Important note: as parsing references is not yet supported, the only way to add them is manually with available JATS XML WYSIWYG editor - Texture Plugin for OJS 3.1+. The button Convert to JATS XML will appear as a dropdown under Draft DOCX file on any Workflow stage. Īfter installation plugin should be activated in the plugins menu: Settings -> Website -> Plugins -> check enable near DOCX to JATS XML Converter Plugin. It's as simple as: git clone -recurse-submodules. The latter can be accomplished with Git by cloning the repo with submodules into plugins/generic directory starting from the web root of OJS instance. The plugin can be installed in two ways, 1) by downloading the latest stable release or 2) by cloning the master branch. The converter is written in pure PHP and doesn't require any additional external extensions for basic functionality.

The idea behind the converter is to create a basic structure of the document from given DOCX file and then prepare the manuscript for the production by JATS XML online editor, like the Texture plugin. This plugin is aimed at helping publishers that are using JATS XML as a pivotal format for their publication workflow. The converter is designed to support the output from MS Word, LibreOffice Writer, and Google Docs. It is commonly used for creation and editing of text documents, including as an exchange format for scientific articles, mainly between an author and a publisher. The output is compatible with Texture plugin - JATS XML online editor.ĭOCX is an archive that complies with Open Office XML format. The plugin for OJS 3.1+ that allows to convert articles in DOCX to JATS XML format.

Word doc to docx converter