diff --git a/preprints/migrations/0009_auto_20181123_1000.py b/preprints/migrations/0009_auto_20181123_1000.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ef8494faec9d72742f6d402143c113a3998ffd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/preprints/migrations/0009_auto_20181123_1000.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.4 on 2018-11-23 09:00
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('preprints', '0008_auto_20180913_2112'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='preprint',
+            options={'ordering': ['-identifier_w_vn_nr']},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/preprints/models.py b/preprints/models.py
index 41e89808518abb67c5cc6adce6963b5677c18015..443f8ddc584cbeab11181939437e09eb69258a7c 100644
--- a/preprints/models.py
+++ b/preprints/models.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class Preprint(models.Model):
     modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['-identifier_w_vn_nr']
+
+
     def __str__(self):
         return 'Preprint {}'.format(self.identifier_w_vn_nr)