OJS Customization

Make OJS work exactly the way your journal needs it to — not the other way around.

OJS Customization

Open Journal Systems is powerful out of the box — but every journal has unique branding, workflows, and requirements that the default setup can't accommodate. Cloud Sprint's OJS customisation service transforms your installation into a polished, professional publication platform that reflects your journal's identity and streamlines your editorial process.

Customise My OJS Journal

What's Included

Everything you get when you choose this service.

Custom OJS theme design — fully branded to match your journal's identity.

Custom plugin development for features not available in the default OJS ecosystem.

Editorial workflow customisation — submission forms, review rounds, and decision stages.

Multi-language interface configuration and custom translation strings.

Custom PDF galley templates matching your journal's published layout style.

DOI, CrossRef, ORCID, and indexing integration (Scopus, DOAJ, etc.).

How We Deliver It

A clear, transparent process from first conversation to final delivery.

01

Requirements Review

We review your current OJS setup and understand exactly what needs to change — branding, workflow, integrations, or all three.

02

Design & Planning

Theme mockups and a customisation plan are shared for your approval before development begins.

03

Development

All customisations are built and tested on a staging copy of your OJS installation.

04

Testing & Review

Your editorial team reviews and tests the customised platform before it goes live.

05

Deployment

Changes are applied to your live OJS instance with zero data loss and minimal disruption to ongoing submissions.

Why Choose Cloud Sprint?

We don't just deliver a service — we take ownership of the outcome. Here's what sets us apart.

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A professional, branded journal that commands respect from authors and readers.

Streamlined editorial workflows reduce time-to-publication and editor workload.

Better discoverability through proper indexing and metadata integrations.

Built by specialists with real OJS experience — not generic developers learning on your journal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Things people ask before getting started — answered honestly.

We build customisations as child themes and standalone plugins so they are upgrade-safe. We also assist with post-upgrade testing.

Yes — we can redesign the theme of an existing live journal without affecting any submissions or data.

We work primarily with OJS 3.x and strongly recommend upgrading from 2.x. We can handle that migration as well.

Ready to get started?

Let's talk about your project. We'll give you a clear plan and a fair quote — no pressure, no jargon.

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