Glossary
- Current Issue
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The Current Issue is the issue that appears on the front page of your OJS site. When a new issue is published, it is automatically set as Current Issue. However, you can manually set the Current Issue through the Back Issues page in the back end.
- galley
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The galley is the final form of the article - editing, copy edited, and laid out - that is posted to the OJS site for reading.
- issue
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Along with submissions, one of the building blocks of OJS. All submissions (articles, reviews, editorials, etc.) must be assigned to an issue in order to be published.
- OJS
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Open Journal System - the journal publishing software developed by PKP and used by York University Libraries to host journals.
- QuickSubmit
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QuickSubmit is a tool for uploading submissions that bypasses all stages of the workflow
- submission
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Along with issues, submissions are a key element in OJS. "Submission" is a generic term that includes articles, book reviews, and art. In the back end, a submission has a Workflow and a Production tab. Once published, a submission has its own web page with metadata and one or more galleys.
- YDJ
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York Digital Journals - the York University Libraries program that provides journal hosting services.