Open Access

Information for journal editors

In today's complex publishing environment, journal managers and editors face many challenges. This includes ensuring their publications are of high quality and discoverable by a global audience.

The Library can provide guidance, feedback and training for journal setup and administration. For Deakin researchers, the Library can also host journals in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and provide technical support.

You can learn more about how OJS works through the PKP Documentation Hub. Training is also available through the PKP School: OJS for Journal Managers, OJS for Editors.

Enhance journal profile and quality

Once your journal has been published:

• Register for an ISSN
• Assign DOIs to journal content to improve discoverability (DOI fact sheet)
  • This can be done using the OJS DOI plugin
• Submit for inclusion in the Ulrichsweb global serials directory
• Recommend authors register for an ORCID iD 
  • The OJS ORCID plugin can link authors' works to their ORCID iDs
  • Encourage Deakin authors to link their Elements and ORCID profiles
• Manage the peer review process with OJS

Copyright considerations:

• Copyright for publishing
• Copyright for research

Increase discoverability

Indexing

Indexing in popular databases is key to increasing the exposure of your journal and its contents. Consider seeking listing and indexing in the following:

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Informit
• Web of Science
• Scopus

Promotion

Promotion through social media and other tools can build your online networks and maximise exposure. Consider these publisher guides for advice:

• Editor Resources – Increasing journal visibility – Taylor & Francis
• Journal Authors Promotional Toolkit – Wiley Online Library
• 7 Examples of Great Journal Promotion – Scholastica Blog

Track usage and engagement

Monitor readership levels, download statistics, online circulation and other measures of use via:

• OJS Statistics
• Google Analytics (via the OJS Google Analytics plugin (module 18))
• Altmetric, for the tracking of alternative metrics, including social media mentions and references in news articles

Preservation

openjournals@Deakin journals are also eligible to be archived via the PKP LOCKSS preservation process.

All journals hosted by Deakin, where articles have Deakin authors, are added to the institutional repository DRO.

Deakin has also submitted openjournals@Deakin journals to be preserved by the National Library’s PANDORA archive.