Open Journal Systems

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Open Journal Systems
Original author(s) Robert Wickert, John Willinsky, Chia-ning Chiang, Henry Kang, and Eunice Yung
Developer(s) Public Knowledge Project
Initial release July 13, 2002 (2002-07-13) (1.0)[1]
Stable release

3.4.0-5  (February 23, 2024; 8 months ago (2024-02-23))

[±]
Preview release 3.0 Beta 1  (August 15, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-15)) [±]
Written in PHP
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Multi-lingual
Type Content management system
License(s) GNU General Public License v2.0
Website pkp.sfu.ca/?q=harvester

Open Journal Systems or OJS is free open-source journal management and publishing software for the academic world, designed "for the purpose of making open access publishing a viable option for more journals."[2] The software is developed and released under the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), which "is dedicated to improving the scholarly and public quality of research."[3]

Product history

Features

The main features of Open Journal Systems include[2]:

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements for Open Journal Systems include:

  • For OJS < 2.4.x: PHP 4.2.x or greater; For OJS 2.4.0 and greater: PHP 5.x or greater (Microsoft IIS requires PHP 5.x)
  • MySQL 3.23 or greater or PostgreSQL 7.1 or greater
  • UNIX-like OS

For more information, consult the download page.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

  • Tutorial videos for Open Journal Systems can be found on the PKP site.
  • Screenshots of Open Journal Systems can be found on the Softpedia.
  • A demo of Open Journal Systems is available here.
  • Documentation for Open Journal Systems can be found on the PKP site or in the FAQ.

Entities using Open Journal Systems

Further reading

External links

References

  1. "Read Me: Open Journal Systems". Public Knowledge Project. http://pkp.sfu.ca/cvs/cvsweb.cgi/ojs/docs/README?rev=1.1;content-type=text%2Fplain. Retrieved 10 January 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Public Knowledge Project - Open Journal Systems". Public Knowledge Project. http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs. Retrieved 10 January 2013. 
  3. "Public Knowledge Project - About". Public Knowledge Project. http://pkp.sfu.ca/about. Retrieved 10 January 2013.