Info abour OJS: How many 3.4?

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Hi all,
does anyone know if there are any estimates of how many OJS 3.4 installations are up and running?
We’re facing significant challenges in upgrading from 3.3 to 3.4, and having some case studies would help us understand if it’s worth persevering or waiting for a more stable version.

Thank you,
Alfredo

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You may figure out from the public beacon data, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OCZNVY

However, this covers only data until 2023, and the current number of OJS 3.4 usage is probably much higher.

We decided to start the upgrade with OJS 3.4.0-5 (because the PKP PN plugin is available with this version).
Currently we are running more than 20 journals with this version (or OJS 3.4.0-7). Apart from tinier problems (that I’m aware of and can solve myself) I would say that it is stable.

Upgrade from a lower version, however, must be thoroughly planned. Best is to try first on a test server and to have a rollback plan. Especially important is to fix the errors that occur during pre-flight checks.

3.5 will be a LTS version again. I don’t think that something will change with upgrade from a lower version to 3.5.

We decided to go to 3.4 mostly because of:

  • better e-mail system and templates
  • ability to use markup in article titles (bold, italics, superscript, subscript)
  • improved workflow
  • editorial boards already get used to new workflow before 3.5 is introduced
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