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Open Journal Systems 3 / Open Monograph Press 3

Documentation for developers who want to write plugins, build themes or help build our publishing software.

Documentation

Everything you need to know to begin developing with OJS or OMP. View Now

Theming Guide

An introduction to building custom themes for OJS and OMP, for web developers who want to tailor the look of their journal or press. View Now

Available in Português Brasileiro.

Plugin Guide

Learn how to write plugins to customize almost anything in OJS and OMP. View Now

Testing

Learn how to write and run tests for the application or your own plugins and themes. View Now

REST API Usage Guide

Helpful hints and complete technical references for using OJS 3’s REST API. View Now

References: 3.3, 3.2, 3.1

UI Library

Component library, documentation and style guide for developers working with the user interface for OJS 3’s editorial backend. View Now

Release Notebooks

Essential guidance on changes to the application code for each new release. View Now

Notebooks: 3.3, 3.2

OJS Reference

This resource contains documentation generated automatically from the OJS source code. View Now

OMP Reference

This resource contains documentation generated automatically from the OMP source code. View Now

Open Journal Systems 2

Documentation for developers who are still working with OJS 2.

OJS 2.x Technical Reference

An extensive document regarding versions 2.x of the OJS platform. View Now

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