Migration
Migrate your journal to Alkademy Press — no data loss, no downtime
Move from OJS or any manual workflow. We import your submission history, reviewer database, metadata, and published issues. Typical timeline: 2–4 weeks.
What gets imported
Everything your journal has built — preserved
Submission records
Full history including status and version files
Reviewer database
Names, emails, expertise tags, review history
Author accounts
Registration data and submission associations
Editorial decisions
Accept/reject/revision records per submission
Journal metadata
ISSN, description, editorial board
Volumes and issues
Published issue structure and article assignments
The process
Five steps from your current system to Alkademy Press
Audit your current data
We start with a data inventory: submission records, reviewer database, author accounts, uploaded files, metadata, and any DOIs already registered. You tell us what matters most.
Export from your current system
For OJS, we use the native XML export. For spreadsheet-based workflows, we provide a structured import template. You supply the data; we handle the mapping.
We import and map the data
Our team runs the import against a staging environment. Submission records, reviewer roles, member accounts, and metadata are mapped to the Alkademy Press schema. You review a sample before anything goes live.
You verify and approve
We give you access to the staging environment. Walk through your submission history, check reviewer records, verify the public journal site. Sign off when you're satisfied.
Go live — no downtime
The production environment is switched on. DNS is updated if you have a custom domain. Your old system can stay up in read-only mode for the transition period.
Migration questions
Ready to start your migration?
Book a migration call. We will assess your current setup, confirm what needs to move, and give you a realistic timeline.