Coalition Publica Celebrates 25 Years Joining International Open Access Week
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Fostering Community over Commercialization in Scholarly Publishing
Coalition Publica, a collaborative effort between Érudit and the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), celebrates the 25 anniversary of both organizations, that have fostered community-driven open access in scholarly publishing. This milestone coincides with the 2023 International Open Access Week, which revolves around "Community over Commercialization."
In the spirit of this theme, Coalition Publica recognizes the invaluable contributions of its community members, including scholarly journals, librarians, and aligned organizations, who work together to build a national open infrastructure for digital scholarly publishing. Their dedication to advancing open source software, particularly Open Journal Systems (OJS), has made a significant impact. OJS, developed by PKP, is used by over 34,000 journals worldwide, with nearly 100 participating in Coalition Publica and many more disseminating content on erudit.org.
This collaborative effort extends to journal editors, managers, authors, reviewers, libraries, and library publishers, all of whom play essential roles in the Canadian non-profit publishing landscape. Together, they drive the mission to ensure that knowledge is openly shared for the public good, resulting in a rich, multilingual corpus at the core of Coalition Publica's vision.
The open access infrastructure that Coalition Publica is building is not limited to Canada; it is part of a broader global community that aims to enhance the quality and interoperability of open access content. The success of this endeavor is attributed to the specialized knowledge, guidance, and relationship-building capacity of its community members.
International Open Access Week 2023 focuses on the importance of prioritizing community over commercialization in knowledge dissemination. This theme resonates deeply with Coalition Publica's commitment to sustainable open access and its mission to improve the visibility and reach of scholarly publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
The collaboration between Érudit and PKP is central to this mission. Érudit's platform, serving 5 million users annually, connects seamlessly with the Open Journal Systems, creating a robust ecosystem of accessible scientific and cultural journals.
Community-driven models are chosen over profit-driven models because they ultimately benefit humanity and the world at large. This approach aligns with Coalition Publica's philosophy of prioritizing community over commercialization.
In support of International Open Access Week, Coalition Publica, Érudit, and PKP are actively participating in various events, such as webinars, conferences, and discussions, all aimed at advancing research visibility and promoting open access.
Open Access Week Events
Check out what these three organizations will be up to for Open Access Week! Please consider registering for an event, or help spread the word by sharing with your networks.
→ Coalition Publica
Coalition Publica is hosting a webinar on advancing research visibility through National Portals, which is part of the International Open Access Week campaign events (October 26).
Also, members of PKP and Érudit will participate to Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (October 23 - 27), especially in the conference Governance of a global diamond open access federation: responsibilities, governance models and structures with Juan Pablo Alperin (PKP Co-Scientific Director) - October 25 and The role of open infrastructures in the landscape of science as a global public good with Tanja Niemann (Executive director of Érudit) - October 24.
→ Érudit
Érudit is launching a new interview series focussing on journals which have recently flipped their dissemination model to open access. Read the first interview here : 5 questions with… Industrial Relations. You can also discover more about Érudit’s history in a special blogpost.
→ Public Knowledge Project (PKP)
PKP is participating in several events which are also part of the International Open Access Week campaign events:
Open Access Australasia International Open Access Week event:
Community over commercialisation - What is community control and why does it matter with John Willinsky, PKP Co-Scientific Director (October 24)
Forum for Open Research in MENA (October 22 - 25):
Panel L: Recalibrating the scope of scholarly publishing: A modest step in a vast decolonization process with Saurabh Khanna, PKP Research Associate (October 25th)
Social Media Sharing
If you’ve been involved in activities with PKP, Érudit, or Coalition Publica, or have community events coming up, take a moment to celebrate and raise awareness by sharing your story on social media!
PKP: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Mastodon
Érudit : Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
Hashtags to use: #OAWeek #OpenAccess #CoalitionPublica
Don’t forget to download International Open Access Week assets for social media sharing from the Resources page!