diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationSeriesAddForm.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationSeriesAddForm.java
index 9b759bd..dfc3325 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationSeriesAddForm.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationSeriesAddForm.java
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ import com.arsdigita.globalization.GlobalizedMessage;
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.libreccm.cdi.utils.CdiUtil;
+import org.scientificcms.publications.PublicationManager;
 import org.scientificcms.publications.SciPublicationsConfig;
 import org.scientificcms.publications.SciPublicationsConstants;
+import org.scientificcms.publications.Series;
+import org.scientificcms.publications.assets.SeriesAsset;
 import org.scientificcms.publications.contenttypes.PublicationItem;
 
 /**
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ public class PublicationSeriesAddForm
 
         seriesSearchWidget = new AssetSearchWidget(
             SERIES_SEARCH,
-            Series.class
+            SeriesAsset.class
         );
         seriesSearchWidget.setLabel(
             new GlobalizedMessage(
@@ -100,18 +104,20 @@ public class PublicationSeriesAddForm
         final PageState state = event.getPageState();
 
         final PublicationItem<?> item
-                                 = (PublicationItem<?>) getItemSelectionModel().
-                getSelectedObject(state);
+                                     = (PublicationItem<?>) getItemSelectionModel()
+                .getSelectedObject(state);
 
         if (!(getSaveCancelSection().getCancelButton().isSelected(state))) {
-            
-            Series series = (Series) data.get(ITEM_SEARCH);
-            series = (Series) series.getContentBundle().getInstance(item.
-                getLanguage());
 
-            item.addSeries(series, (String) data.get(
-                           VolumeInSeriesCollection.VOLUME_OF_SERIES));
-            m_itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, series);
+            Series series = (Series) data.get(SERIES_SEARCH);
+
+            final PublicationManager publicationManager = CdiUtil
+                .createCdiUtil().findBean(PublicationManager.class);
+            publicationManager.addSeries(
+                series,
+                item.getPublication(),
+                (String) volumeOfSeries.getValue(state)
+            );
         }
 
         init(event);
diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/SciPublicationsController.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/SciPublicationsController.java
index e02f621..3eac2c4 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/SciPublicationsController.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/SciPublicationsController.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class SciPublicationsController implements Serializable {
     public static final String AUTHORSHIP_IS_EDITOR = "isEditor";
 
     public static final String AUTHORSHIP_ORDER = "order";
+    
+    public static final String VOLUME_OF_SERIES = "volumeOfSeries";
 
     @Inject
     private PersonRepository personRepository;
diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAsset.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAsset.java
index cf2b413..49f98d1 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAsset.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAsset.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import static org.scientificcms.publications.SciPublicationsConstants.*;
  * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
  */
 @Entity
-@Table(name = "PUBLISHERS", schema = DB_SCHEMA)
+@Table(name = "PUBLISHER_ASSETS", schema = DB_SCHEMA)
 @Audited
 public class PublisherAsset extends Asset {
 
diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAsset.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAsset.java
index 0ab00a4..23b975c 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAsset.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAsset.java
@@ -5,13 +5,85 @@
  */
 package org.scientificcms.publications.assets;
 
+import org.hibernate.envers.Audited;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.Asset;
+import org.scientificcms.publications.Series;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
+import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+
+import static org.scientificcms.publications.SciPublicationsConstants.*;
 
 /**
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
  */
 @Entity
-public class SeriesAsset {
-    
+@Table(name = "SERIES_ASSETS", schema = DB_SCHEMA)
+@Audited
+public class SeriesAsset extends Asset {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @OneToOne(cascade = {CascadeType.DETACH,
+                         CascadeType.MERGE,
+                         CascadeType.PERSIST,
+                         CascadeType.REFRESH
+    })
+    @JoinColumn(name = "SERIES_ID")
+    private Series series;
+
+    public Series getSeries() {
+        return series;
+    }
+
+    public void setSeries(final Series series) {
+        this.series = series;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int hash = 7;
+        hash = 53 * hash + Objects.hashCode(series);
+        return hash;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!super.equals(obj)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!(obj instanceof SeriesAsset)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final SeriesAsset other = (SeriesAsset) obj;
+        if (!other.canEqual(this)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return Objects.equals(series, other.getSeries());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean canEqual(final Object obj) {
+        return obj instanceof SeriesAsset;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString(final String data) {
+        return super.toString(String.format(", series = %s%s",
+                                            Objects.toString(series),
+                                            data));
+    }
+
 }