diff --git a/ui/src/components/Publication/SidebarCard/General/index.tsx b/ui/src/components/Publication/SidebarCard/General/index.tsx
index 7b44af6f1..098cc887b 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Publication/SidebarCard/General/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/Publication/SidebarCard/General/index.tsx
@@ -33,15 +33,16 @@ const General: React.FC<Props> = (props): React.ReactElement => {
                     {Helpers.formatPublicationType(props.publicationVersion.publication.type)}
                 </span>
             </div>
-            <div className="flex">
-                <span className="mr-2 text-sm font-semibold text-grey-800 transition-colors duration-500 dark:text-grey-100">
-                    Published:
-                </span>
-                <time className=" text-sm font-medium text-grey-800 transition-colors duration-500 dark:text-white-50">
-                    {props.publicationVersion.publishedDate &&
-                        Helpers.formatDate(props.publicationVersion.publishedDate)}
-                </time>
-            </div>
+            {props.publicationVersion.publishedDate && (
+                <div className="flex">
+                    <span className="mr-2 text-sm font-semibold text-grey-800 transition-colors duration-500 dark:text-grey-100">
+                        Published:
+                    </span>
+                    <time className=" text-sm font-medium text-grey-800 transition-colors duration-500 dark:text-white-50">
+                        {Helpers.formatDate(props.publicationVersion.publishedDate)}
+                    </time>
+                </div>
+            )}
             <div className="flex">
                 <span className="mr-2 text-sm font-semibold text-grey-800 transition-colors duration-500 dark:text-grey-100">
                     Language: