# \#editorial-workflow **URL:** https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/tag/editorial-workflow/66.md [Latest](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/tags.md) --- ## [Which option is best feasable to integrate a new phase in the editorial workflow of OJS 3.5.x with our plugin ojs-codecheck](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/which-option-is-best-feasable-to-integrate-a-new-phase-in-the-editorial-workflow-of-ojs-3-5-x-with-our-plugin-ojs-codecheck/97283)
**Author:** [@dxL1nus](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/dxL1nus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/which-option-is-best-feasable-to-integrate-a-new-phase-in-the-editorial-workflow-of-ojs-3-5-x-with-our-plugin-ojs-codecheck/97283 "2026-04-10T22:10:53Z")
Hey, I am a developer of the ojs-codecheck plugin, which aims to provide functions to help with integrating CODECHECK code reproducibility checks into the publishing workflow of scholarly submissions within OJS 3.5.x sea… --- ## [Internal Notes Field for Submission Dashboard](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/internal-notes-field-for-submission-dashboard/97710)
**Author:** [@cdherold](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/cdherold)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/internal-notes-field-for-submission-dashboard/97710 "2026-01-21T23:45:17Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve Editors and journal managers currently have no way to attach quick, visible notes to submissions that are viewable on the main Submission Dashboard. Information – such as s… --- ## [Envios sin asignar - alerta texto incompleto](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/envios-sin-asignar-alerta-texto-incompleto/97322)
**Author:** [@Luis\_Fernando](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Luis_Fernando)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/envios-sin-asignar-alerta-texto-incompleto/97322 "2025-11-02T21:01:03Z")
ENVÍO SIN ASIGNAR Excelente día para todos, de antemano muchas gracias por la atención brindada Estoy realizando unas pruebas para el proceso de envío de manuscrito y como se logra ver en la captura en el mensaje que a… --- ## [Limit Editor Decision Options / Reviewer Selectable Decision Options](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/limit-editor-decision-options-reviewer-selectable-decision-options/96243)
**Author:** [@sebastian\_schmidt](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/sebastian_schmidt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/limit-editor-decision-options-reviewer-selectable-decision-options/96243 "2025-06-27T14:25:11Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve We have a journal that only uses part of the editor decisions options (e.g. “Accept Submission”, “Revisions Required” and “Reject Submission”). Currently there is no way to … --- ## [Event: editors reflect on running community-led OA journals](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/event-editors-reflect-on-running-community-led-oa-journals/81993)
**Author:** [@wjbf1](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/wjbf1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/event-editors-reflect-on-running-community-led-oa-journals/81993 "2023-10-06T15:28:39Z")
To celebrate International Open Access Week, University of Leicester Open Journals \[https://journals.le.ac.uk/\] will be running two events that may be of interest to people here. The theme this year is Community over Com… --- ## [Continuous loading and doesn't stop in the process of submitting and adding reviewers OJS 3.3.0-14](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/continuous-loading-and-doesnt-stop-in-the-process-of-submitting-and-adding-reviewers-ojs-3-3-0-14/79908)
**Author:** [@Andra\_TRZ](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Andra_TRZ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/continuous-loading-and-doesnt-stop-in-the-process-of-submitting-and-adding-reviewers-ojs-3-3-0-14/79908 "2023-07-25T18:35:35Z")
we face issues in the submission process to publication in OJS 3.3.0-14 Issues in sending the manuscript to reviewers or sending the reviewer comments to authors. We are not sure whether the manuscript is reaching revie… --- ## [Add support for version notes or a summary of changes](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/add-support-for-version-notes-or-a-summary-of-changes/74210)
**Author:** [@NateWr](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/NateWr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/add-support-for-version-notes-or-a-summary-of-changes/74210 "2022-11-15T13:45:41Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve When publishing a new version of a journal article, preprint or monograph, there is no way to identify what has changed in this version or why the changes were made. Describ… --- ## [All editors view unassigned submissions](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/all-editors-view-unassigned-submissions/74366)
**Author:** [@Claudia2](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Claudia2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/all-editors-view-unassigned-submissions/74366 "2022-08-25T09:08:26Z")
Good day we have recently set up a few journals on OJS 3.3.0.11 Is there a way to allow all the editors to access/view new/unassigned submissions - i.e. the sectionand guest editors? Currently only the ‘journal editor… --- ## [Amount of currently assigned submissions when assign a paper to an editor](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/amount-of-currently-assigned-submissions-when-assign-a-paper-to-an-editor/72392)
**Author:** [@Michevole](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Michevole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/amount-of-currently-assigned-submissions-when-assign-a-paper-to-an-editor/72392 "2022-10-20T10:23:50Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve When the Journal Editors must assign a Section Editor to a submission, they can’t know how many active submissions any SE currently have. (I’m using 3.3.0-6. A similar featu… --- ## [Allow all editors to leave or mute discussions](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/allow-all-editors-to-leave-or-mute-discussions/74589)
**Author:** [@NateWr](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/NateWr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/allow-all-editors-to-leave-or-mute-discussions/74589 "2022-09-05T14:06:35Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve Sometimes an editor wants to leave a discussion when they are not involved. Journal Managers can leave a discussion but Section Editors can not. Describe the solution you’d … --- ## [Should the editors see the incomplete submissions?](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/should-the-editors-see-the-incomplete-submissions/74257)
**Author:** [@ajnyga](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/ajnyga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/should-the-editors-see-the-incomplete-submissions/74257 "2022-08-04T15:56:24Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve At the moment editors can freely access incomplete submissions and see all the data and files the author has entered before the author actually submits. This can be a good th… --- ## [Support different version types, such Accepted Manuscript and Version of Record](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/support-different-version-types-such-accepted-manuscript-and-version-of-record/74211)
**Author:** [@NateWr](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/NateWr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/support-different-version-types-such-accepted-manuscript-and-version-of-record/74211 "2022-08-01T13:07:20Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve Some journals and presses need to distinguish between different versions of an article or monograph. For example, a journal that publishes the Accepted Manuscript right away … --- ## [Notes could support formatted text](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/notes-could-support-formatted-text/74218)
**Author:** [@fgnievinski](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/fgnievinski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/notes-could-support-formatted-text/74218 "2022-08-01T18:15:34Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve Sometimes emails are exchanged outside of OJS. Later, the editor might want to keep a centralized record of email exchanges in OJS. “Notes”, under Activity Log & Notes, is on… --- ## [Come disabilitare i templates delle e-mail automatiche?](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/come-disabilitare-i-templates-delle-e-mail-automatiche/67936)
**Author:** [@aruggiero](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/aruggiero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/come-disabilitare-i-templates-delle-e-mail-automatiche/67936 "2021-05-31T08:08:08Z")
Salve a tutti, da poco tempo siamo passati alla versione recente di OJS e ci siamo subito dovuti confrontare con un problema dalla soluzione apparentemente non immediata. In sostanza, non riusciamo a trovare un modo per… --- ## [How to disable e-mail templates](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/how-to-disable-e-mail-templates/67935)
**Author:** [@aruggiero](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/aruggiero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/how-to-disable-e-mail-templates/67935 "2021-05-27T11:39:26Z")
Hello, I need a suggestion. We are working for our editorial updates with OJS3, but at the moment we have not understood yet how to disable some e-mail templates. I attended the video-lessons but I could not find any t… --- ## [Journal manager can't download files in Editorial History unless they're a reviewer](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/journal-manager-cant-download-files-in-editorial-history-unless-theyre-a-reviewer/59466)
**Author:** [@nwoodward](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/nwoodward)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/journal-manager-cant-download-files-in-editorial-history-unless-theyre-a-reviewer/59466 "2021-04-14T12:08:58Z")
I have an issue in my OJS 3.1.2.1 journal, and I’m not sure if it’s an error or the way things are supposed to work. The journal manager is unable to download any files in the editorial history of submissions that they a… --- ## [Adding a step to the workflow?](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/adding-a-step-to-the-workflow/66346)
**Author:** [@maegan.trottier](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/maegan.trottier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/adding-a-step-to-the-workflow/66346 "2021-03-10T15:19:43Z")
Hello everyone, new OJS user here. I work for a journal whose personal workflow involves an editing stage prior to review, and I am hoping to reflect this unique step in our workflow settings. Does anyone know if it is… --- ## [Is the user who is "Author" and "Guest Editor" allowed to view "Future Issues"?](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/is-the-user-who-is-author-and-guest-editor-allowed-to-view-future-issues/63753)
**Author:** [@chenso17](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/chenso17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/is-the-user-who-is-author-and-guest-editor-allowed-to-view-future-issues/63753 "2020-10-28T15:12:42Z")
Received this question from an editor of the ejournal of my university: "What’s the trick to allowing a person who is an author as well as a guest editor to be able to see the Future Issue? " I tried to do it in the san… --- ## [How to notify reviewers of Editorial Decision](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/how-to-notify-reviewers-of-editorial-decision/49724)
**Author:** [@nhivu](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/nhivu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/how-to-notify-reviewers-of-editorial-decision/49724 "2020-10-23T11:55:02Z")
How do I notify reviewers of an editorial decision. I see that there is an e-mail template for it (Submission Decision Reviewer). But I don’t know how to load it up to send to reviewers. When trying to send an e-mail t… --- ## [Resend a peer review request](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/resend-a-peer-review-request/54697)
**Author:** [@Refuge](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Refuge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/resend-a-peer-review-request/54697 "2020-10-15T23:43:42Z")
How do I resend a peer review request through ojs 3? OJS 2 had the option to resend the request and I do not see that in OJS 3. Can someone tell me if this is possible? Thanks. --- ## [File revisions are shown in the wrong review round after upgrade from OJS 2.4.8 to OJS 3.1.2](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/file-revisions-are-shown-in-the-wrong-review-round-after-upgrade-from-ojs-2-4-8-to-ojs-3-1-2/59925)
**Author:** [@ronste1](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/ronste1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/file-revisions-are-shown-in-the-wrong-review-round-after-upgrade-from-ojs-2-4-8-to-ojs-3-1-2/59925 "2020-04-17T12:45:25Z")
Application Version: OJS 2.4.8 Upgarde to OJS 3.1.2 This is a follow-up of the post: Review file not correct after Upgrade from OJS 2.4.8 to OJS 3.1.2 Description of issue After upgrading OJS 2.4.8 to OJS 3.1.2 always… --- ## [Two editors of the same journal have different permissions on the same submissions](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/two-editors-of-the-same-journal-have-different-permissions-on-the-same-submissions/59899)
**Author:** [@sourcedump](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/sourcedump)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/two-editors-of-the-same-journal-have-different-permissions-on-the-same-submissions/59899 "2020-04-17T10:21:09Z")
Hello everyone, In OJS 3.1.2.1 I have two editors (with the same configuration; I mean same group in table ‘user\_groups’ and same roles in table ‘roles’) that have different behavior on the submission page of the same j… --- ## [Biblioteca Digital - Asesorías en línea](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/biblioteca-digital-asesorias-en-linea/59783)
**Author:** [@Joel\_Torres](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Joel_Torres)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/biblioteca-digital-asesorias-en-linea/59783 "2020-04-08T21:20:06Z")
Hola, A continuación, compartimos en este post la colección de videos generados a partir del ciclo de sesiones de Asesoría en Línea, que se llevarán a cabo durante los meses de abril y mayo del 2020. Este post se actua… --- ## [Double blind review](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/double-blind-review/58955)
**Author:** [@hums](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/hums)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/double-blind-review/58955 "2020-02-28T07:21:22Z")
I am using Application Version - e.g., OJS 3.1.2. I sent a file to reviewers for double blind review. It doesn’t removes all the meta data as the orignal submission is sent with authors But the manuscript had authors nam… --- ## [Prevent section editor (who is also an author) receiving review emails](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/prevent-section-editor-who-is-also-an-author-receiving-review-emails/58637)
**Author:** [@laurenced](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/laurenced)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/prevent-section-editor-who-is-also-an-author-receiving-review-emails/58637 "2020-02-14T11:38:47Z")
Hello I’m running OJS 3.1.2.4 and running into a problem where Section Editors who are also Authors are receiving review emails (specifically confirmation) about their own manuscripts. This breaks the double-blind princ… --- ## [Automatically select email when inviting an editor](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/automatically-select-email-when-inviting-an-editor/58358)
**Author:** [@Tivervoort](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Tivervoort)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/automatically-select-email-when-inviting-an-editor/58358 "2020-01-31T13:34:35Z")
Hi, In our workflow, the journal editor selects an editor who then is in charge of the review procedure of a certain submission. This responsible editor is supposed to invite at least one other editor to the submussion. …