Open-Source Systems for Managing the Publication of Electronic Academic Journals: Theoretical Study

Scientific publishing, including its elements, basic principles, and models, plays pivotal roles in the various stages of the scientific research cycle and its activities. As a result of what information and communication technologies have contributed to providing controls for dealing with scientific information, which is manifested in the task of quality control through arbitration, and then preserving the originality of the scientific effort from the reality of preventing repetitions and allegations of novelty and originality; In addition to the archival mission of the scientific knowledge that was produced; This ensures trust and safety in the scientific community.
The study is revolving around the definition of electronic academic journals, their importance, functions, and the challenges they face. Then it touched on the electronic journal publishing management systems in terms of concept, origin and development, importance and functions, its technical structure on the Internet, the workflow cycle within it, and finally the applications of electronic journal publishing management systems.
One of the most important conclusions of this study is that the electronic journal publishing management systems operate according to a specific flow cycle and revolve around four basic stages; They are: submission, arbitration, editing, and publishing. Open-source systems for managing and publishing academic journals are better than commercial systems and are more suitable for academic libraries due to many reasons, including lower start-up costs for free software, and they provide a degree of autonomy for libraries.