Everything You Need to Know About Academic Publishing
Free, authoritative guides on journal management, peer review, DOI registration, indexing, and more — written for journal editors and publishers.
Core Concepts
What every journal editor and publisher needs to know.
What Is a Journal Management System?
A journal management system (JMS) is software that manages the full editorial and publishing workflow of an academic journal.
What Is Peer Review?
Peer review is the evaluation of a submitted academic manuscript by other experts in the same field before publication.
What Is a DOI?
A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a permanent, unique identifier assigned to an academic article or dataset that always resolves to the published content, even if the URL changes.
What Is an ISSN?
An ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is a unique 8-digit identifier assigned to a serial publication such as an academic journal.
What Is OAI-PMH?
OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) is a standard protocol that allows metadata harvesters to automatically collect article metadata from journal repositories.
What Is JATS XML?
JATS (Journal Article Tag Suite) is the XML standard for encoding the full content and metadata of academic journal articles for archiving, indexing, and interoperability.
What Is CrossRef?
CrossRef is a non-profit organization that operates the primary DOI registration system for academic publications and provides citation linking, metadata, and plagiarism detection services.
What Is an Open Access Journal?
An open access journal makes all published articles freely available online to any reader, without subscription fees or access barriers.
Operations & Workflow
How to run your journal from submission to publication.
How to Start an Academic Journal
Starting an academic journal requires a defined scope, editorial board, ISSN registration, peer review system, journal management software, and a publication ethics policy — in that order.
How to Migrate from OJS to ScholarJMS
Migrating from Open Journal Systems (OJS) to ScholarJMS involves exporting your existing article archive, transferring editorial board data, redirecting your domain, and importing your ISSN and CrossRef configuration.
Indexing & Discovery
Getting your journal indexed in major databases.
How to Get a Journal Indexed in Google Scholar
Google Scholar indexes academic journals automatically through web crawling and OAI-PMH metadata harvesting — there is no application form. The key requirements are a consistent journal URL structure, machine-readable article metadata, and stable HTML article pages.
DOAJ Requirements: How to Get Your Journal Listed
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) requires journals to be fully open access, have a valid ISSN, charge no fees for reading, have a peer review policy, and follow COPE publication ethics guidelines.
Scopus Journal Indexing Requirements
Scopus requires journals to have a publication history of at least one year, consistent peer review, English abstracts, an ISSN, and a professional editorial board before applying through the CSAB review process.
Ready to apply this knowledge?
ScholarJMS provides the platform to put these concepts into practice — from peer review to Crossref DOI registration, DOAJ listing, and beyond.