diff --git a/plugins/generic/browse/pages/BrowseHandler.inc.php b/plugins/generic/browse/pages/BrowseHandler.inc.php
index 0dcc51265b5..43ae934c9f5 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/browse/pages/BrowseHandler.inc.php
+++ b/plugins/generic/browse/pages/BrowseHandler.inc.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * @class BrowseHandler
  * @ingroup plugins_generic_browse
  *
- * @brief Handle requests for additional browse functions. 
+ * @brief Handle requests for additional browse functions.
  */
 
 import('classes.handler.Handler');
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class BrowseHandler extends Handler {
 	 */
 	function sections($args = array(), &$request) {
 		$this->setupTemplate($request, true);
-		
+
 		$router =& $request->getRouter();
 		$journal =& $router->getContext($request);
 
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ function sections($args = array(), &$request) {
 				$section =& $sectionDao->getSection($sectionId);
 				$publishedArticleDao = &DAORegistry::getDAO('PublishedArticleDAO');
 				$publishedArticleIds = $publishedArticleDao->getPublishedArticleIdsBySection($sectionId);
-				
+
 				$rangeInfo = Handler::getRangeInfo('search');
 				$totalResults = count($publishedArticleIds);
 				$publishedArticleIds = array_slice($publishedArticleIds, $rangeInfo->getCount() * ($rangeInfo->getPage()-1), $rangeInfo->getCount());
 				$results = new VirtualArrayIterator(ArticleSearch::formatResults($publishedArticleIds), $totalResults, $rangeInfo->getPage(), $rangeInfo->getCount());
-	
+
 				$templateMgr = &TemplateManager::getManager();
 				$templateMgr->assign_by_ref('results', $results);
 				$templateMgr->assign('title', $section->getLocalizedTitle());
@@ -56,30 +56,30 @@ function sections($args = array(), &$request) {
 					if (!in_array($section->getId(), $excludedSections)) {
 						$sections[$section->getLocalizedTitle()] = $section->getId();
 					}
-				}	
+				}
 				ksort($sections);
-					
+
 				$rangeInfo = Handler::getRangeInfo('search');
 				$totalResults = count($sections);
 				$sections = array_slice($sections, $rangeInfo->getCount() * ($rangeInfo->getPage()-1), $rangeInfo->getCount());
 				$results = new VirtualArrayIterator($sections, $totalResults, $rangeInfo->getPage(), $rangeInfo->getCount());
-				
+
 				$templateMgr =& TemplateManager::getManager();
 				$templateMgr->assign_by_ref('results', $results);
 				$templateMgr->assign('enableBrowseBySections', $enableBrowseBySections);
-				$templateMgr->display($browsePlugin->getTemplatePath() . 'searchIndex.tpl');				
+				$templateMgr->display($browsePlugin->getTemplatePath() . 'searchIndex.tpl');
 			}
 		} else {
 			$request->redirect(null, 'index');
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Show list of journal sections identify types.
 	 */
 	function identifyTypes($args = array(), &$request) {
 		$this->setupTemplate($request, true);
-		
+
 		$router =& $request->getRouter();
 		$journal =& $router->getContext($request);
 
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ function identifyTypes($args = array(), &$request) {
 					$publishedArticleIdsBySection = $publishedArticleDao->getPublishedArticleIdsBySection($section->getId());
 					$publishedArticleIds = array_merge($publishedArticleIds, $publishedArticleIdsBySection);
 				}
-				
+
 				$rangeInfo = Handler::getRangeInfo('search');
 				$totalResults = count($publishedArticleIds);
 				$publishedArticleIds = array_slice($publishedArticleIds, $rangeInfo->getCount() * ($rangeInfo->getPage()-1), $rangeInfo->getCount());
 				$results = new VirtualArrayIterator(ArticleSearch::formatResults($publishedArticleIds), $totalResults, $rangeInfo->getPage(), $rangeInfo->getCount());
-	
+
 				$templateMgr = &TemplateManager::getManager();
 				$templateMgr->assign_by_ref('results', $results);
 				$templateMgr->assign('title', $identifyType);
@@ -119,27 +119,27 @@ function identifyTypes($args = array(), &$request) {
 				$sectionsIterator =& $sectionDao->getJournalSections($journal->getId());
 				$sectionidentifyTypes = array();
 				while (($section =& $sectionsIterator->next())) {
-					if (!in_array($section->getId(), $excludedIdentifyTypes) && !in_array($section->getLocalizedIdentifyType(), $sectionidentifyTypes)) {
+					if ($section->getLocalizedIdentifyType() && !in_array($section->getId(), $excludedIdentifyTypes) && !in_array($section->getLocalizedIdentifyType(), $sectionidentifyTypes)) {
 						$sectionidentifyTypes[] =& $section->getLocalizedIdentifyType();
 					}
-				}	
+				}
 				sort($sectionidentifyTypes);
-					
+
 				$rangeInfo = Handler::getRangeInfo('search');
 				$totalResults = count($sectionidentifyTypes);
 				$sectionidentifyTypes = array_slice($sectionidentifyTypes, $rangeInfo->getCount() * ($rangeInfo->getPage()-1), $rangeInfo->getCount());
 				$results = new VirtualArrayIterator($sectionidentifyTypes, $totalResults, $rangeInfo->getPage(), $rangeInfo->getCount());
-				
+
 				$templateMgr =& TemplateManager::getManager();
 				$templateMgr->assign_by_ref('results', $results);
 				$templateMgr->assign('enableBrowseByIdentifyTypes', $enableBrowseByIdentifyTypes);
-				$templateMgr->display($browsePlugin->getTemplatePath() . 'searchIndex.tpl');				
+				$templateMgr->display($browsePlugin->getTemplatePath() . 'searchIndex.tpl');
 			}
 		} else {
 			$request->redirect(null, 'index');
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Ensure that we have a journal and the plugin is enabled.
 	 */
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ function authorize(&$request, &$args, $roleAssignments) {
 		$router =& $request->getRouter();
 		$journal =& $router->getContext($request);
 		if (!isset($journal)) return false;
-		$browsePlugin =& PluginRegistry::getPlugin('generic', BROWSE_PLUGIN_NAME);		
-		if (!isset($browsePlugin)) return false; 
+		$browsePlugin =& PluginRegistry::getPlugin('generic', BROWSE_PLUGIN_NAME);
+		if (!isset($browsePlugin)) return false;
 		if (!$browsePlugin->getEnabled()) return false;
 		return parent::authorize($request, $args, $roleAssignments);
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/generic/browse/templates/searchIndex.tpl b/plugins/generic/browse/templates/searchIndex.tpl
index d6fd7746247..354ba329f3b 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/browse/templates/searchIndex.tpl
+++ b/plugins/generic/browse/templates/searchIndex.tpl
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	<br />
 	{page_info iterator=$results}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{page_links anchor="results" iterator=$results name="search"}
 {else}
+	<br />
+	{translate key="search.noResults"}
 {/if}
 </div>