WordPress Custom Journal Posting System Development

Goal - Wordpress Website

Create a Journals Posting System with Author → Admin Review → Free/Paid → Publish workflow

User Roles
Author: Submit Journals + view status
Admin: Review, approve/reject, enable payment, publish
Post Type

Custom Post Type: Journals

Fields:
Title, Content
Category → Subcategory (dependent)
Featured Image
Attachments (multi-upload)
Free / Paid option
Status (Under Review / Published / Rejected)
Payment Status

Workflow
Author submits → Under Review
Admin reviews:
Reject → Rejected
Approve →
If Free → Published
If Paid → Await Payment → After payment → Published

Logic
Category-based: show Free / Paid / Both options
Payment required only for Paid Journals

Payment
Integrate Paypal/Stripe
After payment → auto publish

Frontend
List style Journals display

Pages:
• Home
• About
• Aims & Scope
• Journals
• Editorial Board
• Author Guidelines
• Online Submission Guidelines
• Policies
• Contact

Journals Main Page
Category-wise listing
Single Journals Page


Author Dashboard
Submit Journals
Track status
Make payment (if required)

Admin Panel
View all Journals
Filter by status/category
Approve / Reject
Enable payment
Publish control