diff --git a/classes/publication/PKPPublication.php b/classes/publication/PKPPublication.php
index 1d0eb71c81e..b14c6bf8c6e 100644
--- a/classes/publication/PKPPublication.php
+++ b/classes/publication/PKPPublication.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public function getLocalizedTitle($preferredLocale = null, string $format = 'tex
                 break;
             case 'text':
                 // Title is in HTML, prefix is already in text. Convert title.
-                $title = strip_tags($title);
+                $title = htmlspecialchars_decode(strip_tags($title));
                 break;
             default: throw new \Exception('Invalid format!');
         }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function getLocalizedSubTitle($preferredLocale = null, string $format = '
         $subTitle = $this->getLocalizedData('subtitle', $preferredLocale);
 
         if ($subTitle) {
-            return strtolower($format) === 'text' ? strip_tags($subTitle) : $subTitle;
+            return strtolower($format) === 'text' ? htmlspecialchars_decode(strip_tags($subTitle)) : $subTitle;
         }
 
         return '';