Describe the problem you would like to solve
Journal staff rely heavily on email templates for workflow communication, but the current Email Templates list in OJS is difficult to navigate. It appears that Templates are displayed in the order of their internal system keys rather than alpha-numerically. As a result, once a new template is added (or even before?) the list appears unordered and inconsistent, making it time‑consuming for editors and managers to locate the correct template.
Describe the solution you’d like
I would like the email templates (including those newly created) to sort alpha-numerically by default.
Who is asking for this feature?
Journal Editors, Managing Editors, Journal Administrators, Production Staff, Technical Support staff assisting editorial teams.
Additional information
The current ordering appears to be based on internal template keys, which are not visible to users and do not follow any logical sequence.
- Prefixing template names (e.g., with “A_” to “Z_” or “0_” to “9_”) does not affect ordering, so users have no control over how templates appear.
- Having a basic method for template organization that users can adapt to (e.g., alpha-numeric) would streamline editorial workflows and reduce errors caused by selecting the wrong template.