is a free, open-source software application used globally for the end-to-end management and publishing of peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) —a multi-university initiative based in Canada—it was launched in 2001 to lower the technical and financial barriers to academic publishing. Today, it is the world’s most widely used scholarly publishing platform, powering over 44,000 journals across 148 countries in more than 60 languages. Quick Facts Open Journal Systems (OJS) - Software