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For more information about the JCP Program, refer to our overview page.

JCP Award Nomination is Open

The nomination for 2023 JCP Awards is open. Submit a nominaton to recognize the community members' hard work and dedication. To commemorate the JCP 25-year anniversary, we have added two special categories this year.

April 2023 JCP EC Meeting Minutes and Materials Available

The April EC Meeting Minutes and Materials are now available.

2022 JCP EC Elections Results Posted!

The 2022 JCP EC elections results are now available! Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the nominees for participating in the elections this year!

Java in Education

Java in Education is an initiative to promote Java in the local educational institutions.

See the message from Heather VanCura, Director and Chairperson of the JCP Program.

JSR Updates

New JSRs
JSR 396, Java SE 21
JSR 397, Java SE 22

Public Reviews

Final Releases
JSR 371, Model-View-Controller (MVC 1.0) Specification
JSR 378, Portlet 3.0 Bridge for JavaServer Faces 2.2
JSR 381, Visual Recognition Specification
JSR 386, Java SE 12
JSR 388, Java SE 13
JSR 389, Java SE 14
JSR 390, Java SE 15
JSR 391, Java SE 16
JSR 392, Java SE 17
JSR 393, Java SE 18
JSR 394, Java SE 19
JSR 395, Java SE 20

Maintenance Reviews

Maintenance Releases
JSR 199, Java Compiler API
JSR 243, Java Data Objects 2.0
JSR 269, Pluggable Annotation Processing API
JSR 337, Java SE 8
JSR 354, Money and Currency API
JSR 384, Java SE 11
JSR 385, Units of Measurement API
JSR 387, Streamline the JCP Program
JSR 907, Java Transaction API

JCP.Next Progress Update

JSR 387, Streamline the JCP Program, has posted a Maintenance Release (2019).
JSR 364, Broadening JCP Membership, has posted a Maintenance Release (2017).
JSR 355, JCP Executive Committee Merge, completed its work and went final in 2012.
JSR 348, Towards a new version of the JCP, posed a Final Release in 2011.

JUGs or Individuals, Complete the Transparency Checks or Audits on JSRs

There is a transparency sub-project introduced as part of the Adopt-a-JSR program. We need JUGs or individuals to do transparency checks or audits on JSRs.

Materials for Spec Leads

Following the upgrade to the JCP 2.8 Program, the Program Office has made available the following materials for Spec Leads on the Multimedia page of jcp.org:

Adopt-a-JSR for Spec Leads (February 2013 call)
JCP 2.9 and Transparency (November 2012 call)
Meet the Candidates (October 2012 call)
Expert Group Nominations (June 2012 call)
Leveraging the JCP Community (February 2012 call)
Transparency (December 2011 call)
JCP 2.8 Overview (October 2011 call)

JUG Members Learn the Benefits of Active JCP Participation

The Java Community Process (JCP) program has seen a dramatic rise in worldwide participation. Read more here...

Spec Lead Guide
JCP 2
EC meeting summaries
Calendar
Multimedia page
Submit a new JSR
JCP Community Page

JSR 397 Java SE 22 iteration begins

JSR 384 Java SE 11 Maintenance Release 2

JSR 337 Java SE 8 Maintenance Release 5

JSR 384 Java SE 11 Maintenance Review 2

JSR 337 Java SE 8 Maintenance Review 5

JSR 269 Pluggable Annotation Processing API Maintenance Release 6

JSR 395 Java SE 20 Final Release

JSR 395 Java SE 20 Public Review

JSR 269 Pluggable Annotation Processing API Maintenance Review 14

JSR 396 Java SE 21 iteration begins

JSR 269 Pluggable Annotation Processing API Maintenance Release 5

JSR 394 Java SE 19 Final Release

JSR 337 Java SE 8 Maintenance Release 4

JSR 378 Portlet 3.0 Bridge for JavaServer Faces 2.2 Final Release

JSR 395 Java SE 20 iteration begins

JSR 393 Java SE 18 Final Release

JSR 199 Java Compiler API Maintenance Release 3

JSR 243 Java Data Objects Maintenance Release 4

JSR 381 Visual Recognition Specification Final Release

JSR 392 Java SE 17 Final Release

JSR 385 Units of Measurement API 2.0 Maintenance Review

JSR 390 Java SE 15 Final Release

JSR 354 Money and Currency API Maintenance Release

JSR 389 Java SE 14 Final Release

JSR 337 Java SE 8 Release Contents Maintenance Release 3

JSR 371 Model-View-Controller (MVC 1.0) Specification Final Release

JSR 282 Real-time Specification for Java 2 Public Review 2

JSR 388 Java SE 13 Final Release

JSR 385 Units of Measurement API 2.0 Final Release

JSR 387 Streamline the JCP Program Maintenance Release

JSR 907 Java Transaction API Maintenance Release 3