Access restriction issue after manual subscription in OJS 3.4.0.7

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Background:
I manage a journal under PKP OJS (version 3.4.0.7) offering paid articles via subscription. Two options are available:

  1. Access to a specific article (individual purchase).
  2. Access to an entire issue (volume subscription).

Problem:

  1. I have set up a manual payment (without an automated payment gateway).
  2. When I manually activate a user account (via the administration panel), the user gains access to all articles in the journal, instead of being limited to:
    a. Either the specific article purchased,
    b. Or the entire subscribed issue.
  3. The “Payments” tab in the user’s profile remains empty, even after activation.

Question:
How do I configure OJS to:

  1. Restrict access to subscribed articles/issues only?
  2. Correctly complete the “Payments” tab after manual activation?

Items already checked:

  1. The subscription settings (Menu: Subscriptions > Subscription Types) are configured with durations and rates.
  2. The access options (Menu: Settings > Distribution > Access) are set to “By Subscription”.

Thank you for your help!

What application are you using?
OJS 3.4.0.7

Additional information
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Hi @ANKY_Raugland,

Is your model such that users only get access to particular issues that are part of their paid subscription? For example, if they paid X amount for the year they would get access to just one year’s of issues? I’m not sure I totally understand the model that you are hoping to achieve - could you explain further, please?

-Roger
PKP Team

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Thank you for your quick response.

The model I want to implement works as follows:

  1. Subscription to a specific article:
  • A user interested in a particular article must subscribe to access it.
  • Price: $5, for example.
  • Access must be strictly limited to that article only.
  1. Subscription to a full issue:
  • A user interested in an entire issue can subscribe to access it.
  • Price: $100, for example.
  • Access must cover all articles in the relevant issue.

Current issue:
Right now, when a user has an active account, they gain access to all articles as well as complete issues, regardless of their subscription type.

Desired modification:
I want access to be strictly restricted based on the subscription type:

  • A single-article subscriber should only access that specific article.
  • A full-issue subscriber should access all articles in that issue—but no other content.
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Hi @ANKY_Raugland,

Sorry - I’ve looked into this further, and if you go to Payment - Payment types - reader fees, I think you can set price points there - would that work for your use case? So, if a user has purchased access to a particular article and isuse, they would presumably be able to access just those articles/issues.

-Roger
PKP Team