diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/EntityServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/EntityServiceImpl.java
index 98665a94dd..9f1372ee02 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/EntityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/EntityServiceImpl.java
@@ -172,18 +172,18 @@ public class EntityServiceImpl implements EntityService {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByLabel(Context context, String label) throws SQLException {
+    public List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(Context context, String type) throws SQLException {
 
-        return getRelationshipTypesByLabel(context, label, -1, -1);
+        return getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(context, type, -1, -1);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(Context context, String label,
+    public List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(Context context, String type,
                                                                  Integer limit, Integer offset) throws SQLException {
         List<RelationshipType> listToReturn = new LinkedList<>();
         for (RelationshipType relationshipType : relationshipTypeService.findAll(context, limit, offset)) {
-            if (StringUtils.equals(relationshipType.getLeftwardType(),label) ||
-                StringUtils.equals(relationshipType.getRightwardType(),label)) {
+            if (StringUtils.equals(relationshipType.getLeftwardType(),type) ||
+                StringUtils.equals(relationshipType.getRightwardType(),type)) {
                 listToReturn.add(relationshipType);
             }
         }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipTypeServiceImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipTypeServiceImpl.java
index 31564b1eee..0f1d529df5 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipTypeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/RelationshipTypeServiceImpl.java
@@ -65,13 +65,14 @@ public class RelationshipTypeServiceImpl implements RelationshipTypeService {
 
     @Override
     public List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String label) throws SQLException {
-        return findByLeftOrRightLabel(context, label, -1, -1);
+        return findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(context, label, -1, -1);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String label, Integer limit, Integer offset)
+    public List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String label, Integer limit,
+                                                                    Integer offset)
             throws SQLException {
-        return relationshipTypeDAO.findByLeftOrRightLabel(context, label, limit, offset);
+        return relationshipTypeDAO.findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(context, label, limit, offset);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAO.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAO.java
index 84cf805d62..45a6f6c257 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAO.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAO.java
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public interface RelationshipTypeDAO extends GenericDAO<RelationshipType> {
      * @return A list of RelationshipType objects that have the given label as either the leftLabel or rightLabel
      * @throws SQLException If something goes wrong
      */
-    List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String type, Integer limit, Integer offset)
+    List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String type, Integer limit,
+                                                             Integer offset)
             throws SQLException;
 
     /**
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipTypeDAOImpl.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipTypeDAOImpl.java
index df4d5e613b..0d7c583615 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipTypeDAOImpl.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/dao/impl/RelationshipTypeDAOImpl.java
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public class RelationshipTypeDAOImpl extends AbstractHibernateDAO<RelationshipTy
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String type, Integer limit, Integer offset)
+    public List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String type, Integer limit,
+                                                                    Integer offset)
             throws SQLException {
 
         CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder = getCriteriaBuilder(context);
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/EntityService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/EntityService.java
index 4c7144486e..be1fe98d3e 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/EntityService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/EntityService.java
@@ -190,25 +190,25 @@ public interface EntityService {
      * Retrieves a list of RelationshipType objects for which either their left or right label is equal to the
      * label parameter that's being passed along
      * @param context   The relevant DSpace context
-     * @param label     The label for which the relationshiptype's labels must be checked
+     * @param type     The label for which the relationshiptype's labels must be checked
      * @return The list of relationshiptypes that each contain a left or right label that is equal
      *                  to the given label parameter
      * @throws SQLException If something goes wrong
      */
-    List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(Context context, String label) throws SQLException;
+    List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(Context context, String type) throws SQLException;
 
     /**
      * Retrieves a list of RelationshipType objects for which either their left or right label is equal to the
      * label parameter that's being passed along
      * @param context   The relevant DSpace context
-     * @param label     The label for which the relationshiptype's labels must be checked
+     * @param type     The label for which the relationshiptype's labels must be checked
      * @param limit     paging limit
      * @param offset    paging offset
      * @return The list of relationshiptypes that each contain a left or right label that is equal
      *                  to the given label parameter
      * @throws SQLException If something goes wrong
      */
-    List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByLabel(Context context, String label,
+    List<RelationshipType> getRelationshipTypesByTypeName(Context context, String type,
                                                        Integer limit, Integer offset) throws SQLException;
 
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipTypeService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipTypeService.java
index f60abfb88b..352b347d0c 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipTypeService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/RelationshipTypeService.java
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ public interface RelationshipTypeService extends DSpaceCRUDService<RelationshipT
      *                  that is equal to the given label param
      * @throws SQLException If something goes wrong
      */
-    List<RelationshipType> findByLeftOrRightLabel(Context context, String label, Integer limit, Integer offset)
+    List<RelationshipType> findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(Context context, String label, Integer limit,
+                                                             Integer offset)
             throws SQLException;
 
     /**
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAOImplTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAOImplTest.java
index 4f415e18e1..7ad7419ce1 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAOImplTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/content/dao/RelationshipTypeDAOImplTest.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class RelationshipTypeDAOImplTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
     @Test
     public void testFindByLeftOrRightLabel() throws Exception {
         assertEquals("TestFindByLeftOrRightLabel 0", relationshipTypeList, relationshipTypeService.
-                findByLeftOrRightLabel(context, "isAuthorOfPublication", -1, -1));
+                findByLeftwardOrRightwardTypeName(context, "isAuthorOfPublication", -1, -1));
     }
 
     /**