Application Features Overview
This article explains the Application Features page, where a Super User turns optional JAMS features on or off for the site.
Application Features is where many of the extra capabilities in JAMS are switched on. Some features work as soon as they are enabled, while others reveal a 'Configure' button or a per-journal setting once they are on. If a feature or option seems to be missing, this is often the first place to check.
Important: Only a Super User can view and change Application Features.
Finding Application Features
Open the 'Application Features' section from the 'Settings' menu at the bottom of the page. Each feature has a name, a short description, and a switch to turn it on or off.
📝 Note: After enabling a feature, look for a 'Configure' button or a related setting. For example, enabling FTP export then lets you enter your server details, and enabling custom Terms and Conditions then lets you set them per journal.
Commonly used features
The table below covers features you are likely to see. The exact set available on your site is configured for you, so always check your own Application Features page for the definitive list.
| Feature | What it does | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Terms and Conditions | Lets you set different Terms and Conditions for each journal, rather than one site-wide set. | Journal-specific Terms and Conditions |
| Allow Handling Editors and Journal Editors to make Editorial Decisions | Lets Handling Editors and Journal Editors make editorial decisions, not just Academic Editors. | Allow Handling Editors and Journal Editors to make Editorial Decisions |
| Parallel Author Revision and Editorial Decision | Lets an author revise while an editorial decision is still being finalised, to save time. | Parallel Author Revision and Editorial Decision |
| Export Published Manuscripts through FTP | Sends each published manuscript to your own server, for sites hosted outside JAMS. | Exporting Published Manuscripts through FTP |
| iThenticate Integration | Connects JAMS to iThenticate for similarity (plagiarism) checking. | iThenticate Integration |
| Preprints.org | Lets manuscripts be posted to Preprints.org. | Preprints.org |
| Portico | Enables preservation of published content with Portico. | Portico |
| Custom Email Domain | Sends JAMS emails from your own domain. | Custom Email Domain |
| Online Proofreading | Lets authors proofread their manuscript online. | Online Proofreading |
| Blacklist Reviewers or Authors | Lets you block specific reviewers or authors. | Blacklist Reviewers or Authors |
| Custom Review and Decision Forms | Lets you tailor the forms reviewers and editors complete. | Custom Review and Decision Forms |
| Visibility of Peer Review Reports | Controls who can see completed peer review reports. | Visibility of Peer Review Reports |
📝 Note: This list covers common features, not every possible feature. Your site may have more or fewer, and new features are added over time. The Application Features page on your own site is always the definitive list.
If a feature is on but not working
- Check whether it also needs configuring (the 'Configure' button) or a per-journal setting.
- Check that any user involved has a role that can see the feature. See the User Roles and Permissions reference article.
- Ask affected users to log out and back in, so the change takes effect in a fresh session.
If it still does not work, contact the JAMS support team with the feature name and what you expected to happen.