OJS / OMP Technology
Technology support for journal and book publishing environments built around structured editorial workflows, publishing operations and long-term maintainability.
← Back to GESTOpen Journal Systems and Open Monograph Press provide important technology foundations for scholarly journals and book publishing programmes. GEST focuses on the technical environment around these platforms and the workflows that publishers need to operate them effectively.
A publishing platform needs more than installation. Configuration, user roles, editorial workflows, publishing settings, metadata requirements and operational procedures all need to work together. GEST helps organisations structure these technology components around their publishing requirements.
For journals, the workflow may include submission, editorial assessment, peer review, revision, acceptance and publication. For books and monographs, the workflow may involve proposals, editorial development, review, production and publication. The technology environment should reflect the organisation's actual publishing process.
GEST can also support platform maintenance, migration, configuration changes and technical troubleshooting as publishing programmes develop. The objective is to provide a stable technology foundation that publishers can understand, manage and improve over time.
Technology designed around real publishing operations.
OJS Environment
Technology support for journal publishing environments and operational configuration.
OMP Environment
Technology support for scholarly book and monograph publishing workflows.
Editorial Workflows
Configuration around submission, review, decisions and publication.
User Roles
Structured access for authors, reviewers, editors and publishing administrators.
Maintenance
Ongoing technical support, troubleshooting and workflow improvements.
A clear path from requirement to operation.
GEST approaches technology services as connected workflows, with clear stages that help organisations understand what happens from the beginning of a requirement through ongoing operation.
Technology that supports the publishing lifecycle.
GEST connects publishing technology, metadata and operational workflows into practical infrastructure designed to be understandable, maintainable and scalable as publishing requirements evolve.
Have a publishing technology requirement?
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