2. INTRODUCTION
• The Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a specialized, open-source
software application dedicated to scientific journals.
• OJS is currently the most-used tool for publishing houses of scientific
Journal
• It is an undeniable standard, used by over 8,000 open access titles
around the world.
• We are optimistic that Council of Independent Universities will join
this group and thus contribute to the development of global universal
access to knowledge.
3. OVERVIEW
• The idea behind this software development is not only to improve the
publication process but also to promote scientific journals by
• Increasing their readership,
• High citation,
• Creating a space for scientific communication,
• Improving the quality of publications, and
• Supporting open access to scientific research in all private
Universities in Ghana.
4. BENEFITS
• The benefits of using OJS for Council of Independent Universities
also include the fact that the content of a journal edited using this tool
is automatically indexed by Google Scholar.
• Possibility of installing additional plug-ins, OJS also enables the
transfer of metadata, which means the actual integration of the journal
with indexing systems in selected databases.
• Moreover, the available plugins enable the integration of OJS with
numerous publishing services such as Crossref, ORCiD, and DOAJ.
5. BENEFITS CONT.
• The global development of technology influences changes in science,
not only in terms of research but also in terms of presenting its results,
especially in the form of scholarly publications.
• Content management systems, such as OJS deployed by the Scholar
Indexing Society, are without a doubt the future of every scientific
journal since they are a common companion of the present submission
and editorial process and, at the same time, a sign of modern
publishing.
6. FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF CIU
• With the prestige of the Council of Independent Universities, I am
certain that all researchers and scholars in Ghana and around the world
would seek to have their work published in the CIU Journal.
• Therefore, a publication fee will be charged for every paper submitted
to the journal;
• Scholar Indexing Society will ensure that the journal is indexed in the
top indexing abstraction database in the world, which will bring more
impact, influence, and prestige to the publisher, CIU.
7. WHY USE OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEM (OJS)
• OJS's highly flexible and scalable architecture improves the overall
efficiency of your editorial workflow, streamlines the record-keeping
process, and enhances scholarly publishing quality.
8. HOW DOES OJS WORK
• OJS is a journal/website management/publishing system.
• OJS handles all parts of online journal publishing, from setting up a
website for the journal to doing operational tasks like:
• Peer review,
• Editing,
• Publishing,
• Archiving, and
• Indexing.
9. Conclusion
• There is no doubt that content management system, such as OJS
implemented by Scholar Indexing Society, are becoming an
increasingly common companion of the current submission and
editorial process and, at the same time, a symbol of modern
publishing, thus being the future of any scientific journal. We are
proud to announce that we are implementing an open journal system
for Council of Independent Universities. It will be the journal of the
future and a bank of resources for many researchers in the world.
