Hosting & platforms

January 2026: This page describes The Unjournal's current technical infrastructure for managing evaluations and publishing outputs.

Evaluation hosting: PubPub

Our primary platform for publishing evaluation packages (evaluations, ratings, author responses, and manager summaries) is PubPub.

unjournal.pubpub.org — Browse all published evaluations

We work with Knowledge Futures to develop PubPub features that support journal-independent evaluation. Each evaluation receives a DOI and is indexed in academic search engines and bibliometrics.

Editorial management: Coda

We use Coda for internal workflow management, including:

• Research prioritization and tracking

• Evaluator recruitment and coordination

• Evaluation form submissions

• Payment processing

Most team processes are documented in our internal Coda workspace (accessible to team members).

Knowledge base: GitBook

This GitBook site serves as our public knowledge base, documenting:

• Our policies, guidelines, and evaluation workflow

• Background on The Unjournal's mission and approach

• Resources for evaluators, authors, and partners

• Historical records of our progress and development

The GitBook is searchable and regularly updated. See https://github.com/unjournal/unjournal_gitbook/blob/main/tech-tools-and-resources/hosting-and-platforms-notes/this-gitbook-editing-it-etc.md for information on contributing.

Public resources

Resource	Purpose
PubPub	Published evaluations and author responses
GitBook	Policies, guidelines, and knowledge base
Interactive Dashboard	Evaluation metrics and statistics
Research Database (Coda)	Research we've prioritized or are considering
Data & Analysis	Detailed evaluation data analysis

Archived: Previous platforms (2022-2023)

During our pilot phase, we explored several platforms:

• Kotahi: We initially used Kotahi for editorial management but moved away from it as our processes evolved. See archived Kotahi documentation.

• Sciety: We maintained a Sciety group for evaluation curation. While we remain interested in Sciety integration, our primary hosting is now on PubPub.

• Hypothes.is: Used as a workaround database during early development.