diff --git a/SciPost_v1/settings/local_jorran.py b/SciPost_v1/settings/local_jorran.py
index 677612094fb8295095ffc0a2e560a3041ad1c1b7..0ca80ebb49d60854a148e3619d6d79bae6e0d078 100644
--- a/SciPost_v1/settings/local_jorran.py
+++ b/SciPost_v1/settings/local_jorran.py
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ LOGGING['handlers']['scipost_file_doi']['filename'] = '/Users/jorranwit/Develop/
 # Other
 CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID = get_secret("CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID")
 CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD = get_secret("CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD")
+CROSSREF_DEPOSIT_EMAIL = 'jorrandewit@scipost.org'
diff --git a/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py b/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py
index c1592375415f1163635ac06b7d5ac8628cede44a..0b17f6fed8f94416e5f98d6117b838beda9c3820 100644
--- a/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py
+++ b/SciPost_v1/settings/production.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ SERVER_EMAIL = get_secret("SERVER_EMAIL")
 CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID = get_secret("CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID")
 CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD = get_secret("CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD")
 CROSSREF_DEBUG = False
+CROSSREF_DEPOSIT_EMAIL = 'admin@scipost.org'
+
 DOAJ_API_KEY = get_secret("DOAJ_API_KEY")
 HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS['default']['PATH'] = '/home/scipost/webapps/scipost/SciPost_v1/whoosh_index'
 MAILCHIMP_API_USER = get_secret("MAILCHIMP_API_USER")
diff --git a/journals/views.py b/journals/views.py
index 7dce7f992d32953c48daaffb43fd07b129edaab3..de1aad618bf388baa280325c2d3740f682cb367e 100644
--- a/journals/views.py
+++ b/journals/views.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def create_metadata_xml(request, doi_label):
         '<timestamp>' + timezone.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') + '</timestamp>\n'
         '<depositor>\n'
         '<depositor_name>scipost</depositor_name>\n'
-        '<email_address>admin@scipost.org</email_address>\n'
+        '<email_address>' + settings.CROSSREF_DEPOSIT_EMAIL + '</email_address>\n'
         '</depositor>\n'
         '<registrant>scipost</registrant>\n'
         '</head>\n'
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ def harvest_citedby_links(request, doi_label):
                  'xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.crossref.org/qschema/2.0 '
                  'http://www.crossref.org/qschema/crossref_query_input2.0.xsd">'
                  '<head>'
-                 '<email_address>admin@scipost.org</email_address>'
+                 '<email_address>' + settings.CROSSREF_DEPOSIT_EMAIL + '</email_address>'
                  '<doi_batch_id>' + str(doi_batch_id) + '</doi_batch_id>'
                  '</head>'
                  '<body>'
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ def generic_metadata_xml_deposit(request, **kwargs):
         '<timestamp>' + timestamp + '</timestamp>\n'
         '<depositor>\n'
         '<depositor_name>scipost</depositor_name>\n'
-        '<email_address>admin@scipost.org</email_address>\n'
+        '<email_address>' + settings.CROSSREF_DEPOSIT_EMAIL + '</email_address>\n'
         '</depositor>\n'
         '<registrant>scipost</registrant>\n'
         '</head>\n'