diff --git a/test/data/software/reference.xml b/test/data/software/reference.xml
index 8af38a3..81e4174 100644
--- a/test/data/software/reference.xml
+++ b/test/data/software/reference.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <titles>
     <title>SuperLU-DIST</title>
   </titles>
-  <publicationYear></publicationYear>
+  <publicationYear>2003</publicationYear>
   <subjects>
     <subject>35</subject>
     <subject>65</subject>
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     <subject>86</subject>
     <subject>90</subject>
     <subject>92</subject>
+    <subject>orms</subject>
   </subjects>
   <dates>
     <date dateType="Issued">2003</date>
diff --git a/xslt/software/xslt-software-transformation.xslt b/xslt/software/xslt-software-transformation.xslt
index e62cd3f..60dec82 100644
--- a/xslt/software/xslt-software-transformation.xslt
+++ b/xslt/software/xslt-software-transformation.xslt
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     <description>
         <xsl:value-of select="root/result/description"/>
     </description>
-
+    <publicationYear>
+        <xsl:value-of select="root/result/standard_articles/year"/>
+    </publicationYear>
 
     <xsl:choose>
         <xsl:when test= "root/result/source_code != ''">