introduction to online journal system (ojs) using latin america journals online (lamjol) sioux...
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Introduction toOnline 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 is optional but it enables email
alerts and other functionality
Registration as a user
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
Reader information page
All journals should have
an ISSN
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
Article title automatically
enteredYou must be a registered user
to use this facility
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