Some news on the JoPP-front.

*upcoming releases*
After a lot of discussion between the special issue editors and the editorial team, it was decided that the issue on the "Ecuadorian experiment" (aka FLOK society) would come out as a regular issue, titled "Policy proposals for a Society of the Commons" or, in short, "Policies for the Commons". Since all their papers are ready and being copy-edited, they will start uploading them soon, and will come out as JoPP#7 in June. The issue on Feminism and (un)hacking will come out as JoPP#8 and will be released end of August. Both will be dated July 2015. JoPP#9 on Alternative Internets is scheduled for release in January 2016.

*releasing two issues*

We already released two issues close together (1 and 2) and it reinforced the notion that JoPP was a hive of productive activity. In addition FLOK and Feminism and (un)hacking are very different issues​ so there is no risk of overlap. 

*copy editor*

Bryan Hugill has offered to copy-edit JoPP. He has been the primary copy editor for the Asian Journal of Social Science for a number of years, and has copy-edited academic papers and theses. He also has a background in ecology and agriculture, and runs his own organic farm/business in Thailand. ​He has worked on the FLOK issue at short notice and seems to be great. Thank you Bryan!

*new JoPP board members*

Any JoPP board member can sponsor a new board member, who must be able to point to a publicly available record of research. Sponsored board members are invited to present their research interests and intended contribution to the journal to this list. If a week passes after being sponsored and no-one has objected, they are welcomed aboard. Board members are expected to review two papers a year (if called on to do so), and to take part in debates on this list.​ Please do not hesitate to sponsor people who you think might like to contribute.

*future issues*

I have been working on putting together a CFP for an issue on "Peer production and paid labour" with Stefano Zacchiroli and Phoebe Moore (who I will propose as a new board member). CFP will go out in May/June 2015. The issue is meant to be released in July 2016. There is nothing planned after... ideas welcome! :-)

cheers,

Mathieu (on behalf of the editorial team)