Journals OnLine (JOL) Projects
The Journals Online (JOL) project provides advice to journals wishing to publish online, including resource guides and links to suitable technologies and hosting organisations.
The JOL project focuses on a system developed for groups of journals to publish on community websites. This enables a cost-effective and secure forum for online journals, which gives them greatest online visibility and discovery.
This project is the result of a partnership between INASP, the Public Knowledge Project (PKP)and CrossRef. PKP, based in Canada, developed the Open Journals System (OJS) technology which is used by the JOLs to support the development of websites hosting a number of journals. CrossRef maintain a multi-publisher linking network which vastly improves both visibility and accessibility of journal articles.
To develop the JOLs, INASP runs and supports capacity-building workshops to familiarise editors and publishers with online publishing. This assists them to load their own content, manage their editorial systems and make the best use of technology. For full details see the JOL methodology page.
Current JOLs
Africa Journals Online (AJOL)
The JOL project began with AJOL in 1998 as simple HTML pages on the INASP website. In association with the PKP, AJOL was transferred to OJS and the JOL methodology was developed using AJOL experience as the template. AJOL currently operates through the National Inquiry Services Centre South Africa (NISC SA). For more information see the AJOL website (www.ajol.info).
Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL)
BanglaJOL has been established in association with the Editing and Publication Association of Bangladesh (EPAB) and the Bangladesh Academy of Science (BAS). For more information see the INASP BanglaJOL page or visit the BanglaJOL website (www.banglajol.info).
Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL)
NepJOL has been established in association with Tribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL). For more information, visit the INASP NepJOL page or visit the NepJOL website (www.nepjol.info).
Philippines Journals Online (PhilJOL)
PhilJOL has been established in association with Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University. For more information please go to the INASP PhilJOL page or visit the PhilJOL website (www.philjol.info).
Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)
SLJOL has been established in association with the University of Colombo and the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. For more information, please go to the INASP SLJOL page or visit the SLJOL website (www.sljol.info).
Vietnam Journals Online (VJOL)
VJOL was established in association with the National Agency for Science and Technology Information (NASATI - formerly NACESTI), the Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), and Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). It is now managed in Vietnam by NASATI. For more information please go to the INASP VJOL page or visit the VJOL website (www.vjol.info.vn).
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