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OJS plugins and API bridges built for production

We engineer secure, maintainable OJS extensions — DOI registration, payment gateways, plagiarism checkers, ORCID sync and custom workflow hooks that survive OJS upgrades.

99.9%Integration uptime target
PKPCoding standards
FullDocumentation handover

Integration hub — OJS at the centre

OJSDOIPayORCIDAPI

Every connection is built and tested against your specific OJS version before deployment.

Integration capabilities

The connections a journal actually needs

Publishing stack

Crossref/DataCite DOI auto-registration, metadata push and repository exports.

Editorial stack

iThenticate/Turnitin bridges, reviewer tools and external QC connectors.

Business stack

Razorpay, Stripe and PayPal APC gateways with invoice and reconciliation exports.

Institutional systems

University ERP, LDAP/SSO and custom REST API reporting integrations.

Development process

From discovery to a documented handover

  1. 1

    Discovery

    API contracts, security review and compatibility assessment for your OJS version.

  2. 2

    Build & staging

    Plugin implementation with integration tests on a staging environment.

  3. 3

    UAT & deploy

    User acceptance testing, rollback plan and production deployment.

  4. 4

    Handover

    Documentation, training and an optional maintenance SLA.

Engineering standards

Built to survive your next OJS upgrade

Security

  • Secret management
  • Input validation
  • Scoped permissions

Compatibility

  • OJS 3.3 / 3.4 tested
  • Upgrade check scripts
  • Versioned releases

Quality

  • Staging integration tests
  • Regression suites
  • Performance profiling

Documentation

  • Admin configuration guide
  • Changelog practices
  • Incident runbooks

Common questions

Will plugins break on OJS upgrades?

We design for version compatibility and provide upgrade validation before you update OJS.

Can you integrate proprietary university systems?

Yes — REST, SOAP, and file-based integrations with error handling and monitoring.

Need an integration OJS doesn't ship with?

Describe your requirement — we'll scope it in one business day.