User Guides & Tutorials
Welcome to the Journal of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (RGCI) user guidance portal. Here you will find official Public Knowledge Project (PKP) tutorials, step-by-step guides, and video resources tailored for each role in our publishing process (OJS 3.4).
For Authors
Everything you need to prepare, submit, and track your manuscript in OJS 3.4:
- Submitting a Manuscript: Step-by-step walkthrough of the 5-step submission wizard and metadata upload.
→ PKP Author Guide (OJS 3.4) | Watch Video Tutorial (3 min) - Responding to Reviews & Uploading Revisions: How to submit revised files with Track Changes and your response letter.
→ Guide to Submitting Revisions (OJS 3.4)
For Reviewers
How to accept invitations and complete peer reviews without password friction:
- Responding to an Invitation: Use the direct 1-click link in your email to accept or decline in seconds.
→ PKP Reviewer Guide (OJS 3.4) - Completing & Submitting Your Review: Downloading the manuscript, recording comments, and uploading your report.
→ Step-by-Step Review Guide (OJS 3.4) | Watch Reviewer Video (3 min)
For Section Editors
Managing the editorial peer-review workflow and recording decisions in OJS 3.4:
- Assigning & Managing Reviewers: How to search, select, and invite peer reviewers and monitor deadlines.
→ Editorial Review Workflow Guide (OJS 3.4) - Recording Editorial Decisions: Recording decisions (Accept, Revisions, Decline) and advancing to copyediting.
→ Editorial Decisions Guide (OJS 3.4)
For Readers & Librarians
All articles in RGCI are Diamond Open Access. You can freely read and download all PDFs from our Archives. For automated metadata harvesting, access our OAI-PMH endpoint at https://ojs.aprh.pt/index.php/rgci/oai.
→ Official PKP OJS 3.4 Documentation Hub
