Instead of maintaining a custom codebase to try and force WP to do what you want, why not just use a tool purpose-built for this kind of job? The open-source, "Open Journal Systems" from PKP might be a good fit: http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs

Ed Sperr, M.L.I.S.
Copyright and Electronic Resources Officer
St. George's University
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