Wisdom Journal Manager (WJM)

Free open-source WordPress journal software for small scholarly boards.

Authors submit → editors work the Inbox → review → publish.

Get the Plugin

📦 Install from the WordPress Plugin Directory

This repo is the development source. For the stable, WordPress.org-reviewed release, install directly from the link above.

No ScholarOne. No WordPress login for authors. Stripe, DOI, and ORCID stay optional.

Product site: shamaresearch.com/wjm · Screenshots: Tour · Guide: Install · Author: Zachary Adam / Shama Research

Research paper: SSRN · ResearchGate

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Example

A campus nursing journal already runs on WordPress. Three faculty edit. Students used to email PDFs.

With WJM: student opens the public submit page → editor claims the paper in Inbox → reviewer gets an invite link → accept → publish. Readers see the paper on the journal site. No Stripe on day one.

Also fits: society newsletters with peer review, department working-paper series, student research magazines.

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The loop

Step	What happens
Submit	Authors use a public form. No wp-admin account.
Inbox	Editors claim papers, send to review, decide.
Publish	Issues and papers go live on the front end.

Open Advanced only when you need Stripe, DOI, ORCID, or integrations.

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Screenshots

Home

Journals list

Journal settings

Inbox

Authors

Public journal

Paper page

Help

Advanced

Advanced · more

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Install

1. Upload the plugin zip via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
2. Activate Wisdom Journal Manager
3. Open Journals → Home
4. Click Import demo (recommended)
5. Open Inbox, then share the author submit page

Requires WordPress 5.0+, PHP 7.4+.

Full guide: shamaresearch.com/wjm/help.html

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FAQ

Do authors need a WordPress account? No: public submit page.

Is WJM free? Yes: GPL-2.0-or-later. No WJM license fee.

Do I need Stripe or DOI to start? No.

Is this ScholarOne or OJS? No. Built for small WordPress boards, not enterprise parity.

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What ships without vendor keys

• Journals → Issues → Papers
• Public manuscript submission
• Editor Inbox (board / list)
• Peer review invites and forms
• Decision letters
• Double-blind file policy
• Help inside the plugin

Optional (your own keys)

• Stripe APC
• Crossref / DataCite DOI
• ORCID Public API (lookup / connect: not Member write)
• iThenticate similarity %
• DOAJ readiness checklist (you still apply on doaj.org)

Honest limits: shamaresearch.com/wjm/limits.html

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Brand

Kindled Book · Midnight #001F3F · Book Green #00804C · Spring #DBE64C · Paper #F6F7ED

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License

GPL-2.0-or-later