3rd Universal Network for International Training and Education (UNITE): OJS Management, Upgradation, and Global Indexing
Nov 15-16, 2025
About
The 3rd UNITE (Universal Network for International Training & Education) is dedicated to advancing the capacity of journal editors, research administrators, and IT professionals in managing and upgrading the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
As OJS continues to be one of the most widely used open-source publishing systems worldwide, journals face constant challenges in upgrading to new versions, ensuring metadata accuracy, integrating identifiers like DOI/SEIPID, and meeting indexing standards.
This event will bring together experts and practitioners to share insights, demonstrate hands-on solutions, and explore strategies to strengthen research visibility, global access, and governance in digital publishing.
As OJS continues to be one of the most widely used open-source publishing systems worldwide, journals face constant challenges in upgrading to new versions, ensuring metadata accuracy, integrating identifiers like DOI/SEIPID, and meeting indexing standards.
This event will bring together experts and practitioners to share insights, demonstrate hands-on solutions, and explore strategies to strengthen research visibility, global access, and governance in digital publishing.
Objctives
- To equip journal editors and administrators with practical knowledge on OJS management.
- To provide step-by-step guidance for upgrading OJS
- To highlight methods of enhancing journal visibility through metadata optimization, indexing standards, and persistent identifiers (DOI/SEIPID).
- To foster collaboration among institutions, research centers, and publishing professionals using OJS.
Subthemes
- OJS Management for Editors and Administrators – streamlining editorial workflow, peer review, and user roles.
- Upgrading and Customizing OJS – migration from older versions, plugins, metadata, and design enhancements.
- OJS and Research Visibility – integrating DOI, SEIPID, indexing requirements (DOAJ, Scopus, WoS), and SEO practices
Expected Outcomes
By the end of the event, participants will:
- Understand the best practices in OJS management and editorial workflows.
- Gain hands-on knowledge of upgradation and customization of OJS.
- Be able to apply strategies for improving indexing readiness (DOAJ, Scopus, WoS).
- Explore integration of persistent identifiers (DOI, SEIPID) to enhance citation and discoverability.
- Establish connections with a network of editors, researchers, and OJS managers for future collaboration.
Speaker & Trainer
Nasir Razzaq (Known as Raja Nasir)
Director and CEO, Expert Novice Group
Join the 3rd UNITE to meet Raja Nasir, PhD scholar, Author, and academic entrepreneur with a proven record of establishing innovative research and publishing ventures, now leading OJS training and journal upgradation.
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