OJS Guides & Tutorials

Full form, features, workflow, roles and versions of Open Journal Systems explained simply.

Scope, editorial board, policies, ISSN, DOI and first issue: a complete launch checklist.

Database, files directory, permissions, installer, cron, SSL and email in one guide.

PHP version, extensions, database, php.ini limits plus Apache and Nginx config.

Shared vs VPS vs managed hosting for OJS, with a checklist for choosing a host.

Default, Manuscript, Bootstrap3, Health Sciences, Classic, Immersion and Pragma compared.

Custom stylesheet, header, footer, homepage design and child themes, with code.

reCAPTCHA, email validation and registration settings, plus safe spam cleanup.

Find injected spam pages and backdoors, clean up, harden and recover in Google.

Emails not sending, upload failures, 500 errors, blank pages, 404s and cron issues.

Meta tags, the OJS sitemap, PDF rules and fixes for articles not showing in Scholar.

How the major databases differ, which to target first and how to verify indexing.

Open access, licensing, peer review, archiving and an application checklist.

Minimum criteria, selection categories, the application process and common mistakes.

DOI prefix, suffix patterns, Crossref plugin settings and fixing failed deposits.

Plugins for indexing, DOIs, ORCID, preservation, statistics and usability.

Editable peer review, ethics, plagiarism, open access, copyright and archiving policies.