OJS - Open Journal System

What is its Purpose

Open Journal Systems (OJS) is an open-source web-publishing software for the management of scientific journals, created thanks to funding from the Canadian Government by a consortium named Public Knowledge Project.

Archimede Informatica provides hosting services, installation, training for operators and customizing of functionalities. Archimede Informatica is also able to develop the integration between OJS and other computer systems.

OJS is a complete system for the management of all aspects of drafting and publishing a scientific journal: from the creation of a dedicated website with the possibility of choosing and customizing the graphic aspects, over the management workflow of articles, up to the management of subscriptions and sales of individual articles with online payment.

OJS is suitable for universities and research institutes that typically use internal staff for the editorial organization and management of scientific journals, but it is also the ideal solution for publishing companies that organize, manage and publishscientific journals.

Main Features of OJS

OJS allows the creation and management of websites for the electronic publication of one or more journals.

The work is divided between multiple users that are assigned to roles that are typical of drafting a scientific journal (author, proof-reader, editor, publisher).

The management of articles includes the online submission, the management of the reviewing process and the publishing of articles according to the standards of the Open Archive Initiative (OAI PMH). The articles are also published in the PDF format, so that they can be downloaded freely or for a fee. The compliance with the standards (OAI PMH) allows for the management of magazines with a high visibility on the web.

The users of the website can also be created directly by the operators of the website and these can be sent various communications (call for papers, postponement of deadlines, etc.) using predefined and customizable message templates.

The sales management allows to collect online subscriptions and purchases of individual articles with the relevant online payment.

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals on the Web

We create complete solutions for the web publishing and management of all editorial aspects of a scientific journal with peer-reviewing mechanisms:

from the creation of a dedicated website, with the possibility of choosing and customizing the graphic aspect, over the management of subscriptions and the purchase of individual articles with on-line payment, up to the management workflow of the articles.

Our solutions offer all of the features that are useful for managing the life cycle of a scientific article, from the presentation, over the evaluation, up to the approval and publication on the web and on paper.

The management of articles includes the online submission, the management of the reviewing process and the publishing of articles according to the standards of the Open Access Initiative (OAI PMH). The articles are also published in the PDF format, so that they can be downloaded for free or for a fee.

The work is divided between multiple users that are assigned to roles that are typical of the drafting of a scientific journal (author, proof-reader, editor, publisher).

The sales management allows to perform online both subscriptions and the purchase of individual articles (including the relevant payments).

Sites for Journals on the OJS platform

For years, we have used Open Journal Systems (OJS) for the creation, management and publication of scientific journals.

OJS is the open-source system created by the Public Knowledge Project for the integrated management of the activities connected with editing and publishing scientific journals that use peer-reviewing, on the web and on paper.

We provide hosting services, installation, training for editors and customization of the features of OJS.

We develop solutions for the integration betweenOJS and other IT systems, such as management systems, Microsoft Office and Open Office.

 

OJS Training

Having many years of experience in e-publishing software, we provide the customer training courses for all the different figureswho deal with the many aspects of managing and publishing online magazines. The courses are aimed at the different figures involved in the editorial process, such as: Journal Manager, Journal Editor, Section Editor, Layout Editor, Production Editor, making the editorial team completely autonomous to operate in all stages of the production process.