diff --git a/journals/forms.py b/journals/forms.py
index 6cb3082d3121f8f0635d8161c9f503057b516c89..4532ce78c841b1c276ea41570e5b769656e6b735 100644
--- a/journals/forms.py
+++ b/journals/forms.py
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ class InitiatePublicationForm(forms.Form):
     to_be_issued_in = forms.ModelChoiceField(
         queryset=Issue.objects.filter(until_date__gt=timezone.now()))
     
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(InitiatePublicationForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.fields['original_submission_date'].widget.attrs.update(
+            {'placeholder': 'YYYY-MM-DD'})
+        self.fields['acceptance_date'].widget.attrs.update(
+            {'placeholder': 'YYYY-MM-DD'})
 
 # class InitiatePublicationForm(forms.ModelForm):
 #     class Meta:
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html b/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
index 4b18fef1915bd4dcbe33d346503930bc308a92f3..4af2ca735b75247bdd1b2da21a9de02343cbdaed 100644
--- a/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <li><a href="{% url 'journals:create_citation_list_metadata' doi_string=publication.doi_string%}">Create/update citation list metadata</a></li>
     <li><a href="{% url 'journals:create_funding_info_metadata' doi_string=publication.doi_string%}">Create/update funding info metadata</a></li>
     <li><a href="{% url 'journals:create_metadata_xml' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">Create/update the XML metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:test_metadata_xml_deposit' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">Test metadata depost (via Crossref test server)</li>
+    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:test_metadata_xml_deposit' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">Test metadata deposit (via Crossref test server)</li>
   </ul>
   {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/journals/views.py b/journals/views.py
index eb8c358a7deb313f96a98ccaa267b09660d5de7f..5389611f81d9494c7d4178c7630efe94a1d62aa2 100644
--- a/journals/views.py
+++ b/journals/views.py
@@ -345,12 +345,15 @@ def create_funding_info_metadata(request, doi_string):
             publication.save()
 
     initial = {'funding_statement': '',}
+    funding_statement = ''
     try:
         initial['funding_statement'] = publication.metadata['funding_statement']
+        funding_statement = initial['funding_statement']
     except KeyError:
         pass
     context = {'publication': publication,
-               'funding_info_form': FundingInfoForm(initial=initial),}
+               'funding_info_form': FundingInfoForm(initial=initial),
+               'funding_statement': funding_statement,}
 
     return render(request, 'journals/create_funding_info_metadata.html', context)