Open Journal System, OJS, is an open source publishing software developed by PKP that enables the publication of scientific journals. With OJS, editorial teams can manage the entire editorial flow: submission, reviewing of articles, choice of reviewers, layout… Created in 2001 by PKP, OJS is written in PHP and uses MariaDB or PostgreSGL databases. OJS can be installed on a Unix or Windows server.
PKP
PKP means Public Knowledge Project. Founded in 1998 by John Willinsky, PKP aims to improve the quality of research by offering various open source tools: Open ConferenceSystems, Open JournalsSystems, Open HarvesterSystems, Open MonographPress, Open PreprintSytems.
Tutorials
Documentation
PKP has written and translated a comprehensive illustrated documentation, available in English or French, in order to master the different functionalities of OJS.
Videos
For a first approach
The University of Montreal has posted some introductory videos to the editorial chain in OJS, in French. Their FAQ is also very interesting and full of useful tips for journal editors.
For a complete training
PKP has posted many very detailed videos on how to use OJS. Classes are in English with French subtitles. To access the courses, simply create a free account. All courses are free and everyone is free to follow the videos at their own pace, according to their needs.
Examples of lessons:
- Setting up a journal in OJS 3 : 16 modules in which you will learn how to familiarise yourself with the interface, set up the editorial flow, manage user access and roles…
- Editorial workflow in OJS 3 : 10 modules to learn how to submit an article, assign a reviewer, review an article…
- Becoming an editor : 14 modules to learn everything about the organisation of an editorial board, the different roles within the team, the editorial process, peer review, indexing…