diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
index 4c13c7c570..f6bff2dc8f 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar-section/admin-sidebar-section.component.html
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <li class="sidebar-section">
-    <a class="nav-item nav-link shortcut-icon" attr.aria-labelledby="sidebarName-{{section.id}}" [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate" [routerLink]="itemModel.link">
+    <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="nav-item nav-link shortcut-icon" attr.aria-labelledby="sidebarName-{{section.id}}" [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate" [routerLink]="itemModel.link">
         <i class="fas fa-{{section.icon}} fa-fw"></i>
     </a>
     <div class="sidebar-collapsible">
         <span id="sidebarName-{{section.id}}" class="section-header-text">
-          <ng-container
-            *ngComponentOutlet="(sectionMap$ | async).get(section.id).component; injector: (sectionMap$ | async).get(section.id).injector;"></ng-container>
+        <a class="nav-item nav-link"  tabindex="-1" [routerLink]="itemModel.link">{{itemModel.text | translate}}</a>
         </span>
     </div>
 </li>
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html
index 4dddc89920..d3d8031994 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.html
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
     <div class="sidebar-top-level-items">
         <ul class="navbar-nav">
             <li class="admin-menu-header sidebar-section">
-                <a class="shortcut-icon navbar-brand mr-0" href="#">
+                <a class="shortcut-icon navbar-brand mr-0" href="javascript:void(0);">
                 <span class="logo-wrapper">
                     <img class="admin-logo" src="assets/images/dspace-logo-mini.svg"
                          [alt]="('menu.header.image.logo') | translate">
                 </span>
                 </a>
                 <div class="sidebar-collapsible">
-                    <a class="navbar-brand mr-0" href="#">
+                    <a class="navbar-brand mr-0" href="javascript:void(0);">
                         <h4 class="section-header-text mb-0">{{'menu.header.admin' |
                             translate}}</h4>
                     </a>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <div class="navbar-nav">
         <div class="sidebar-section" id="sidebar-collapse-toggle">
             <a class="nav-item nav-link shortcut-icon"
-               href="#"
+               href="javascript:void(0);"
                (click)="toggle($event)">
                 <i *ngIf="(menuCollapsed | async)" class="fas fa-fw fa-angle-double-right"
                    [title]="'menu.section.icon.pin' | translate"></i>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
             </a>
             <div class="sidebar-collapsible">
                 <a class="nav-item nav-link sidebar-section"
-                   href="#"
+                   href="javascript:void(0);"
                    (click)="toggle($event)">
                     <span *ngIf="menuCollapsed | async" class="section-header-text">{{'menu.section.pin' | translate }}</span>
                     <span *ngIf="!(menuCollapsed | async)" class="section-header-text">{{'menu.section.unpin' | translate }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html
index 8854dea216..af014f3e1b 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
      value: ((expanded | async) ? 'endBackground' : 'startBackground'),
      params: {endColor: (sidebarActiveBg | async)}}">
     <div class="icon-wrapper">
-        <a class="nav-item nav-link shortcut-icon" attr.aria.labelledby="sidebarName-{{section.id}}" [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate" (click)="toggleSection($event)" href="#">
+        <a class="nav-item nav-link shortcut-icon" attr.aria.labelledby="sidebarName-{{section.id}}" [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate" (click)="toggleSection($event)" href="javascript:void(0);">
             <i class="fas fa-{{section.icon}} fa-fw"></i>
         </a>
     </div>
     <div class="sidebar-collapsible">
-        <a class="nav-item nav-link" href="#"
+        <a class="nav-item nav-link" href="javascript:void(0);" tabindex="-1"
            (click)="toggleSection($event)">
             <span id="sidebarName-{{section.id}}" class="section-header-text">
                 <ng-container
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html
index 74e918c07b..e4b92284d2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/link-menu-item.component.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<a class="nav-item nav-link"  [ngClass]="{'disabled': !hasLink}" [routerLink]="getRouterLink()">{{item.text | translate}}</a>
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+<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="nav-item nav-link"  [ngClass]="{'disabled': !hasLink}" [routerLink]="getRouterLink()">{{item.text | translate}}</a>
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diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/onclick-menu-item.component.html b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/onclick-menu-item.component.html
index 96c9049ab3..950b80f10f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/onclick-menu-item.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/menu-item/onclick-menu-item.component.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<a class="nav-item nav-link" role="button" (click)="item.function()">{{item.text | translate}}</a>
\ No newline at end of file
+<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="nav-item nav-link" role="button" (click)="item.function()">{{item.text | translate}}</a>
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