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Learning Open Monograph Press (OMP) 3.4 - A Guide to Using OMP
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <title>Learning Open Monograph Press (OMP) 3.4 - A Guide to Using OMP</title> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta property="og:title" content="Learning Open Monograph Press (OMP) 3.4 - A Guide to Using OMP" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="PKP Docs"> <meta name="description" content="A guide for how to use Open Monograph Press (OMP), an open source tool for managing and publishing monographs, for press managers and editors."> <meta property="og:description" content="A guide for how to use Open Monograph Press (OMP), an open source tool for managing and publishing monographs, for press managers and editors."> <meta property="og:url" content="https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-omp/en/"> <link type="text/css" href="/css/book.css" rel="stylesheet" media="all"> <script defer src="/assets/js/smooth-scroll.polyfills.min.js"></script> <script defer src="/assets/js/fontawesome.min.js"></script> <body class="body--withSidebar"> <div class="bookHeader"> <button id="sidebarControl" class="bookHeader__sidebarControl"> <span class="fa fa-bars" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="-screenReader">Toggle Menu</span> </button> <a class="bookHeader__logo" href="/"> <img src="/img/logo-on-white.png" alt="PKP Docs" class="bookHeader__logoImage"> </a> <div class="bookHeaderTools"> <div class="search"> <style> div#___gcse_0 { display: inline-block; width: 400px; } </style> <script> (function() { var cx = '818b1cc7f90bc4afe'; var gcse = document.createElement('script'); gcse.type = 'text/javascript'; gcse.async = true; gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 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This guide is for Press Managers and Editors and explains how to manage roles and permissions, set up a press, publish monographs, and display them on your press website.</p> <p>This guide can be used alongside <a href="https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/en/">Learning OJS 3</a>, which has information about how to use OMP that is common to both OMP and Open Journal Systems (OJS) – a similar open source software application for publishing scholarly journals.</p> <h2 id="about-omp"> About OMP <a href="#about-omp" class="book_heading_anchor" title="Link to About OMP section">#</a> </h2> <p>Open Monograph Press (OMP) is an open-source tool for managing and publishing monographs, edited volumes, and scholarly editions online. It is a highly flexible editor-operated book management and publishing system that can be downloaded for free and installed on most web servers. It has been designed to reduce the time and energy devoted to the clerical and managerial tasks associated with publishing books while improving the recordkeeping and efficiency of editorial processes. It seeks to improve the scholarly and public quality of publishing through a number of innovations and includes clear and intuitive workflows for every aspect of the manuscript submission, review, editing, and production processes.</p> <h3 id="omp-3-features"> OMP 3 Features <a href="#omp-3-features" class="book_heading_anchor" title="Link to OMP 3 Features section">#</a> </h3> <p>Visit our website to learn more about <a href="https://pkp.sfu.ca/software/omp">Open Monograph Press</a> and what it has to offer for book publishers, including full metadata for worldwide dissemination and discovery.</p> <p>For a detailed description of new features in OMP 3.4, see <a href="https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/learning-ojs/en/about-ojs#whats-new">What’s New in This Version of OJS in the Learning OJS guide</a>.</p> <h3 id="install-and-upgrade"> Install and Upgrade <a href="#install-and-upgrade" class="book_heading_anchor" title="Link to Install and Upgrade section">#</a> </h3> <p>OMP is easy to install and configure. However, running a web service requires a systems administrator who knows how to deploy web applications. Our Administrator’s Guide provides full instructions on how to <a href="/admin-guide/en">download, install and configure OMP</a>.</p> <blockquote class="tip"> <p>If you do not have the expertise, staff or desire to install and manage OMP on your own, <a href="https://pkp.sfu.ca/hosting-services">PKP Publishing Services</a> provides complete hosting solutions for every budget.</p> </blockquote> <hr> <p>Copyright: Simon Fraser University holds the copyright for work produced by the Public Knowledge Project and has placed its documentation under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img src="https://licensebuttons.net/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" alt="Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International" title="Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International" /></a></p> <div class="book__footer"> <div class="book__improve"> <a href="https://github.com/pkp/pkp-docs/edit/main/learning-omp/en/README.md"> Edit this page </a> or <a href="https://pkp.sfu.ca/documentation-feedback/"> make a suggestion </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="book__sidebarScreen"></div> <div id="sidebar" class="book__sidebar"> <div class="book__summary"> <h1 id="summary">Summary</h1> <ul> <li><a href=".">Introduction</a> <ul> <li><a href="./#omp-3-features">Features</a></li> <li><a href="./#install-and-upgrade">Install and Upgrade</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="./editorial-interface">Editorial Interface</a></li> <li><a href="./user-accounts">User Accounts</a> <ul> <li><a href="./user-accounts#permission-levels">Permission Levels</a></li> <li><a href="./user-accounts#roles">Roles</a></li> <li><a href="./user-accounts#creating-new-roles">Creating New Roles</a></li> <li><a href="./user-accounts#emailing-all-users-in-a-role">Emailing All Users in a Role</a></li> <li><a href="./user-accounts#granting-author-permissions">Granting Author Permission</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="./press-setup">Setting up and Maintaining Your Press</a> <ul> <li><a href="./press-setup#press-settings">Press Settings</a></li> <li><a href="./press-setup#website-settings">Website Settings</a></li> <li><a href="./press-setup#workflow-settings">Workflow Settings</a></li> <li><a href="./press-setup#distribution">Distribution</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="./tools">Tools</a> <ul> <li><a href="./tools#importexport">Import/Export</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="./statistics">Statistics</a> <ul> <li><a href="./statistics#preprints">Monographs</a></li> <li><a href="./statistics#geographical-and-institutional-statistics">Geographical and Institutional Statistics</a></li> <li><a href="./statistics#editorial-activity">Editorial Activity</a></li> <li><a href="./statistics#users">Users</a></li> <li><a href="./statistics#reports">Reports</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="./role-specific-workflows">Role-specific Workflows</a> <ul> <li><a href="./role-specific-workflows#author-workflow">Author Workflow</a></li> <li><a href="./role-specific-workflows#reviewer-workflow">Reviewer Workflow</a></li> <li><a href="./role-specific-workflows#editorial-workflow">Editorial Workflow</a></li> <li><a href="./role-specific-workflows#copyediting-workflow">Copyediting Workflow</a></li> <li><a href="./role-specific-workflows#productionpublication-workflow">Production/Publication Workflow</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="./catalog-management">Catalog Management</a> <ul> <li><a href="./catalog-management#create-a-new-catalog-entry">Create New Catalog Entry</a></li> <li><a href="./catalog-management#select-featured-and-new-release-entries">Select Featured and New Releases</a></li> <li><a href="./catalog-management#manage-spotlights">Manage Spotlights</a></li> <li><a href="./catalog-management#author-browse-lists">Author Browse Lists</a></li> <li><a href="./catalog-management#add-books-to-series">Add Books to Series</a></li> <li><a href="./catalog-management#add-books-to-categories">Add Books to Categories</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="book__backToHub"> <span class="fa fa-long-arrow-alt-left" aria-hidden="true"></span> <p>Back to <a href="/">all documentation</a>.</p> </div> <div class="book__spacer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="book__footerWrapper"> <div class="siteFooter"> <nav class="siteFooter__container"> <div class="siteFooter__top"> <div class="siteFooter__nav"> <div class="siteFooter__navHeader"> Contact Us </div> <p>Have a question or suggestion about PKP’s documentation and user guides? 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