diff --git a/server/apps/research/admin/__init__.py b/server/apps/research/admin/__init__.py
index a2df3b1..215fac7 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/admin/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from .category_admin import CategoryAdmin
 from .author_admin import AuthorAdmin
 from .article_admin import ArticleAdmin
+from .log_entry import LogEntryAdmin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/apps/research/admin/log_entry.py b/server/apps/research/admin/log_entry.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08fc43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/apps/research/admin/log_entry.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+class LogEntryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('action_time', 'user', 'content_type', 'object_id', 'action_flag', 'change_message')
+    list_filter = ('action_flag', 'user', 'content_type')
+    search_fields = ('object_id', 'change_message')
+
+admin.site.register(LogEntry, LogEntryAdmin)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/apps/research/migrations/0019_alter_article_status.py b/server/apps/research/migrations/0019_alter_article_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0a51d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/apps/research/migrations/0019_alter_article_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.8 on 2024-09-02 23:20
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('research', '0018_alter_article_acknowledgement'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='article',
+            name='status',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('draft', 'Draft'), ('ready', 'Ready')], db_index=True, default='draft', max_length=10),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/apps/research/models/article.py b/server/apps/research/models/article.py
index ef08f77..48225b0 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/models/article.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/models/article.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class Article(BaseModel):
     summary = models.TextField(blank=True)
     acknowledgement = HTMLField(blank=True, null=True)
     authors = models.ManyToManyField(Author, blank=True, related_name='articles')
-    slug = models.SlugField(blank=True)
+    slug = models.SlugField(blank=True, db_index=True)
     categories = models.ManyToManyField(Category, blank=True, related_name='articles')
     thumb = models.ImageField(upload_to='images/', default=get_default_thumb, blank=True)
     views = models.PositiveBigIntegerField(default=0)
-    status = models.CharField(max_length=10, choices=options, default='draft')    
+    status = models.CharField(max_length=10, choices=options, default='draft', db_index=True)    
     scheduled_publish_time = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True, db_index=True)    
     
     objects = models.Manager()
diff --git a/server/apps/research/urls.py b/server/apps/research/urls.py
index 40b0bf6..a2ac07a 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/urls.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/urls.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-from django.urls import path, include, re_path
-from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
-from .views import ArticleViewSet, index
+from django.urls import path, re_path, include
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
-from django.http import HttpResponse
-import requests
+from django.views.generic.base import RedirectView
+from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
+from .views import ArticleViewSet
 
 router = DefaultRouter()
 router.register(r'articles', ArticleViewSet, basename='article')
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', index, name='index'),
+    path('', RedirectView.as_view(url='/admin/', permanent=False)),  # Redirect root to admin
     path('api/', include(router.urls)),
     
     # Custom URL for retrieving articles by slug or UUID
@@ -18,4 +17,4 @@
 
     # Custom URL for retrieving articles by category
     re_path(r'^api/articles/category/(?P<category>[-\w]+)/$', ArticleViewSet.as_view({'get': 'retrieve_by_category'}), name='article-list-by-category'),
-] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
\ No newline at end of file
+] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
diff --git a/server/apps/research/views.py b/server/apps/research/views.py
index 6ce5375..17fa237 100644
--- a/server/apps/research/views.py
+++ b/server/apps/research/views.py
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
 from rest_framework import viewsets, status
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 import uuid
+import logging
 
 from .models import Article
 from .permissions import ArticleUserWritePermission
 from .serializers import ArticleSerializer, ArticleCreateUpdateSerializer, ArticleListSerializer
 
-def index(request):
-    return render(request, 'index.html')
+# Set up logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ArticleViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     """API endpoint for articles."""
     permission_classes = [ArticleUserWritePermission]
     
-    
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         """Return appropriate serializer class based on request method."""
         if self.action == 'list':
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ def retrieve_by_identifier(self, request, identifier=None):
             else:                
                 instance = Article.objects.get(slug=identifier)
         except Article.DoesNotExist:
-            return Response({'Error': 'Article does not exist'}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+            return Response({'error': 'Article does not exist'}, status=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error retrieving article by identifier: {e}")
+            return Response({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 
         instance.views = F('views') + 1
         instance.save(update_fields=['views'])
@@ -51,14 +54,17 @@ def retrieve_by_identifier(self, request, identifier=None):
         serializer = self.get_serializer(instance)
         return Response({'success': True, 'data': serializer.data})
     
-    #Custom action to retrieve articles by category
+    # Custom action to retrieve articles by category
     @action(detail=False, methods=['get'], url_path=r'category/(?P<category>[-\w]+)')
     def retrieve_by_category(self, request, category=None):
-        """Retrieve article list by category"""
-        instances = Article.objects.filter(categories__name=category)
-        serializer = self.get_serializer(instances, many=True)
-        return Response({'success': True, 'data': serializer.data})
-
+        """Retrieve article list by category."""
+        try:
+            instances = Article.objects.filter(categories__name=category)
+            serializer = self.get_serializer(instances, many=True)
+            return Response({'success': True, 'data': serializer.data})
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error retrieving articles by category: {e}")
+            return Response({'error': 'An unexpected error occurred'}, status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
     
     def is_valid_uuid(self, value):
         """Check if the value is a valid UUID."""