diff -r 96ffcd574b96 -r 1df2db7f0e4d plugins/redmine_bibliography/app/controllers/publications_controller.rb
--- a/plugins/redmine_bibliography/app/controllers/publications_controller.rb
+++ b/plugins/redmine_bibliography/app/controllers/publications_controller.rb
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@
       @results << user unless authors_list.include?(user.author)
     end
 
+    logger.debug { "Autocomplete_for_author results --> #{@results}" }
+
     render :layout => false
   end
 
diff -r 96ffcd574b96 -r 1df2db7f0e4d plugins/redmine_bibliography/app/models/author.rb
--- a/plugins/redmine_bibliography/app/models/author.rb
+++ b/plugins/redmine_bibliography/app/models/author.rb
@@ -34,4 +34,12 @@
     end
   end
 
+  def name
+    if self.authorships.first.nil?
+      ""
+    else
+      self.authorships.first.name
+    end
+  end
+
 end