Global Usage of OJS

More than 8 million items have been published with Open Journal Systems, our open-source publishing software trusted by more than a million scholars in almost every country on the planet.

World map showing number of OJS journals per region
We found 34,072 journals that published 5 or more items in 2021 using OJS. View source.

Beacon

PKP’s longitudinal research project collects and analyses data about how our open source software is used around the world. And we make that data publicly available so everyone can benefit.
Graphic illustrating journal growth over time

Growth Stats

View detailed maps and charts with our latest statistics on OJS usage, including national and country data.
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Get the Data

Want to dig into the details? We publish the raw data and update it every year.

Beacon

PKP’s longitudinal research project collects and analyses data about how our open source software is used around the world. And we make that data publicly available so everyone can benefit.
Graphic illustrating journal growth over time

Growth Stats

View detailed maps and charts with our latest statistics on OJS usage, including national and country data.
Screenshot of a spreadsheet with beacon data

Get the Data

Want to dig into the details? We publish the raw data and update it every year.