On Thu, Aug 28, 2025, at 11 am CAT, we helda webinar presentation by Müge Bakioğlu from the Public Knowledge Project to learn how to make the most of Open Journal Systems (OJS) with core features for multilingual and #OpenAccess publishing, plugins, and integrations that support #persistentidentifiers, long-term preservation, and streamlined workflows.
In July, we had an impromptu Q&A on this topic – this was the complete, in-depth presentation as had been originally planned for our audience to:
❇️ Learn practical workflows for multilingual publishing
❇️ Explore strategies for increasing research visibility across languages
❇️ Get your questions answered directly by the expert
We will cover practical strategies to boost your journal’s credibility and visibility, including how to prepare your journal for an application for inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). This session is ideal for journal managers, editors, librarians, and anyone committed to strengthening the reach and sustainability of scholarly publishing.
About PKP OJS
Open Journal Systems (OJS, https://pkp.sfu.ca/software/ojs/) is a free, open‑source publishing platform developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). It enables editorial teams of scholarly journals to manage the entire editorial workflow—from submission to peer review to publication—via a web-based interface. OJS is widely adopted worldwide, with more than 1300 installations in Africa alone, supporting multilingual content with around 50 language translations.
Resources:
For more information on multilingual publishing:
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/multiling-guide/en/
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/metadata-practices/en/
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/getting-found-staying-found/en/
Resources for Policies and Indexing
- DOAJ Application Guide for OJS Journals: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/doaj/en/
- Starting a Journal: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/starting-a-journal/en/
- Journal Policies and Workflows: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/journal-policies-workflows/
For more information on the plugins:
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/doi-plugin/en/doi-plugin
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/ror-plugin/en/ror-plugin
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/orcid/en/
PKP Support and Resources
- https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/
- https://pkpschool.sfu.ca/