diff --git a/migrate/systemdata/schemas.yml b/migrate/systemdata/schemas.yml
index c90e65c..a2b5b14 100644
--- a/migrate/systemdata/schemas.yml
+++ b/migrate/systemdata/schemas.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ SchemaOrg.Dataset:
   type: metadata
   uri: https://odp.saeon.ac.za/schema/metadata/schema.org/dataset
 
+RIS.Citation:
+  type: metadata
+  uri: https://odp.saeon.ac.za/schema/metadata/ris/citation
+
 Tag.Collection.Infrastructure:
   type: tag
   uri: https://odp.saeon.ac.za/schema/tag/collection/infrastructure
diff --git a/odp/catalog/saeon.py b/odp/catalog/saeon.py
index f49dc0a..80ee2f6 100644
--- a/odp/catalog/saeon.py
+++ b/odp/catalog/saeon.py
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ def create_published_record(self, record_model: RecordModel) -> PublishedRecordM
             timestamp=record_model.timestamp,
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _create_published_metadata(record_model: RecordModel) -> list[PublishedMetadataModel]:
+    def _create_published_metadata(self, record_model: RecordModel) -> list[PublishedMetadataModel]:
         """Create the published metadata outputs for a record."""
         published_metadata = [
             PublishedMetadataModel(
@@ -40,7 +39,10 @@ def _create_published_metadata(record_model: RecordModel) -> list[PublishedMetad
             )
         ]
 
-        if record_model.schema_id == ODPMetadataSchema.SAEON_ISO19115:
+        if record_model.schema_id == ODPMetadataSchema.SAEON_DATACITE4:
+            datacite_metadata = record_model.metadata
+
+        elif record_model.schema_id == ODPMetadataSchema.SAEON_ISO19115:
             iso19115_schemaobj = Session.get(Schema, (ODPMetadataSchema.SAEON_ISO19115, SchemaType.metadata))
             datacite_schemaobj = Session.get(Schema, (ODPMetadataSchema.SAEON_DATACITE4, SchemaType.metadata))
 
@@ -61,8 +63,24 @@ def _create_published_metadata(record_model: RecordModel) -> list[PublishedMetad
                 )
             ]
 
+        # add an RIS citation record
+        ris_schema = Session.get(Schema, (ODPMetadataSchema.RIS_CITATION, SchemaType.metadata))
+        published_metadata += [
+            PublishedMetadataModel(
+                schema_id=ris_schema.id,
+                schema_uri=ris_schema.uri,
+                metadata={'ris': self._create_ris_citation(datacite_metadata)}
+            )
+        ]
+
         return published_metadata
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _create_ris_citation(datacite_metadata: dict) -> str:
+        """Create an RIS citation from the DataCite metadata for a record."""
+        return '''
+        '''
+
     @staticmethod
     def _create_published_tags(record_model: RecordModel) -> list[PublishedTagInstanceModel]:
         """Create the published tags for a record."""