There are two main "Home" pages: one for the Open Journal System as a whole, or Main Site Home Page; and a journal-level Home Page. Both home pages contain much of the same information, but differ in certain respects.

Upon accessing the Main Site Home Page you will be provided with a description of the site as a whole, and a list of journals residing on the site. From here you can access a journal's Home Page, access any available current issues, and also register with the journal. The Main Site navigation features break down as follows:

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Home and About provide information about the site (as opposed to an individual journal).

Log In allows you to create a user profile if you have not already done so. See Register and Profile. The Log In link will be replaced with a User Home link once you register and log in. See User Home.

Register allows you to add a journal to your User Home Page.

Search allows you to search the entire site or just an individual journal. See Search and Browse.

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The Open Journal Systems link will take you to the Public Knowledge Project website, which provides resources for Open Journals Systems and other related software.

The Journal Help link provides context sensitive help.

The form under the User heading allows you to log in if you have a username and password. After logging in you will be taken to your User Home page. Once logged in, there will be links under User to a list of journals you have registered to; to your profile; and to log out.

Language allows you to choose a language supported by OJS.

The search field under Journal Content allows you to search the site in a basic variety of ways. For a more comprehensive search, click the Search link on the top navigation bar.

Font Size allows you to make the site font size smaller or bigger.

The home page for a journal is the one which is seen when View Journal or Current Issue under the journal's name on the site home page is clicked, or when a journal's name is clicked from User Home.The Journal Home Page breaks down as follows:

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Home and About provide information about the specific journal.

Log In and Register act as above, but redirect to the journal's home page rather than the site home page.

User Home appears once you have logged in, and displays the user home page. This page provides links to manage your journal roles, and to manage your account.

Search provides extensive search options, but is used to search only the journal currently being viewed.

Current displays the table of contents of the current issue of the journal, if available.

Archives displays the names of previously published issues, if available. Clicking on the name of a previously published issue will display its table of contents.

An Announcements link appears on the top navigation bar if the Journal Manager has enabled announcements. Clicking on this link will access the announcements page.

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The Open Journal Systems link will take you to the Public Knowledge Project website, which provides resources for Open Journals Systems and other related software.

The Journal Help link provides context sensitive help.

The form under User will allow you to log in if you have a username and password. After logging in you will be taken to your User Home page. Once logged in, there will be links under User to a list of journals you have registered to; to your profile; and to log out.

Language allows you to choose a language supported by OJS.

The search field under Journal Content allows you to search the journal's content in a basic variety of ways. For a more comprehensive search, click the Search link on the top navigation bar.

Font Size allows you to make the site font size smaller or bigger.

There is also information for Authors, Readers and Librarians listed in the right navigation bar.