WHY THE UJ PRESS JOURNALS SYSTEM?

The UJ Press Open Journal System covers all aspects of online journal publishing, from establishing a journal website to operational tasks such as author submissions, peer review, editing, publication, archiving, and indexing. The Open Journal System manages the workflow of a journal, including tracking the work of editors, reviewers, and authors, notifying readers, and assisting with correspondence.

Open Journal System is flexible and scalable. A single OJS installation can support the operation of one or many journals. Each journal has its own unique URL and look-and-feel. Open Journal System can enable a single editor to manage all aspects of a journal, and the journal’s website, or OJS, will support an international team of editors with diverse responsibilities for a journal’s multiple sections.

Open Journal System supports the principle of extending access. This system is intended not only to assist with journal publishing, but to demonstrate how the costs of journal publishing can be reduced to the point where providing readers with 'open access to the contents of the journal becomes a viable option.

The platform also enables articles in journals to become more visible, increasing their citation rates and the journal's ranking. UJ Press has purchased a license to host journals on the OJS platform, helping absorb the costs of publishing and allowing them to be passed on to authors, reducing their article processing fees. 

UJ Press is committed to making information more freely available to the public, our students, and our academics. If you would like to launch a new journal on the OJS platform, contact us for assistance.

VISION

Globally acknowledged African gateway to scholarly information, renowned for breaking boundaries.

 

MISSION

Our mission is to support, facilitate and develop teaching, learning and research by:

• Being innovative and utilising the latest technology
• Providing a comprehensive and diverse information service
• Promote information literacy through learning programs tailored to the needs of staff and students
• Fostering national and international partnerships through collaboration and cooperation
• Driving social responsibility initiatives that support community teaching and learning engagements
• Creating an environment that promotes lifelong learning for staff.

UJ Press is committed to embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution and using technology to free our researchers from labour-intensive, repetitive work. With this in mind, we have set up this OJS platform to streamline journal editors' lives and free up valuable time. We are also offering funding support to academics for Article Processing Costs. As a Press, we support Open Access and are committed to making information more freely available to the public, our students, and our academics. If you want to launch a new journal on the OJS platform, please contact us. 

INDEXING

Selected journals on our platform are included in the following platforms:

• AJOL
• ATLARDB
• BASE
• Cengage
• Core
• Crossref
• DHET Accredited List
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Ebsco Host
• EZB
• Fatcat
• Google Scholar
• JSTOR
• Mirabel
• OpenAire
• OpenAlex
• PKP PN
• ROAD
• Sabinet
• ScieloSA
• Scopus
• Sudoc
• The Keepers
• Web of Science (WoS)
• Wikidata
• Wikipedia
• WorldCat
• ZBD

Please note that some of our journals are developing journals and are still in the process of accreditation and inclusion on these platforms.