Platform

A complete publishing workflow, built on international open standards.

JournalHub extends Kotahi, an open-source scholarly publishing platform from the Coko Foundation, and adapts it to the needs of Nigerian academic publishing.

Capabilities

Everything editorial teams need.

Operationally ready today, with a roadmap that continues to align to DOAJ and Crossref best practice.

  1. Configurable submission forms

    Tailor manuscript forms per journal, with structured metadata capture and DOCX upload converted to editable HTML.

  2. ORCID-verified identities

    Every author, reviewer and editor is linked to a verified ORCID iD from day one of the workflow.

  3. Structured peer review

    Invite reviewers, manage accept/decline flows, run single- or double-blind review, and collect decisions on structured forms.

  4. Collaborative Wax editor

    Real-time co-editing so multiple editors can work on the same manuscript without version conflicts.

  5. JATS, PDF and HTML production

    One production workflow generates JATS XML for archival, PDF for print, and HTML for the web.

  6. Crossref DOI registration

    Persistent citable identifiers minted automatically when an article is published.

  7. Public journal sites

    A reader-facing website for each hosted journal, generated and updated from published content.

  8. DOAJ-ready metadata

    Metadata, licensing and workflows aligned with DOAJ listing requirements so journals can grow their discoverability.

Built to international standards
JATS XML
Journal Article Tag Suite — the international archival standard for scholarly content.
ORCID
Verified researcher identities linked to every submission and published article.
Crossref DOI
Persistent, citable identifiers registered on publication for every article.
DOAJ-Ready
Metadata, licensing, and workflow designed to meet DOAJ listing requirements.