Open Journal Systems
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Developer(s) | Public Knowledge Project ![]() |
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Platform | PHP ![]() |
Available in | Multilingual |
Type | Open access publishing |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs ![]() |
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is free software for the management of peer-reviewed academic journals. Created by the Public Knowledge Project, it is released under the GNU General Public License.[1]
Design
Open Journal Systems (OJS) was designed to facilitate the development of open access, peer-reviewed publishing, providing the technical infrastructure for the presentation of journal articles along with an editorial-management workflow, including article submission, peer-review, and indexing. OJS relies upon individuals fulfilling different roles, such as journal manager, editor, reviewer, author, and reader. It has a module that supports subscription journals.[2][3]
Like other community-based projects such as WordPress, the software has a plugin architecture, which allows new features to be integrated without changing the core codebase. Available plugins facilitate indexing in Google Scholar and PubMed Central, publishing RSS/Atom web syndication feeds, and providing COUNTER statistics about online usage.[4] OJS is also LOCKSS-compliant, which helps ensure ongoing access to journal contents. Third-party plugins include Reading Tools,[5] which point readers to related studies, media stories, and policy documents in open access databases.
Versions
Originally released in 2001, OJS is currently in version 3.3.0-6, released in April 2021. PKP also maintains a version 2 branch, with OJS 2.4.8-5 released in May 2019.[6] Version 2 includes some features and languages not supported in version 3.[7] OJS is written in PHP, uses either a MariaDB (formerly MySQL) or PostgreSQL database, and can be hosted on a Unix-like or Windows web server.
Translations
As of version 2.3, the software had been translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian, and Arabic, with many additional languages (including Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese) in development. Translations are created and maintained by the user community.[8]
Use
A user community has developed around the software, with active participants, and enhancements being contributed to the project from the Brazilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology (IBICT),[9][failed verification] the Journal of Medical Internet Research,[10] and others. A growing body of publications and documentation[11] is available on the project's website.
As of mid-2015, OJS was being used by at least 8,000 journals worldwide.[12] A map showing the location of these journals is also available on PKP's website.[13] A survey in 2010 found that about half were in the developing world.[14]
OJS hosting service is offered for a fee by PKP|PS (PKP-operated Publishing Services),[15][16] as well as a variety of third-party commercial and non-commercial service providers not affiliated with PKP.[17][18]
The Public Knowledge Project is also collaborating with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) to develop scholarly research portals in Africa,[19] Bangladesh,[20] Nepal,[21] and Vietnam.[22] In Venezuela, at least 32 independent organizations, public and private universities publish 230 journals using this platform.[23]
OJS, as well as the Érudit publishing system,[24] is being used in the Synergies project,[25] creating a scholarly portal for Canadian social sciences and humanities research. OJS is also being used for research portals in Brazil,[26] Spain, Italy,[27] and Greece.[28]
See also
References
- ^ "GNU General Public License | Public Knowledge Project". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Subscriptions". Open Journal Systems Help. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Open Journal Systems". Public Knowledge Project. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources". Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ Reading Tools
- ^ "Public Knowledge Project > Open Journal Systems > Download". Public Knowledge Project. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Getting Ready for OJS 3.0: When Should I Upgrade? | Public Knowledge Project".
- ^ "OJS Languages". Public Knowledge Project. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Brazilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology (IBICT)
- ^ "JMIR - Journal of Medical Internet Research". www.jmir.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ publications and documentation
- ^ "OJS Stats". Public Knowledge Project. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "OJS Map". Public Knowledge Project. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Edgar, Brian D.; Willinsky, John (2010). "A Survey of Scholarly Journals Using Open Journal Systems". Scholarly and Research Communication. 1 (2). doi:10.22230/src.2010v1n2a24. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ PKP|PS: The Only PKP-operated Publishing Service
- ^ PKP|PS Journal Hosting
- ^ Open Access Directory (OAD): OA journal launch services
- ^ Kumar, Shanu (29 September 2020). "OJS Hosting — What are the best options?". Medium. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "About AJOL". African Journals Online. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "About the site". Bangladesh Journals Online. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "About the Site". Nepal Journals Online. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Vietnam Journals Online". Vietnam Journals Online. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Publicaciones OJS". Centro virtual de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Érudit". Érudit.org. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "About Synergies". Synergies. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Brazil". Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "LEO". Cilea.it. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "EKT ePublishing". epublishing.ekt.gr/en. National Documentation Centre. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
Further reading
- da Fonseca, R.M.S. (2004, June). Open Journal Systems. Paper presented at the ICCC 8th International Conference on Electronic Publishing, Brasilia.
- Muthayan, S. (2003). Open access research and the public domain in South African universities: The Public Knowledge Project's Open Journal Systems. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Open Access and the Public Domain in Digital Data and Information for Science, UNESCO, Paris.
- Willinsky, J. (2005). Open Journal Systems: An example of open source software for journal management and publishing. Library Hi-Tech 23 (4), 504-519.
- A Survey and Evaluation of Open-Source Electronic Publishing Systems, Mark Cyzyk and Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University
- How to install OJS — A step-by-step Guide A guide on steps to install OJS for new publishers