There is much software that can help manage journal articles, books, and others online via the internet, one of which is OJS with EPrints.
Then, what is the difference between OJS and EPrints?
The origin of both software #
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is an open-source software application for managing and publishing scholarly journals. The developer of OJS is the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). PKP Released OJS in 2001.
PKP created OJS to increase access to research, increase the number of journal readers, and contribute to the public interest on a global scale.
EPrints is open-source software which can be a repository for storing journals, articles, books, etc. The developer of EPrints is the University of Southampton. The University of Southampton created EPrints in 2000.
The short story behind the EPrints was made, so EPrints was made from the results of the Santa Fe meeting in 1999. And now EPrints has helped make it easier for readers to find journals, articles, and books they want via online and also makes it easier for institutions to save articles or other files to EPrints via online.
The difference #
Advantages #
The advantages of using OJS #
- Can manage and publish school journals or related journals.
- The OJS software is an open source software, so you can use it personally or commercially, even modify it.
- PKP has made many supporting plugins for OJS that can be installed for free, so you can check or install the plugins (The plugins are found in Dashboard > Settings -> Website -> Plugins (Plugin Gallery).
- OJS keeps track of statistics from submissions, editorial activities, and users, and can also generate statistical reports.
- Search engines such as Google, and Bing, can make OJS sites indexed quickly in their search engines.
The advantages of using EPrints #
- As a repository of articles, books, and monographs. Even EPrints can store video and audio recordings digitally.
- Free, just like OJS, EPrints is open-source software that allows us to modify code or use it commercially.
- The forms provided are simple and uncomplicated, making it easier for users to find the scientific collection information / article they expect.
Conclusion #
So in conclusion, OJS is only good for managing journal articles, and for EPrints, it serves as a repository.
If you don’t know what a repository is, the repository is simply a place of storage, or if on a computer it’s called a folder. Where the folder stores various files such as .docx, .txt, .pdf, .ppt, .php, etc.
Reference #
- EPrints platform recommended
- EPrints website : https://www.eprints.org/
- Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPrints
- Benefits of using OJS
- OJS Website : https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/
- OJS Wiki ID : https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Journal_Systems
