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Open Journal Systems (OJS) Plugin Marketplace
A growing marketplace of iDEALS HUB LTD plugins, add-ons and custom tools for academic journals, publishers, editors, reviewers and journal managers using Open Journal Systems.
Extend your Open Journal Systems platform with practical publishing tools.
Our Open Journal Systems (OJS) plugin marketplace is created to help journals improve editorial workflow, reviewer motivation, manuscript assessment, reporting, certificates, recognition and publishing administration.
The marketplace brings together the plugins we are building for journal owners and editorial teams, including AI-powered review support, reviewer recognition tools, certificate automation, badge awards, APC waiver tracking, annual reviewer reporting and custom OJS development services.
Marketplace Focus
- Open Journal Systems plugin installation and setup.
- Custom plugin configuration for each journal.
- Reviewer certificate, badge and reward workflows.
- AI-assisted manuscript and review quality support.
- Editorial dashboards, permissions and reporting tools.
- Support for new plugin ideas and journal-specific automation.
Our Open Journal Systems plugin portfolio.
These products can be packaged for installation, customised for your journal workflow, or extended into a dedicated solution for your publishing platform.
AI Journal Reviewer for Open Journal Systems (OJS)
A smart editorial support plugin designed to assist journal teams with manuscript screening, structured review support, quality scoring and recommendation summaries. It can support local AI models and API-based providers where configured by the journal.
AI review support • manuscript summary • editorial decision assistance
Reviewer Recognition Pro
A reviewer engagement plugin for Open Journal Systems (OJS) that helps journals recognise active reviewers through certificates, badges, annual reports and structured appreciation workflows.
Certificates • badges • reviewer profile recognition
AI Review Quality Scoring
A quality-scoring add-on that helps editorial teams evaluate review depth, clarity, usefulness and completeness. It supports configurable scoring sections and provider/model selection for flexible journal needs.
Review quality • scoring rubric • AI provider settings
Certificate & Badge Automation
Automatically prepares reviewer certificates and digital badges when configured conditions are met. It is useful for journals that want to reward peer-review contributions professionally.
Reviewer certificates • earned badges • automated emails
APC Waiver Recognition Tool
Supports journals that reward reviewers with Article Processing Charge waiver eligibility after completing a defined number of quality reviews within a selected period.
APC waiver • reviewer incentive • eligibility tracking
Annual Reviewer Report Builder
Generates annual reviewer contribution summaries for editorial offices, recognition pages and institutional reporting. It supports transparent tracking of completed reviews and reviewer performance.
Annual report • reviewer summary • editorial reporting
OJS Email Template Manager
Provides editable email content for certificate generation, badge awards, APC waiver notifications, annual report readiness and other journal recognition messages.
Email templates • pre-filled content • workflow messages
Custom OJS Plugin Development
For journals with unique needs, iDEALS HUB LTD can design custom Open Journal Systems plugins for workflow automation, reporting, dashboards, permissions, integrations and publishing support.
Custom plugin • dashboard • workflow automation
Plugin Services Included
- Plugin installation and compatibility checks.
- Settings page configuration and admin training.
- Custom email template setup for journal communication.
- Dashboard placement and role permission support.
- Bug fixing, upgrade support and troubleshooting.
- Documentation and user guidance for editorial teams.
Who Can Use the Marketplace?
Our Open Journal Systems (OJS) marketplace is suitable for university journals, research institutes, professional associations, independent publishers, conference proceedings, multidisciplinary journals and journal management companies that want stronger publishing workflows.
Each plugin can be adapted to the journal’s branding, editorial policy, reviewer incentive system and preferred technical environment.
We can develop Open Journal Systems plugins around your exact journal workflow.
Tell us the problem you want to solve in your journal platform. We can design plugin features, admin settings, templates, dashboards, roles, reports and installation support around your needs.