Functional Requirements for an Open Source Overlay Journal Platform utilising COAR Notify

"This document outlines the core functional requirements for a software platform designed to support the workflows of an overlay journal. The guiding principle is that an overlay journal adds a layer of review, curation, and endorsement on top of research artefacts that are hosted and maintained in external repositories. The platform, therefore, must excel at communication and interoperability, treating the external repository as the authoritative source for the research artefact itself. The requirements are platform-agnostic and are categorised into essential functions (must have) for an overlay model, strongly suggested (should have) and optional features (may have). "