Describe the problem you would like to solve
Our editors and readers need a way to browse all categories in a journal from a single, centralized page. Currently, OJS only provides pages for individual categories, which display subcategories and content within that category. However, there is no comprehensive “Categories” landing page that shows all of a journal’s categories, which would offer itself as an alternative pathway for discovering relevant content for users. The present lack of a categories landing page makes it difficult for users to understand the full scope of the journal and to navigate across categories efficiently.
Describe the solution you’d like
Introduce a dedicated Categories landing page that lists all categories in a journal. This page could:
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Display all categories as an unordered list (
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Optionally include search and/or filtering for large category sets.
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Provide links to individual category pages.
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Optionally display metadata such as number of submissions or recent items.
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Include granular CSS elements that distinguish one category from another (e.g., by using category names or numbers) as well as parent from child elements
This page could be made available via a navigation menu item (e.g., “Categories”) and function similarly to other index-style pages in OJS.
Who is asking for this feature?
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Journal Editors
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Journal Managers / Administrators
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Readers and Authors navigating the journal
Additional information
This feature would significantly improve content discoverability and user navigation, especially for journals with many categories or interdisciplinary scope. It would also align category browsing with other index-based navigation already present in OJS (e.g., issue archives), making the system more consistent and intuitive. -
