diff --git a/modules/publication/ajax/FileUpload.php b/modules/publication/ajax/FileUpload.php
index 3fde3ecb401..c562cf8774e 100644
--- a/modules/publication/ajax/FileUpload.php
+++ b/modules/publication/ajax/FileUpload.php
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ function uploadPublication() : void
         showPublicationError('Submitted title already exists', 400);
     }
     $desc            = $_POST['description'] ?? null;
-    $datePublication = $_POST['datePublication'] ?? NULL;
-    $journal         = $_POST['journal'] ?? NULL;
-    $link            = $_POST['link'] ?? NULL;
-    $publishingStatus= $_POST['publishingStatus'] ?? NULL;
-    $leadInvest      = $_POST['leadInvestigator'] ?? null;
-    $leadInvestEmail = $_POST['leadInvestigatorEmail'] ?? null;
+    $datePublication = $_POST['datePublication'] ?? null;
+    $journal         = $_POST['journal'] ?? null;
+    $link            = $_POST['link'] ?? null;
+    $publishingStatus = $_POST['publishingStatus'] ?? null;
+    $leadInvest       = $_POST['leadInvestigator'] ?? null;
+    $leadInvestEmail  = $_POST['leadInvestigatorEmail'] ?? null;
 
     // check if lead investigator already exists in collaborator table
     // use ID if exists, else insert
diff --git a/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php b/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php
index 9793d5ca0da..c7336832383 100644
--- a/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php
+++ b/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ function getData($db) : array
  */
 function getProjectData($db, $user, $id) : array
 {
-    $query  = 'SELECT Title, Description, datePublication, journal, link, publishingStatus, DateProposed, '.
+    $query  = 'SELECT Title, Description, datePublication, journal, '.
+        'link, publishingStatus, DateProposed, '.
         'pc.Name as LeadInvestigator, pc.Email as LeadInvestigatorEmail, '.
         'PublicationStatusID, UserID, RejectedReason  '.
         'FROM publication p '.
@@ -166,13 +167,13 @@ function getProjectData($db, $user, $id) : array
 
         $usersWithEditPerm = $userIDs;
 
-        $title          = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['Title']);
-        $description    = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['Description']);
+        $title           = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['Title']);
+        $description     = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['Description']);
         $datePublication = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['datePublication']);
         $journal         = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['journal']);
         $link            = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['link']);
-        $publishingStatus= htmlspecialchars_decode($result['publishingStatus']);
-        $rejectedReason = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['RejectedReason']);
+        $publishingStatus = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['publishingStatus']);
+        $rejectedReason   = htmlspecialchars_decode($result['RejectedReason']);
 
         $pubData = array(
             'title'                 => $title,