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Introduction to Online Journal System (OJS) using Latin America Journals Online (LAMJOL) Sioux Cumming INASP Open Journal System (OJS) ‘OJS is an open source solution to managing and publishing scholarly journals online’ OJS is an initiative of the Public Knowledge Project at the University of British Colombia, Canada http://pkp.sfu.ca OJS Features • • • • • • • • Locally installed and controlled Editorial control (sections, reviews etc) Online submissions and management Subscription models Indexing of content Reading tools for content Email notifications Help support OJS for INASP JOLs • African Journals OnLine (AJOL) (www.ajol.info) – 30 countries – 400 journals • • • • Bangladesh – 55 journals Nepal – 55 journals Philippines – 38 journals Sri Lanka – 29 journals Features of INASP-JOLs Websites for journals published in a country or region • Features – List of journals on site – Homepages for each journal – Information about the journals – Tables of contents – Abstracts Features of INASP-JOLs – Full text of journal articles – Reader tools • • • • • Email alerts Information about the author Citation information Indexing information Related information – searches for other articles by the same author, definitions, other articles on same topic etc. • Context sensitive Help support Features of INASP-JOLs • Online editorial process – Author submissions – Reviewers – Copyediting – Layout – Proofreading User Interface • The following slides illustrate the public view of journals on LAMJOL Homepage of LAMJOL Registration as a user Registration is optional but it enables email alerts and other functionality Homepage of LAMJOL - search Search Search by information known about the article Search by the date Search by the discipline, keywords, method of study and area Homepage of a journal The journal can be viewed by issue, authors and titles All journals should have an ISSN Reader information page Authors’ information page Librarian information page Information About the journal People - contacts Information About the journal Policies – focus and scope/sections Policies – additional items Full Editorial Board as listed in the journal Information About the journal Submissions – Author guidelines Submissions - checklist Articles – abstracts and full text Homepage of current issue Click on title to see abstract Article abstract Full text can be obtained from the TOC or from here Full text of article Article available open access as a PDF to download and print out Abstract - Reading Tools About the author How to cite the article The URL for this article on LAMJOL Email the Author or a colleague Author’s email automatically entered but not displayed You must be a registered user to use this facility Article title automatically entered Article abstract – related works Related Items – Author’s works Author’s name automatically inserted Related Items • • • • • • Author's work Book searches Working papers Related studies Relevant portals National statistics • • • • • • Pay-per-view Online forums Teaching files Government policy Media reports Web search Conclusion • INASP JOLs will provide – international visibility for journals – international exposure for research – increased submissions to journals – links to related information