OJSCloud helps researchers, professors, universities, publication houses, academic societies and institutions start their own online journal using Open Journal Systems.
From OJS installation, hosting, domain, theme, submission workflow, editorial roles, ISSN consultancy, DOI support, journal policies and long-term maintenance, we provide a complete setup solution for new scholarly journals.
Many researchers, professors, academic institutions and publication houses want to start their own journal to contribute to research and knowledge. But starting a journal is not only about creating a website. A proper journal needs a publishing platform, editorial workflow, submission system, reviewer management, journal policies, hosting, domain, indexing readiness, ISSN guidance, DOI planning and long-term technical support.
OJSCloud helps you start an online journal with a structured and professional setup using Open Journal Systems. We make the process easier for non-technical journal owners by handling the technical setup and guiding you through the important publishing requirements.
We at OJSCloud believe that:
“Technology must be affordable, easily accessible and should create value for society.”
Many journal owners face difficulty because the information needed to start a journal is scattered. Technical setup, publishing guidelines, indexing requirements, ISSN preparation and journal workflow planning are often confusing for first-time publishers.
To make the journal launch process easier, OJSCloud offers one-stop support for new journal owners. You can start with a basic journal setup or request a complete package with hosting, theme, DOI, ISSN consultancy, editorial support and maintenance.
Set up Open Journal Systems on a suitable server with correct configuration and basic journal settings.
Prepare your journal website with title, logo, about page, contact page, policies and journal information.
Configure author submission, editor assignment, reviewer roles and publication workflow in OJS.
Get hosting support suitable for OJS with SSL, backups, performance setup and technical maintenance.
Make your new journal website clean, mobile responsive and professional with OJS theme options.
Prepare your journal for ISSN application and DOI planning with required information and technical support.
Open Journal Systems, also known as OJS, is an open-source journal management system created by the Public Knowledge Project. It is used for managing and publishing scholarly journals online. OJS supports article submission, peer review, editorial decisions, issue publication, article metadata, multilingual publishing and journal archive management.
For a new journal, OJS is useful because it provides a ready publishing workflow instead of forcing journal owners to build everything from scratch. It gives authors, reviewers, editors and journal managers separate roles and helps organize the complete publishing process.
OJS is open source and can be customized according to journal requirements.
OJS supports submission, review, editing, production and publication workflow.
OJS themes can be customized to make journal websites mobile friendly and professional.
OJS provides structured article pages and metadata that help journal discoverability.
OJS can work with scholarly publishing tools such as DOI, Crossref, ORCID and DOAJ workflows.
OJS can support multilingual journal websites and international publishing requirements.
We follow a clear process to help you start your online journal safely and professionally. This process can be adjusted based on whether you need only OJS setup or a complete journal publishing solution.
We understand your journal name, subject area, publishing model, domain, hosting, ISSN status, DOI requirement and design expectations.
We install and configure OJS on a suitable hosting environment with required technical settings.
We configure journal identity, sections, roles, submission settings, editorial workflow, emails and basic pages.
We set up the selected OJS theme, homepage structure, menus, footer, about page and required journal information.
We can support DOI, ISSN preparation, metadata setup, plugin configuration, sitemap and indexing-friendly settings.
We test login, submission, reviewer flow, editor flow, article pages, mobile view and admin access before handover.
Please keep the following details ready before starting a new journal setup discussion.
| Requirement | Recommended Service | How OJSCloud Helps |
|---|---|---|
| Start a new online journal | OJS setup service | Installation, configuration, journal pages, roles and workflow setup. |
| Need hosting for OJS | Managed OJS hosting | Cloud hosting, SSL, backups, performance and technical support. |
| Need professional design | OJS theme development | Ready-made theme or custom journal website design. |
| Need DOI for articles | DOI support | Crossref DOI guidance, plugin setup and metadata support. |
| Need ISSN guidance | ISSN consultancy | Journal readiness review and application preparation support. |
| Need custom features | OJS plugin development | Custom workflows, reports, certificates, integrations and automation. |
The main reason to choose OJSCloud for your journal website is that we understand both technology and journal publishing needs. We help journal owners avoid technical confusion and launch a professional journal website with practical support.
We help you set up a new journal faster with a structured process and technical support.
We use open-source technologies to reduce unnecessary cost for new journal owners.
Managed OJS hosting helps with security, updates, performance and technical maintenance.
We provide professional OJS theme options to give your journal a clean and trustworthy look.
We can help with OJS customization, plugin development and workflow improvements.
We can support your journal after launch with maintenance, DOI, ISSN, upgrades and improvements.
For a new journal website, keep important content such as aims and scope, editorial board, author guidelines, publication ethics, peer review policy, article metadata, abstracts and keywords in crawlable HTML text. This helps search engines and indexing tools understand your journal better.
Important: A new journal should not publish incomplete policy pages. Before launch, prepare basic pages such as About the Journal, Aims and Scope, Editorial Board, Author Guidelines, Publication Ethics, Peer Review Policy, Contact, Privacy Statement and Archive.
A journal is a serial publication that publishes scholarly research articles. It can be published online, in print, or in both formats.
An individual, research group, institution, university, publication house, society, organization or enterprise can start a journal if it has a proper publishing purpose and editorial structure.
Open Journal Systems, also known as OJS, is an open-source platform for managing online journal submission, review, editing, production and publication.
Yes, OJS is open-source software. However, setup, hosting, configuration, customization and maintenance may require technical support.
OJS is popular because it provides a structured workflow for scholarly publishing, supports editorial roles, article metadata, issue publication and journal archive management.
Yes, OJS can be made mobile friendly using a responsive theme. OJSCloud can help with ready-made or custom responsive OJS themes.
Yes, OJSCloud can provide paid ISSN consultancy and guidance to prepare your journal website and required information.
Yes, OJSCloud provides DOI support, Crossref guidance and OJS Crossref plugin setup assistance where required.
Yes, OJSCloud provides ready-made OJS themes and custom OJS theme development for journal websites.
Yes, OJSCloud can help with theme customization, plugin development, workflow changes, reports and other OJS functionality improvements.
Some journals charge article processing charges, membership fees or subscription fees depending on their publishing model. The journal should clearly mention charges and policies.
The timeline depends on hosting readiness, content availability, theme requirement, workflow complexity, DOI or ISSN needs and customization level.
Share your journal title, subject area, domain preference, ISSN status and required services. OJSCloud can help you launch a professional online journal using Open Journal Systems.
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