{"id":167,"date":"2021-10-05T12:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.yorku.ca\/ojsforydj\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=167"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:04:18","slug":"setting-your-current-issue","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.yorku.ca\/ojsforydj\/chapter\/setting-your-current-issue\/","title":{"raw":"Setting your Current Issue","rendered":"Setting your Current Issue"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong>Last updated:<\/strong> February 17, 2026 for OJS 3.3<\/div>\r\nYour Current Issue is that [pb_glossary id=\"148\"]issue[\/pb_glossary] that:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>displays on the journal's homepage, and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>is linked to from the <strong>Current <\/strong>item in the main navigation menu.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nBy default, your Current Issue is the most recently published issue. However, you may need to designate another issue as the Current Issue\r\n\r\n<em>Note:<\/em> if you unpublish your Current Issue, no issue will be designated as Current and you will have to manually reassign it.\r\n\r\nTo manually set your current issue:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>In the back end, navigate to the <strong>Back Issues<\/strong> tab of the Issues page<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click the blue arrow to the left of the issue you wish to make your Current Issue<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click <strong>Current Issue <\/strong>under the name of the issue. <em>Note<\/em>: if you don't see the Current Issue button, that means the issue is already designated as Current Issue.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In the dialogue window, click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong>Last updated:<\/strong> February 17, 2026 for OJS 3.3<\/div>\n<p>Your Current Issue is that <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_167_148\">issue<\/a> that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>displays on the journal&#8217;s homepage, and<\/li>\n<li>is linked to from the <strong>Current <\/strong>item in the main navigation menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By default, your Current Issue is the most recently published issue. However, you may need to designate another issue as the Current Issue<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> if you unpublish your Current Issue, no issue will be designated as Current and you will have to manually reassign it.<\/p>\n<p>To manually set your current issue:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the back end, navigate to the <strong>Back Issues<\/strong> tab of the Issues page<\/li>\n<li>Click the blue arrow to the left of the issue you wish to make your Current Issue<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Current Issue <\/strong>under the name of the issue. <em>Note<\/em>: if you don&#8217;t see the Current Issue button, that means the issue is already designated as Current Issue.<\/li>\n<li>In the dialogue window, click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_167_148\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_167_148\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Along with submissions, one of the building blocks of OJS. 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