OJS Plugins
Generic Plugins
Generic plugins are used to extend Open Journal Systems in a variety of ways that are not supported by the other plugin categories.
- Feed Plugin
This plugin produces RSS/Atom web syndication feeds for the current issue.
- TinyMCE Plugin
This plugin enables WSYWIG editing of OJS textareas using the TinyMCE content editor.
- COUNTER Statistics
The COUNTER plugin allows recording and COUNTER reporting on site activity.
- Thesis Abstracts
Solicit and publish thesis abstracts.
Authorization Plugins
Authorization Plugins allow Open Journal Systems to delegate user authentication tasks to other systems, such as LDAP servers.
- LDAP
This plugin allows for authentication and synchronization of user accounts against an external LDAP data source.
Import/Export Plugins
Import/Export Plugins can be used to transfer content to and from other systems.
- Users XML Plugin
Import and export users
- Erudit Article Export Plugin
Export articles using the English Erudit DTD
- Articles & Issues XML Plugin
Import and export articles and issues
- PubMed XML Export Plugin
Export article metadata in PubMed XML format for indexing in PubMed/MEulINE.
- CrossRef XML Export Plugin
Export article metadata in CrossRef XML format.
Gateway Plugins
Gateway Plugins provide live data to external systems.
- Google Scholar Gateway Plugin
This plugin provides live data about a particular journal to Google Scholar for indexing and searching.
- Resolver Plugin
This plugin generates a list of journal titles from an OJS installation for link resolving software. It includes titles, ISSNs, full text start dates, etc.





