diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT.java
index 11fe58ac1d..72524709ec 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public class CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT extends AbstractLiveImportInt
         MetadatumDTO issn = createMetadatumDTO("dc", "identifier", "issn", "2415-3060");
         MetadatumDTO volume = createMetadatumDTO("oaire", "citation", "volume", "1");
         MetadatumDTO issue = createMetadatumDTO("oaire", "citation", "issue", "2");
+        MetadatumDTO publisher = createMetadatumDTO("dc", "publisher", null,
+                "Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University");
 
         metadatums.add(title);
         metadatums.add(author);
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ public class CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT extends AbstractLiveImportInt
         metadatums.add(issn);
         metadatums.add(volume);
         metadatums.add(issue);
+        metadatums.add(publisher);
 
         ImportRecord firstrRecord = new ImportRecord(metadatums);
 
@@ -179,6 +182,8 @@ public class CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT extends AbstractLiveImportInt
         MetadatumDTO issn2 = createMetadatumDTO("dc", "identifier", "issn", "2415-3060");
         MetadatumDTO volume2 = createMetadatumDTO("oaire", "citation", "volume", "1");
         MetadatumDTO issue2 = createMetadatumDTO("oaire", "citation", "issue", "2");
+        MetadatumDTO publisher2 = createMetadatumDTO("dc", "publisher", null,
+                "Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University");
 
         metadatums2.add(title2);
         metadatums2.add(author2);
@@ -189,6 +194,7 @@ public class CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT extends AbstractLiveImportInt
         metadatums2.add(issn2);
         metadatums2.add(volume2);
         metadatums2.add(issue2);
+        metadatums2.add(publisher2);
 
         ImportRecord secondRecord = new ImportRecord(metadatums2);
         records.add(firstrRecord);
@@ -196,4 +202,4 @@ public class CrossRefImportMetadataSourceServiceIT extends AbstractLiveImportInt
         return records;
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml
index 5d67c17626..d1e416d2b0 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/crossref-integration.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         <entry key-ref="crossref.volume" value-ref="crossrefVolume" />
         <entry key-ref="crossref.issue" value-ref="crossrefIssue" />
         <entry key-ref="crossref.abstract" value-ref="crossrefAbstract" />
+        <entry key-ref="crossref.publisher" value-ref="crossrefPublisher" />
     </util:map>
 
     <bean id="crossrefIDContrib" class="org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.contributor.SimpleJsonPathMetadataContributor">
@@ -137,6 +138,14 @@
         <constructor-arg value="dc.description.abstract"/>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="crossrefPublisher" class="org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.contributor.SimpleJsonPathMetadataContributor">
+        <property name="field" ref="crossref.publisher"/>
+        <property name="query" value="/publisher"/>
+    </bean>
+    <bean id="crossref.publisher" class="org.dspace.importer.external.metadatamapping.MetadataFieldConfig">
+        <constructor-arg value="dc.publisher"/>
+    </bean>
+
     <bean class="java.lang.Integer" id="maxRetry">
         <constructor-arg value="3"/>
     </bean>