Hey editor! Thanks for setting up a journal with Pitt Open Library Publishing.

This LibGuide outlines our support and services and provides help when you have questions about OJS, can't recall protocols, or have another frequently asked questions. When you have questions, please refer to this LibGuide first. We also recommend searching the PKP Community Forum for OJS troubleshooting. But, as always, the staff at POLP is here for you, so if you have questions that you can't immediately find the answer to here, please reach out.

Publisher Support & Services

• ISSN registration
• Graphic design
• Training in and support for OJS software
• Consultation on editorial workflow and management
• Assistance with adding back issues for existing journals
• Assignment of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
• Metadata quality control at the time of publication
• Advice on publishing standards, best practices, and ethics
• Statistics (OJS journal statistics, Google Analytics, Plum Analytics)
• Assistance in gaining recognition as a scholarly journal (i.e., discoverability in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), OAI-PMH, EBSCO Discovery Service, and other major search indexes)
• Digital preservation using the LOCKSS system

Journal Discoverability

We will work with you to expose your journal metadata to OAI-PMH, EBSCO Discovery Service, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and other major search indexes to increase the exposure of your e-journal and enhance its impact.

Statistics

• OJS journal statistics for articles, editorial activity, and users
• Google Analytics for website usage statistics
• Plum Analytics for PlumX alternative metrics

Author Fees

ULS policies do not allow journal publications to charge author fees or article processing charges (APCs). To learn more about this policy, and our other publishing policies, please look at our policies webpage.

Forms & Documentation

• Journal Proposal Form
• Standard Author Copyright Agreement