diff --git a/app/forms/curation_concerns/generic_work_form.rb b/app/forms/curation_concerns/generic_work_form.rb
index 43f1d7c6..4195f125 100644
--- a/app/forms/curation_concerns/generic_work_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/curation_concerns/generic_work_form.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class GenericWorkForm < Umrdr::Forms::WorkForm
     self.model_class = ::GenericWork
     include HydraEditor::Form::Permissions
     self.terms += [:resource_type, :date_coverage]
-    self.required_fields = [ :title, :creator, :methodology, :description, :rights, :subject ]
+    self.required_fields = [ :title, :creator, :methodology, :description, :rights, :subject, :authoremail ]
 
     def rendered_terms
       [ :title, :creator, :authoremail, :methodology, :description, :date_coverage, :rights, :subject, :fundedby, :grantnumber, :keyword, :language, :resource_type, :isReferencedBy, :on_behalf_of, :visibility ]
diff --git a/app/models/generic_work.rb b/app/models/generic_work.rb
index 7c7d57ca..c7c6936e 100644
--- a/app/models/generic_work.rb
+++ b/app/models/generic_work.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class GenericWork < ActiveFedora::Base
   validates :description, presence: { message: 'Your work must have a description.' }
   validates :methodology, presence: { message: 'Your work must have a description of the method for collecting the dataset.' }
   validates :rights, presence: { message: 'You must select a license for your work.' }
+  validates :authoremail, presence: { message: 'You must have author contact information.' }
 
   after_initialize :set_defaults