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OJS Workflow Chart
OJS in an Hour
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1. Submission Queue
Editor assigns submission
to Section Editor to see
through the editorial
process
2. Submission Review
a) Check submission
b) Conduct peer review
c) Reach editorial decision
3. Submission Editing
a) Copyedit submission
b) Layout of formatted
galleys
c) Proofread galleys
Submission Archive
Complete records kept of
submission process for
published and declined items
Journal Management
Setup and configure journal;
enroll editors, reviewers,
copyeditors, proofreaders.
Submission
Author uploads file to
journal Web site, and enters
metadata for OAI indexing
Submission Review
Author can track process,
see files, reviews, revise
and resubmit, at editor’s
request
Submission Editing
Authors reviews copyedits
and proofreads galleys
Review Conducted
Reviewer submits review and
recommendation (which may
be rated by editor)
Select Reviewers
Editor invites reviewers from
database with interests, load
Copyediting
Layout
Layout Editor prepares galleys
in HTML,PDF, PS, etc.
Proofreading
Journal Archive
Browsing issues, with indexing
by OAI search engines, as well
as Google, etc.
Editor and
Section Editor
Author
Journal Manager,
Reviewer, Copyeditor,
Layout Editor, and
Proofreader
4. Issue Management
a) Create issues
b) Schedule submissions
c) Organize Table of
Contents
Organize Table of Contents
5. Publication
Offering immediate open
access or delayed open
access, with subscriptions
Current Issue
Items appear with Reading
Tools linking to related
internal and external
resources
Key
Journal Manager
Editor
Section Editor
Reviewer
Copyeditor
Layout Editor
Proofreader
Author
Reader
Open Journal Systems is
an open source
development of the Public
Knowledge Project:
http://pkp.sfu.ca