Two science publication websites built with Ghost

A science publication can report discoveries for a broad audience or host discussion among people who work in research. Both publish articles, but their readers may need different routes into the work.

The Xylom and Upstream show two ways to organize that content with Ghost. The Xylom uses Taba for health and environment reporting. Upstream uses Tripoli for discussion about open research.

The Xylom

The Xylom covers global health and the environment. Its topic menu includes Climate, Health, Environmental Justice, Agriculture and Energy. Its main menu also links to Projects, Dispatches and Solutions.

The two menus serve different needs. A reader can follow a subject such as water or explore a type of reporting such as an investigation. The lead report has space for a headline, a short introduction, an author and a photograph. More stories follow below.

The short introduction gives the lead report context. It helps readers judge the subject before they open the article. The photograph and credit sit with the story, while topic links offer a route beyond that one report.

The site also gives readers a choice to donate, become a member or find its newsletters. Those links sit alongside the reporting, so a reader can find ways to support or follow it.

Theme: Taba.

Upstream

Upstream is a place for community discussion about open research. Its homepage links to About, Submission guidelines, Authors and Latest Posts. The menu helps a prospective contributor understand the publication as well as read it.

Featured contributions take the main space, with a separate Latest column on the right. The editors can lead with a selected piece while the Latest list shows new posts. Names and dates remain visible beside the work.

Further sections group articles under labels such as News and Interviews. Readers can choose an update or an interview without searching the whole feed. They also give older contributions an entry point beyond the latest-post list.

Plan the author and submission links alongside the front page. A reader who wants to write for the site can find its guidelines before contacting an editor. Upstream runs its own submission process. Tripoli presents its pages and articles; it does not provide a peer-review system.

Theme: Tripoli.

Plan the routes into your work

Start with the work readers need to find. A reporting site may lead with one story and offer subject menus, as The Xylom does. A community publication may also need prominent authors and submission guidance, as Upstream does. You can use both approaches on the same site.

Use the Taba and Tripoli demos to compare how a headline, introduction and author information sit together. Then list the subject archives and pages your own publication will need. Give each link a job, whether it leads to a subject archive or helps a reader submit an article.