diff --git a/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php b/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php
index 3fd0dfd8752..942a7a7ca00 100644
--- a/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php
+++ b/modules/publication/ajax/getData.php
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ function getData($db) : array
  */
 function getProjectData($db, $user, $id) : array
 {
-    $query  = 'SELECT Title, Description, pr.Name as project, datePublication, '.
+    $query  = 'SELECT Title, Description, ' .
+        'p.project as project, pr.Name as projectName, datePublication, '.
         'journal, link, publishingStatus, DateProposed, '.
         'pc.Name as LeadInvestigator, pc.Email as LeadInvestigatorEmail, '.
         'PublicationStatusID, UserID, RejectedReason  '.
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ function getProjectData($db, $user, $id) : array
             'title'                 => $title,
             'description'           => $description,
             'project'               => $result['project'],
+            'projectName'           => $result['projectName'],
             'datePublication'       => $datePublication,
             'journal'               => $journal,
             'link'                  => $link,
diff --git a/modules/publication/jsx/viewProject.js b/modules/publication/jsx/viewProject.js
index b479ba224f9..6c9401fce06 100644
--- a/modules/publication/jsx/viewProject.js
+++ b/modules/publication/jsx/viewProject.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class ViewProject extends React.Component {
             title: data.title,
             description: data.description,
             project: data.project,
+            projectName: data.projectName,
             publishingStatus: data.publishingStatus,
             datePublication: data.datePublication,
             journal: data.journal,
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@ class ViewProject extends React.Component {
         <StaticElement
           name="project"
           label="Project"
-          text={this.state.formData.project}
+          text={this.state.formData.projectName}
         />
         <StaticElement
           name="publishingStatus"