How to delete local language permanently on OJS 2.4.8.1

[andrewdion04]

I was setting local language : English and Bahasa Indonesia, and then I disable and delete local language Bahasa Indonesia (pict 1) . The problem is why on quick submit or author submission still can choose language? (pict 2) I need to disable choose language on every submission form.

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[israel.cefrin]

Hi @andrewdion04

Although your version is still 2.4.x your issue is quite similar to this thread:

How to remove language from submissions?

Hello, we are developing a platform in two languages in OJS3. However, one article was marked as if written in third language (third language was switched on as usable for publications). After the mistake was noticed the article was marked as based in one of the two main languages and the third language removed from journal and platform configuration. However, the third language can be still seen in dropdown menu on submit article screen. Is it possible to switch it off for good? The journal wi…

I think you could deal with it in a same approch:

1. Check if you delete OJS cache after value changing;
2. Confirm you have right permission settings to your cache folder in your server.

At last you may check inside your journal settings cache files – cache/fc-journalSettings-*.xml – just to confirm which values are set to supportedSubmissionLocales parameters.

Regards,
Israel Cefrin
Public Knowledge Project Team

[andrewdion04]

Clear Data Caches not solve the issues, I fix it with enable local language Bahasa Indonesia on Administrator Menu, then go to Journal Manager > Language then uncheck submission option on local language Bahasa Indonesia. (pict 1)

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