diff --git a/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php b/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php
index 132e8800c11..10d4af46a9d 100644
--- a/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php
+++ b/api/v1/submissions/PKPSubmissionController.php
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 use PKP\submission\PKPSubmission;
 use PKP\submission\reviewAssignment\ReviewAssignment;
 use PKP\userGroup\UserGroup;
+use PKP\observers\events\MetadataChanged;
+
 
 class PKPSubmissionController extends PKPBaseController
 {
@@ -1100,13 +1102,6 @@ public function editPublication(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
             ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
         }
 
-        // Publications can not be edited when they are published
-        if ($publication->getData('status') === PKPSubmission::STATUS_PUBLISHED) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => __('api.publication.403.cantEditPublished'),
-            ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
-        }
-
         // Prevent users from editing publications if they do not have permission. Except for admins.
         $userRoles = $this->getAuthorizedContextObject(Application::ASSOC_TYPE_USER_ROLES);
         if (!in_array(Role::ROLE_ID_SITE_ADMIN, $userRoles) && !Repo::submission()->canEditPublication($submission->getId(), $currentUser->getId())) {
@@ -1139,6 +1134,8 @@ public function editPublication(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
 
         Repo::publication()->edit($publication, $params);
         $publication = Repo::publication()->get($publication->getId());
+        event(new MetadataChanged($submission));
+
 
         $userGroups = Repo::userGroup()->getCollector()
             ->filterByContextIds([$submission->getData('contextId')])
@@ -1400,13 +1397,6 @@ public function addContributor(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
             ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
         }
 
-        // Publications can not be edited when they are published
-        if ($publication->getData('status') === PKPSubmission::STATUS_PUBLISHED) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => __('api.publication.403.cantEditPublished'),
-            ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
-        }
-
         $params = $this->convertStringsToSchema(PKPSchemaService::SCHEMA_AUTHOR, $illuminateRequest->input());
         $params['publicationId'] = $publication->getId();
 
@@ -1449,12 +1439,6 @@ public function deleteContributor(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
             ], Response::HTTP_NOT_FOUND);
         }
 
-        // Publications can not be edited when they are published
-        if ($publication->getData('status') === PKPSubmission::STATUS_PUBLISHED) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => __('api.publication.403.cantEditPublished'),
-            ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
-        }
 
         if ($submission->getId() !== $publication->getData('submissionId')) {
             return response()->json([
@@ -1511,13 +1495,6 @@ public function editContributor(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
             ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
         }
 
-        // Publications can not be edited when they are published
-        if ($publication->getData('status') === PKPSubmission::STATUS_PUBLISHED) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => __('api.publication.403.cantEditPublished'),
-            ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
-        }
-
         $params = $this->convertStringsToSchema(PKPSchemaService::SCHEMA_AUTHOR, $illuminateRequest->input());
         $params['id'] = $author->getId();
 
@@ -1580,13 +1557,6 @@ public function saveContributorsOrder(Request $illuminateRequest): JsonResponse
             ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
         }
 
-        // Publications can not be edited when they are published
-        if ($publication->getData('status') === PKPSubmission::STATUS_PUBLISHED) {
-            return response()->json([
-                'error' => __('api.publication.403.cantEditPublished'),
-            ], Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN);
-        }
-
         if (!empty($params['sortedAuthors'])) {
             $authors = [];
             foreach ($params['sortedAuthors'] as $author) {
diff --git a/classes/task/PublishSubmissions.php b/classes/task/PublishSubmissions.php
index f392794463b..716dbb0660a 100644
--- a/classes/task/PublishSubmissions.php
+++ b/classes/task/PublishSubmissions.php
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 use APP\submission\Submission;
 use PKP\core\Core;
 use PKP\scheduledTask\ScheduledTask;
+use PKP\observers\events\MetadataChanged;
+
 
 class PublishSubmissions extends ScheduledTask
 {
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ public function executeActions(): bool
                 $datePublished = $submission->getCurrentPublication()->getData('datePublished');
                 if ($datePublished && strtotime($datePublished) <= strtotime(Core::getCurrentDate())) {
                     Repo::publication()->publish($submission->getCurrentPublication());
+                    
+                // dispatch the MetadataChanged event after publishing
+                event(new MetadataChanged($submission));
                 }
             }
         }