diff --git a/allofplos/article.py b/allofplos/article.py
index 590b2c3a..99e5c939 100644
--- a/allofplos/article.py
+++ b/allofplos/article.py
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ def get_contributors_info(self):
                             'ids',
                             'rid_dict',
                             'contrib_type',
+                            'equal_contrib',
                             'author_type',
                             'editor_type',
                             'email',
diff --git a/allofplos/elements/article_elements.py b/allofplos/elements/article_elements.py
index d805f363..4b807a8a 100644
--- a/allofplos/elements/article_elements.py
+++ b/allofplos/elements/article_elements.py
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ def get_contrib_info(contrib_element):
     except KeyError:
         # invalid contributor field; shouldn't count as contributor
         return None
+    
+    # get equal contribution status
+    contrib_dict['equal_contrib'] = contrib_element.attrib.get('equal-contrib', None)
 
     # get author type
     if contrib_dict.get('contrib_type') == 'author':