Public Knowledge
P ojec da a se . This is a complex da a se
and mo e in-dep h esea ch on he OMP
and OPS use communi ies would e eal
some in e es ing ends.
OPS
PKP eleased OPS 3.3.0-9 h ough 3.3.0-
13 in 2023. I is cu en ly a ailable in 10
languages, wi h 3.4.0 expec ed o be
a ailable in 15.
OPS is he mos junio en y in he PKP
so wa e ca alog, wi h i s i s o mal elease
in 2021 – hanks in no small pa o he
mo i a ion, unding, and expe ience o he
SciELO eam in B azil; he SciELO P ep in
Se e con inues o be a leading example
o Open Access p ep in dis ibu ion based
on OPS.
PKP con inues o ollow he launch o new
p ep in se ices based on OPS a ound he
wo ld – JXi , an ambi ious Japanese p ep in
se ice; eng xi , an enginee ing p ep in
se ice; Spo Rxi , a subjec eposi o y
dedica ed o spo , exe cise, pe o mance,
and heal h esea ch; and many o he s
in Nige ia, I aly, Uzbekis an, Cos a Rica,
Myanma , Ge many, India, and elsewhe e.
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PUBLISHING SERVICES
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PKP Publishing Se ices
PKP Publishing Se ices (PKP|PS) p o ides
hos ing, suppo , aining, and so wa e
de elopmen se ices o schola ly
publishe s a ound he wo ld. These
se ices, o iginally p oposed by he use
communi y as an a ea o need, allow edi o s
o concen a e on publishing while PKP|PS
manages he echnical in as uc u e,
including upg ades, backups, and bug ixes
wi h unpa alleled expe suppo om he
eam and de elope s o OJS, OMP, and
OPS.
Whe e exis ing jou nals s uggle wi h
echnical deb – a lack o local capaci y
o manage and main ain he so wa e –
PKP|PS o e s a ou e o sus ainabili y.
And when schola s o socie ies wish
o s a a new jou nal, en y-le el plans
p o ide low-cos hos ing, suppo , and
comple e so wa e capabili y o s a hei
endea ou s.
The Ins i u ional Plan is a deeply discoun ed
op ion o highe educa ion ins i u ions
ha publish mul iple jou nals – o e ing a
way o uni e si ies and colleges o p o ide
local suppo o local publishing while
PKP|PS looks a e he se e s, hos ing,
and so wa e upg ades.
Wi h inc eased ou each and excellen
e en ion o exis ing clien s, PKP Publishing
Se ices con inues o see an a e age
g ow h o app oxima ely 20% yea -on-yea
in he numbe o publishe s ha use OJS
o managing jou nals and who ely on
OMP o online book publishing. This yea
Spo Rxi also mig a ed he P ep in Se e
o ou hos ing se ices.
PKP|PS has seen consis en g ow h his
yea wi h 142 new jou nals p esses, and
se e s, and 54 new clien s joining exis ing
hos ed publishe s.
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NEW JOURNALS,
PRESSES, AND SERVERS
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NEW HOSTED
CLIENTS
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This pas yea we welcomed se e al
educa ional ins i u ions om ac oss he
globe including he Ohio S a e Uni e si y,
Loughbo ough Uni e si y, Uni e si y o
P imo ska and A habasca Uni e si y.
No ably, an inc easing numbe o new
clien s op ed o hos hei jou nals wi h he
Ins i u ional Plane ad an age o he ull
sui e o PKP|PS se ices and con ibu ing
o PKP’s sus ainabili y, wi h all unds
con ibu ing o PKP so wa e de elopmen ,
suppo , and s a ing.
This yea PKP|PS also pilo ed and launched
DOAJ index suppo , upda ed clien hos ing
ag eemen s, and pu o wa d a p oposal o
o e p oduc ion and ypese ing se ices.
PKP|PS welcomed Ma k Huskisson as
he eam’s i s Publishing De elopmen
Specialis . Ma k’s expe ise and
engagemen in he schola ly publishing
ecosys em ha e been ins umen al o
PKP|PS’s con inued g ow h.
Ano he impo an addi ion o he eam
in ea ly 2023 was Shi angi Vashis ha,
Publishing Pa ne ship Specialis , who
b ings he cus ome -cen ici y and ocus
on us -based ela ionships o PKP|PS.
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Communi y Ou each Team
Fu he , looking o unde s and and
engage be e wi h use s all a ound
he globe, Alejand a Casas and Fami a
Racy ook o e he Communica ions
eam as Communica ions Coo dina o
and Specialis , espec i ely.
Ioana Liu a came as Digi al Publishing
Lib a ian a Simon F ase Uni e si y
Lib a y and PKP, p o iding communi y
suppo and con ibu ing o ins uc ional
documen a ion and educa ional
esou ce de elopmen .
Emma Uhl, Publica ion Suppo
Specialis a PKP|PS, wi h he expe ience
in coo dina ing ansla ions, joined he
communi y eam as he Documen a ion
In e es G oup PKP liaison.
Ano he impo an addi ion o he eam
his yea was Jeane e Ha he ill, who,
as S a egic Communi y De elopmen
Consul an o Coali ion Publica,
ep esen s he Canadian schola ly
communi y and helps coo dina e
ou each and communica ions ac i i ies
o he pa ne ship.
E e y yea , PKP’s communi y and i s
con ibu ions a e essen ial o he
o ganiza ion’s ac i i ies. So wa e
de elopmen and imp o emen ,
pa icipa ion in e en s, so wa e and
documen a ion ansla ions, and he ole
o PKP as a key ac o in p omo ing open
access schola ly publishing a e always
suppo ed by and o he communi y.
Tha is why, in 2022, he Communi y
Ou each eam g ew o s eng hen ou
ela ionship wi h pa ne o ganiza ions,
inancial suppo e s, in-kind
con ibu o s, and gene al use s o PKP
so wa e.
The g ow h s a ed by welcoming U ooj
Nizami, PKP’s Communi y Engagemen
& Ou each Lib a ian, who wo ks o build
and main ain ela ionships wi h di e se
in e na ional communi y membe s and
pa ne s while coo dina ing communi y
ou each and educa ion p og ams.
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GLOBAL OJS USAGE
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The Public Knowledge P ojec ’s Beacon
Da a—in o ma ion abou known public
ins alla ions o PKP So wa e— e eals
he ex ensi e, global use o Open Jou nal
Sys ems (OJS). Howe e , he impac o
OJS ex ends beyond he shee usage
s a is ics. Acco ding o he OA Diamond
Jou nals S udy (2021), app oxima ely 60%
o diamond jou nals su eyed chose OJS
as hei publishing pla o m.
Mo eo e , he in luence o OJS eaches
beyond i s ex ensi e usage, pa icula ly
in ligh o he g owing ecogni ion o
bibliodi e si y as a c ucial elemen in
os e ing a h i ing schola ly publishing
ecosys em.
PKP p oudly se es as he p e e ed
choice o 34,000 jou nals, pa icula ly
in Indonesia and B azil. OJS use spans
156 coun ies, o e ing publica ions in 60
di e en languages.
This obus , wo ldwide communi y no
only d i es us o con inually enhance and
main ain ou so wa e, i also di ec ly
con ibu es o PKP’s esea ch and
de elopmen e o s.
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SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Coali ion Publica
Coali ion Publica is a pa ne ship be ween
É udi a he Uni e si é de Mon éal and
he Public Knowledge P ojec o ad ance
esea ch dissemina ion and digi al
schola ly publishing in Canada.
De eloping a non-comme cial, open
sou ce na ional in as uc u e o digi al
schola ly publishing, dissemina ion,
and esea ch—combining OJS and he
e udi .o g pla o m—as well as esea ch
in es iga ing he Canadian schola ly
publishing ecosys em.
• CP endo ses he diamond OA Plan
• S eng hening go e nance:
es ablished 2 use g oups & bilingual
mee ing p ac ices in oduced
• Recommenda ions o
imp o emen s o me ada a wi h he
Me ada a wo king g oup, 2 documen s
p oduced
CFI G an s Coali ion Publica
$10 Million o S eng hen Digi al
Se ices
Coali ion Publica is se o enhance i s digi al
se ices o he Canadian and in e na ional
schola ly communi y, hanks o a $10
million g an om he Canada Founda ion
o Inno a ion (CFI). Unde he Majo
Science Ini ia i es Fund 2023-2029, CFI’s
in es men will enable Coali ion Publica
o de elop open-sou ce, non-comme cial,
na ional in as uc u e o suppo schola ly
esea ch, publishing, and dissemina ion.
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JASPER
PKP is p oud o be a pa o P ojec JASPER
(Jou nAlS a e P ese ed o e ER), an
ini ia i e o add ess he issue o jou nals
disappea ing om he in e ne due o lack
o esou ces and awa eness, ocused on
p ese ing open access jou nals o he
long e m. In collabo a ion wi h he DOAJ,
In e ne A chi e, CLOCKSS, and Keepe s
Regis y, PKP aims o b idge he gap in
p ese a ion co e age ha cu en ly exis s
among open access jou nals.
As pa o P ojec JASPER, PKP has been
ac i ely in ol ed in Phase One, ocused on
educing he numbe o una chi ed open
access jou nals.
We ha e been wo king wi h ou p ojec
pa ne s o es ablish a simple p ocess o
publishe s o de e mine he bes a chi ing
op ion based on hei speci ic needs and
capaci ies.
Fo jou nals using OJS, PKP con inued
o o e he PKP PN p ese a ion se ice,
buil on LOCKSS so wa e, as an a chi ing
op ion. We will also con inue p o iding
guidance on upg ading o complian OJS
e sions o ensu e success ul p ese a ion.
PKP’s in ol emen in P ojec JASPER
is d i en by ou commi men o making
knowledge public and ensu ing long- e m
access o published con en .
We alue he collabo a ion wi h ou pa ne s
in his c ucial p ese a ion ini ia i e and a e
looking o wa d o u u e p ojec phases o
explo e addi ional pa icipa ion op ions o
di e en ypes o jou nals.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
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PKP’s inancial sus ainabili y is based
upon he de elopmen o di e se e enue
s eams.
We con inue o bene i om he suppo o
unde s such as he Canadian Founda ion
o Inno a ion and he Social Sciences and
Humani ies Resea ch Council in Canada
as pa o ou Coali ion Publica pa ne ship
wi h É udi ..
We also ecei e gene ous inancial
suppo om ou De elopmen Pa ne s
and ins i u ional membe s. In addi ion,
he e enue gene a ed by ou Publishing
Se ices eam con inues o g ow, as mo e
clien s join us and ecei e he bene i s o
hei expe ise.
Many o ou unde s, De elopmen
Pa ne s, membe s, and clien s ha e been
inancially suppo ing PKP o many yea s,
and we g a e ully acknowledge hei long-
e m commi men o ou wo k.
Finally, as pa o PKP’s accep ance in o
Simon F ase Uni e si y’s Co e Facili ies
p og am, we ha e bene i ed om an
inc ease in ins i u ional suppo om ou
home ins i u ion, and o ha ongoing
suppo we a e mos g a e ul.
PKP u ilizes SFU’s inancial sys em
and he e o e adhe es o all s anda d
ins i u ional budge p ocedu es and
policies.
Financial Repo
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The iscal yea is Ap il 1, 2022 - Ma ch 31, 2023. All budge amoun s a e in
Canadian dolla s.
Re enue
Publishing Se ices $1,334,124.00
G an s $685,422.00
Membe ships $465,062.00
SFU in-Kind $157,396.00
E en Sponso ships $14,487.00
To al Re enue $2,656,491.00
Expenses
Pe sonnel Expenses $2,079,331.00
In as uc u e $211,200.00
Ou each/Communi y Suppo $119,807.00
Adminis a ion $27,248.00
To al Expenses $2,437,586.00
To al $218,905.00
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Thank you!
Resea ch Suppo
PKP akes his oppo uni y o hank he
ollowing ini ia i es in ecogni ion o
esea ch and de elopmen suppo :
• A cadia Fund
• Canadian Founda ion o Inno a ion-
Majo Science Ini ia i es
• King Cen e on Global De elopmen ,
S an o d Uni e si y
• Social Sciences and Humani ies
Resea ch Council
• S an o d G adua e School o
Educa ion
• P i a e dono , S an o d Uni e si y
Con ibu o s
Ou hanks o he many indi iduals and
ins i u ions who con ibu ed gi s o ime
including ansla o s, w i e s, sp in e s,
de elope s, and es e s. In pa icula ,
we would like o hank membe s o
ou commi ees (Ad iso y, Technical,
and Membe s) and in e es g oups
(Documen a ion In e es G oup and
Accessibili y In e es G oup).
Wi h special hanks o he ollowing
o ganiza ions o p o iding space, s a ,
and suppo owa ds PKP e en s:
• The Fede a ion o Finnish Lea ned
Socie ies
• Uni e sidad Nacional de Colombia
• Uni e sidad Pedagógica Nacional
• Uni e sidad Dis i al F ancisco José
de Caldas
