Technology Showcase: Canadian Public Knowledge Project Offers Free Open Source Software for the Publishing of Journals and Conferences
Since 2001, the Public Knowledge Project has offered free, open source software for the management and publishing of journals and conferences. Open Journal Systems and Open Conference Systems are being used in various places around the world to reduce publishing costs, improve management, enhance indexing, and increase access to knowledge on a global scale. See Demos and Downloads for more information about these systems
The Public Knowledge Project is a federally funded research initiative located at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University on the west coast of Canada. It seeks to improve the scholarly and public quality of academic research through innovative online environments. More
What is the Open Journal Systems?
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing. Through its management systems, its finely grained indexing of research, and the context it provides for research, OJS seeks to improve both the scholarly and public quality of referred research. OJS is open source software made freely available to journals worldwide for the purpose of making open access publishing a viable option for more journals, as open access can increase a journal's readership as well as its contribution to the public good on a global scale (see PKP Publications).
Features
1. OJS is installed locally and locally controlled.
2. Editors configure requirements, sections, review process, etc.
3. Online submission and management of all content.
4. Subscription module with delayed open access options.
5. Comprehensive indexing of content part of global system.
6. Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors' choice.
7. Email notification and commenting ability for readers.
8. Complete context-sensitive online Help support.
Consult OJS in an Hour for more details and to take OJS for a test-drive.
Open Journal System Version 2.1 released February 3, 2006
Release 2.1 of OJS features built-in support for Spanish (Spain) and Portuguese (Brasil) locales, plugins, custom mastheads, statistics and reporting, PATH_INFO workarounds, issue-specific section ordering, multiple editor assignment, bug fixes, and much more. Special thanks to Ramón Fonseca and Sergio Ruiz Pérez for their contributions. See the Download page and release notes for more information.
The Public Knowledge Project is a federally funded research initiative located at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University on the west coast of Canada. It seeks to improve the scholarly and public quality of academic research through innovative online environments. More
What is the Open Journal Systems?
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing. Through its management systems, its finely grained indexing of research, and the context it provides for research, OJS seeks to improve both the scholarly and public quality of referred research. OJS is open source software made freely available to journals worldwide for the purpose of making open access publishing a viable option for more journals, as open access can increase a journal's readership as well as its contribution to the public good on a global scale (see PKP Publications).
Features
1. OJS is installed locally and locally controlled.
2. Editors configure requirements, sections, review process, etc.
3. Online submission and management of all content.
4. Subscription module with delayed open access options.
5. Comprehensive indexing of content part of global system.
6. Reading Tools for content, based on field and editors' choice.
7. Email notification and commenting ability for readers.
8. Complete context-sensitive online Help support.
Consult OJS in an Hour for more details and to take OJS for a test-drive.
Open Journal System Version 2.1 released February 3, 2006
Release 2.1 of OJS features built-in support for Spanish (Spain) and Portuguese (Brasil) locales, plugins, custom mastheads, statistics and reporting, PATH_INFO workarounds, issue-specific section ordering, multiple editor assignment, bug fixes, and much more. Special thanks to Ramón Fonseca and Sergio Ruiz Pérez for their contributions. See the Download page and release notes for more information.
posted by Israel Scholar | 11.2.06
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