diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/periodical.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/periodical.py
index c68dc9e272..ad75bb4706 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/periodical.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/epub/periodical.py
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ def sony_metadata(oeb):
     m = oeb.metadata
     title = short_title = unicode(m.title[0])
     publisher = __appname__ + ' ' + __version__
-    for k, n in m.title[0].attrib.items():
-        if k.endswith('file-as'):
-            short_title = n
+    try:
+        pt = unicode(oeb.metadata.publication_type[0])
+        short_title = u''.join(pt.split(':')[2:])
+    except:
+        pass
+
     try:
         date = unicode(m.date[0]).split('T')[0]
     except:
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py
index f710b52204..cb6bf30bcf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/news.py
@@ -1102,10 +1102,9 @@ class BasicNewsRecipe(Recipe):
         if self.output_profile.periodical_date_in_title:
             title += strftime(self.timefmt)
         mi = MetaInformation(title, [__appname__])
-        mi.title_sort = self.short_title()
         mi.publisher = __appname__
         mi.author_sort = __appname__
-        mi.publication_type = 'periodical:'+self.publication_type
+        mi.publication_type = 'periodical:'+self.publication_type+':'+self.short_title()
         mi.timestamp = nowf()
         mi.comments = self.description
         if not isinstance(mi.comments, unicode):