PKP Bugzilla – Bug 3015
Enhancement/additions to the Payment system
Last modified: 2007-12-13 17:30:48 PST
Use this entry to create a TODO list for the payment systems. Bugs related to the current implementation should have their own entry. * PsiGate support (most of the code is already written) * a payment entry page for manual/invoice payments * pay-for-print payment point * Discounts/exceptions for subscribers?
Currently, paypal only implements 1-time payments. It should also allow for paypal subscriptions, which allow for recurring payments. Perhaps a new recurring_payments table?
- page 5 of attachment #331 [details] (letting users subscribe themselves) - Creating of a Business Manager role - To simplify the interface for Editors, we could use colour to mark submissions in queue that have not had the submission fee paid or waived. -- If the author checks off the Request Waiver checkbox and finishes the submission, the Active Submissions page for the author should no longer display the 'Pay Submission Fee' link for the submission, since this is confusing to authors. Instead, a) text along the lines of "Submission fee waiver requested" should be displayed. If the editor accepts the submission fee waiver, this text should change to "Submission fee waiver accepted," or be removed altogether, OR b) nothing should be displayed at all if a waiver is requested; unless the Editor rejects the fee waiver request, in which case the 'Pay Submission Fee' link should be displayed. To support such a workflow, Editors will need to be able to reject a fee waiver request in addition to the existing Waive Fee and Pay Now options. Upon clicking on a Reject Waive Request link, the Editor could be prompted with an email form to notify the submitting author of the decision and the above changes to the author's Active Submissions listing would take place. ---
From MF's comment on bug 3064: Although, this one is up for question: Currently if a JM wants to enable payment for individual articles, two things need to be enabled: 1) In Setup 4.1: "Always show galley links and indicate restricted access" 2) In Payments, the Reader Fees checkbox + a price for articles. I think we can decouple these two to avoid confusion for JMs. Even if 1) is not enabled, but 2) is enabled, then galley links should automatically be displayed since they are necessary to the article payments feature. 1) has an independent function which is to always display galley links, if subscriptions are enabled, and regardless of whether article payment is enabled.
create a UI for managing individual memberships
Fine-tuning pay article access: Currently, when Payments are enabled and articles are subscription-protected, only pay-per-view article access can be purchased (although, of course, both journal managers/editors and subscribers can view content). Users should eventually be able to purchase a subscription to view content, or ideally have the option between pay-per-view or a subscription purchase.
Wording clarification for Author Submission fees on Step 5 of the submission process: Perhaps we could slightly reword either the default text for the Fast-Track review fee to emphasise that it is an optional fee; or put the word "Optional" next to the PAY NOW link.