Useful Resources & Learning
Official Training & Certification
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| PKP School (free online courses) | https://pkpschool.sfu.ca/ |
| PKP Documentation Hub | https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/ |
| PKP Webinars (recorded) | https://pkp.sfu.ca/training/ |
Indexing & Impact
| Service | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals | doaj.org |
| Scopus | Elsevier abstract/citation database | scopus.com |
| Web of Science (Clarivate) | Major citation index | clarivate.com |
| PubMed / MEDLINE | Health science indexing (NLM) | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
| EBSCO / ProQuest | Commercial abstracting services | ebsco.com |
| Google Scholar | Free indexing; auto-crawls OJS metadata | scholar.google.com |
| Crossref | DOI registration & metadata network | crossref.org |
| Scimago (SJR) | Free journal ranking tool | scimagojr.com |
| Sherpa Romeo | Check open-access policies | sherpa.ac.uk/romeo |
Author & Reviewer Tools
| Tool | Purpose | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ORCID | Persistent researcher identifier | orcid.org |
| Zotero | Reference management | zotero.org |
| Mendeley | Reference management + network | mendeley.com |
| Overleaf | Collaborative LaTeX editor | overleaf.com |
| Grammarly | Writing & grammar assistance | grammarly.com |
Typesetting & Production
| Tool | Purpose | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Texture (Stencila) | JATS XML editor (open source) | GitHub |
| Pandoc | Universal document converter (docx → JATS, HTML) | pandoc.org |
| LibreOffice Writer | Free word processor for manuscript editing | libreoffice.org |
| Adobe Acrobat / PDF24 | PDF creation and editing | pdf24.org (free) |
| Inkscape | Free vector graphics (figures/covers) | inkscape.org |
| GIMP | Free image editing | gimp.org |
Open Access & Copyright
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Commons | Choose the right licence (CC BY, CC BY-NC, etc.) | creativecommons.org |
| Open Access Button | Find legal free versions of papers | openaccessbutton.org |
| SPARC Author Addendum | Retain copyright as an author | sparcopen.org |