diff --git a/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work.xsl b/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work.xsl
index 069a2d9596..9c3d1baf58 100644
--- a/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work.xsl
+++ b/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work.xsl
@@ -32,4 +32,8 @@
 
   <xsl:template name="workCitation"/>
 
+  <xsl:template name="publicationDate">
+    <xsl:apply-templates select="(mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf'][@keyDate='yes'],descendant::mods:relatedItem[@type='host'][not(ancestor::mods:relatedItem[not(@type='host')])]/mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf'][@keyDate='yes'],mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf'])[1],descendant::mods:relatedItem[@type='host'][not(ancestor::mods:relatedItem[not(@type='host')])]/mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf']" />
+  </xsl:template>
+
 </xsl:stylesheet>
diff --git a/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work_generic.xsl b/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work_generic.xsl
index dc14f09de2..1bfbefb0d0 100644
--- a/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work_generic.xsl
+++ b/mycore-orcid2/src/main/resources/xslt/orcid2/v3/mcr2work_generic.xsl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <xsl:apply-templates select="mods:abstract" />
       <xsl:call-template name="workCitation" />
       <xsl:call-template name="workType" />
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="(mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf'][@keyDate='yes'],mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf'],descendant::mods:relatedItem/mods:originInfo/mods:dateIssued[@encoding='w3cdtf'])[1]" />
+      <xsl:call-template name="publicationDate" />
       <xsl:call-template name="externalIDs" />
       <xsl:apply-templates select="(mods:location/mods:url)[1]" />
       <xsl:call-template name="workContributors" />