diff --git a/src/submission/forms.py b/src/submission/forms.py
index 0406bb6ea..4163f9b8b 100755
--- a/src/submission/forms.py
+++ b/src/submission/forms.py
@@ -445,7 +445,10 @@ def clean(self):
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.SubmissionConfiguration
-        exclude = ("journal",)
+        exclude = (
+            "journal",
+            "subtitle",
+        )
 
 
 class ProjectedIssueForm(forms.ModelForm):