diff --git a/doc/release-notes/10343-trailing-comma.md b/doc/release-notes/10343-trailing-comma.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03bd18715d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/10343-trailing-comma.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+### Trailing commas in author name now permitted
+
+When an author name ends on a comma (e.g. "Smith,") a dataset cannot be properly loaded when using json-ld. A null check fixes this.
+
+For more information, see #10343.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtil.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtil.java
index f68957ad060..80e32184731 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtil.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public static JsonObject getPersonOrOrganization(String name, boolean organizati
             if (!name.replaceFirst(",", "").contains(",")) {
                 // contributorName=<FamilyName>, <FirstName>
                 String[] fullName = name.split(", ");
-                givenName = fullName[1];
+                givenName = fullName.length > 1 ? fullName[1] : null;
                 familyName = fullName[0];
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtilTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtilTest.java
index c3d9fd8fcd3..d772ba2b9da 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/PersonOrOrgUtilTest.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public void testName() {
             verifyIsPerson("kcjim11, kcjim11", "kcjim11", "kcjim11");
             
             verifyIsPerson("Bartholomew 3, James", "James", "Bartholomew 3");
+            verifyIsPerson("Smith, ", null, "Smith");
+            verifyIsPerson("Smith,", null, "Smith");
         }
         
         private void verifyIsOrganization(String fullName) {
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ private void verifyIsPerson(String fullName, String givenName, String familyName
         private void verifyIsPerson(String fullName, String givenName, String familyName, boolean isPerson) {
             JsonObject obj = PersonOrOrgUtil.getPersonOrOrganization(fullName, false, isPerson);
             System.out.println(JsonUtil.prettyPrint(obj));
-            assertEquals(obj.getString("fullName"),fullName);
+            assertEquals(obj.getString("fullName"), StringUtil.normalize(fullName));
             assertTrue(obj.getBoolean("isPerson"));
             assertEquals(obj.containsKey("givenName"), givenName != null);
             if(obj.containsKey("givenName") && givenName != null) {