Open Journal Systems

**Open Journal Systems**
Original author(s)	Robert Wickert, John Willinsky, Chia-ning Chiang, Henry Kang, and Eunice Yung
Developer(s)	Public Knowledge Project
Initial release	July 13, 2002 (1.0)
Stable release	3.3.0-13 (October 4, 2022; 3 years ago) [±]
Preview release	3.0 Beta 1 (August 15, 2015; 10 years ago) [±]
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	Multi-lingual
Type	Content management system
License(s)	GNU General Public License v2.0
Website	pkp.sfu.ca/?q=harvester

Open Journal Systems or OJS is free open-source journal management and publishing software for the academic world, designed "for the purpose of making open access publishing a viable option for more journals."^[2] The software is developed and released under the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), which "is dedicated to improving the scholarly and public quality of research."^[3]

Product history

Features

The main features of Open Journal Systems include^[2]:

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements for Open Journal Systems include:

For OJS < 2.4.x: PHP 4.2.x or greater; For OJS 2.4.0 and greater: PHP 5.x or greater (Microsoft IIS requires PHP 5.x)
MySQL 3.23 or greater or PostgreSQL 7.1 or greater
UNIX-like OS

For more information, consult the download page.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Tutorial videos for Open Journal Systems can be found on the PKP site.
Screenshots of Open Journal Systems can be found on the Softpedia.
A demo of Open Journal Systems is available here.
Documentation for Open Journal Systems can be found on the PKP site or in the FAQ.