Integration · Public Knowledge Project
Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Open Journal Systems · Public Knowledge Project
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is free, open-source journal-management and publishing software from the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), used by tens of thousands of journals worldwide — especially scholar-led, society, and Global South open-access titles. OJS handles the full editorial workflow from submission through peer review to publication. It supports ORCID for author identity, registers DOIs via Crossref, and produces structured metadata and JATS XML, making it a key surface for capturing and exposing CRediT contributor roles in scholarly publishing.
What to use from CASRAI
Touchpoints
- 01ORCID plugin captures verified author iDs at submission and registration
- 02Contributor metadata maps to CRediT roles for per-author per-role attribution
- 03Crossref deposit plugin can carry CRediT roles in the contributor metadata
- 04JATS XML export encodes contributor roles using the NISO CRediT vocabulary
Setup
Integration steps
- 1Enable and configure the ORCID plugin so authors verify their iD at submission
- 2Add CRediT role capture to the contributor metadata (via the contributor-roles plugin or configured fields)
- 3Map your editorial contributor categories onto the 14 CRediT roles
- 4Configure the Crossref export/deposit plugin to include CRediT roles in deposited metadata
- 5Verify the published JATS XML carries <role vocab="credit" ...> for each contributor
