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Membership

As an open-source FOSS community, the Public Knowledge Project relies on strong support from a community of contributors to strengthen and grow its ongoing maintenance and development. Building on SFU’s administrative support, grants, and the revenue generated by PKP Publishing Services, we depend on financial and in-kind contributions from members to enhance and direct software development, educational initiatives, and research programs. 

Institutions and individuals who contribute to PKP through financial and/or community contributions play a vital role in fortifying our operations. Members are eligible to receive membership benefits including applying for designated seats on PKP governing bodies.

Paths to Membership 

To reflect our diverse, global community, paths to membership are also varied and diverse. Paths to membership include defined, formal relationships through our Development Partner program, through financial contributions, and equally important to FOSS and open access communities—in-kind, community contributions.

Development Partners

The Public Knowledge Project depends on financial and in-kind support from institutional partners similarly committed to open source and open access models of scholarly publishing.

Financial Contributors

The Public Knowledge Project has developed open source software for scholarly publishing for over two decades thanks to continuing support from organizations and institutions that share our commitment to increasing publishing access and quality.

Community Contributors

The Public Knowledge Project has depended on and leveraged the breadth of expertise in our community by encouraging in-kind contributions through assistance in our translation, documentation, software development, communication, and educational initiatives.

Paths to Membership 

To reflect our diverse, global community, paths to membership are also varied and diverse. Paths to membership include defined, formal relationships through our Development Partner program, through financial contributions, and equally important to FOSS and open access communities—in-kind, community contributions.

Development Partners

The Public Knowledge Project depends on financial and in-kind support from institutional partners similarly committed to open source and open access models of scholarly publishing.

Financial Contributors

The Public Knowledge Project has developed open source software for scholarly publishing for over two decades thanks to continuing support from organizations and institutions that share our commitment to increasing publishing access and quality.

Community Contributors

The Public Knowledge Project has depended on and leveraged the breadth of expertise in our community by encouraging in-kind contributions through assistance in our translation, documentation, software development, communication, and educational initiatives.

Members must review and agree to abide by the PKP Code of Conduct.

Becoming a Member

Membership is actualized upon sustained in-kind contribution or financial contribution and is granted on either an annual basis or by the terms of a signed agreement. 

To express interest in contributing through community contribution, please submit a form. For financial contributions, please contact us through the Contact Form. For in-kind community contributions, PKP’s Community Team will follow up with you to gauge your interest and expertise to apply across a wide array of opportunities. 

Benefits

Benefits are available to individual community contributors or individuals representing member organizations. For in-kind community contributions, benefits may be enjoyed after 12 hours of total contributions within a 12 month period.

Opportunities to apply to application-based benefits will be made over the Member Mailing List.

Members may request localized data reports derived from PKP’s beacon data
Members may apply to the annual PKP in-person Sprint Scholarship Fund to cover the cost of travel and accommodations to a total value of $3,000 CAD*
Access to PKP’s Announcements, General, Random, and other public Mattermost channels
Members wishing to upgrade to OJS 3 may ask for assistance by being matched with a community member to advise on the upgrading process
Members will be acknowledged on PKP website and annual report
Members will be provided with PKP Membership logo for display on their website
Members may opt into a membership swag package
Members may request a certificate of contribution

*If you require financial assistance to attend an in-person sprint, please express your interest during the registration process. Preference will be given to members who would not be able to attend without scholarship support. Scholarship funding may be requested once per year by sprinters. We will prioritize individuals who have not previously received scholarship funding or attended an in-person sprint.

Benefits for Development Partners

  • An individual from a Development Partner institution will have a designated seat on PKP’s Advisory Committee
  • Closer collaborative relationship with PKP