Trying OJS 3.3.0.17 For Conference publishing…
Before I used OCS 2.3.6 but as we know ocs has been abandoned and unfortunately (as I know) there was no possible migration from ocs to ojs …I lost somme scientific events handled with ocs because of php version (ocs 2.3.6 require php 5.6, and ojs 3.3 require at least php 7.4, so in the same server we can’t hold ocs and ojs together)…
This is the link to the first scientific event I manage using ojs 
https://conferences.umc.edu.dz/icrampc2024/index
I used the sections to manage the congress topics instead of using categories because we don’t have a user role to handle a specific category but we have the ‘Section editor’ role to handle a specific section submissions.
I noticed that journal manager can’t filter active submissions by ‘section’, this is unfortunate.
I tried also to make the header responsive, with a banner or logo that takes all the width, but this is not an easy task even with the override.
I used a Slider found here (Release Slider Home Plugin version 2.3.1 for OJS/OMP 3.3.0 · cedis-epublishing/sliderHome · GitHub) but because of responsive problems, I disabled it.
thanks
I am waiting for your comments about the site.
Hi @azzedine
Thank you for sharing your experience using OJS 3.3.0.17 for conference publishing.
Although this is not related directly with OJS/OCS platform, we would like to inform you that we have developed a dedicated platform for managing conferences, which we called Leconfe.
This platform was carefully developed over 1-2 years through research and workflow adjustments to meet users’ needs. Throughout the development process, we received a lot of support from the PKP team, especially Alec and Maria. Alec’s documentation of the previous OCS features was particularly helpful, allowing us to make the most of the existing OCS features and improve them in the Leconfe platform. We also have coordinated with Crossref team to allow us to create a platform that will be able to integrated with DOI for exclusive conference publication.
Like OJS, Leconfe is released as free and open-source software. Leconfe comes with a range of essential features, including DOI deposit integration, support to google scholar indexing, citation management, attendee management, and many more. For more features don’t hesitate to visit our site : https://leconfe.com/
To see a preview of the platform, you can access it via the link below:
Index Page: https://demo.leconfe.com/
Conference Page: https://demo.leconfe.com/icojt
Scheduled Conference Page: https://demo.leconfe.com/icojt/scheduled/ICOJT
If you’re interested in learning more, we’d be happy to discuss further. Feel free to reach out to us at support@leconfe.com
Regards
Almadani
I was quite surprised to hear about Leconfe for the first time through this discussion. Even though it was released this year (in January), I feel like I should have come across it earlier. First of all, thank you for this great initiative. As someone who has used OJS for managing over 10 conferences, I am looking forward to testing Leconfe very soon. Even in the initial versions, it seems to include the essential features necessary for conference management.
Thank you again for sharing this and bringing it to our attention!
Thank you so much for your appreciation! As you mentioned, the platform has indeed been designed to meet the general needs of conference management. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share your feedback once you’ve had the chance to explore the platform.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts!.
Regard
Almadani