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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { Box } from '@mui/material'
+
+import Publication from '.'
+
+vi.stubGlobal('open', vi.fn())
+const open = vi.spyOn(window, 'open')
+
+describe('Publication component', () => {
+  const defaultProps = {
+    year: '2022',
+    authors: 'Test Author',
+    title: 'Test Title',
+    location: 'Test Location',
+    link: 'https://test.com',
+  }
+  test('renders without crashing and displays the correct year, authors, title, and location', () => {
+    render(<Publication {...defaultProps} link={undefined} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText(defaultProps.year)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText(defaultProps.title)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText(defaultProps.authors, { exact: false })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText(defaultProps.location, { exact: false })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  test('opens the correct link when the link button is clicked', async () => {
+    render(<Publication {...defaultProps} />)
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button'))
+    expect(open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(defaultProps.link, '_blank')
+  })
+
+  test('renders correctly with a custom base component', () => {
+    render(<Publication {...defaultProps} Component={Box} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText(defaultProps.title)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})