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About Open Journal Systems

Verde journals run on Open Journal Systems — the world's most widely used open source platform for scholarly publishing, trusted by tens of thousands of journals.

This site uses Open Journal Systems 3.5.0.4, which is open source journal management and publishing software developed, supported, and freely distributed by the Public Knowledge Project under the GNU General Public License. Visit PKP's website to learn more about the software. Please contact the site directly with questions about its journals and submissions to its journals.

  • OJS 3.5.0.4
  • Open source
  • Developed by PKP

From submission to publication

Every manuscript follows the same transparent, trackable editorial workflow.

  1. 1

    Submission

    Authors submit their manuscript online and can follow its status at any time.

  2. 2

    Peer review

    Editors assign independent reviewers in a confidential double-blind review.

  3. 3

    Copyediting

    Accepted papers are edited for language, style and accuracy with the authors.

  4. 4

    Production

    Final galleys (PDF/HTML) are prepared, checked and scheduled for an issue.

  5. 5

    Publication

    Articles are published in open access, with metadata ready for indexing.

Why this platform

Open access by design

Every published article is free to read, download and share.

Built for discovery

Standard metadata, OAI-PMH, DOIs and Google Scholar support help your research get found.

Secure & transparent

Role-based access, a confidential review process and a full record of editorial decisions.

Multilingual

The full interface and journal content are available in Arabic and English.

Ready to publish with Verde?

Explore our journals and submit your manuscript through the online system.