Clear answers on hosting, copyright, and publishing standards.
By default, we recommend the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)** license. This allows authors to retain copyright while granting the journal the right of first publication. However, each journal on our platform can set its own policy.
No. **World Scholars Archives** acts strictly as a technical service provider. The journal's editorial board retains full ownership of the metadata, PDF files, and subscriber lists. You can request a full database export (SQL) and file archive at any time.
We provide integration hooks for major plagiarism detection tools. While we do not provide a global subscription for Turnitin or iThenticate, we can integrate your journal's API keys directly into the OJS workflow. Alternatively, we guide editors on using open-source verification methods.
Yes. Our Ubuntu-based infrastructure performs **automated daily backups** of both the MySQL database and the OJS 'files' directory. This ensures that in the event of any technical failure, your scholarly record is safe.
We handle the technical migration seamlessly. Once your institution secures a Crossref membership, we update the OJS DOI plugin to use your official prefix. Legacy Zenodo DOIs will remain active as secondary persistent identifiers.
