Frequently Asked Questions

The UNSOED Journal Management System is a comprehensive platform designed to manage academic journals, submissions, peer reviews, and publications. Built with Laravel, this system provides a robust framework for academic institutions to manage their journal publication process from submission to final publication.

• Journal Management
• Issue Management
• Submission System
• Peer Review Process
• User Management
• Publication Management

The system allows administrators to create and manage multiple journals with details including:

• Journal name, initials, and path
• Description and cover image
• ISSN and e-ISSN information
• Indexing status (Scopus, DOAJ)
• External links (Google Scholar, SINTA)
• Public visibility controls

Yes, the system allows tracking of indexing status for major academic indices including Scopus and DOAJ. You can also add external links to Google Scholar and SINTA profiles for each journal.

Publications are organized into issues with the following information:

• Volume, number, and year information
• Issue descriptions and cover images
• Association with multiple publications

Yes, each issue can have its own description and cover image to distinguish it visually and provide context for readers.

The submission system allows:

• Users to submit manuscripts to specific journals
• Tracking of submission status through the review process
• Support for multiple authors per submission
• File management for manuscripts and supporting documents

Yes, the system supports adding multiple authors to each submission, allowing proper attribution for collaborative research works.

The ReviewController handles the review workflow, including:

• Assigning reviewers to submissions
• Tracking review status, comments, and recommendations
• Support for multiple reviewers per submission
• Managing review deadlines and completion dates

The system allows setting and tracking of review deadlines, with notifications to reviewers about upcoming and overdue reviews to ensure timely completion of the peer review process.

The system includes role-based access control with roles such as:

• Administrator: Full system access
• Editor: Journal management access
• Reviewer: Access to assigned reviews
• Author: Submission management access

The system uses JournalAccount entities to associate users with specific journals in particular roles, allowing the same user to have different roles across different journals.

The publication management system allows:

• Converting approved submissions to publications
• Associating publications with specific journal issues
• Tracking publication metadata

Yes, publications can be associated with specific journal issues, allowing for organized presentation of published articles within the appropriate volume and issue number.

The project can be run using Laravel Sail, which provides a Docker-based development environment:

# Clone the repository
git clone [repository-url]

# Set up environment
cp .env.example .env

# Start Docker containers using Sail
./vendor/bin/sail up -d

# Install PHP dependencies
./vendor/bin/sail composer install

# Install Node dependencies
./vendor/bin/sail npm install

# Generate application key
./vendor/bin/sail artisan key:generate

# Run migrations and seed database
./vendor/bin/sail artisan migrate --seed

# Compile assets
./vendor/bin/sail npm run dev

The application will be available at http://localhost (or the port specified in your .env file).