We have updated the EIFL checklist of good practices in using the free and open source software, Open Journal Systems (OJS), for managing the entire researcher-to-reader workflow for submission, peer review and production of scholarly journals.
This is the fourth version of the checklist. It includes an overview of the latest release of OJS 3 (OJS 3.5.0-3 released on 19 December 2025) and tips on software plugins, journal procedures and policies, system security and content preservation, usage statistics, and suggestions for improving content accessibility, visibility and discoverability. It also includes a section about indexing your journals in DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) and Google Scholar and best practice recommendations on OA journal publishing.
You can find the updated checklist here: EIFL Checklist: Good practices in using Open Journal Systems software for journal editing and publishing (Version 4) | EIFL, and also on Zenodo: Checklist of good practices in using Open Journal Systems software (OJS) for journal editing and publishing