diff --git a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/PublisherField.js b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/PublisherField.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..048ae2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/PublisherField.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// This file is part of React-Invenio-Deposit
+// Copyright (C) 2020 CERN.
+// Copyright (C) 2020 Northwestern University.
+// Copyright (C) 2021 Graz University of Technology.
+//
+// React-Invenio-Deposit is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
+
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+import { FieldLabel, TextField } from 'react-invenio-forms';
+
+export class PublisherField extends Component {
+  render() {
+    const { fieldPath, label, labelIcon, placeholder, required } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <TextField
+        fieldPath={fieldPath}
+        helpText={
+          'The publisher is used to formulate the citation, if you are plannig to mint a new DOI this publisher will be cited.'
+        }
+        label={
+          <FieldLabel htmlFor={fieldPath} icon={labelIcon} label={label} />
+        }
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        required={required}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+PublisherField.propTypes = {
+  fieldPath: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  label: PropTypes.string,
+  labelIcon: PropTypes.string,
+  placeholder: PropTypes.string,
+  required: PropTypes.bool,
+};
+
+PublisherField.defaultProps = {
+  fieldPath: 'metadata.publisher',
+  label: 'Publisher',
+  labelIcon: 'building outline',
+  placeholder: 'Enter publisher name',
+};
diff --git a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/RDMDepositForm.js b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/RDMDepositForm.js
index ceeb426..51c0be4 100644
--- a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/RDMDepositForm.js
+++ b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/js/invenio_theme_tugraz/deposit/RDMDepositForm.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import {
   LanguagesField,
   PublishButton,
   PublicationDateField,
-  PublisherField,
   ResourceTypeField,
   SaveButton,
   SubjectsField,
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ import {
 } from "react-invenio-deposit";
 import { AccordionField } from "react-invenio-forms";
 import { DoiMint } from "./DoiMint";
+import { PublisherField } from "./PublisherField";
 
 export class RDMDepositForm extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export class RDMDepositForm extends Component {
                   />
                   <DatesField options={this.vocabularies.metadata.dates} />
                   <VersionField />
-                  <PublisherField />
+                  <PublisherField required/>
                   <br />
                 </AccordionField>
                 {/**TODO: uncomment to use FundingField*/}