def publisher(self, value=None):
        """No arguments: Get the document's publisher from metadata
           Argument: Set the document's publisher in metadata
        """
        if not (value is None):
            if (self.metadatatype == "native"):
                self.metadata['publisher'] = value
            else:
                self._publisher = value
        if (self.metadatatype == "native"):
            if 'publisher' in self.metadata:
                return self.metadata['publisher']
            else:
                return None
        else:
            return self._publisher