diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifyConfigurationService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifyConfigurationService.java
index 0844b3bd05..368f51745a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifyConfigurationService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifyConfigurationService.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ public class COARNotifyConfigurationService {
      * Mapping the submission step process identifier with the configuration
      * (see configuration at coar-notify.xml)
      */
-    private Map<String, List<String>> patterns;
+    private Map<String, List<LDNPattern>> patterns;
 
-    public Map<String, List<String>> getPatterns() {
+    public Map<String, List<LDNPattern>> getPatterns() {
         return patterns;
     }
 
-    public void setPatterns(Map<String, List<String>> patterns) {
+    public void setPatterns(Map<String, List<LDNPattern>> patterns) {
         this.patterns = patterns;
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration.java
index c91775d16e..f68ce32162 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration.java
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ public class COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration {
      * the map values of configured bean of COARNotifyConfigurationService
      * in coar-notify.xml
      */
-    private List<String> patterns;
+    private List<LDNPattern> patterns;
 
     public COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration() {
 
     }
 
-    public COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration(String id, List<String> patterns) {
+    public COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration(String id, List<LDNPattern> patterns) {
         super();
         this.id = id;
         this.patterns = patterns;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration {
      *
      * @return the list of configured COAR Notify Patterns
      */
-    public List<String> getPatterns() {
+    public List<LDNPattern> getPatterns() {
         return patterns;
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration {
      * Sets the list of configured COAR Notify Patterns
      * @param patterns
      */
-    public void setPatterns(final List<String> patterns) {
+    public void setPatterns(final List<LDNPattern> patterns) {
         this.patterns = patterns;
     }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/LDNPattern.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/LDNPattern.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca65eb86ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/LDNPattern.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.coarnotify;
+
+/**
+ * A collection of configured patterns to be met when adding COAR Notify services.
+ *
+ * @author Mohamed Eskander (mohamed.eskander at 4science.com)
+ */
+public class LDNPattern {
+
+    private String pattern;
+    private boolean multipleRequest;
+
+    public LDNPattern() {
+
+    }
+
+    public LDNPattern(String pattern, boolean multipleRequest) {
+        this.pattern = pattern;
+        this.multipleRequest = multipleRequest;
+    }
+
+    public String getPattern() {
+        return pattern;
+    }
+
+    public void setPattern(String pattern) {
+        this.pattern = pattern;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isMultipleRequest() {
+        return multipleRequest;
+    }
+
+    public void setMultipleRequest(boolean multipleRequest) {
+        this.multipleRequest = multipleRequest;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/SubmissionCOARNotifyServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/SubmissionCOARNotifyServiceImpl.java
index 89e729ae2a..ba99735223 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/SubmissionCOARNotifyServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/coarnotify/SubmissionCOARNotifyServiceImpl.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class SubmissionCOARNotifyServiceImpl implements SubmissionCOARNotifyServ
 
     @Override
     public COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration findOne(String id) {
-        List<String> patterns =
+        List<LDNPattern> patterns =
             coarNotifyConfigurationService.getPatterns().get(id);
 
         if (patterns == null) {
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/SubmissionCOARNotifyRest.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/SubmissionCOARNotifyRest.java
index 41a8e8f25a..0f414b3724 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/SubmissionCOARNotifyRest.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/SubmissionCOARNotifyRest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.RestResourceController;
 import org.dspace.coarnotify.COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration;
+import org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern;
 
 /**
  * This class is the REST representation of the COARNotifySubmissionConfiguration model object
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ public class SubmissionCOARNotifyRest extends BaseObjectRest<String> {
 
     private String id;
 
-    private List<String> patterns;
+    private List<LDNPattern> patterns;
 
     public String getId() {
         return id;
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ public class SubmissionCOARNotifyRest extends BaseObjectRest<String> {
         this.id = id;
     }
 
-    public List<String> getPatterns() {
+    public List<LDNPattern> getPatterns() {
         return patterns;
     }
 
-    public void setPatterns(final List<String> patterns) {
+    public void setPatterns(final List<LDNPattern> patterns) {
         this.patterns = patterns;
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/factory/impl/COARNotifySubmissionService.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/factory/impl/COARNotifySubmissionService.java
index 0000d45187..b560d5c916 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/factory/impl/COARNotifySubmissionService.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/factory/impl/COARNotifySubmissionService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.exception.UnprocessableEntityException;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.step.DataCOARNotify;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.coarnotify.COARNotifyConfigurationService;
+import org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern;
 import org.dspace.content.InProgressSubmission;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -106,12 +107,13 @@ public class COARNotifySubmissionService {
     }
 
     private boolean isContainPattern(String config, String pattern) {
-        List<String> patterns = coarNotifyConfigurationService.getPatterns().get(config);
+        List<LDNPattern> patterns = coarNotifyConfigurationService.getPatterns().get(config);
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(patterns)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         return patterns.stream()
+                       .map(LDNPattern::getPattern)
                        .anyMatch(v ->
                            v.equals(pattern));
     }
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/validation/COARNotifyValidation.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/validation/COARNotifyValidation.java
index 1b33e1ac37..7f2d07b302 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/validation/COARNotifyValidation.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/validation/COARNotifyValidation.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.ContextUtil;
 import org.dspace.app.util.DCInputsReaderException;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
 import org.dspace.coarnotify.COARNotifyConfigurationService;
+import org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern;
 import org.dspace.content.InProgressSubmission;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.logic.LogicalStatement;
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ public class COARNotifyValidation extends AbstractValidation {
         Item item = obj.getItem();
 
         List<String> patterns =
-            coarNotifyConfigurationService.getPatterns().getOrDefault(config.getId(), List.of());
+            coarNotifyConfigurationService.getPatterns().getOrDefault(config.getId(), List.of())
+                                          .stream()
+                                          .map(LDNPattern::getPattern)
+                                          .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
         patterns.forEach(pattern -> {
             List<NotifyServiceEntity> services = findByItemAndPattern(context, item, pattern);
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/SubmissionCOARNotifyRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/SubmissionCOARNotifyRestRepositoryIT.java
index 65ec92b99f..e00d1099d3 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/SubmissionCOARNotifyRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/SubmissionCOARNotifyRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.repository.SubmissionCoarNotifyRestRepository;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.test.AbstractControllerIntegrationTest;
+import org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -41,8 +42,10 @@ public class SubmissionCOARNotifyRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerInte
                 .andExpect(status().isOk())
                 .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$._embedded.submissioncoarnotifyconfigs", Matchers.containsInAnyOrder(
-                        SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.matchCOARNotifyEntry("coarnotify",
-                                List.of("request-review", "request-endorsement", "request-ingest"))
+                        SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.matchCOARNotifyEntry("coarnotify", List.of(
+                            new LDNPattern("request-review", true),
+                            new LDNPattern("request-endorsement", true),
+                            new LDNPattern("request-ingest", false)))
                 )));
     }
 
@@ -68,8 +71,10 @@ public class SubmissionCOARNotifyRestRepositoryIT extends AbstractControllerInte
                 .andExpect(status().isOk())
                 .andExpect(content().contentType(contentType))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$", Matchers.is(
-                        SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.matchCOARNotifyEntry("coarnotify",
-                                List.of("request-review", "request-endorsement", "request-ingest"))
+                        SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.matchCOARNotifyEntry("coarnotify", List.of(
+                            new LDNPattern("request-review", true),
+                            new LDNPattern("request-endorsement", true),
+                            new LDNPattern("request-ingest", false)))
                 )));
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.java
index 8a8bbde6ca..d425283821 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/matcher/SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher.java
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ package org.dspace.app.rest.matcher;
 
 import static com.jayway.jsonpath.matchers.JsonPathMatchers.hasJsonPath;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern;
 import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
 
 /**
@@ -26,11 +28,18 @@ public class SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher {
     private SubmissionCOARNotifyMatcher() {
     }
 
-    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchCOARNotifyEntry(String id, List<String> patterns) {
+    public static Matcher<? super Object> matchCOARNotifyEntry(String id, List<LDNPattern> patterns) {
         return allOf(
             hasJsonPath("$.id", is(id)),
-            hasJsonPath("$.patterns", is(patterns))
-        );
+            hasJsonPath(
+                "$.patterns", contains(
+                patterns.stream()
+                        .map(ldnPattern ->
+                            allOf(
+                                hasJsonPath("pattern", is(ldnPattern.getPattern())),
+                                hasJsonPath("multipleRequest", is(ldnPattern.isMultipleRequest()))
+                            ))
+                        .toArray(Matcher[]::new))));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/coar-notify.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/coar-notify.xml
index a93950f037..c837ffb82c 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/coar-notify.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/coar-notify.xml
@@ -10,13 +10,28 @@
             <map>
                 <entry key="coarnotify">
                     <list>
-                        <value>request-review</value>
-                        <value>request-endorsement</value>
-                        <value>request-ingest</value>
+                        <ref bean="requestReview"/>
+                        <ref bean="requestEndorsement"/>
+                        <ref bean="requestIngest" />
                     </list>
                 </entry>
             </map>
         </property>
     </bean>
 
+    <bean id="requestReview" class="org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern">
+        <property name="pattern" value="request-review"/>
+        <property name="multipleRequest" value="true"/>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean id="requestEndorsement" class="org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern">
+        <property name="pattern" value="request-endorsement"/>
+        <property name="multipleRequest" value="true"/>
+    </bean>
+
+    <bean id="requestIngest" class="org.dspace.coarnotify.LDNPattern">
+        <property name="pattern" value="request-ingest"/>
+        <property name="multipleRequest" value="false"/>
+    </bean>
+
 </beans>
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