diff --git a/newspaper/extractors.py b/newspaper/extractors.py
index 12875c6a..10367db0 100644
--- a/newspaper/extractors.py
+++ b/newspaper/extractors.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ def parse_date_str(date_str):
              'content': 'content'},
             {'attribute': 'pubdate', 'value': 'pubdate',
              'content': 'datetime'},
+            {'attribute': 'name', 'value': 'DC.date.issued',
+             'content': 'content'},
         ]
         for known_meta_tag in PUBLISH_DATE_TAGS:
             meta_tags = self.parser.getElementsByTag(