diff --git a/data/templates/article.jats_publishing b/data/templates/article.jats_publishing
index d402b8bbd..b33263cfd 100644
--- a/data/templates/article.jats_publishing
+++ b/data/templates/article.jats_publishing
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $if(author.surname)$
 <surname>$if(author.non-dropping-particle)$${author.non-dropping-particle} $endif$$author.surname$</surname>
 <given-names>$author.given-names$$if(author.dropping-particle)$ ${author.dropping-particle}$endif$</given-names>
 $if(author.prefix)$
-<prefix>${author.suffix}</prefix>
+<prefix>${author.prefix}</prefix>
 $endif$
 $if(author.suffix)$
 <suffix>${author.suffix}</suffix>