🎨 2026.02 — Major UI Upgrade & System Foundation Enhancement
Completed a new round of UI upgrades, refining typography, color systems, and layout consistency. Enhanced the submission and peer review experience while strengthening backend management capabilities. This release removes version upgrade barriers and establishes a unified foundation for future system evolution — without affecting any existing workflows.

📰 2026.01 — Journal Creation Workflow Rebuild
Rebuilt the AS Cloud journal creation process. Academic Stack now fully supports online creation of academic journals and academic websites within a unified cloud publishing infrastructure.

🧩 2025.12 — Site Builder Launch
Introduced the Academic Stack Site Builder with drag-and-drop website creation. Users can now build academic personal profiles, conference websites, book introduction pages, and other scholarly sites using rich professional templates.

⚡ 2025.11 — Performance Optimization & SEO Improvements
Optimized static asset loading in combination with Cloudflare for faster global access and improved caching efficiency. Enhanced the editorial interface within the submission system, improved PDF loading performance, and strengthened Google Scholar SEO support for PDF indexing. Fixed several known issues and improved overall system stability.

💳 2025.10 — Invoice Bundle Upgrade & Antom API Integration
Upgraded the invoice module and integrated Antom online payment. Authors can now complete APC payments securely on the web, making the payment process smoother and simpler.

🔗 2025.09 — Turnitin & iThenticate v2 Integration
Integrated Turnitin API and iThenticate v2 (as recommended by Crossref), keep v1 avaliable at the same time.

🔄 2025.08 — Peer Review Process Upgrade
Review invitations can now be reopened; reports can be declined or edited by editors with permission. Author replies and report displays have been improved for a smoother workflow.

🇨🇳 2025.07 — Chinese Journal & Workflow Optimization
Optimized workflows for Chinese journals — optional title page uploads, improved AI crawler handling, and new settings for journals without peer review steps.

🕓 2025.06 — Reviewer Report History
Editors can review previous reviewer reports before sending new invitations. Reviewer info display improved and several known issues fixed.

📂 2025.05 — File Management Module
Added a file management module to upload templates, flyers, and static resources — one central place for downloads and shared assets.

🧬 2025.04 — ORCID Integration
Enabled ORCID login for verified academic identity and unified account access.

📚 2025.03 — Issue Covers & Stories
Added cover images, cover stories, and related article sections, giving every issue a more curated and storytelling presentation.

⏰ 2025.02 — Auto Reviewer Reminder
Editorial editors can now set automatic reviewer reminders. The system sends gentle nudges on schedule to keep reviews moving forward.

🏁 2025.01 — New Landing Page Online
Launched the redesigned landing page academicstack.com with a modern interface and clearer journal creation flow.

🔕 2024.12 — Refactor robots.txt
Disabled Google indexing for secondary subdomains (xxx.journal.asx.pub) to avoid duplication and consolidate SEO weight on main domains.

🌐 2024.11 — Cloudflare API Integration
Integrated Cloudflare API for automated DNS and SSL setup, and added cookie consent banners for privacy compliance.

🧱 2024.10 — Journal Homepage Widget System
Introduced homepage widgets — add custom sections, announcements, and layouts freely without coding.

🙋 2024.09 — Volunteer Reviewer Program
Normal users can now apply to be volunteer reviewers, and publishers can approve applications. Opening more doors for participation in peer review.

👩‍🔬 2024.08 — Editor & Reviewer Enhancements
Editors and reviewers can now view their decision and review history after login, improving transparency and collaboration.

🧩 2024.07 — Customizable Workflow
Added configurable submission and review workflows. Editors can now enable or disable certain steps to fit their journal’s needs.

🔐 2024.06 — Detailed Permission System
Refined permission settings with role-based shortcuts and adaptive menus, providing more control and clarity.

📊 2024.05 — User Activity Tracking
Integrated MongoDB to log user actions and show recent activities in dashboards and manuscript processing logs.

🧭 2024.04 — User Center Refactor
Rebuilt the user center using Redis caching and Elasticsearch for faster query and search performance.

💳 2024.03 — Invoice Bundle Completed
Editors can create one or multiple invoices per manuscript; publishers can manage and track payments with ease.

🔍 2024.02 — Google Scholar Optimization
Optimized visibility through dynamic robots.txt and automated sitemaps. Indexing is now smarter and faster.

🏢 2024.01 — Enterprise Version Deployed
Released the Academic Stack Enterprise version supporting independent deployment, databases, and advanced customization.

🔗 2023.11 — Crossref & iThenticate API Integration
Integrated Crossref API for one-click DOI registration and iThenticate API for similarity checking with an improved UX.

⚙️ 2023.09 — Infrastructure Refactor
Rebuilt the core infrastructure — each journal now has independent data and user storage, improving performance and scalability.

🌐 2023.07 — Landing Page Released
Deployed asx.pub, where users can create journals in minutes. Each journal has its own fallback subdomain like https://xxx.journal.asx.pup, and user can bind their own domain like https://www.myjournal.com

🌱 2023.06 — First All-in-One System Completed
The first integrated version combining homepage, submission, and peer review modules — one system for the entire publishing workflow.

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💥 2021.02.02 — The Big Bang
The idea exploded into reality — building a SaaS platform for academic journals. Designed the first submission and review modules. Just learning and practicing — with curiosity, coffee, and a bit of chaos. ☕💻✨