diff --git a/assets/sass/main.scss b/assets/sass/main.scss
index 7d7c2a7e..0ec4d43b 100644
--- a/assets/sass/main.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/main.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{- $scr := .Scratch -}}
 {{- $site := $scr.Get "site" -}}
-{{- partial "css/parse_theme.css" . -}}
+{{- partial "functions/parse_theme" . -}}
 
 $sta-font-size: {{ $scr.Get "font_size" }};
 $sta-font-size-small: {{ $scr.Get "font_size_small" }};
diff --git a/data/publication_types.toml b/data/publication_types.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1d5949e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/publication_types.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Publication types.
+# Each item in the list corresponds to an item in the language packs.
+types = [ "pub_uncat",
+          "pub_conf",
+          "pub_journal",
+          "pub_preprint",
+          "pub_report",
+          "pub_book",
+          "pub_book_section",
+          "pub_thesis",
+          "pub_patent"
+        ]
diff --git a/layouts/partials/functions/get_pub_types.html b/layouts/partials/functions/get_pub_types.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a8f1fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/functions/get_pub_types.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{{/* Get Publication Types */}}
+{{ $pub_types := slice }}
+{{ range site.Data.publication_types.types }}
+  {{ $pub_types = $pub_types | append (i18n . | default "Uncategorized") }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ return $pub_types }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/css/parse_theme.css b/layouts/partials/functions/parse_theme.html
similarity index 100%
rename from layouts/partials/css/parse_theme.css
rename to layouts/partials/functions/parse_theme.html
diff --git a/layouts/partials/header.html b/layouts/partials/header.html
index a001339b..ac962639 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/header.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/header.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   {{ end }}
   <link rel="alternate" hreflang="{{ site.LanguageCode | default "en-us" }}" href="{{ .Permalink }}">
 
-  {{ partial "css/parse_theme.css" . }}
+  {{ partial "functions/parse_theme" . }}
   {{ $css := site.Data.assets.css }}
   {{ $js := site.Data.assets.js }}
   {{ if ne ($scr.Get "primary") "#fff" }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/pub_types.html b/layouts/partials/pub_types.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 856ab44b..00000000
--- a/layouts/partials/pub_types.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{{ $.Scratch.Set "pub_types" (slice (i18n "pub_uncat" | default "Uncategorized") (i18n "pub_conf" | default "Conference paper") (i18n "pub_journal" | default "Journal article") (i18n "pub_preprint" | default "Preprint") (i18n "pub_report" | default "Report") (i18n "pub_book" | default "Book") (i18n "pub_book_section" | default "Book section") (i18n "pub_thesis" | default "Thesis") (i18n "pub_patent" | default "Patent") ) }}
diff --git a/layouts/publication/single.html b/layouts/publication/single.html
index df368a5d..ea77e0f9 100644
--- a/layouts/publication/single.html
+++ b/layouts/publication/single.html
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
         <div class="row">
           <div class="col-12 col-md-3 pub-row-heading">{{ i18n "publication_type" }}</div>
           <div class="col-12 col-md-9">
-            {{ partial "pub_types.html" $ }}
-            {{ $pub_types := $.Scratch.Get "pub_types" }}
+            {{ $pub_types := partial "functions/get_pub_types" $ }}
             {{ range $index, $pubtype := .Params.publication_types }}
             <a href="{{ (site.GetPage "section" "publication").RelPermalink }}#{{ . | urlize }}">
               {{ index $pub_types (int .) }}
diff --git a/layouts/section/publication.html b/layouts/section/publication.html
index a4107745..a1f3c97a 100644
--- a/layouts/section/publication.html
+++ b/layouts/section/publication.html
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
         <div class="col-auto">
           <select class="pub-filters pubtype-select form-control form-control-sm" data-filter-group="pubtype">
             <option value="*">{{ i18n "publication_type" }}</option>
-            {{ partial "pub_types.html" $ }}
+            {{ $pub_types := partial "functions/get_pub_types" $ }}
             {{ range $index, $taxonomy := site.Taxonomies.publication_types }}
             <option value=".pubtype-{{ (int $index) }}">
-              {{ $pub_types := $.Scratch.Get "pub_types" }}
               {{ index $pub_types (int $index) }}
             </option>
             {{ end }}