diff --git a/controllers/grid/users/author/AuthorGridHandler.php b/controllers/grid/users/author/AuthorGridHandler.php
index a660b1dfd90..6ae01f2f394 100644
--- a/controllers/grid/users/author/AuthorGridHandler.php
+++ b/controllers/grid/users/author/AuthorGridHandler.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 use APP\core\Application;
 use APP\facades\Repo;
 use APP\notification\NotificationManager;
+use APP\publication\Publication;
 use PKP\controllers\grid\feature\OrderGridItemsFeature;
 use PKP\controllers\grid\GridColumn;
 use PKP\controllers\grid\GridHandler;
@@ -444,6 +445,8 @@ public function deleteAuthor($args, $request)
 
         $json = \PKP\db\DAO::getDataChangedEvent($authorId);
         $json->setGlobalEvent('authorsUpdated');
+        $publication = $this->getPublication();  /** @var Publication $publication */
+        $publication = Repo::publication()->edit($publication, []);
         return $json;
     }
 
diff --git a/controllers/grid/users/author/form/PKPAuthorForm.php b/controllers/grid/users/author/form/PKPAuthorForm.php
index 33301659133..2e9dad93a13 100644
--- a/controllers/grid/users/author/form/PKPAuthorForm.php
+++ b/controllers/grid/users/author/form/PKPAuthorForm.php
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@ public function execute(...$functionParams)
                 throw new Exception('Invalid primary contact ID. This author can not be a primary contact.');
             }
             Repo::publication()->edit($publication, $params);
+        } else {
+            // Log an event when publication data is updated
+            $publication = Repo::publication()->edit($publication, []);
         }
-
         return $authorId;
     }
 }