
OJS Workflow Chart
OJS in an Hour
12
1. Submission Queue
Editor assigns submission 
to Section Editor to see 
through the editorial 
process
2. Submission Review
a) Check submission 
b) Conduct peer review
c) Reach editorial decision 
3. Submission Editing
a) Copyedit submission
b) Layout of formatted 
galleys
c) Proofread galleys
Submission Archive
Complete records kept of 
submission process for 
published and declined items
Journal Management
Setup and configure journal; 
enroll editors, reviewers, 
copyeditors, proofreaders. 
 Submission
journal Web site, and enters 
metadata for OAI indexing
Submission Review
Author can track process, 
see files, reviews, revise 
and resubmit, at editor’s 
Submission Editing
Authors reviews copyedits 
and proofreads galleys
Review Conducted
Reviewer submits review and 
recommendation (which may 
be rated by editor)
Select Reviewers
Editor invites reviewers from 
database with interests, load
Copyediting
Layout
Layout Editor prepares galleys 
in HTML,PDF, PS, etc.
Proofreading
Journal Archive
Browsing issues, with indexing 
by OAI search engines, as well 
as Google, etc.
Editor and
Section Editor
Author
Journal Manager, 
Reviewer, Copyeditor, 
Layout Editor, and 
Proofreader
4. Issue Management
a) Create issues
b) Schedule submissions
c) Organize Table of 
Contents 
Organize Table of Contents 
5. Publication
Offering immediate open 
access or delayed open 
access, with subscriptions
Current Issue
Items appear with Reading 
Tools linking to related 
internal and external 
resources 
Key
Journal Manager
Editor
Section Editor
Reviewer
Copyeditor
Layout Editor
Proofreader
Author
Reader
Open Journal Systems is 
an open source 
development of the Public 
Knowledge Project: 
http://pkp.sfu.ca