Categorization of articles



Standard categorizations

Nestor provides a wide choice of tools to categorize articles:

For a specific article, categories are available and may be corrected in the metadata module.

Category name

Particularities

Expertise fields

Tree structure

Used to categorize articles and users, to improve editors/referees matches for a given article

Article types

Flat list

Used for workflow configuration, see article type configuration.

Sections

Flat list

Topical issues

Flat list

These categories may be used in combination to:

handle specific workflows (especially article types and custom fields)

perform specific searches on articles

display visual flags on article pages and article lists

process data about your journal

Special categorizations: custom fields

Custom fields are a way to categorize articles in any way besides standard categorizations. They can be quite simple (text, date etc.), or they can be used to create special options related to your journal.

For a specific article, custom fields are available and may be corrected in the metadata module.

Custom fields configuration is available here:

Simple custom fields

There are five types of "simple" custom fields:

For example, let us imagine that for each article, I want to track the number of pages.

I can configure a custom field accepting only numbers, so:

In the article page, I will retrieve my field and can input the relevant data for this article:

List custom fields

The custom fields select / checkbox / radio are used to create a flat list of selectable options. When creating such a custom field, you will have to provide the corresponding list of options:

The configured options will then be selectable in the article page:

Custom fields and other tools

Custom fields can updated automatically:

when sending an e-mail

when the author answers a submission questionnaire

Custom fields can be:

flagged to be displayed prominently on articles

displayed and exported in article lists

used in advanced searches, as a criterion

Flags

Flags are symbols displayed on articles, to help editors to identify important information. They are visible both in articles pages and in articles lists.

Flags on the article page

Flags in article lists

In article pages, flags are displayed in the upper information area, near the reference and the status

In article lists, flags are displayed next to the reference

Configuring flags

Flags are based on the article metadata and categorizations. The following data can be flagged:

Article type

Section

Topical issue

Country

Any list custom field (select, check boxes, radio buttons)

Flags: a case study

For example, we want to closely follow articles submitted for a 2023 special issue. Let us create this flag:

Any article included in this topical issue will be flagged accordingly:

Data exports

Exporting data from Nestor is a simple process, please have a look here :)