diff --git a/app/Controllers/Http/Submitter/DatasetController.ts b/app/Controllers/Http/Submitter/DatasetController.ts
index 70d19ce..64272b2 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Http/Submitter/DatasetController.ts
+++ b/app/Controllers/Http/Submitter/DatasetController.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
     ReferenceIdentifierTypes,
     RelationTypes,
     DatasetTypes,
+    SubjectTypes,
 } from 'Contracts/enums';
 import type { ModelQueryBuilderContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Lucid/Orm';
 import DatasetReference from 'App/Models/DatasetReference';
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ export default class DatasetController {
             projects: projects,
             referenceIdentifierTypes: Object.entries(ReferenceIdentifierTypes).map(([key, value]) => ({ value: key, label: value })),
             relationTypes: Object.entries(RelationTypes).map(([key, value]) => ({ value: key, label: value })),
+            contributorTypes: ContributorTypes,
+            subjectTypes: SubjectTypes
         });
     }
 
@@ -190,7 +193,12 @@ export default class DatasetController {
                 }),
             ),
             authors: schema.array([rules.minLength(1)]).members(schema.object().members({ email: schema.string({ trim: true }) })),
-
+            contributors: schema.array.optional().members(
+                schema.object().members({
+                    email: schema.string({ trim: true }),
+                    pivot_contributor_type: schema.enum(Object.keys(ContributorTypes)),
+                }),
+            ),
             // project_id: schema.number(),
         });
 
@@ -240,6 +248,12 @@ export default class DatasetController {
                 }),
             ),
             authors: schema.array([rules.minLength(1)]).members(schema.object().members({ email: schema.string({ trim: true }) })),
+            contributors: schema.array.optional().members(
+                schema.object().members({
+                    email: schema.string({ trim: true }),
+                    pivot_contributor_type: schema.enum(Object.keys(ContributorTypes)),
+                }),
+            ),
             // third step
             project_id: schema.number.optional(),
             embargo_date: schema.date.optional({ format: 'yyyy-MM-dd' }, [rules.after(10, 'days')]),
@@ -481,31 +495,41 @@ export default class DatasetController {
 
     private async savePersons(dataset: Dataset, persons: any[], role: string, trx: TransactionClientContract) {
         for (const [key, person] of persons.entries()) {
-            const pivotData = { role: role, sort_order: key + 1 };
+            const pivotData = {
+                role: role,
+                sort_order: key + 1,
+                allow_email_contact: false,
+                ...this.extractPivotAttributes(person), // Merge pivot attributes here
+            };
 
             if (person.id !== undefined) {
                 await dataset
                     .useTransaction(trx)
                     .related('persons')
                     .attach({
-                        [person.id]: {
-                            role: pivotData.role,
-                            sort_order: pivotData.sort_order,
-                            allow_email_contact: false,
-                        },
+                        [person.id]: pivotData,
                     });
             } else {
                 const dataPerson = new Person();
                 dataPerson.fill(person);
-                await dataset.useTransaction(trx).related('persons').save(dataPerson, false, {
-                    role: pivotData.role,
-                    sort_order: pivotData.sort_order,
-                    allow_email_contact: false,
-                });
+                await dataset.useTransaction(trx).related('persons').save(dataPerson, false, pivotData);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // Helper function to extract pivot attributes from a person object
+    private extractPivotAttributes(person: any) {
+        const pivotAttributes = {};
+        for (const key in person) {
+            if (key.startsWith('pivot_')) {
+                // pivotAttributes[key] = person[key];
+                const cleanKey = key.replace('pivot_', ''); // Remove 'pivot_' prefix
+                pivotAttributes[cleanKey] = person[key];
+            }
+        }
+        return pivotAttributes;
+    }
+
     public messages: CustomMessages = {
         'minLength': '{{ field }} must be at least {{ options.minLength }} characters long',
         'maxLength': '{{ field }} must be less then {{ options.maxLength }} characters long',
@@ -532,6 +556,7 @@ export default class DatasetController {
             'The language of the translated description must be different from the language of the dataset',
 
         'authors.minLength': 'at least {{ options.minLength }} author must be defined',
+        'contributors.*.pivot_contributor_type.required': 'contributor type is required, if defined',
 
         'after': `{{ field }} must be older than ${dayjs().add(10, 'day')}`,
 
diff --git a/app/Validators/CreateDatasetValidator.ts b/app/Validators/CreateDatasetValidator.ts
index 0552e14..bdaaa9b 100644
--- a/app/Validators/CreateDatasetValidator.ts
+++ b/app/Validators/CreateDatasetValidator.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { schema, CustomMessages, rules } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Validator';
 import type { HttpContextContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/HttpContext';
 import dayjs from 'dayjs';
-import { TitleTypes, DescriptionTypes, RelationTypes, ReferenceIdentifierTypes } from 'Contracts/enums';
+import { TitleTypes, DescriptionTypes, RelationTypes, ReferenceIdentifierTypes, ContributorTypes } from 'Contracts/enums';
 
 export default class CreateDatasetValidator {
     constructor(protected ctx: HttpContextContract) {}
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ export default class CreateDatasetValidator {
             }),
         ),
         authors: schema.array([rules.minLength(1)]).members(schema.object().members({ email: schema.string({ trim: true }) })),
+        contributors: schema.array.optional().members(
+            schema.object().members({
+                email: schema.string({ trim: true }),
+                pivot_contributor_type: schema.enum(Object.keys(ContributorTypes)),
+            }),
+        ),
         // third step
         project_id: schema.number.optional(),
         embargo_date: schema.date.optional({ format: 'yyyy-MM-dd' }, [rules.after(10, 'days')]),
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@ export default class CreateDatasetValidator {
             'The language of the translated description must be different from the language of the dataset',
 
         'authors.minLength': 'at least {{ options.minLength }} author must be defined',
+        'contributors.*.pivot_contributor_type.required': 'contributor type is required, if defined',
 
         'after': `{{ field }} must be older than ${dayjs().add(10, 'day')}`,
 
diff --git a/contracts/enums.ts b/contracts/enums.ts
index 732600d..ee905c8 100644
--- a/contracts/enums.ts
+++ b/contracts/enums.ts
@@ -54,31 +54,32 @@ export enum PersonRoles {
 }
 
 export enum ContributorTypes {
-    contact_person = 'ContactPerson',
-    data_collector = 'DataCollector',
-    data_curator = 'DataCurator',
-    data_manager = 'DataManager',
+    ContactPerson = 'ContactPerson',
+    DataCollector = 'DataCollector',
+    DataCurator = 'DataCurator',
+    DataManager = 'DataManager',
     Distributor = 'Distributor',
-    editor = 'Editor',
-    hosting_institution = 'HostingInstitution',
-    producer = 'Producer',
-    poroject_leader = 'ProjectLeader',
-    project_manager = 'ProjectManager',
-    project_member = 'ProjectMember',
-    registration_agency = 'RegistrationAgency',
-    registration_authority = 'RegistrationAuthority',
-    related_person = 'RelatedPerson',
-    researcher = 'Researcher',
-    research_group = 'ResearchGroup',
-    rights_holder = 'RightsHolder',
-    sponsor = 'Sponsor',
-    supervisor = 'Supervisor',
-    work_package_leader = 'WorkPackageLeader',
-    other = 'Other',
+    Editor = 'Editor',
+    HostingInstitution = 'HostingInstitution',
+    Producer = 'Producer',
+    ProjectLeader = 'ProjectLeader',
+    ProjectManager = 'ProjectManager',
+    ProjectMember = 'ProjectMember',
+    RegistrationAgency = 'RegistrationAgency',
+    RegistrationAuthority = 'RegistrationAuthority',
+    RelatedPerson = 'RelatedPerson',
+    Researcher = 'Researcher',
+    ResearchGroup = 'ResearchGroup',
+    RightsHolder = 'RightsHolder',
+    Sponsor = 'Sponsor',
+    Supervisor = 'Supervisor',
+    WorkPackageLeader = 'WorkPackageLeader',
+    Other = 'Other',
 }
 
 export enum SubjectTypes {
     uncontrolled = 'uncontrolled',
+    geoera = 'GeoEra',
 }
 
 export enum ReferenceIdentifierTypes {
diff --git a/database/migrations/dataset_11_subjects.ts b/database/migrations/dataset_11_subjects.ts
index eb2cb37..0495fb0 100644
--- a/database/migrations/dataset_11_subjects.ts
+++ b/database/migrations/dataset_11_subjects.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default class DatasetSubjects extends BaseSchema {
             table.bigIncrements('id').defaultTo("nextval('dataset_subjects_id_seq')");
             table.string('language', 3);
             // table.string('type', 255).notNullable().defaultTo('uncontrolled');
-            table.enum('type', Object.values(SubjectTypes)).defaultTo('uncontrolled');
+            table.enum('type', Object.keys(SubjectTypes)).defaultTo('uncontrolled');
             table.string('value', 255).notNullable();
             table.string('external_key', 255);
             table.timestamp('created_at', { useTz: false }).nullable();
diff --git a/resources/css/_table.css b/resources/css/_table.css
index 8af7b34..44357d1 100644
--- a/resources/css/_table.css
+++ b/resources/css/_table.css
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ table {
     @apply lg:bg-gray-50 lg:dark:bg-slate-800;
   }
 
-  /* tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
-    @apply lg:bg-gray-50 lg:dark:bg-slate-800 lg:bg-opacity-25;
-  } */
+  tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
+    @apply lg:bg-gray-50 lg:dark:bg-slate-600 lg:bg-opacity-25;
+  }
   
   td:before {
     content: attr(data-label);
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/SearchCategoryAutocomplete.vue b/resources/js/Components/SearchCategoryAutocomplete.vue
index 6f5342f..e5cb179 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/SearchCategoryAutocomplete.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/SearchCategoryAutocomplete.vue
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ const inputElClass = computed(() => {
     // dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:border-blue-500"
     const base = [
         'block p-2.5 w-full z-20 text-sm text-gray-900 bg-gray-50 rounded-r-lg',
-        'dark:placeholder-gray-400',
+        'dark:placeholder-gray-400 dark:text-white dark:focus:border-blue-500',
         'h-12',
         props.borderless ? 'border-0' : 'border',
         props.transparent ? 'bg-transparent' : 'bg-white dark:bg-slate-800',
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/TableKeywords.vue b/resources/js/Components/TableKeywords.vue
index 9f71b9c..2310004 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/TableKeywords.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/TableKeywords.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ const props = defineProps({
         type: Array<Subject>,
         default: () => [],
     },
+    subjectTypes: {
+        type: Object,
+        default: () => ({}),
+    },
     errors: {
         type: Object,
         default: () => ({}),
@@ -102,73 +106,59 @@ const removeItem = (key) => {
             <tr>
                 <!-- <th v-if="checkable" /> -->
                 <!-- <th class="hidden lg:table-cell"></th> -->
-                <th>Type</th>
-                <th>Value</th>
-                <th>Language</th>
+                <th scope="col">Type</th>
+                <th scope="col">Value</th>
+                <th scope="col">Language</th>
 
-                <th />
+                <th scope="col" />
             </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
-            <tr v-for="(item, index) in itemsPaginated" :key="index" class="bg-gray-50">
+            <tr v-for="(item, index) in itemsPaginated" :key="index">
                 <!-- <TableCheckboxCell v-if="checkable" @checked="checked($event, client)" /> -->
                 <!-- <td class="border-b-0 lg:w-6 before:hidden hidden lg:table-cell">
                     <UserAvatar :username="client.value" class="w-24 h-24 mx-auto lg:w-6 lg:h-6" />
                 </td> -->
-                <td data-label="Type">
-                    <FormControl
-                        required
-                        v-model="item.type"
-                        :type="'select'"
-                        placeholder="[Enter Language]"
-                        :options="{ uncontrolled: 'uncontrolled', geoera: 'geoera' }"
-                    >
+                <td data-label="Type" scope="row">
+                    <FormControl required v-model="item.type" :type="'select'" placeholder="[Enter Language]"
+                        :options="props.subjectTypes">
                         <div class="text-red-400 text-sm" v-if="errors[`subjects.${index}.type`]">
                             {{ errors[`subjects.${index}.type`].join(', ') }}
                         </div>
                     </FormControl>
                 </td>
 
-                <td data-label="Value">
-                    <SearchCategoryAutocomplete
-                        v-if="item.type !== 'uncontrolled'"
-                        v-model="item.value"
-                        @subject="
-                            (language) => {
-                                item.language = language;
-                            }
-                        "
-                    >
+                <td data-label="Value" scope="row">
+                    <SearchCategoryAutocomplete v-if="item.type !== 'uncontrolled'" v-model="item.value" @subject="(language) => {
+                            item.language = language;
+                        }
+                        ">
                         <div class="text-red-400 text-sm" v-if="errors[`subjects.${index}.value`]">
                             {{ errors[`subjects.${index}.value`].join(', ') }}
                         </div>
                     </SearchCategoryAutocomplete>
 
-                    <FormControl v-else required v-model="item.value" type="text" placeholder="[enter keyword value]" :borderless="true">
+                    <FormControl v-else required v-model="item.value" type="text" placeholder="[enter keyword value]"
+                        :borderless="true">
                         <div class="text-red-400 text-sm" v-if="errors[`subjects.${index}.value`]">
                             {{ errors[`subjects.${index}.value`].join(', ') }}
                         </div>
                     </FormControl>
                 </td>
 
-                <td data-label="Language">
-                    <FormControl
-                        required
-                        v-model="item.language"
-                        :type="'select'"
-                        placeholder="[Enter Lang]"
-                        :options="{ de: 'de', en: 'en' }"
-                        :is-read-only="item.type != 'uncontrolled'"
-                    >
+                <td data-label="Language" scope="row">
+                    <FormControl required v-model="item.language" :type="'select'" placeholder="[Enter Lang]"
+                        :options="{ de: 'de', en: 'en' }" :is-read-only="item.type != 'uncontrolled'">
                         <div class="text-red-400 text-sm" v-if="errors[`subjects.${index}.language`]">
                             {{ errors[`subjects.${index}.language`].join(', ') }}
                         </div>
                     </FormControl>
                 </td>
-                <td class="before:hidden lg:w-1 whitespace-nowrap">
+                <td class="before:hidden lg:w-1 whitespace-nowrap" scope="row">
                     <BaseButtons type="justify-start lg:justify-end" no-wrap>
                         <!-- <BaseButton color="info" :icon="mdiEye" small @click="isModalActive = true" /> -->
-                        <BaseButton v-if="index > 2" color="danger" :icon="mdiTrashCan" small @click.prevent="removeItem(index)" />
+                        <BaseButton v-if="index > 2" color="danger" :icon="mdiTrashCan" small
+                            @click.prevent="removeItem(index)" />
                     </BaseButtons>
                 </td>
             </tr>
@@ -179,15 +169,8 @@ const removeItem = (key) => {
     <div class="p-3 lg:px-6 border-t border-gray-100 dark:border-slate-800">
         <BaseLevel>
             <BaseButtons>
-                <BaseButton
-                    v-for="page in pagesList"
-                    :key="page"
-                    :active="page === currentPage"
-                    :label="page + 1"
-                    small
-                    :outline="styleService.darkMode"
-                    @click="currentPage = page"
-                />
+                <BaseButton v-for="page in pagesList" :key="page" :active="page === currentPage" :label="page + 1" small
+                    :outline="styleService.darkMode" @click="currentPage = page" />
             </BaseButtons>
             <small>Page {{ currentPageHuman }} of {{ numPages }}</small>
         </BaseLevel>
@@ -197,3 +180,14 @@ const removeItem = (key) => {
         {{ errors.subjects.join(', ') }}
     </div>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+/* tr:nth-child(even) {
+    background: gray;
+}
+
+tr:nth-child(od) {    
+    background: white;
+} */
+</style>
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/TablePersons.vue b/resources/js/Components/TablePersons.vue
index ffbfdff..d7d0913 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/TablePersons.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/TablePersons.vue
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import { mdiDragVariant } from '@mdi/js';
 import BaseIcon from '@/Components/BaseIcon.vue';
 // import CardBoxModal from '@/Components/CardBoxModal.vue';
 // import TableCheckboxCell from '@/Components/TableCheckboxCell.vue';
-import BaseLevel from '@/Components/BaseLevel.vue';
+// import BaseLevel from '@/Components/BaseLevel.vue';
 import BaseButtons from '@/Components/BaseButtons.vue';
 import BaseButton from '@/Components/BaseButton.vue';
 import UserAvatar from '@/Components/UserAvatar.vue';
 // import Person from 'App/Models/Person';
 import { Person } from '@/Stores/main';
 import Draggable from 'vuedraggable';
+import FormControl from '@/Components/FormControl.vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
     checkable: Boolean,
@@ -21,6 +22,14 @@ const props = defineProps({
         type: Array<Person>,
         default: () => [],
     },
+    contributortypes: {
+        type: Object,
+        default: () => ({}),
+    },
+    errors: {
+        type: Object,
+        default: () => ({}),
+    },
 });
 
 const styleService = StyleService();
@@ -120,11 +129,15 @@ const removeAuthor = (key) => {
         <thead>
             <tr>
                 <!-- <th v-if="checkable" /> -->
-                <th /> 
+                <th />
                 <th scope="col">Sort</th>
                 <th class="hidden lg:table-cell"></th>
                 <th>Name</th>
                 <th>Email</th>
+                <th scope="col" v-if="Object.keys(contributortypes).length">
+                    <span>Type</span>
+                </th>
+
                 <!-- <th>Name Type</th> -->
                 <!-- <th>Progress</th> -->
                 <!-- <th>Created</th> -->
@@ -136,7 +149,9 @@ const removeAuthor = (key) => {
         <draggable id="galliwasery" tag="tbody" v-model="items" item-key="id">
             <template #item="{ index, element }">
                 <tr>
-                    <td class="drag-icon"><BaseIcon :path="mdiDragVariant"/></td>
+                    <td class="drag-icon">
+                        <BaseIcon :path="mdiDragVariant" />
+                    </td>
                     <td scope="row">{{ index + 1 }}</td>
                     <!-- <TableCheckboxCell v-if="checkable" @checked="checked($event, client)" /> -->
                     <td class="border-b-0 lg:w-6 before:hidden hidden lg:table-cell">
@@ -148,6 +163,20 @@ const removeAuthor = (key) => {
                     <td data-label="Email">
                         {{ element.email }}
                     </td>
+                    <td v-if="Object.keys(contributortypes).length">
+                        <!-- <select type="text" v-model="element.pivot.contributor_type">
+                            <option v-for="(option, i) in contributortypes" :value="option" :key="i">
+                                {{ option }}
+                            </option>
+                        </select> -->
+                        <FormControl required v-model="element.pivot_contributor_type" type="select"
+                            :options="contributortypes" placeholder="[relation type]">
+                            <div class="text-red-400 text-sm"
+                                v-if="errors && Array.isArray(errors[`contributors.${index}.pivot_contributor_type`])">
+                                {{ errors[`contributors.${index}.pivot_contributor_type`].join(', ') }}
+                            </div>
+                        </FormControl>
+                    </td>
                     <!-- <td data-label="Name Type">
                     {{ client.name_type }}
                 </td> -->
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Submitter/Dataset/Create.vue b/resources/js/Pages/Submitter/Dataset/Create.vue
index a3aafe8..fe4ddfb 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Submitter/Dataset/Create.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Submitter/Dataset/Create.vue
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ const props = defineProps({
         type: Object,
         default: () => ({}),
     },
+    contributorTypes: {
+        type: Object,
+        default: () => ({}),
+    },
+    subjectTypes: {
+        type: Object,
+        default: () => ({}),
+    },
     errors: {
         type: Object,
         default: () => ({}),
@@ -411,7 +419,7 @@ Removes a selected reference
 const removeReference = (key) => {
     form.references.splice(key, 1);
 };
-        /*
+/*
 
 // const onChangeFile = (event) => {
 //     // let uploadedFile = event.target.files[0];
@@ -720,7 +728,11 @@ Removes a selected keyword
                                 placeholder="search in person table...." v-on:person="onAddContributor">
                             </SearchAutocomplete>
 
-                            <TablePersons :persons="form.contributors" v-if="form.contributors.length > 0" />
+                            <TablePersons :persons="form.contributors" v-if="form.contributors.length > 0"
+                                :contributortypes="contributorTypes" :errors="form.errors"/>
+                            <div class="text-red-400 text-sm" v-if="form.errors.contributors && Array.isArray(form.errors.contributors)">
+                                {{ form.errors.contributors.join(', ') }}
+                            </div>
                         </CardBox>
                     </div>
 
@@ -983,7 +995,7 @@ Removes a selected keyword
                                 {{ subject.value }} <BaseButton color="danger" :icon="mdiTrashCan" small @click.prevent="removeKeyword(index)" />
                                 </li>
                             </ul> -->
-                            <TableKeywords :keywords="form.subjects" :errors="form.errors"
+                            <TableKeywords :keywords="form.subjects" :errors="form.errors" :subjectTypes="subjectTypes"
                                 v-if="form.subjects.length > 0" />
                         </CardBox>
                     </div>