diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java
index d239824d..220cbfb9 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ public class CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator {
 		SparklineData sparklineData = new SparklineData();
 
 		int numOfYearsToBeRendered = 0;
-		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
+		
+		/*
+		 * It was decided that to prevent downward curve that happens if there are no publications 
+		 * in the current year seems a bit harsh, so we consider only publications from the last 10
+		 * complete years. 
+		 * */
+		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1;
 		int shortSparkMinYear = currentYear 
 									- VisConstants.MINIMUM_YEARS_CONSIDERED_FOR_SPARKLINE 
 									+ 1;
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coprincipalinvestigator/CoPIVisCodeGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coprincipalinvestigator/CoPIVisCodeGenerator.java
index 50dddfb9..a3a3a51c 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coprincipalinvestigator/CoPIVisCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/coprincipalinvestigator/CoPIVisCodeGenerator.java
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ public class CoPIVisCodeGenerator {
 		SparklineData sparklineData = new SparklineData();
 
 		int numOfYearsToBeRendered = 0;
-		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
+		
+		/*
+		 * It was decided that to prevent downward curve that happens if there are no publications 
+		 * in the current year seems a bit harsh, so we consider only publications from the last 10
+		 * complete years. 
+		 * */
+		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1;
 		int shortSparkMinYear = currentYear
 				- VisConstants.MINIMUM_YEARS_CONSIDERED_FOR_SPARKLINE + 1;
 
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/persongrantcount/PersonGrantCountVisCodeGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/persongrantcount/PersonGrantCountVisCodeGenerator.java
index a874655c..bc05ef0e 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/persongrantcount/PersonGrantCountVisCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/persongrantcount/PersonGrantCountVisCodeGenerator.java
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ public class PersonGrantCountVisCodeGenerator {
 		sparklineData.setYearToActivityCount(yearToGrantCount);
 		
 		int numOfYearsToBeRendered = 0;
-		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
+		
+		/*
+		 * It was decided that to prevent downward curve that happens if there are no publications 
+		 * in the current year seems a bit harsh, so we consider only publications from the last 10
+		 * complete years. 
+		 * */
+		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1;
 		int shortSparkMinYear = currentYear
 				- VisConstants.MINIMUM_YEARS_CONSIDERED_FOR_SPARKLINE + 1;
 
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java
index 5d9f0c5f..760b16ed 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ public class PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator {
 		
 
 		int numOfYearsToBeRendered = 0;
-		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
+		
+		/*
+		 * It was decided that to prevent downward curve that happens if there are no publications 
+		 * in the current year seems a bit harsh, so we consider only publications from the last 10
+		 * complete years. 
+		 * */
+		int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1;
 		int shortSparkMinYear = currentYear 
 									- VisConstants.MINIMUM_YEARS_CONSIDERED_FOR_SPARKLINE
 									+ 1;