diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeStep.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeStep.java
index 1b3bbfa78..42d52060d 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeStep.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeStep.java
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ public class ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeStep
                 itemModel);
         setDisplayComponent(sheet);
     }    
+    
 }
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep.java
index 2c1f228b8..3d46b773e 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep
                 "publications.ui.article_in_collected_volume.chapter"),
                   ArticleInCollectedVolume.CHAPTER);
 
-         sheet.add(PublicationGlobalizationUtil.globalize(
+        sheet.add(PublicationGlobalizationUtil.globalize(
                 "publications.ui.articleInCollectedVolume.reviewed"),
                   ArticleInCollectedVolume.REVIEWED, new ReviewedFormatter());
 
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ public class ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep
 
         addStep(new ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeStep(itemModel,
                                                                 parent),
-                (String)PublicationGlobalizationUtil.globalize(
+                (String) PublicationGlobalizationUtil.globalize(
                 "publications.ui.articleInCollectedVolume.collectedVolume").
                 localize());
 
     }
 
-     private static class ReviewedFormatter
+    private static class ReviewedFormatter
             extends DomainService
             implements DomainObjectPropertySheet.AttributeFormatter {
 
@@ -128,4 +128,9 @@ public class ArticleInCollectedVolumePropertiesStep
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean isSeriesStepEnabled() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationPropertiesStep.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationPropertiesStep.java
index f40f3e265..257c1cefd 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationPropertiesStep.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationPropertiesStep.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import java.text.DateFormat;
 /**
  *
  * @author Jens Pelzetter
+ * @version $Id$
  */
 public class PublicationPropertiesStep extends SimpleEditStep {
 
@@ -85,12 +86,12 @@ public class PublicationPropertiesStep extends SimpleEditStep {
 
         if (Publication.getConfig().getEnableFirstPublishedProperty()) {
             sheet.add(PublicationGlobalizationUtil.globalize("publications.ui.publication.first_published"),
-                                                             Publication.FIRST_PUBLISHED);
+                      Publication.FIRST_PUBLISHED);
         }
 
         if (Publication.getConfig().getEnableLanguageProperty()) {
             sheet.add(PublicationGlobalizationUtil.globalize("publications.ui.publication.language"),
-                                                             Publication.LANG);
+                      Publication.LANG);
         }
 
         if (!ContentSection.getConfig().getHideLaunchDate()) {
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ public class PublicationPropertiesStep extends SimpleEditStep {
                                 "cms.ui.unknown").localize();
                     }
                 }
-
             });
         }
 
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ public class PublicationPropertiesStep extends SimpleEditStep {
                             AuthoringKitWizard parent) {
         addStep(new PublicationAuthorsPropertyStep(itemModel, parent),
                 "publications.ui.publication.authors");
-        addStep(new PublicationSeriesPropertyStep(itemModel, parent),
-                "publications.ui.publication.series");
+        if (isSeriesStepEnabled()) {
+            addStep(new PublicationSeriesPropertyStep(itemModel, parent),
+                    "publications.ui.publication.series");
+        }
     }
 
     protected void addStep(SimpleEditStep step, String labelKey) {
@@ -158,6 +160,10 @@ public class PublicationPropertiesStep extends SimpleEditStep {
                 step);
     }
 
+    protected boolean isSeriesStepEnabled() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     protected static class PreFormattedTextFormatter
             extends DomainService
             implements DomainObjectPropertySheet.AttributeFormatter {
@@ -175,6 +181,5 @@ public class PublicationPropertiesStep extends SimpleEditStep {
                 return String.format("<pre>%s</pre>", str);
             }
         }
-
     }
 }