What is it?
The Open Source Academic Publishing Suite is a web software for media-neutral publishing.
Tool ID card
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Main purpose: OS-APS is the easy way to self-host structured publishing, built for smaller teams that want professional typesetting and lightweight workflows.
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Who is it for? Scientific publishers (e.g. university presses) can use OS-APS
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Skill level: The OS-APS workflow can be used without much advance knowledge. A little technical knowledge is required for self-hosting and creating your own templates.
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Access: https://sciflow.org/os-aps/
Key features:
- Import of Word manuscripts
- Conversion to semantic HTML
- Integrated editor for:
- Corrections
- Adding metadata
- Template system
- Ready-made templates available
- Template development kit for individual designs
- Integrations / Compatible to:
- OJS (Open Journal Systems)
- OMP (Open Monograph Press)
- Various repository software
What can I do with it?
OS-APS helps create accessible PDF and HTML documents. To do this, a Word document can be imported into the system and further edited there using an intuitive editor. During import, structural elements from the Word document are recognized. In addition, metadata such as authors and affiliations are automatically assigned. The template can be customized via the web interface. For export, you can choose PDF, HTML, JATS/BITS-XML, EPUB or OJS XML. There is an accessibility-optimized reader.
Good to know
OS-APS is an open-source tool that must be self-hosted. There is also a provider that offers the tool as a service; this involves a fee.
Try it if you…
- work on a journal team and need accessible PDF and HTML documents for your articles.
- are in charge of producing standardized monographs at a small academic publisher. Ideally, they should be made available on the website in an XML format.
- are a journal publisher and want to offer your editors a simple tool for creating their galleys.
Thank you to @mdvorakova for the suggestion, and to @dbeucke for writing this post.