diff --git a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/UploadStep.java b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/UploadStep.java
index 7d6565265c..a20300a4bc 100644
--- a/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/UploadStep.java
+++ b/dspace-xmlui/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/xmlui/aspect/submission/submit/UploadStep.java
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ public class UploadStep extends AbstractSubmissionStep
                 int i = 0;
                 while (issnsIterator.hasNext()) {
                     SHERPAResponse shresp = sherpaSubmitService.searchRelatedJournalsByISSN(issnsIterator.next());
+
                     java.util.List<SHERPAJournal> journals = shresp.getJournals();
                     java.util.List<SHERPAPublisher> publishers = shresp.getPublishers();
 
                     if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(journals)) {
                         for (SHERPAJournal journ : journals) {
-                            SHERPAPublisher pub = publishers.get(0);
 
                             List sherpaList = div.addList("sherpaList" + (i + 1), "simple", "sherpaList");
                             sherpaList.addItem().addFigure(contextPath + "/static/images/" + (i == 0 ? "romeosmall" : "clear") + ".gif", "http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/", "sherpaLogo");
@@ -404,11 +404,15 @@ public class UploadStep extends AbstractSubmissionStep
                             sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaBold").addContent(T_sherpa_journal);
                             sherpaList.addItem(journ.getTitle() + " (" + journ.getIssn() + ")");
 
-                            sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaBold").addContent(T_sherpa_publisher);
-                            sherpaList.addItemXref(pub.getHomeurl(), pub.getName());
+                            if(CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(publishers)) {
+                                SHERPAPublisher pub = publishers.get(0);
+                                sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaBold").addContent(T_sherpa_publisher);
+                                sherpaList.addItemXref(pub.getHomeurl(), pub.getName());
+
+                                sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaBold").addContent(T_sherpa_colour);
+                                sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaStyle " + pub.getRomeocolour()).addContent(message("xmlui.aspect.sherpa.submission." + pub.getRomeocolour()));
+                            }
 
-                            sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaBold").addContent(T_sherpa_colour);
-                            sherpaList.addItem().addHighlight("sherpaStyle " + pub.getRomeocolour()).addContent(message("xmlui.aspect.sherpa.submission." + pub.getRomeocolour()));
                             sherpaList.addItem().addXref("http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/search.php?issn=" + journ.getIssn(), T_sherpa_more, "sherpaMoreInfo");
 
                             i = i + 1;