Pricing & Service Packages

Representative service packages for journals, publishers, institutions, and academic publication projects.

Explore representative service packages and contact Elkuator for an assessment-based quotation tailored to your journal, institution, or publication project.

Prices are displayed in USD for international reference. Indonesian clients are invoiced in IDR. Final pricing may vary depending on project scope and technical requirements.

OJS Ready-to-Launch Packages

Client Hosting

OJS Setup & Handover

A complete OJS setup for institutions that already own their hosting and domain and want a ready-to-use journal with a professional Elkuator interface.

$195one-time
  • OJS installation and core configuration
  • One ready-to-use journal
  • Elkuator Customized Style Sheet
  • Logo and brand-colour alignment
  • Homepage, issue, article, and navigation styling
  • Basic journal pages and menu structure
  • SSL and basic email configuration
  • Initial backup and administrator training
  • 30-day launch support
Start Your Journal
Managed

Ready-to-Launch + Basic Care

The complete OJS Ready-to-Launch package with twelve months of structured basic technical care after launch.

$365first-year package
  • Everything in OJS Ready-to-Launch
  • 12 months OJS Care Basic
  • Periodic system checks
  • Backup verification
  • Basic security review
  • Minor troubleshooting and configuration
  • Up to 5 technical-support hours
  • Annual system-health summary
Choose Basic Care
Recommended

Ready-to-Launch + Professional Care

A ready-to-use journal package for clients who prefer proactive monitoring, priority assistance, and a stronger annual care plan.

$419first-year package
  • Everything in OJS Ready-to-Launch
  • 12 months OJS Care Professional
  • Scheduled system monitoring
  • Additional off-site backup
  • Compatibility checking
  • Minor interface refinements
  • Priority troubleshooting
  • Up to 10 technical-support hours
  • Quarterly review and annual technical report
Choose Professional Care

OJS Ready-to-Launch

Most Popular

OJS Ready-to-Launch

Elkuator’s established one-journal package combining premium hosting, domain coverage, OJS installation, and a customised interface.

$279one-time initial package
  • Hostinger Premium hosting for 4 years
  • Domain registration for 2 years
  • Client-owned hosting account with Elkuator shared access
  • OJS installation and core configuration
  • One ready-to-use journal
  • Elkuator Customized Style Sheet
  • Logo, colour, homepage, navigation, issue, and article styling
  • SSL and initial backup
  • Administrator training
  • 30-day launch support
Request Ready-to-Launch

Annual OJS Care

Basic Care

OJS Care Basic

Annual technical care for journals that need periodic checks, backup verification, and limited support without a full managed-service commitment.

$85per year
  • Periodic system checks
  • Backup verification
  • Basic security review
  • Minor configuration
  • Minor troubleshooting
  • Up to 5 technical-support hours
  • Annual system-health summary
Request Basic Care
Professional Care

OJS Care Professional

A proactive annual care plan with scheduled monitoring, priority technical assistance, and additional backup protection.

$139per year
  • Scheduled system monitoring
  • Additional off-site backup
  • Compatibility checking
  • Minor interface refinements
  • Priority troubleshooting
  • Up to 10 technical-support hours
  • Quarterly review
  • Annual technical report
Request Professional Care
Institutional

Institutional OJS Care

Assessment-based maintenance and technical management for journal houses, publishers, and institutions operating multiple journals.

Request a Custom Quote
  • Multiple-journal assessment
  • Custom maintenance schedule
  • Backup and staging strategy
  • Security and performance review
  • Priority incident handling
  • Administrator consultation
  • Scheduled technical reporting
  • Custom scope and service level
Discuss Institutional Care

OJS Upgrade Services

Upgrade

OJS 3 to Latest Version

Upgrade an existing OJS 3 installation to the latest supported version with controlled backup, compatibility checks, and validation.

$150per journal
  • Compatibility assessment
  • Database and files backup
  • Controlled version upgrade
  • Theme and plugin review
  • Post-upgrade validation
  • Post-upgrade support
Request Upgrade
Migration

OJS 2 to OJS 3 Upgrade

A controlled migration from OJS 2 to OJS 3 with database, files, journal records, and publication links carefully validated.

$250per journal
  • Pre-upgrade assessment
  • Database and files backup
  • OJS 2 to OJS 3 migration
  • Theme and plugin compatibility review
  • Record and URL validation
  • Upgrade report
Request Migration
Complete

Full OJS Upgrade Package

A comprehensive upgrade or migration package for journals with more complex data, plugin, theme, or server requirements.

$350starting from / journal
  • Complete system assessment
  • Upgrade or migration implementation
  • Theme and plugin compatibility review
  • Database, record, and URL validation
  • Staging and production testing
  • Post-upgrade technical support
Discuss Full Upgrade

OJS Theme & Design

Starter

Elkuator Customized Style Sheet

Focused CSS customisation for improving an OJS journal interface and aligning it with the journal’s visual identity.

$55starting from / journal
  • Custom CSS styling
  • Institutional colour alignment
  • Typography and spacing refinement
  • Responsive interface improvements
  • Focused homepage and article-page styling
Request Style Customisation
Single Journal

Elkuator Scholar Theme Plugin

A modern responsive theme for a single scholarly journal with structured content presentation and dark-mode-compatible styling.

$279starting from / implementation
  • Modern single-journal layout
  • Responsive academic interface
  • Journal identity customisation
  • Article and issue-page styling
  • Dark-mode-compatible design
  • Navigation and content-hierarchy refinement
Discuss Scholar Theme
Journal Portal

Elkuator Saul Theme Plugin

A responsive institutional site theme for journal portals and multi-journal directories.

$335starting from / implementation
  • Institutional journal portal
  • Multi-journal directory
  • Journal search and categorisation
  • Announcements and statistics sections
  • Responsive portal layout
  • Institutional branding customisation
Discuss Saul Theme
Premium Portal

Elkuator Ohara Theme Plugin

A premium multi-journal portal theme with a strong visual system, advanced discovery structure, and expanded institutional sections.

$445starting from / implementation
  • Premium multi-journal portal
  • Advanced homepage sections
  • Structured journal discovery
  • Featured journals and publications
  • Expanded institutional information architecture
  • Premium responsive visual system
Discuss Ohara Theme

DOI Services

Annual Subscription

DOI Aggregator Subscription

Annual membership for one journal to register DOI records under the Elkuator Crossref aggregator prefix 10.66277.

$12per journal / year
  • One-year aggregator subscription
  • Use of Elkuator’s Crossref DOI prefix
  • Journal onboarding under prefix 10.66277
  • Initial DOI and OJS configuration guidance
  • Basic metadata-deposit support
  • Basic technical guidance
Subscribe to DOI Service
Article Deposit

DOI Article Deposit

Per-article DOI registration and metadata deposit for journals subscribed to the Elkuator DOI aggregator service.

$1per article
  • DOI registration for one article
  • Crossref metadata deposit
  • DOI activation and verification
  • Basic metadata validation
  • Suitable for current or scheduled journal issues
Request Article Deposit

Accreditation & Indexing

Assessment Based

Accreditation Consultation

Assessment-based assistance for DOAJ, SINTA, and ISSN readiness, preparation, and application support.

Custom Quotepricing based on assessment
  • DOAJ readiness and application assistance
  • SINTA accreditation assessment and preparation
  • ISSN readiness and application assistance
  • Scope and pricing based on an initial assessment
  • Consultation tailored to the journal condition
Request a Consultation

DOAJ Assistance

Basic

DOAJ Readiness Check

An evidence-based audit to identify journal readiness and priority improvements before a DOAJ application.

Pricing Based on Assessment 3-5 working days
  • DOAJ website audit
  • Policy completeness review
  • Gap identification
  • Recommendation report
  • One-hour consultation
Request a Custom Quote
Standard

DOAJ Ready

Preparation support for journals that want to complete the improvements required before applying to DOAJ.

Pricing Based on Assessment 5-7 working days
  • All readiness-check services
  • Journal-policy revisions
  • Page and menu improvements
  • Website review
  • Final readiness checklist
Request a Custom Quote
Premium

DOAJ Full Assistance

Complete support from audit and preparation through application submission and communication during evaluation.

Pricing Based on Assessment Application support through the review process
  • All DOAJ Ready services
  • Application form completion
  • Answer review and final submission
  • Editor-response assistance
  • Consultation during evaluation
Request a Custom Quote

SINTA Accreditation

Basic

SINTA Readiness Check

A structured audit and readiness assessment based on national journal accreditation requirements.

Pricing Based on Assessment 5-7 working days
  • OJS and website audit
  • Administrative requirement review
  • Journal-policy review
  • Strength and gap analysis
  • Accreditation recommendations
Request a Custom Quote
Standard

SINTA Ready

Preparation assistance to strengthen journal governance, metadata, DOI, GARUDA visibility, and accreditation readiness.

Pricing Based on Assessment 7-15 working days
  • All readiness-check services
  • Website and policy improvements
  • GARUDA assistance
  • Metadata and DOI review
  • Article-substance recommendations
Request a Custom Quote
Premium

SINTA Full Assistance

End-to-end accreditation support including assessment simulation, ARJUNA preparation, final review, and submission assistance.

Pricing Based on Assessment 10-20 working days
  • All SINTA Ready services
  • Accreditation-score simulation
  • ARJUNA form assistance
  • Final submission review
  • Clarification assistance
Request a Custom Quote

ISSN Assistance

Standard

ISSN Ready

A complete readiness review of publisher legality, journal website, and ISSN application documents.

Pricing Based on Assessment 3-5 working days
  • Publisher-legality review
  • ISSN requirement review
  • OJS website review
  • Supporting-document review
  • Readiness checklist and consultation
Request a Custom Quote
Premium

ISSN Full Assistance

Application support from document checking and account setup through submission and requested revisions.

Pricing Based on Assessment 5-7 working days, excluding authority verification
  • All ISSN Ready services
  • Account and publisher profile setup
  • Journal metadata completion
  • Portal submission assistance
  • Revision-response assistance
Request a Custom Quote

Book Publishing

Custom

Academic Book Publishing

A tailored publishing workflow for textbooks, monographs, scholarly books, proceedings, and other academic works.

Request a Quote
  • Editorial assessment
  • Manuscript editing
  • Book layout
  • Cover design
  • ISBN administration
  • Digital or print distribution
Discuss Your Book