diff --git a/scipost_django/submissions/forms.py b/scipost_django/submissions/forms.py
index f3ba6e75f7824dbb1afee896b156c110b2389fa2..d13c7ab1cc6cc740e1d01b06489bbc74d0c6e63b 100644
--- a/scipost_django/submissions/forms.py
+++ b/scipost_django/submissions/forms.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class SubmissionSearchForm(forms.Form):
         """
         Return all Submission objects fitting search criteria.
         """
-        submissions = Submission.objects.public_newest()
+        submissions = Submission.objects.public_newest().unpublished()
         if self.acad_field_slug != 'all':
             submissions = submissions.filter(acad_field__slug=self.acad_field_slug)
             if self.specialty_slug: