OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEMS
Texas State University Libraries provides services and software that enable TXST faculty, staff, and students to publish online open-access journals. Through our membership in the Texas Digital Library consortium, journals are published using Open Journals System (OJS), an open-source editorial management and publishing system. OJS provides a professional online presence and can be used to manage some or all of the stages of the journal publishing process: submissions, peer review, the editorial process, online publishing, and indexing. Articles are licensed for reuse using a Creative Commons license.
OJS is a collaborative, open-source software project maintained by the Public Knowledge Project. It has a highly configurable system for editorial workflows with features including the following:
Interested in starting a new scholarly journal? Have ideas and want to learn more about getting started?
Step 1: Complete the following information
Step 2: Send completed information via email to: digitalcollections@txstate.edu
Step 3: Consider archiving past issues in the TXST Digital Collections Repository
1. What is meant by a "URL slug or acronym" for the journal?
2. Does OJS support assigning Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)?
3. How do I ensure my journal is indexed to maximize discovery?
4. Who do I contact with questions about OJS or for technical support?