1. Introduction to Online Journal System (OJS) using Latin America Journals Online (LAMJOL) Sioux Cumming INASP

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Features of INASP-JOLs Online editorial process –Author submissions –Reviewers –Copyediting –Layout –Proofreading

8. User Interface The following slides illustrate the public view of journals on LAMJOL

9. Homepage of LAMJOL

10. Registration is optional but it enables email alerts and other functionality Registration as a user

11. Homepage of LAMJOL - search

12. Search Search by information known about the article Search by the date Search by the discipline, keywords, method of study and area

13. Homepage of a journal The journal can be viewed by issue, authors and titles

14. Reader information page All journals should have an ISSN

15. Authors’ information page

16. Librarian information page

17. Information About the journal

18. People - contacts

19. Information About the journal

20. Policies – focus and scope/sections

21. Policies – additional items Full Editorial Board as listed in the journal

22. Information About the journal

23. Submissions – Author guidelines

24. Submissions - checklist

25. Articles – abstracts and full text Homepage of current issue Click on title to see abstract

26. Article abstract Full text can be obtained from the TOC or from here

27. Full text of article Article available open access as a PDF to download and print out

28. Abstract - Reading Tools

29. About the author

30. How to cite the article The URL for this article on LAMJOL

31. Email the Author or a colleague Author’s email automatically entered but not displayed Article title automatically entered You must be a registered user to use this facility

32. Article abstract – related works

33. Related Items – Author’s works Author’s name automatically inserted

34. 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

35. Conclusion INASP JOLs will provide –international visibility for journals –international exposure for research –increased submissions to journals –links to related information