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Journal Core
Central configuration for title, publisher, ISSN, DOI prefix, licence, language, PDF structure and issue conventions.
ACADEMIC PUBLISHING FOR WORDPRESS
Turn WordPress into a professional journal publishing platform.
Create structured article landing pages with DOI metadata, citation exports, PDF previews, author information and scientific discovery features.
Keep WordPressDomain, design and content remain under journal control.
Standardize articlesOne consistent publication structure across every issue.
Make research citableAPA, Harvard, Chicago and machine-readable exports.
Modernize legacy pagesControlled migration without changing established URLs.
THE PLATFORM
Built for journals that already publish with WordPress.
JournalForge focuses on the publication stage after editorial acceptance. It connects the final article file with a structured and discoverable WordPress record.
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Article Builder
Upload DOCX, PDF or ZIP packages, review detected metadata and generate consistent article pages without automatic publication.
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Discovery Metadata
Google Scholar tags, Schema.org records, citation files and structured publication data from one controlled source.
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Citation Tools
APA 7, Harvard, Chicago, BibTeX, RIS, EndNote XML and CSL JSON with copy and download functions.
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Legacy Migrator
Analyse and modernize existing WordPress article pages while preserving public URLs, dates and scientific data.
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Quality Checks
Verify PDF location, DOI format, essential metadata, citation records and article readiness before publication.
INTERFACE PREVIEW
A controlled workflow from article file to publication page.
Upload, analyse and review
The article remains unpublished while the editor checks the detected title, authors, DOI, issue data and publication files.
- DOCX, text-based PDF and ZIP packages
- Pre-publication quality checks
- Journal Core configuration applied automatically
Publish a consistent article record
Every article receives the same professional structure, including PDF preview, DOI, volume and issue data, abstract and clear access points.
- Responsive journal landing page
- PDF preview and download
- Structured metadata for readers and machines
Make every article citable
Readers can copy standard citations and download common research formats without relying on an external citation website.
- APA 7, Harvard and Chicago
- BibTeX, RIS, EndNote XML and CSL JSON
- Article information and discovery integration
PILOT EDITION
A complete implementation, not just a plugin ZIP.
The pilot package is designed for a small or medium-sized academic journal that wants to replace fragmented manual publishing with one controlled WordPress workflow.
- Installation on one WordPress website
- Complete journal configuration
- Design adaptation to the existing journal
- Migration of up to 20 existing article pages
- Editor onboarding and documentation
- 12 months of updates
- 90 days of implementation support
REFERENCE INSTALLATION
Developed from the operational requirements of a real academic journal.
International Journal of Psychology and Strategic Communication
IJPSC serves as the reference environment for the publishing workflow. The software was developed around real requirements including DOI identifiers, article PDFs, structured metadata, citations, authors, institutions and issue-based publication.
Open IJPSCReal publication workflowNot a demonstration-only concept.
Preserved public URLsLegacy migration is designed around existing journal pages.
Read-only Crossref checksNo automatic DOI deposits or changes.
Journal-controlled hostingFiles and publication records stay within WordPress infrastructure.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Clear scope for the pilot phase.
Does JournalForge replace the peer-review system?
No. The first commercial version starts after editorial acceptance and supports publication, metadata, citation and discovery functions.
Does it register DOIs automatically?
No. DOI and Crossref functions are read-only unless a separate, explicitly commissioned deposit module is developed later.
Can it guarantee Google Scholar or DOAJ inclusion?
No. It can create and validate technical metadata, but external services make their own inclusion and indexing decisions.
Can an existing WordPress journal keep its URLs?
The Legacy Migrator is designed to preserve existing page IDs, slugs, dates and public URLs. Every migration is reviewed before final conversion.
START WITH A JOURNAL AUDIT
See how JournalForge would fit your current publication workflow.
A short assessment covers article structure, DOI records, PDF storage, citation functions, metadata quality and the number of pages requiring migration.
Request a journal audit