Journal Setup/Design

First, Get an Overview

To begin, we recommend creating the content that will be on your journal's "About" page. See the "Defining Your Journal" tab in this guide.

Once we have created your shell site, you will be able to create your profile and define your role for the journal.

For more information about this entire process, please see Section 4 of the Journal Hosting Guide. 

Background Color and Styles/Tutorials

The OJS software has several theme backgrounds for you to choose from. The default is a green color, but this can be changed. Once logged in as the Journal Manager, go to Settings>Website>Appearance. There you can select which journal theme (background color/style) you would like. Click save and continue to test the theme out.

For more information on design, see the listed tutorials or Section 5 of the Journal Hosting Guide. 

HTML Help

• Code Academy tutorial (free)
• W3Schools tutorial (free)

Photo Editing

• Photoshop
• Gimp (open source)
• Paint (Microsoft)