diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 510cee8..5dfecf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ php tools/importExport.php FullJournalImportExportPlugin import [targzFileName]
 - Navigation Menus
 - Plugins Configs
 - Sections
-- Review Forms
 - Review Assignments
 - Review Rounds
 - Stage Assignments
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ php tools/importExport.php FullJournalImportExportPlugin import [targzFileName]
 
 **To Do**:
 
+- Review Forms
 - Review Files
 - Discussions
 - Metrics
diff --git a/filter/export/JournalNativeXmlFilter.inc.php b/filter/export/JournalNativeXmlFilter.inc.php
index dddd835..fae03b0 100755
--- a/filter/export/JournalNativeXmlFilter.inc.php
+++ b/filter/export/JournalNativeXmlFilter.inc.php
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ private function removeDuplicatedInterests($usersDoc)
                     $interests = preg_split('/,\s*/', $node->textContent);
                     $uniqueInterests = array_intersect_key(
                         $interests,
-                        array_unique(array_map("strtolower", $interests))
+                        array_unique(array_map([$this, 'removeAccents'], $interests))
                     );
                     $node->nodeValue = htmlspecialchars(implode(', ', $uniqueInterests), ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
                 }
@@ -459,6 +459,17 @@ private function removeDuplicatedInterests($usersDoc)
         }
     }
 
+    public function removeAccents($string)
+    {
+        $transliterator = Transliterator::createFromRules(
+            ':: Any-Latin; :: Latin-ASCII; :: NFD; :: [:Nonspacing Mark:] Remove; :: NFC;',
+            Transliterator::FORWARD
+        );
+        $normalized = $transliterator->transliterate(strtolower($string));
+
+        return $normalized;
+    }
+
     private function camelCaseToSnakeCase($string)
     {
         return strtolower(preg_replace('/([a-z])([A-Z])/', '$1_$2', $string));
diff --git a/fullJournal.xsd b/fullJournal.xsd
index bdd79a0..b7cfa2c 100644
--- a/fullJournal.xsd
+++ b/fullJournal.xsd
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 			<element name="submission_checklist" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
 				<complexType>
 					<sequence>
-						<element name="submission_checklist_item" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+						<element name="submission_checklist_item" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
 					</sequence>
 					<attribute name="locale" type="string" />
 				</complexType>
diff --git a/version.xml b/version.xml
index f6f8ba5..af76227 100644
--- a/version.xml
+++ b/version.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <version>
 	<application>fullJournalTransfer</application>
 	<type>plugins.importexport</type>
-	<release>2.0.7.0</release>
-	<date>2024-02-28</date>
+	<release>2.0.7.1</release>
+	<date>2024-03-01</date>
     <class>FullJournalImportExportPlugin</class>
 </version>