This section serves only as an overview of OJS' import/export functionality. Some import/export functions, notably the Users and Issues & Articles functions, are complex to use and to explain. For detailed usage instructions for all import/export functions, see the documentation online.
OJS allows Journal Managers to import and export different types of data. To do this, go to the Journal Management menu and select .
On the resulting page, choose the appropriate export option.
Erudit Article Export Plugin: This plugin allows you to export articles using the English Erudit DTD. This would allow your journal to interoperate with the Erudit publishing system from the Université de Montréal.
Users XML Plugin: The Users XML Plugin supports the import and export of users and their roles.
To export a list of users from your journal, select one or more roles and hit the button, or use the link.
To import a list of users, you can use the upload tool.
You will receive a confirmation page before the users are loaded.
QuickSubmit Plugin: Provides a one-step submission process for editors needing to bypass the traditional submission, review, and editing process.
Once you have filled in the form, including the section, file to be uploaded (this would be a ready-to-publish PDF or HTML file), author information, title, abstract, keywords, etc., it will appear either in the selected issue or in the Editing section ready for scheduling to an issue (see Scheduling).
This is a useful tool for 5 - 10 articles, but if you have more than that, you may wish to use the Article XML Import feature, described below.
METS XML Export Plugin: Exports Journals in METS XML.
Articles & Issues XML Plugin: This plugin supports import and export of articles and issues.
To export articles or issues, simply choose whether you want to or .
This will generate an XML file with all of the data from your articles and issues.
To import data, use the Import Data upload tool to import this data from an external XML file.
DOAJ Export Plugin: Exports Journal information that can be sent to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The plugin gives you two options: to export your journal content in a metadata format compatible with the DOAJ requirements, and to email the DOAJ requesting that they index your journal.
PubMed XML Export Plugin: Exports article metadata in PubMed's NLM XML format. This would be appropriate for health science journals that have been accepted for indexing in MEDLINE.
CrossRef XML Export Plugin: Exports article metadata in CrossRef XML format.
