Journal/Research Paper Publishing Platform

A full-stack Journal Management System designed to simplify the process of manuscript submission, review, and publication workflow management. The application provides dedicated interfaces for authors, reviewers, editors, and administrators to manage the complete journal publishing lifecycle.

Overview

The Journal Management System enables authors to submit manuscripts, track publication status, reviewers to evaluate submissions, and editors to manage review decisions efficiently through a secure web-based platform.

The project follows a modern full-stack architecture with an Angular frontend and a Spring Boot backend secured using JWT authentication.

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Features

Authentication & Authorization

• User registration and login
• JWT based authentication
• Access token and refresh token support
• Role based access control
• Secure logout functionality

Author Module

• Author dashboard
• Submit manuscripts
• Upload research papers
• Track manuscript status
• View submitted publications
• Resubmission workflow

Reviewer Module

• Reviewer dashboard
• Assigned manuscript review
• Paper evaluation workflow
• Review decision submission

Editor Module

• Editor dashboard
• Manuscript management
• Reviewer assignment
• Publication decision handling
• Editorial board management

Journal Management

• Current issue management
• Journal information pages
• Dynamic tables and pagination
• Document preview support
• Responsive UI

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• Angular 15
• TypeScript
• Angular Material
• Bootstrap 5
• RxJS
• SCSS
• HTML5/CSS3

Backend

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• Spring HATEOAS
• Hibernate
• JWT Authentication
• Lombok
• Gradle

Database

• MySQL

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Project Architecture

Journals
│
├── Frontend/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── app/
│   │   │
│   │   ├── authentication/
│   │   │   ├── login
│   │   │   ├── register
│   │   │   └── profile
│   │   │
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   ├── author-dashboard/
│   │   ├── reviewer-dashboard/
│   │   ├── editor-dashboard/
│   │   └── manuscript modules
│   │
│   ├── package.json
│   └── angular.json
│
└── Backend/
    ├── src/main/java/com/project
    │
    ├── controllers/
    ├── services/
    ├── repository/
    ├── entity/
    ├── configs/
    ├── utils/
    └── ProjectApplication.java

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

Install the following:

• Node.js
• Angular CLI
• Java 17+
• MySQL
• Gradle

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Backend Setup

Navigate to backend:

cd Backend

Configure MySQL database:

Create a database:

CREATE DATABASE Journal;

Update database configuration:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/Journal
spring.datasource.username=your_username
spring.datasource.password=your_password

Run backend:

Linux/Mac:

./gradlew bootRun

Windows:

gradlew.bat bootRun

Backend runs on:

http://localhost:8081

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Frontend Setup

Navigate to frontend:

cd Frontend

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start Angular application:

npm start

or

ng serve

Frontend runs on:

http://localhost:4200

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API Security

The backend uses JWT authentication.

Authentication flow:

User Login
     |
     ↓
Generate JWT Token
     |
     ↓
Attach token in requests
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     ↓
Spring Security validates token
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     ↓
Access protected APIs

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Main Modules

Authentication APIs

• Register user
• Authenticate user
• Generate JWT tokens
• Refresh authentication
• Logout

Manuscript Workflow

Author
  |
  ↓
Submit Manuscript
  |
  ↓
Editor Review
  |
  ↓
Reviewer Assignment
  |
  ↓
Reviewer Feedback
  |
  ↓
Decision
  |
  ↓
Publication

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Screens / Components

• Home Screen
• Login Page
• Register Page
• Author Dashboard
• Reviewer Dashboard
• Editor Dashboard
• Manuscript Dashboard
• Upload Manuscript
• Current Issues
• Editorial Board
• User Profile

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Future Enhancements

• Email notification system
• Cloud document storage
• Advanced analytics dashboard
• Search and filtering improvements
• CI/CD deployment pipeline
• Docker containerization