diff --git a/filter/filterConfig.xml b/filter/filterConfig.xml
index 98c2a12..94d0770 100644
--- a/filter/filterConfig.xml
+++ b/filter/filterConfig.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
             description="plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.description"
             inputType="xml::schema(plugins/importexport/fullJournalTransfer/fullJournal.xsd)"
             outputType="class::classes.journal.Journal" />
+        <!-- Native XML Users input -->
+        <filterGroup
+			symbolic="native-xml=>user"
+			displayName="plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.displayName"
+			description="plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.description"
+			inputType="xml::schema(plugins/importexport/fullJournalTransfer/fullJournal.xsd)"
+			outputType="class::classes.users.User[]" />
         <!-- Plugin native XML output -->
         <filterGroup
             symbolic="plugin=>native-xml"
@@ -176,6 +183,10 @@
             inGroup="native-xml=>journal"
             class="plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.filter.import.NativeXmlJournalFilter"
             isTemplate="0" />
+        <filter
+            inGroup="native-xml=>user"
+            class="plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.filter.import.NativeXmlUserFilter"
+            isTemplate="0" />
         <filter
             inGroup="plugin=>native-xml"
             class="plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.filter.export.PluginNativeXmlFilter"
diff --git a/filter/import/NativeXmlJournalFilter.inc.php b/filter/import/NativeXmlJournalFilter.inc.php
index 22619e0..59ad811 100644
--- a/filter/import/NativeXmlJournalFilter.inc.php
+++ b/filter/import/NativeXmlJournalFilter.inc.php
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public function parseNavigationMenu($node)
     public function parseUsers($node, $journal)
     {
         $filterDao = DAORegistry::getDAO('FilterDAO');
-        $userFilters = $filterDao->getObjectsByGroup('user-xml=>user');
+        $userFilters = $filterDao->getObjectsByGroup('native-xml=>user');
         assert(count($userFilters) == 1);
         $filter = array_shift($userFilters);
         $filter->setDeployment(new PKPUserImportExportDeployment($journal, null));
diff --git a/filter/import/NativeXmlUserFilter.inc.php b/filter/import/NativeXmlUserFilter.inc.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f706d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filter/import/NativeXmlUserFilter.inc.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+* @file plugins/importexport/fullJournalTransfer/filter/import/NativeXmlUserFilter.inc.php
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Simon Fraser University
+* Copyright (c) 2000-2021 John Willinsky
+* Copyright (c) 2014-2024 Lepidus Tecnologia
+* Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
+*
+* @class NativeXmlUserFilter
+* @ingroup plugins_importexport_fullJournalTransfer
+*
+* @brief Class that converts a Native XML document to an user.
+*/
+
+import('lib.pkp.plugins.importexport.users.filter.UserXmlPKPUserFilter');
+
+class NativeXmlUserFilter extends UserXmlPKPUserFilter
+{
+    public function __construct($filterGroup)
+    {
+        $this->setDisplayName('Native XML user import');
+        parent::__construct($filterGroup);
+    }
+
+    public function getClassName()
+    {
+        return 'plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.filter.import.NativeXmlUserFilter';
+    }
+
+    public function importUserPasswordValidation($userToImport, $encryption)
+    {
+        $password = parent::importUserPasswordValidation($userToImport, $encryption);
+
+        $this->generateUsername($userToImport);
+
+        return $password;
+    }
+
+    public function generateUsername($user)
+    {
+        $userDAO = DAORegistry::getDAO('UserDAO');
+        $baseUsername = preg_replace('/[^A-Z0-9]/i', '', $user->getUsername());
+        for ($username = $baseUsername, $i = 1; $userDAO->userExistsByUsername($username); $i++) {
+            $username = $baseUsername . $i;
+        }
+
+        $user->setUsername($username);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/import/NativeXmlUserFilterTest.php b/tests/import/NativeXmlUserFilterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a180d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/import/NativeXmlUserFilterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+import('plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.filter.import.NativeXmlUserFilter');
+import('plugins.importexport.fullJournalTransfer.tests.NativeImportExportFilterTestCase');
+
+class NativeXmlUserFilterTest extends NativeImportExportFilterTestCase
+{
+    protected function getSymbolicFilterGroup()
+    {
+        return 'native-xml=>user';
+    }
+
+    protected function getNativeImportExportFilterClass()
+    {
+        return NativeXmlUserFilter::class;
+    }
+
+    protected function getMockedDAOs()
+    {
+        return ['UserDAO'];
+    }
+
+    public function testGenerateUsername()
+    {
+        $userImportFilter = $this->getNativeImportExportFilter();
+
+        $mockUserDAO = $this->getMockBuilder(UserDAO::class)
+            ->setMethods(['userExistsByUsername'])
+            ->getMock();
+        $mockUserDAO->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('userExistsByUsername')
+            ->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls(true, false));
+
+        DAORegistry::registerDAO('UserDAO', $mockUserDAO);
+
+        $user = new User();
+        $user->setUsername('reviewer');
+
+        $userImportFilter->generateUsername($user);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('reviewer1', $user->getUsername());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/version.xml b/version.xml
index dcee599..71bdee9 100644
--- a/version.xml
+++ b/version.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <version>
 	<application>fullJournalTransfer</application>
 	<type>plugins.importexport</type>
-	<release>2.0.10.1</release>
-	<date>2024-04-24</date>
+	<release>2.0.10.2</release>
+	<date>2024-04-25</date>
     <class>FullJournalImportExportPlugin</class>
 </version>