We are in the process of upgrading from OJS 2.2.4 to 2.3.4. I would like to be able to communicate to our journal managers, etc., the changes that are entailed in this upgrade. The User Guide for 2.3.3 (http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/docs/userguide/2.3.3/index.html) includes a nice section on "What's New in 2.3.3" (though it doesn't say exactly new since when -- 2.3.2?). I haven't been able to find User Guide's with similar a similar section for the other releases between 2.2.4 and 2.3.4 (i.e., for 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, and 2.3.4 itself). Does anyone know if they exist? I did find a User Guide for 2.3.1 (http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/docs/userguide/2.3.1/index.html) but it doesn't appear to have a "What's New" section. The 2.3.4 distribution package includes ChangeLog's and README's for each intervening version but, ideally, I'd like something more end-user oriented (like the "What's New in 2.3.3" section) if such a thing exists.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
--Jim Coble
jim.coble@duke.edu
User Guide for different versions of OJS?
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User Guide for different versions of OJS?
by coblej » Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:47 am
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Re: User Guide for different versions of OJS?
by jmacgreg » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:04 pm
Hi Jim,
Happy to be of help. OJS 2.3.4 is basically a stability/bugfix update of OJS 2.3.3, and so doesn't include any new functionality -- just fixes. (You may want to see the OJS Recommended Patches page; the 2.3.3.-3 subpage lists all bug fixes that OJS 2.3.4 includes.)
This page includes a partial listing of changes between OJS 2.2.x and 2.3 -- it's the highlights, basically. You should be able to combine that and the OJS 2.3.3 "What's New" page to get a good idea on the new functionality that editors will see once you've upgraded.
From 2.3.3 on, we'll be releasing a new userguide every time we release a major (feature-changing) release of the software; and we'll package a "what's new" page along with the guide, so that all necessary information is available in one place.
If you have any further questions about the changes you see, let us know!
Cheers,
James
Happy to be of help. OJS 2.3.4 is basically a stability/bugfix update of OJS 2.3.3, and so doesn't include any new functionality -- just fixes. (You may want to see the OJS Recommended Patches page; the 2.3.3.-3 subpage lists all bug fixes that OJS 2.3.4 includes.)
This page includes a partial listing of changes between OJS 2.2.x and 2.3 -- it's the highlights, basically. You should be able to combine that and the OJS 2.3.3 "What's New" page to get a good idea on the new functionality that editors will see once you've upgraded.
From 2.3.3 on, we'll be releasing a new userguide every time we release a major (feature-changing) release of the software; and we'll package a "what's new" page along with the guide, so that all necessary information is available in one place.
If you have any further questions about the changes you see, let us know!
Cheers,
James
James MacGregor
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