diff --git a/app/views/admin/journal_papers/merge.html.erb b/app/views/admin/journal_papers/merge.html.erb
index 0b35fe1..ea53fd6 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/journal_papers/merge.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/journal_papers/merge.html.erb
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
         <td>
           <%= journal %>
         </td>
+        <% if len!=(i+1) %>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+        <% end %>
     <% end %>
   <% else %>
     <% journals.each_with_index do |k,v,i| %>
@@ -72,10 +76,6 @@
         <% end %>
         <% j=j+1 %>
       <% end %>
-      <% if len!=(i+1) %>
-        </tr>
-        <tr>
-      <% end %>
   <% end %>
 </tr>
 <% end %>