How JournalEnv works: preview and going live

JournalEnv runs the technology behind your journal. Your journal is always published under its own name, on its own domain — JournalEnv never publishes journals under its name.

Preview

Every new journal starts as a preview:

• You can set up everything — details, editorial board, policies, sections, theme — and test submissions and reviews from start to finish.
• The journal site shows a yellow Preview bar and is hidden from Google and indexes.
• There is no sitemap, no OAI-PMH feed and no DOI registration yet.

Going live

A journal goes live when both are true:

1. It has a paid plan that includes publishing — Essential or higher (the free trial and Starter are previews).
2. Its own domain is connected and verified, e.g. www.your-journal.org or journal.university.edu.

Once live, the journal is public, visible to search engines, harvested through OAI-PMH, and can register DOIs.

Where to see the status

Journal settings → Setup checklist shows Live or Preview at the top, with exactly what is still missing. Your dashboard shows the same for each journal.