Journal Categories Plugin for OJS 3.4

This plugin, designed for Edinburgh Diamond, organises journals on the OJS homepage into predefined categories based on journal IDs.

Features

• Categorize journals on the site homepage
• Support for multiple categories with descriptions
• Displays uncategorized journals in an "Other Journals" section

Requirements

• OJS version: 3.4.x (tested on 3.4.0-6 and 3.4.0-7)

Installation

1. Download the .zip release file.

2. Log in to OJS as an administrator

3. Navigate to Administration > Site Settings > Plugins

4. Click on Upload A New Plugin and upload the .zip file.

5. Find "Journal Categories" in the list

6. Click the checkbox to enable the plugin

OR

1. Copy the entire JournalCategories folder to your OJS installation:

   OJS-WEB-PATH/plugins/generic/JournalCategories/
   

2. Log in to OJS as an administrator

3. Navigate to Administration > Site Settings > Plugins

4. Find "Journal Categories" in the list

5. Click the checkbox to enable the plugin

Configuration

Journal categories are configured through the OJS admin interface.

1. Log in as an administrator

2. Navigate to Administration > Site Settings > Plugins

3. Find "Journal Categories" and click Settings

4. Enter your categories in the textarea, one per line, using this format:

Category Name | id1, id2, id3 | Optional description

For example:

Science & Technology | 1, 2, 3 | Journals focused on scientific research and technology.
Social Sciences | 4, 5, 6 | Journals covering social sciences and humanities.

Journal IDs are the numeric IDs from your OJS database. Any journals not assigned to a category will appear in an "Other Journals" section at the bottom of the page. Lines starting with # are ignored and can be used as comments.

File Structure

JournalCategories/
├── JournalCategoriesPlugin.php         # Main plugin class
├── JournalCategoriesSettingsForm.php   # Settings form handler
├── version.xml                         # Plugin version info
├── styles/
│   └── journal_category.css            # Compiled CSS (loaded by default)
├── templates/
│   ├── indexSite.tpl                   # Custom homepage template
│   └── settingsForm.tpl                # Settings form template
└── README.md                           # This file

License

This plugin is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for full terms.