Is it posible to downgrade from 3.4.0-8 to 3.3.0-12

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Hello everyone,

I am using OJS version 3.4.8 and would like to downgrade to version 3.3 or even 3.2.

I want to check if the journal will appear in Google Scholar after downgrading, for example, to version 3.2.0-12.

Main question : How can I do this?

I remember that during the upgrade to 3.4, I had to work with the database. Do I need to do something similar this time?

Ps: I noticed that Google has started actively indexing repositories like DSpace and ePrints. Maybe there was a similar internal system in previous versions of OJS?

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There are no tools for downgrading OJS between major versions (3.4.x to 3.3.x and similar).

In any case, we host hundreds of journals with OJS 3.3 and OJS 3.4 and have had no difficulties with Google Scholar. The version of OJS is probably not the problem here.

Have you tried monitoring your journal via the Google Search Console?