diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAsset.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAsset.java
index 0817d9d..94be789 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAsset.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAsset.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 package org.scientificcms.publications.assets;
 
-
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIdentityReference;
 import org.hibernate.envers.Audited;
 import org.librecms.assets.AssetType;
@@ -48,11 +47,14 @@ public class JournalAsset extends Asset {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    @OneToOne(cascade = {CascadeType.DETACH, 
-                         CascadeType.MERGE, 
-                         CascadeType.PERSIST, 
-                         CascadeType.REFRESH
-    })
+    @OneToOne(
+        cascade = {
+            CascadeType.DETACH,
+            CascadeType.MERGE,
+            CascadeType.PERSIST,
+            CascadeType.REFRESH
+        }
+    )
     @JoinColumn(name = "JOURNAL_ID")
     @JsonIdentityReference(alwaysAsId = true)
     private Journal journal;
diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAssetImExporter.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAssetImExporter.java
index 0ce580d..c8ea7ff 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAssetImExporter.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/JournalAssetImExporter.java
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 package org.scientificcms.publications.assets;
 
-import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.AssetRepository;
+import org.librecms.assets.AbstractAssetImExporter;
 import org.scientificcms.publications.Journal;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Importer/Exporter for {@link JournalAsset}s.
@@ -21,14 +16,10 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 @RequestScoped
 @Processes(JournalAsset.class)
 public class JournalAssetImExporter
-    extends AbstractEntityImExporter<JournalAsset> {
+    extends AbstractAssetImExporter<JournalAsset> {
 
-    @Inject
-    private AssetRepository assetRepo;
-
-    @PostConstruct
     @Override
-    protected void init() {
+    protected void initAssetImExporter() {
         addRequiredEntities(Set.of(Journal.class));
     }
 
@@ -38,23 +29,11 @@ public class JournalAssetImExporter
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
-    protected void saveImportedEntity(final JournalAsset entity) {
-        assetRepo.save(entity);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected JournalAsset reloadEntity(final JournalAsset entity) {
-        return assetRepo
-            .findById(entity.getObjectId(), getEntityClass())
-            .orElseThrow(
-                () -> new IllegalArgumentException(
-                    String.format(
-                        "The JournalAsset %s was not found in the database.",
-                        Objects.toString(entity)
-                    )
-                )
-            );
+    protected void updateExistingAsset(
+        final JournalAsset exisitingAsset,
+        final JournalAsset importedAsset
+    ) {
+        // Nothing to update in JournalAsset
     }
 
 }
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 4c02ac0..0bb9db5 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
@@ -43,11 +43,14 @@ public class PublisherAsset extends Asset {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    @OneToOne(cascade = {CascadeType.DETACH, 
-                         CascadeType.MERGE, 
-                         CascadeType.PERSIST, 
-                         CascadeType.REFRESH
-    })
+    @OneToOne(
+        cascade = {
+            CascadeType.DETACH,
+            CascadeType.MERGE,
+            CascadeType.PERSIST,
+            CascadeType.REFRESH
+        }
+    )
     @JoinColumn(name = "PUBLISHER_ID")
     @JsonIdentityReference(alwaysAsId = true)
     private Publisher publisher;
diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAssetImExporter.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAssetImExporter.java
index bc9e240..9875532 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAssetImExporter.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/PublisherAssetImExporter.java
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 package org.scientificcms.publications.assets;
 
-import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.AssetRepository;
+import org.librecms.assets.AbstractAssetImExporter;
 import org.scientificcms.publications.Publisher;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -20,14 +15,10 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 @RequestScoped
 @Processes(PublisherAsset.class)
 public class PublisherAssetImExporter
-    extends AbstractEntityImExporter<PublisherAsset> {
+    extends AbstractAssetImExporter<PublisherAsset> {
 
-    @Inject
-    private AssetRepository assetRepo;
-
-    @PostConstruct
     @Override
-    protected void init() {
+    protected void initAssetImExporter() {
         addRequiredEntities(Set.of(Publisher.class));
     }
 
@@ -37,23 +28,11 @@ public class PublisherAssetImExporter
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
-    protected void saveImportedEntity(final PublisherAsset entity) {
-        assetRepo.save(entity);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected PublisherAsset reloadEntity(final PublisherAsset entity) {
-        return assetRepo
-            .findById(entity.getObjectId(), getEntityClass())
-            .orElseThrow(
-                () -> new IllegalArgumentException(
-                    String.format(
-                        "The JournalAsset %s was not found in the database.",
-                        Objects.toString(entity)
-                    )
-                )
-            );
+    protected void updateExistingAsset(
+        final PublisherAsset existingAsset,
+        final PublisherAsset importedAsset
+    ) {
+        // Nothing to update in PublishAsset
     }
 
 }
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 b4e6aad..0c8f37f 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
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ public class SeriesAsset extends Asset {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    @OneToOne(cascade = {CascadeType.DETACH,
-                         CascadeType.MERGE,
-                         CascadeType.PERSIST,
-                         CascadeType.REFRESH
-    })
+    @OneToOne(
+        cascade = {
+            CascadeType.DETACH,
+            CascadeType.MERGE,
+            CascadeType.PERSIST,
+            CascadeType.REFRESH
+        }
+    )
     @JoinColumn(name = "SERIES_ID")
     @JsonIdentityReference(alwaysAsId = true)
     private Series series;
diff --git a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAssetImExporter.java b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAssetImExporter.java
index 4e5854f..40be2e2 100644
--- a/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAssetImExporter.java
+++ b/sci-publications/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/publications/assets/SeriesAssetImExporter.java
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 package org.scientificcms.publications.assets;
 
-import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.AssetRepository;
+import org.librecms.assets.AbstractAssetImExporter;
 import org.scientificcms.publications.Series;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -19,15 +14,11 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
  */
 @RequestScoped
 @Processes(PublisherAsset.class)
-public class SeriesAssetImExporter 
-extends AbstractEntityImExporter<SeriesAsset> {
-    
-     @Inject
-    private AssetRepository assetRepo;
+public class SeriesAssetImExporter
+    extends AbstractAssetImExporter<SeriesAsset> {
 
-    @PostConstruct
     @Override
-    protected void init() {
+    protected void initAssetImExporter() {
         addRequiredEntities(Set.of(Series.class));
     }
 
@@ -37,24 +28,13 @@ extends AbstractEntityImExporter<SeriesAsset> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
-    protected void saveImportedEntity(final SeriesAsset entity) {
-        assetRepo.save(entity);
+    protected void updateExistingAsset(
+        final SeriesAsset existingAsset, 
+        final SeriesAsset importedAsset
+    ) {
+        // Nothing to update in SeriesAsset
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected SeriesAsset reloadEntity(final SeriesAsset entity) {
-        return assetRepo
-            .findById(entity.getObjectId(), getEntityClass())
-            .orElseThrow(
-                () -> new IllegalArgumentException(
-                    String.format(
-                        "The JournalAsset %s was not found in the database.",
-                        Objects.toString(entity)
-                    )
-                )
-            );
-    }
+ 
 
-    
 }