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Why? OJS is freeand open source software (FOSS) platform reliably updated by its developing team. Sometimes it's not straightforwardly intuitive, but this is why we are gathering the knowledge here, so we can quickly find what you need if one of us knows 
Backend - OJS Database
Schedule and tasks
Of what is needed and when, and the data fields we were using last year by web scrapping the interface.
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Change some of the design of the homepage, how the whole website looks and how to customize its design:
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| -Font. | SETTINGS: WEBSITE > APPEARANCE > THEME: "Typography". |
| -Logo. | SETTINGS: WEBSITE > APPEARANCE > SETUP: "Logo". |
| -Background color for the header(MEi:CogSci color). | SETTINGS: WEBSITE > APPEARANCE > THEME: "Colour". |
| -Content of the header. | (It's just the Logo) |
| -Content of the footer. | SETTINGS: WEBSITE > APPEARANCE > SETUP: "Page Footer". |
-Favicon (customized to MEi:CogSci, tiny image in the Internet browser tab)
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-Journal Style Sheet (which we have not tried, but may allow CSS?) | |
> APPEARANCE >> ADVANCES | |
Change the structure/architecture/navigation (what page is inside of which and its URL) of the website:
-Main menu ("Primary Navigation Menu").
| SETTINGS: WEBSITE (on the left bar) > SETUP (upper tab) > NAVIGATION (left-central tab) |
-Secondary menu ("User Navigation Menu").
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| -Right Sidebar elements in the homepage (Language Toggle Block: "Deutsch, English", Information Block "For Readers, For Authors, For Librarians", Developed By Block "Open Journal Systems" and a Subscription Block that actually doesn't appear, right?) | SETTINGS: WEBSITE (on the left bar) > APPEARANCE (upper tab) > SETUP (left-central tab inside) > Scroll to the bottom. |
Eli's note:
Beware there are two sections called "Setup". In the picture we are in SETTINGS: WEBSITE (left bar) > APPEARANCE (tab in the upper part) > SETUP (tab inside appearance, on the lef-central part) > "Logo".
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Mostly relevant just before the last step for publishing the issue (June), to rearrange what you see here:
| What | Where (in the dashboard) |
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Edit the configuration of an issue (name, date of publication, volume - formal number). Add a cover image and some text about this issue. | ISSUES > Back Issues or Future Issues tab, click on your issue > "Issue Data" tab |
Order the abstracts within each section in the right order. In 2024, by author surname, manually once an issue is created and after all submissions have been assigned. | ISSUES > Back Issues or Future Issues tab, click on your issue > "Table of Contents" tab > upper right button "Order" |
Order the sections. In 2024, the order set is:
| ISSUES > Back Issues or Future Issues tab, click on your issue > "Table of Contents" tab > upper right button "Order" |
Eli's note for team 2025:
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