TY  - JOUR
T1  - Arabic Localization of Open Source Software-A Case of Open Journal System
AU - Barakat, Samer 
JO  - Asian Journal of Information Technology
VL  - 16
IS  - 7
SP  - 626
EP  - 631
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1682-3915
DO  - ajit.2017.626.631
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2017.626.631
KW  - Open source software
KW  -localization
KW  -open journal system
KW  -Arabic language
KW  -PHP programing language
AB  - Open source software systems gained popularity by many organizations in recent years. Open source
systems vary from document management systems, content management systems to e-Learning systems. The
low cost and ease of installation, use and customization of the systems has made it the right choice for many
information systems departments as a reliable and low cost viable solution. In the research and the academic
fields there are many open source software applications available on the World Wide Web for free download
and use. The open journal system is one of the best and widely used systems developed by the public
knowledge project. Functioning as a journal management and publishing system the system is developed as
a nonprofit project and is an initiative of several universities working together for the development of free open
source software and conducting research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing
CODATA. The open journal system support the use of several languages, however it does not have a ready
translation file for Arabic language nor does it support the right to left text and document flow. Working on
customizing the system into an Arabic version requires additional expertise in terms of customizing the
cascading style sheets files and knowledge of the PHP programing language. The aim of this study is to provide
a road map for developers to localize the open journal system to Arabic language using two main techniques.
The localization effort has been centered on translating the local files. The customization of the cascading style
sheet files and the layout templates shall be visited in another study due to the complexity of the process. The
studys is intended to be a reference for all parties interested in the localization of the open journal system to
be used by journals published in Arabic language.
ER  -