Delayed Open Access

[gbnitram]

The 24 month max limit can be changed in the source code, right? I assume that there will be no problems in changing this. Do I have to worry about something in changing this?

Thank you!

[asmecher]

Hi gbnitram,

What 24 month limit are you referring to?

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Open Journal Systems Team
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[bdgregg]

Alec,

The "Delayed Open Access" option when you enable subscriptions is where this shows up. I have just been asked to increase this to 36 months here on one of our journals. I have not started to look for this in the code as of yet but will be soon. Since this is a drop down list from 1 to 24 Months you can not just add say 36 to list. Might I suggest a code change to make this an input box vs. a drop down list so that we can just enter a number instead of picking one? The URL would be /ojs/index.php/{JournalName}/manager/subscriptionPolicies

This is under Subscription Policies and is this way for version 2.3.0 as well.

Thanks,
Brian.

[bdgregg]

Alright I found where to increase the 24 to what ever number.

in '/ojs/classes/subscription/form' directory there is a file called 'SubscriptionPolicyForm.inc.php'

Modify the line containing the following:

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define('SUBSCRIPTION_OPEN_ACCESS_DELAY_MAX', '24');

to

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define('SUBSCRIPTION_OPEN_ACCESS_DELAY_MAX', '48');

Hope this helps others who have a requirement for extending the embargo base 2 years.

Note that there are some other hardcoded settings there as well...

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define('SUBSCRIPTION_OPEN_ACCESS_DELAY_MIN', '0');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_OPEN_ACCESS_DELAY_MAX', '48');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_BEFORE_MONTHS_MIN', '1');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_BEFORE_MONTHS_MAX', '12');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_BEFORE_WEEKS_MIN', '0');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_BEFORE_WEEKS_MAX', '3');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_AFTER_MONTHS_MIN', '1');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_AFTER_MONTHS_MAX', '12');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_AFTER_WEEKS_MIN', '0');
define('SUBSCRIPTION_EXPIRY_REMINDER_AFTER_WEEKS_MAX', '3');

Thanks,
Brian Gregg.