1. Software hosting

- Provision and maintenance of the technical infrastructure
- Long-term archiving (in planning, possibly via Rosetta workflow as a BVB service)
- Journal set-up
- If necessary, support in implementing the layout configurations of the website

2. Software training

- Provision of a test journal
- Introduction to the software

3. Editorial advice

In principle, editorial support is provided by the scientists (peer review, editing if necessary, author communication). However, support and advice in the following areas are part of the service offered:

- Support with editorial and formal preparations
- Support with journal migration projects
- Advice on basic aspects of journal establishment

4. Visibility of the journal

- ISSN registration
- Journal database (ZDB)
- Electronic Journals Library (EZB)
- Support with inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) if necessary
- Mandatory submission to the German National Library (DNB), if applicable
- Library catalogues and Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue (KVK)
- International library catalogues (OCLC WorldCat)

5. Visibility of articles

- Stable addressing via a persistent identifier (DOI)
- Karlsruhe Virtual Catalogue (KVK)
- Open Access search engine BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
- Google, Google Scholar
- Support for inclusion in subject databases

6. Further services

- Provision of statistics