Credits & Attributions

Purpose of This Page

This guide is produced by RSYN Research LLP and draws on a combination of original writing and material summarised or adapted from publicly available third-party sources, including official Open Journal Systems / Public Knowledge Project (PKP) documentation, community forums, and published blog posts.

This page records the primary sources used. Where third-party material has been quoted verbatim or closely adapted, we indicate this near the relevant content and list the source here. If you believe an attribution is missing or incorrect, please open an issue on GitHub.

Standard Attribution Format

When crediting sources in this guide, we use the following format:

Title / Topic — Author / Organisation — URL — Licence / Terms (if known) — Accessed YYYY-MM-DD — Notes (quoted / adapted / reproduced / summarised)

PKP / OJS Official Documentation

Large portions of this guide have been written independently with reference to the official PKP documentation. Some sections paraphrase or are adapted from PKP materials.

• PKP Documentation Hub — Public Knowledge Project (PKP) — docs.pkp.sfu.ca — Accessed 2026 — Various pages summarised and adapted throughout this guide. PKP documentation is published under open licences; specific licence terms vary per document — see each source page.
• OJS GitHub Repository — Public Knowledge Project — github.com/pkp/ojs — Accessed 2026 — Release notes, upgrade instructions, and configuration references. Licensed under the GNU GPL v3 (code); documentation licences vary.

PKP Community Forum

• PKP Community Forum — Public Knowledge Project — forum.pkp.sfu.ca — Accessed 2026 — Community discussions and solutions referenced where no official documentation existed. Where possible, information has been summarised in our own words rather than quoted directly. Forum posts are the copyright of their respective authors; no specific licence is stated. Short excerpts only, used for factual reference.

Third-Party Websites and Blogs

Specific blog posts, tutorials, or third-party websites referenced in the guide will be listed here as content is added. Each entry follows the standard attribution format above.

No specific third-party web articles have been quoted or adapted at time of first publication. This section will be updated as the guide expands.

Screenshots

All screenshots of the OJS interface used in this guide are taken from a clean OJS 3.5+ installation operated by RSYN Research LLP for documentation purposes. Screenshots of third-party services (if any) are reproduced for identification and educational commentary only.

Open Journal Systems (OJS) is developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) and is licensed under the GNU GPL v3. Screenshots of the OJS interface are used here under fair dealing / fair use for educational commentary purposes and to identify the software being described.

Reporting Missing or Incorrect Attributions

If you are a rights holder and believe that material in this guide has been used in a way that requires correction, additional attribution, or removal, please contact us by opening an issue at: github.com/singhphd/ojs-help-guide/issues

We are committed to resolving any such concerns promptly and in good faith.

Original Content

Original written content in this guide — text, examples, code snippets, diagrams, and explanations authored by RSYN Research LLP — is published under the CC BY 4.0 licence. For the attribution suggestion when reusing our content, see the Licence page.