pkp · kaitlinnewson · Apr 21, 2026 · Apr 24, 2026
diff --git a/classes/components/forms/context/MetadataSettingsForm.php b/classes/components/forms/context/MetadataSettingsForm.php
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <?php
+
 /**
  * @file classes/components/form/context/MetadataSettingsForm.php
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Simon Fraser University
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2021 John Willinsky
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2026 Simon Fraser University
+ * Copyright (c) 2000-2026 John Willinsky
  * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
  *
  * @class MetadataSettingsForm
@@ -27,28 +28,37 @@ public function __construct($action, $context)
     {
         parent::__construct($action, $context);
 
-        $this->addField(new FieldOptions('enablePublisherId', [
-            'label' => __('submission.publisherId'),
-            'description' => __('submission.publisherId.description'),
-            'options' => [
-                [
-                    'value' => 'publication',
-                    'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('submission.publications')]),
-                ],
-                [
-                    'value' => 'galley',
-                    'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('submission.layout.galleys')]),
-                ],
-                [
-                    'value' => 'issue',
-                    'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('issue.issues')]),
+        $this
+            ->addField(new FieldOptions('enablePublisherId', [
+                'label' => __('submission.publisherId'),
+                'description' => __('submission.publisherId.description'),
+                'options' => [
+                    [
+                        'value' => 'publication',
+                        'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('submission.publications')]),
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'value' => 'galley',
+                        'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('submission.layout.galleys')]),
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'value' => 'issue',
+                        'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('issue.issues')]),
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'value' => 'issueGalley',
+                        'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('editor.issues.galleys')]),
+                    ],
                 ],
-                [
-                    'value' => 'issueGalley',
-                    'label' => __('submission.publisherId.enable', ['objects' => __('editor.issues.galleys')]),
+                'value' => $context->getData('enablePublisherId') ? $context->getData('enablePublisherId') : [],
+            ]))
+            ->addField(new FieldOptions('enableArticleNumber', [
+                'label' => __('submission.articleNumber'),
+                'description' => __('submission.articleNumber.description'),
+                'options' => [
+                    ['value' => true, 'label' => __('manager.setup.metadata.articleNumber.enable')]
                 ],
-            ],
-            'value' => $context->getData('enablePublisherId') ? $context->getData('enablePublisherId') : [],
-        ]));
+                'value' => (bool) $context->getData('enableArticleNumber'),
+            ]));
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/core/Application.php b/classes/core/Application.php
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 /**
  * @file classes/core/Application.php
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Simon Fraser University
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2021 John Willinsky
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2026 Simon Fraser University
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2026 John Willinsky
  * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
  *
  * @class Application
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ public function getPluginCategories(): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the supported metadata setting names for this application.
+     */
+    public static function getMetadataFields(): array
+    {
+        return array_merge(parent::getMetadataFields(), [
+            'articleNumber',
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the top-level context DAO.
      */

diff --git a/lib/pkp b/lib/pkp
diff --git a/locale/en/manager.po b/locale/en/manager.po
@@ -955,6 +955,13 @@ msgstr "Continuous Publication"
 msgid "manager.setup.issuelessPublication"
 msgstr "Issueless Publication"
 
+msgid "manager.setup.metadata.articleNumber.description"
+msgstr ""
+"The article number can be used in citations and other metadata instead of page numbers."
+
+msgid "manager.setup.metadata.articleNumber.enable"
+msgstr "Enable article number metadata"
+
 msgid "manager.statistics.statistics"
 msgstr "Journal Statistics"
 

diff --git a/locale/en/submission.po b/locale/en/submission.po
@@ -469,3 +469,8 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "submission.submit.form.contributorRoleRequired"
 msgstr "Please select the contributor's role."
 
+msgid "submission.articleNumber"
+msgstr "Article Number"
+
+msgid "submission.articleNumber.description"
+msgstr "The article number can be used in citations and other metadata instead of page numbers."
diff --git a/plugins/generic/citationStyleLanguage b/plugins/generic/citationStyleLanguage
diff --git a/plugins/generic/crossref b/plugins/generic/crossref
diff --git a/plugins/generic/jatsTemplate b/plugins/generic/jatsTemplate
diff --git a/schemas/context.json b/schemas/context.json
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
 				"nullable"
 			]
 		},
+		"enableArticleNumber": {
+			"type": "boolean",
+			"validation": [
+				"nullable"
+			]
+		},
 		"enableOpenAccessNotification": {
 			"type": "boolean",
 			"validation": [

diff --git a/schemas/publication.json b/schemas/publication.json
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 				"nullable"
 			]
 		},
+		"articleNumber": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"validation": [
+				"nullable"
+			]
+		},
 		"galleys": {
 			"type": "array",
 			"apiSummary": true,

diff --git a/templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl b/templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {**
  * templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2025 Simon Fraser University
- * Copyright (c) 2003-2025 John Willinsky
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2026 Simon Fraser University
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2026 John Willinsky
  * Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
  *
  * @brief View of an Article which displays all details about the article.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 										{$contributorRoleName|escape}
 									</span>
 									{if !$contributorRoleName@last}{translate key="common.commaListSeparator"}{/if}
-									{strip}
+									{/strip}
 								{/foreach}
 							</span>
 							{if $author->getData('orcid')}
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 				</h2>
 				<span class="value">
 					{foreach name="keywords" from=$publication->getLocalizedData('keywords') item="keyword"}
-						{$keyword.name|escape}{if !$smarty.foreach.keywords.last}{translate key="common.commaListSeparator"}{/if}					
+						{$keyword.name|escape}{if !$smarty.foreach.keywords.last}{translate key="common.commaListSeparator"}{/if}
 					{/foreach}
 				</span>
 			</section>
@@ -417,9 +417,8 @@
 			{/if}
 
 			{* Issue article appears in *}
-			{if $issue || $section || $categories}
+			{if $issue || $section || $categories || $publication->getData('articleNumber')}
 				<div class="item issue">
-
 					{if $issue}
 						<section class="sub_item">
 							<h2 class="label">
@@ -458,6 +457,17 @@
 							</div>
 						</section>
 					{/if}
+
+					{if $publication->getData('articleNumber')}
+						<section class="sub_item">
+							<h2 class="label">
+								{translate key="submission.articleNumber"}
+							</h2>
+							<div class="value">
+								{$publication->getData('articleNumber')|escape}
+							</div>
+						</section>
+					{/if}
 				</div>
 			{/if}