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Scholarly Publishing

Information about scholarly journals published by the Ball State University Libraries

Issue Level Publication Tabs

Create new issues for publication in OJS (Issues - Create Issue):

Table of Contents

  • Articles assigned to the issue will display here
  • Use the "Order" option to set the order of the articles
  • If articles have been assigned to special sections, they will appear in those sections
    • To move articles to different sections, edit the individual articles

Issue Data

  • Set the volume, number, and year of publication
  • If the issue title should display, enter the title and select the "Title" checkbox.If the issue title should display, enter the title and select the "Title" checkbox.

Issue Galleys

  • If uploading a PDF of the entire issue, add it as an issue galley in this tab

Identifiers

  • DOI - The issue's DOI should display. If something doesn't look correct, please contact the Digital Publishing Specialist for assistance.

Article Level Publication Tabs

Article Level Publication Tabs

When preparing articles for publication, make sure article submissions have been moved to the production stage, and not duplicated. The Workflow tab shows article activity and information for the submission, review, copyediting, and production stages.

The Publication tab controls the information and metadata that will be published with the article:

  • Title & Abstract
    • Enter prefix, title, subtitle, and abstract
  • Contributors
    • Add all authors, including their affiliations and as much information as they prefer
  • Metadata
    • Add article keywords
    • Note: keywords must be added individually. Entering several terms at once will turn those terms in to one multi-word keyword.
  • Identifiers
    • The article DOI will display
    • Check that the DOI indicates the correct volume, number, and page range
  • Galleys
    • Upload the full article PDF
    • Individual images and tables can also be added here
  • Permissions & Disclosure
    • Copyright information should automatically appear in this tab
    • If the names are incorrect, double check the Contributors and edit as needed
  • Issue
    • Configure the article's section
    • Upload a cover image, if using
    • Add the article's page range (X-XX, with no spaces)
    • URL Path - keep blank
    • Date Published - generally, this should not be edited