diff --git a/src/journal/models.py b/src/journal/models.py
index 38728d2767..18d895fc52 100755
--- a/src/journal/models.py
+++ b/src/journal/models.py
@@ -595,7 +595,10 @@ def get_sorted_articles(self):
             issue=Value(self.pk),
         ).values_list("order")
 
-        issue_articles = self.articles.all().prefetch_related(
+        issue_articles = self.articles.filter(
+            stage=submission_models.STAGE_PUBLISHED,
+            date_published__lte=timezone.now(),
+        ).prefetch_related(
             'authors', 'frozenauthor_set',
             'manuscript_files',
         ).select_related(
diff --git a/src/journal/views.py b/src/journal/views.py
index db269ebe97..add1dca870 100755
--- a/src/journal/views.py
+++ b/src/journal/views.py
@@ -1113,7 +1113,11 @@ def issue_add_article(request, issue_id):
     """
 
     issue = get_object_or_404(models.Issue, pk=issue_id, journal=request.journal)
-    articles = submission_models.Article.objects.filter(journal=request.journal).exclude(pk__in=issue.article_pks)
+    articles = submission_models.Article.objects.filter(
+            journal=request.journal,
+    ).exclude(
+        Q(pk__in=issue.article_pks) | Q(stage=submission_models.STAGE_REJECTED)
+    )
 
     if request.POST.get('article'):
         article_id = request.POST.get('article')