diff --git a/CrossrefPlugin.php b/CrossrefPlugin.php
index 2cbb67e..b6aee5a 100644
--- a/CrossrefPlugin.php
+++ b/CrossrefPlugin.php
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ function ($attribute, $value, $fail) use ($context, $publication) {
         ];
 
         $metadata = [
-            'publisherInstitution' => $context->getData('publisherInstitution'),
-            'onlineIssn' => $context->getData('onlineIssn'),
-            'printIssn' => $context->getData('printIssn'),
+            'publisherInstitution' => $publication->getPublisher($context),
+            'onlineIssn' => $publication->getOnlineIssn($context),
+            'printIssn' => $publication->getPrintIssn($context),
             'doi' => $publication->getDoi(),
             'issueId' => $issueId,
         ];
diff --git a/filter/ArticleCrossrefXmlFilter.php b/filter/ArticleCrossrefXmlFilter.php
index d099a0a..0979b5e 100644
--- a/filter/ArticleCrossrefXmlFilter.php
+++ b/filter/ArticleCrossrefXmlFilter.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public function createSubmissionJournalNode(DOMDocument $doc, Submission $pubObj
         $deployment = $this->getDeployment();
 
         $journalNode = $doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'journal');
-        $journalNode->appendChild($this->createJournalMetadataNode($doc));
+        $journalNode->appendChild($this->createJournalMetadataNode($doc, $publication));
         $issueNode = $this->createSubmissionJournalIssueNode($doc, $publication);
         if ($issueNode) {
             $journalNode->appendChild($issueNode);
diff --git a/filter/IssueCrossrefXmlFilter.php b/filter/IssueCrossrefXmlFilter.php
index 4c81665..7154357 100644
--- a/filter/IssueCrossrefXmlFilter.php
+++ b/filter/IssueCrossrefXmlFilter.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use APP\core\Request;
 use APP\issue\Issue;
 use APP\plugins\generic\crossref\CrossrefExportDeployment;
+use APP\publication\Publication;
 use DOMDocument;
 use DOMElement;
 use PKP\core\Dispatcher;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public function createJournalNode(DOMDocument $doc, Issue $pubObject): DOMElemen
     {
         $deployment = $this->getDeployment();
         $journalNode = $doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'journal');
-        $journalNode->appendChild($this->createJournalMetadataNode($doc));
+        $journalNode->appendChild($this->createJournalMetadataNode($doc, $pubObject));
         $journalNode->appendChild($this->createJournalIssueNode($doc, $pubObject));
         return $journalNode;
     }
@@ -137,14 +138,14 @@ public function createJournalNode(DOMDocument $doc, Issue $pubObject): DOMElemen
     /**
      * Create and return the journal metadata node 'journal_metadata'.
      */
-    public function createJournalMetadataNode(DOMDocument $doc): DOMElement
+    public function createJournalMetadataNode(DOMDocument $doc, Issue|Publication $identitySource): DOMElement
     {
         $deployment = $this->getDeployment();
         $context = $deployment->getContext();
 
         $journalMetadataNode = $doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'journal_metadata');
         // Full title
-        $journalTitle = $context->getName($context->getPrimaryLocale());
+        $journalTitle = $identitySource->getPrimaryContextName($context);
         // Fall back to the journal abbreviation if the full title is not set in the primary locale.
         if ($journalTitle == '') {
             $journalTitle = $context->getData('abbreviation', $context->getPrimaryLocale());
@@ -157,11 +158,11 @@ public function createJournalMetadataNode(DOMDocument $doc): DOMElement
         }
         $journalMetadataNode->appendChild($node = $doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'abbrev_title', htmlspecialchars($journalAbbrev, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8')));
         // Both online and print ISSNs are permitted by Crossref — send whichever are available.
-        if ($ISSN = $context->getData('onlineIssn')) {
+        if ($ISSN = $identitySource->getOnlineIssn($context)) {
             $journalMetadataNode->appendChild($node = $doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'issn', $ISSN));
             $node->setAttribute('media_type', 'electronic');
         }
-        if ($ISSN = $context->getData('printIssn')) {
+        if ($ISSN = $identitySource->getPrintIssn($context)) {
             $journalMetadataNode->appendChild($node = $doc->createElementNS($deployment->getNamespace(), 'issn', $ISSN));
             $node->setAttribute('media_type', 'print');
         }
diff --git a/tests/JournalMetadataNodeTest.php b/tests/JournalMetadataNodeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d0630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/JournalMetadataNodeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file plugins/generic/crossref/tests/JournalMetadataNodeTest.php
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Simon Fraser University
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 John Willinsky
+ * Distributed under The MIT License. For full terms see the file LICENSE.
+ *
+ * @class JournalMetadataNodeTest
+ *
+ * @brief Tests that createJournalMetadataNode() uses stamped identity values
+ *   from the publication rather than the journal's current values after a rename or ISSN change.
+ */
+
+namespace APP\plugins\generic\crossref\tests;
+
+use APP\journal\Journal;
+use APP\plugins\generic\crossref\CrossrefExportDeployment;
+use APP\plugins\generic\crossref\filter\IssueCrossrefXmlFilter;
+use APP\publication\DAO;
+use APP\publication\Publication;
+use DOMDocument;
+use Mockery;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PKP\core\Registry;
+use PKP\services\PKPSchemaService;
+use PKP\site\Site;
+use PKP\tests\PKPTestCase;
+
+#[CoversClass(IssueCrossrefXmlFilter::class)]
+class JournalMetadataNodeTest extends PKPTestCase
+{
+    private Publication $publication;
+    private IssueCrossrefXmlFilter $filter;
+
+    protected function getMockedRegistryKeys(): array
+    {
+        return ['site'];
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        // getLocalePrecedence() accesses the request and site — set up minimal mocks.
+        $mockSite = Mockery::mock(Site::class);
+        $mockSite->shouldReceive('getPrimaryLocale')->andReturn('en');
+        Registry::set('site', $mockSite);
+        $this->mockRequest();
+
+        $this->publication = (new DAO(new PKPSchemaService()))->newDataObject();
+
+        $this->filter = $this->getMockBuilder(IssueCrossrefXmlFilter::class)
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->onlyMethods([])
+            ->getMock();
+    }
+
+    private function setupDeployment(Journal $journal): void
+    {
+        $deployment = Mockery::mock(CrossrefExportDeployment::class);
+        $deployment->shouldReceive('getContext')->andReturn($journal);
+        $deployment->shouldReceive('getNamespace')->andReturn(CrossrefExportDeployment::CROSSREF_XMLNS);
+        $this->filter->setDeployment($deployment);
+    }
+
+    public function testJournalMetadataUsesStampedIdentityAfterJournalChange(): void
+    {
+        $journal = new Journal();
+        $journal->setName('Old Journal Name', 'en');
+        $journal->setPrimaryLocale('en');
+        $journal->setData('onlineIssn', 'old-online-issn');
+        $journal->setData('printIssn', 'old-print-issn');
+        $journal->setData('publisherInstitution', 'Old Publisher');
+        $journal->setData('abbreviation', 'J.Old', 'en');
+
+        $this->publication->stampContextIdentity($journal);
+
+        // Journal is later renamed and its ISSNs changed — the stamp must remain authoritative.
+        $journal->setName('New Journal Name', 'en');
+        $journal->setData('onlineIssn', 'new-online-issn');
+        $journal->setData('printIssn', 'new-print-issn');
+
+        $this->setupDeployment($journal);
+        $xml = $this->filter->createJournalMetadataNode(new DOMDocument(), $this->publication);
+        $xmlString = $xml->ownerDocument->saveXML($xml);
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('<full_title>Old Journal Name</full_title>', $xmlString);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('old-online-issn', $xmlString);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('old-print-issn', $xmlString);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('New Journal Name', $xmlString);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('new-online-issn', $xmlString);
+        $this->assertStringNotContainsString('new-print-issn', $xmlString);
+    }
+}