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OJS for EveryoneThe Practical Guidebook

Distribution & Access

Distribution settings control how your journal's content is accessed and discovered. Found under Settings → Distribution.

Access Settings​

OptionDescription
Open AccessAll content freely available to anyone
Subscription RequiredReaders must subscribe to access content
Delayed Open AccessNew content subscription-only; older content opens after an embargo period

Enable subscriptions under Settings → Distribution → Access → Subscriptions.

DOI Registration​

CrossRef DOIs​

  1. Enable the DOI Plugin: Website → Plugins → DOI
  2. Configure your CrossRef prefix (e.g., 10.12345)
  3. Set suffix pattern (recommended: %j.%a — journal abbreviation + article ID)
  4. Enable automatic registration or register manually
  5. Enter CrossRef credentials under Tools → Import/Export → CrossRef XML Plugin

DataCite DOIs​

Use the DataCite Plugin for datasets and supplementary materials.

Indexing & Search​

DOAJ Submission​

  1. Apply at doaj.org
  2. Once accepted, enable the DOAJ Plugin for automated metadata feeds

Google Scholar​

OJS generates Google Scholar-compatible meta tags automatically. Ensure:

  • Articles have complete metadata (title, abstract, author, date)
  • Galleys are publicly accessible PDFs
  • Your journal's sitemap is submitted to Google Search Console

PubMed/MEDLINE​

Requires NLM-format XML export. Use the PubMed XML Export Plugin.

ORCID Integration​

Enable ORCID Profile Plugin under Website → Plugins:

  • Authors can link their ORCID iD during submission
  • ORCID iDs are included in CrossRef metadata deposits

OAI-PMH​

OJS exposes a built-in OAI-PMH endpoint at:

https://yoursite.com/index.php/yourjournal/oai

Register with aggregators (BASE, OpenDOAR, CORE) using this URL.

Further Reading​