diff --git a/mainsite/migrations/0005_auto_20170922_1916.py b/mainsite/migrations/0005_auto_20170922_1916.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c62cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mainsite/migrations/0005_auto_20170922_1916.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.5 on 2017-09-22 17:16
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('mainsite', '0004_publication_in_year_view_anyway'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='publicationyear',
+            options={'ordering': ['-startYear']},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/mainsite/models.py b/mainsite/models.py
index 74d5bda..af0fb85 100644
--- a/mainsite/models.py
+++ b/mainsite/models.py
@@ -87,3 +87,6 @@ class PublicationYear(models.Model):
     @property
     def prettyName(self):
         return '{} – {}'.format(self.startYear, self.startYear+1)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ['-startYear']