diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py b/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
index f8fe2a59b4..38f6d401f6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/profiles.py
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ class OutputProfile(Plugin):
     #: Number of ems that the left margin of a blockquote is rendered as
     mobi_ems_per_blockquote = 1.0
 
+    #: Special periodical formatting needed in EPUB
+    epub_periodical_format = None
+
     @classmethod
     def tags_to_string(cls, tags):
         return escape(', '.join(tags))
@@ -439,6 +442,9 @@ class SonyReaderOutput(OutputProfile):
     fsizes                    = [7.5, 9, 10, 12, 15.5, 20, 22, 24]
     unsupported_unicode_chars = [u'\u201f', u'\u201b']
 
+    epub_periodical_format = 'sony'
+    #periodical_date_in_title = False
+
 
 class KoboReaderOutput(OutputProfile):
 
@@ -561,6 +567,8 @@ class CybookOpusOutput(SonyReaderOutput):
     fbase                     = 16
     fsizes                    = [12, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24]
 
+    epub_periodical_format = None
+
 class KindleOutput(OutputProfile):
 
     name        = 'Kindle'
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/output.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/output.py
index 38820010a8..952559a9e2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/output.py
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ class EPUBOutput(OutputFormatPlugin):
             metadata_xml = None
             extra_entries = []
             if self.is_periodical:
-                from calibre.ebooks.epub.periodical import sony_metadata
-                metadata_xml, atom_xml = sony_metadata(oeb)
-                extra_entries = [('atom.xml', 'application/atom+xml', atom_xml)]
+                if self.opts.output_profile.epub_periodical_format == 'sony':
+                    from calibre.ebooks.epub.periodical import sony_metadata
+                    metadata_xml, atom_xml = sony_metadata(oeb)
+                    extra_entries = [('atom.xml', 'application/atom+xml', atom_xml)]
             oeb_output = plugin_for_output_format('oeb')
             oeb_output.convert(oeb, tdir, input_plugin, opts, log)
             opf = [x for x in os.listdir(tdir) if x.endswith('.opf')][0]
diff --git a/src/calibre/manual/plugins.rst b/src/calibre/manual/plugins.rst
index 1b9b47ed3d..eb955aebee 100644
--- a/src/calibre/manual/plugins.rst
+++ b/src/calibre/manual/plugins.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ FileTypePlugin
 
 .. _pluginsMetadataPlugin:
 
+
 Metadata plugins
 -------------------
 
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ Metadata plugins
    :members:
    :member-order: bysource
 
-.. _pluginsMetadataSource:
 
 Catalog plugins
 ----------------
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Catalog plugins
    :members:
    :member-order: bysource
 
+.. _pluginsMetadataSource:
 
 Metadata download plugins
 --------------------------