open journal systems open journal systems ICCC 8th International Conference on Elelectronic Publishing

open journal systems PKP Open Journal Systems: how a portable, open source journal management/publishing system can improve the scholarly communication process and the global visibility of scholars.

open journal systems ABOUT IBICT  national institute for information technology  national center for research, cientific interchange, generation, training and improvement of cientific personnel  aims to contribute to the progress of cience, technological innovation of the nation, through the development of communication and information in the above fields of expertise.

open journal systems SUMMARY  Introduction Introduction  1.IBICT/MCT involvement in the project 1.IBICT/MCT involvement in the project  2.Brief Explanation of OJS 2.Brief Explanation of OJS  Demonstration Demonstration  3.Demonstration of the Software - Overview 3.Demonstration of the Software - Overview  Questions & Answers Questions & Answers  4.Open Discussion 4.Open Discussion

open journal systems INTRODUCTION 1. IBICT/MCT involvement in the project  a.Translation of the System  b. Issues involving Open Source  c. i18n implementation issues  2. Brief Explanation of OJS  a.What it can do  b.What it can´t do << back to summary

open journal systems INTRODUCTION: IBICT/MCT involvement in the project Translation of the System  Ciência da Informação journal desperate need for automation  Small Editorial team  Large number of authors and articles submitted  Increasing number of possible reviewers  IBICT/MCT knowledge of the community and language issues << back to intro

open journal systems INTRODUCTION: IBICT/MCT involvement in the project Custmization of the System  Ciência da Informação journal desperate need for automation  Small Editorial team  Large number of authors and articles submitted  Increasing number of possible reviewers  IBICT/MCT knowledge of the cientific community and language issues  Avant-garde institution in information technology << back to intro

open journal systems INTRODUCTION: IBICT/MCT involvement in the project Issues involving Open Source  Integration is imperative  Avoid multiple distributions  Avoid unnecessary similar software  Dependency on original development team  Uncertainty of future and continuous updates  Local institutions own development possibilities  Political decisions  Uncertainty of eternal gratuitous distribution << back to intro

open journal systems INTRODUCTION: IBICT/MCT involvement in the project i18n implementation issues  Avoid combination of variables  Extensive testing  Minimize number of variables  Standardize similar elements in the system << back to intro

open journal systems INTRODUCTION: Brief Explanation of OJS What it can do  Automate and distribute editorial process  Speed communication process within editorial process  Maintain organized record of people involved  Distributed publishing  Access to quality research  World wide visibility and access  Increase international collaboration ...and more << back to intro

open journal systems INTRODUCTION: Brief Explanation of OJS What it can´t do (version 1.1.7)  Automate creation of HTML and PDF galleys  Manage multiple journals with one single installation  Run properly on Windows platform  Display covers for previous issues << back to intro

open journal systems DEMONSTRATION Demonstration of the Software - Overview  General Features General Features  Installation Installation  Administration Administration  Submission Submission  Reviewing Reviewing  Editing Editing  Publishing Publishing  Customization Customization << back to summary

open journal systems DEMONSTRATION: General Features  Online Submission of Articles, Reviews, and other Items  Authors can upload papers, data sets, research instruments, and source documents through the system.  Document Indexing  progress control of their paper through the editorial process. <<back to menu

open journal systems DEMONSTRATION: General Features  Online Management for Each Stage of Publishing  the editors manage and track  journal sections and structure  editorial and review process  ordering and publishing of each issue  management system helps editors with  submission guidance through the publishing sequence  complete record of all transactions  automated assistance  notification and acknowledgement s that can be edited and sent directly from OJS. <<back to menu

open journal systems DEMONSTRATION: General Features  Comprehensive Indexing of Published Articles  each article is provided with a metadata record of bibliographic information  includes article's discipline, subject, coverage, and type.  indexing adheres to the Open Archives Initiative protocol for metadata harvesting  part of a globally distributed system for scholarly resources  can be collectively searched through the PKP Metadata Harvester for all PKP sites, OAIster for all OAI registered sites. <<back to menu

open journal systems DEMONSTRATION: General Features  Research Support Tool for Each Article Published  Research Support Tool (RST) accompanies each article in the journal.  tailored to specific disciplinary areas  provide links from the article to related and relevant resources both inside and outside of the immediate realm of research.  RST provides new and experienced readers of research with a wider context for interpreting and situating the work they are consulting. See About the RST.See About the RST <<back to menu

open journal systems DEMONSTRATION: General Features  Notification and Commentary for Readers  Readers can sign up for notification  receive table of contents for each issue  Creates the equivalent of a subscription list for editors  Readers post comments to articles if available  join in discussions  establish a personal portfolio of selected works. <<back to menu genral features>>

open journal systems QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Open Discussion

open journal systems IMPORTANT LINKS IBICT   forum.ibict.br  Foreign  

open journal systems open journal systems END OF PRESENTATION RAMÓN FONSECA - JOHN WILLINSKY - KEVIN JAMIESON - RAMÓN FONSECA - JOHN WILLINSKY - KEVIN JAMIESON -