diff --git a/Repositories/otago_eprints3/otago_eprints/cfg/workflows/eprint/default.xml b/Repositories/otago_eprints3/otago_eprints/cfg/workflows/eprint/default.xml
index ff37ef4..12b96d1 100755
--- a/Repositories/otago_eprints3/otago_eprints/cfg/workflows/eprint/default.xml
+++ b/Repositories/otago_eprints3/otago_eprints/cfg/workflows/eprint/default.xml
@@ -290,20 +290,22 @@
     </epc:if>
 
     <component collapse="yes"><field ref="contact_email"/></component>
-    <component collapse="yes"><field ref="referencetext"/></component>
+    <epc:if test="type != 'software'">
+      <component collapse="yes"><field ref="referencetext"/></component>
+    </epc:if>
     <component collapse="yes"><field ref="keywords"/></component>
     <component collapse="yes"><field ref="note"/></component>
     <component collapse="yes"><field ref="suggestions"/></component>
 
     <component type="Field::Multi">
       <title>Author and Copyright Permissions</title>
-      <field ref="author_permission"/>
-      <field ref="copyright_confirmed"/>
+      <field ref="author_permission" required="yes"/>
+      <field ref="copyright_confirmed" required="yes"/>
     </component>
   </stage>
 
   <stage name="affiliations">
-    <component type='Field::Subject'><field ref="affiliations" /></component>
+    <component type='Field::Subject'><field ref="affiliations" required="yes" /></component>
   </stage>
 
   <stage name="subjects">