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Issue Article Sort Plugin for OJS 3.4

The Issue Article Sort plugin provides flexible options for organizing how articles are displayed within an issue's Table of Contents in Open Journal Systems (OJS) 3.4.

Features

  • Multiple Sorting Criteria: Choose how to order articles within their respective sections:
    • Alphabetical: Sort articles by title from A to Z.
    • Reverse Alphabetical: Sort articles by title from Z to A.
    • Page Range: Sort articles numerically by their starting page number.
    • Date Published (Oldest First): Order articles by their original publication date.
    • Date Published (Newest First): Show the most recently published articles first.
  • Seamless Integration: Hooks directly into the frontend issue display (issue.tpl) to reorder the publishedSubmissions array before it is rendered.
  • Easy Configuration: Simple settings form accessible via the plugin management interface.

Installation

  1. Download the issuearticlesort.tar.gz package.
  2. Log in as a Journal Manager or Site Administrator.
  3. Navigate to Settings > Website > Plugins.
  4. Click Upload A New Plugin and select the .tar.gz file.
  5. Find the Issue Article Sort plugin in the Generic Plugins list and enable it.

How to Use

  1. Go to Settings > Website > Plugins.
  2. Locate Issue Article Sort and click the blue arrow next to it, then select Settings.
  3. Select your preferred Sort Order from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click Save.
  5. The new sorting order will immediately apply to all issue Table of Contents pages on your journal.

Requirements

  • OJS 3.4.x
  • PHP 8.0 or higher.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.

Developed by OJSpro