diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
index fd6d7cdc46..89b2927939 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export const externalSourceMyStaffDb: ExternalSource = {
 export function getMockExternalSourceService(): ExternalSourceService {
   return jasmine.createSpyObj('ExternalSourceService', {
     findAll: jasmine.createSpy('findAll'),
+    searchBy: jasmine.createSpy('searchBy'),
     getExternalSourceEntries: jasmine.createSpy('getExternalSourceEntries'),
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.html
index 73b41378c8..e1f03c40d5 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
     </button>
   </div>
   <div class="modal-body">
-    <ds-collection-dropdown (selectionChange)="selectObject($event)">
+    <ds-loading *ngIf="isLoading()"></ds-loading>
+    <ds-collection-dropdown [ngClass]="{'d-none': isLoading()}"
+                            (selectionChange)="selectObject($event)"
+                            (hasChoice)="onHasChoice($event)"
+                            (theOnlySelectable)="theOnlySelectable($event)"
+                            [entityType]="entityType">
     </ds-collection-dropdown>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.spec.ts
index 1247eda0dc..3fb2d971b5 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
-import { waitForAsync, TestBed, ComponentFixture, inject } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, inject, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { createTestComponent } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent } from './submission-import-external-collection.component';
 import { CollectionListEntry } from '../../../shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
 import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 describe('SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent test suite', () => {
   let comp: SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent;
@@ -76,6 +77,48 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent test suite', () => {
 
       expect(compAsAny.activeModal.dismiss).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it('should be in loading state when hasChoice variable is different to true', () => {
+      comp.hasChoice = null;
+      expect(comp.isLoading()).toBeTrue();
+
+      comp.hasChoice = false;
+      expect(comp.isLoading()).toBeTrue();
+
+      comp.hasChoice = true;
+      expect(comp.isLoading()).toBeFalse();
+    });
+
+    it('should set hasChoice variable on hasChoice event', () => {
+      comp.hasChoice = null;
+
+      comp.onHasChoice(true);
+      expect(comp.hasChoice).toBe(true);
+
+      comp.onHasChoice(false);
+      expect(comp.hasChoice).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should emit theOnlySelectable', () => {
+      spyOn(comp.selectedEvent, 'emit').and.callThrough();
+
+      const selected: any = {};
+      comp.theOnlySelectable(selected);
+
+      expect(comp.selectedEvent.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(selected);
+    });
+
+    it('dropdown should be invisible when the component is loading', fakeAsync(() => {
+
+      spyOn(comp, 'isLoading').and.returnValue(true);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+        const dropdownMenu = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-collection-dropdown')).nativeElement;
+        expect(dropdownMenu.classList).toContain('d-none');
+      });
+    }));
+
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.ts
index cbac0cb710..588bce89f9 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Output } from '@angular/core';
 import { CollectionListEntry } from '../../../shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
 import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent {
    */
   @Output() public selectedEvent = new EventEmitter<CollectionListEntry>();
 
+  /**
+   * If present this value is used to filter collection list by entity type
+   */
+  public entityType: string;
+
+  /**
+   * If a collection choice is available
+   */
+  public hasChoice: boolean = null;
+
   /**
    * Initialize the component variables.
    * @param {NgbActiveModal} activeModal
@@ -37,4 +47,27 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent {
   public closeCollectionModal(): void {
     this.activeModal.dismiss(false);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Propagate the onlySelectable collection
+   * @param theOnlySelectable
+   */
+  public theOnlySelectable(theOnlySelectable: CollectionListEntry) {
+    this.selectedEvent.emit(theOnlySelectable);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the hasChoice state
+   * @param hasChoice
+   */
+  public onHasChoice(hasChoice: boolean) {
+    this.hasChoice = hasChoice;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * If the component is in loading state.
+   */
+  public isLoading(): boolean {
+    return this.hasChoice !== true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.html
index 83c1ed82b6..bbb0dbcc94 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="modal-header">
-  <h2>{{'submission.import-external.preview.title' | translate}}</h2>
+  <h2>{{'submission.import-external.preview.title.' + labelPrefix | translate}}</h2>
   <button type="button" class="close"
           (click)="closeMetadataModal()" aria-label="Close">
       <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.ts
index c7b1722ab4..ccc9ede142 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { NgbActiveModal, NgbModalRef, NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { NgbActiveModal, NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
 import { MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent implements OnInit {
    * The entry metadata list
    */
   public metadataList: { key: string, value: MetadataValue }[];
+  /**
+   * The label prefix to use to generate the translation label
+   */
+  public labelPrefix: string;
   /**
    * The modal for the entry preview
    */
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent implements OnInit {
     this.modalRef = this.modalService.open(SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent, {
       size: 'lg',
     });
+    this.modalRef.componentInstance.entityType = this.labelPrefix;
     this.closeMetadataModal();
 
     this.modalRef.componentInstance.selectedEvent.pipe(
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
index 983e0355af..98b88f72fc 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   getMockExternalSourceService
 } from '../../../shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
-import { PaginatedList, buildPaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
+import { buildPaginatedList, PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { ExternalSource } from '../../../core/shared/external-source.model';
 import { FindListOptions } from '../../../core/data/request.models';
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { HostWindowService } from '../../../shared/host-window.service';
 import { HostWindowServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/host-window-service.stub';
 import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
 import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
+import { RequestParam } from '../../../core/cache/models/request-param.model';
 
 describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
   let comp: SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent;
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
 
     // synchronous beforeEach
     beforeEach(() => {
-      mockExternalSourceService.findAll.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
+      mockExternalSourceService.searchBy.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
       const html = `
-        <ds-submission-import-external-searchbar></ds-submission-import-external-searchbar>`;
+        <ds-submission-import-external-searchbar [initExternalSourceData]="initExternalSourceData"></ds-submission-import-external-searchbar>`;
       testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
       testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
     });
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
       const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
       paginatedList = buildPaginatedList(pageInfo, [externalSourceOrcid, externalSourceCiencia, externalSourceMyStaffDb]);
       paginatedListRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(paginatedList);
-      compAsAny.externalService.findAll.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
+      compAsAny.externalService.searchBy.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
       sourceList = [
         {id: 'orcid', name: 'orcid'},
         {id: 'ciencia', name: 'ciencia'},
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('Should init component properly (without initExternalSourceData)', () => {
-      comp.initExternalSourceData = { sourceId: '', query: '' };
+      comp.initExternalSourceData = { entity: 'Publication', sourceId: '', query: '' };
       scheduler.schedule(() => fixture.detectChanges());
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('Should init component properly (with initExternalSourceData populated)', () => {
-      comp.initExternalSourceData = { query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
+      comp.initExternalSourceData = { entity: 'Publication', query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
       scheduler.schedule(() => fixture.detectChanges());
       scheduler.flush();
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('Should load additional external sources', () => {
+      comp.initExternalSourceData = { entity: 'Publication', query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
       comp.sourceListLoading = false;
       compAsAny.pageInfo = new PageInfo({
         elementsPerPage: 3,
@@ -139,6 +141,9 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
       compAsAny.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
         elementsPerPage: 3,
         currentPage: 0,
+        searchParams: [
+          new RequestParam('entityType', 'Publication')
+        ]
       });
       comp.sourceList = sourceList;
       const expected = sourceList.concat(sourceList);
@@ -150,9 +155,10 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('The \'search\' method should call \'emit\'', () => {
+      comp.initExternalSourceData = { entity: 'Publication', query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
       comp.selectedElement = { id: 'orcidV2', name: 'orcidV2' };
       comp.searchString = 'dummy';
-      const expected = { sourceId: comp.selectedElement.id, query: comp.searchString };
+      const expected = { entity: 'Publication', sourceId: comp.selectedElement.id, query: comp.searchString };
       spyOn(comp.externalSourceData, 'emit');
       comp.search();
 
@@ -167,5 +173,5 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
   template: ``
 })
 class TestComponent {
-
+  initExternalSourceData = { entity: 'Publication', query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
index 30f5184d57..ebaa479af0 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-import {
-  ChangeDetectorRef,
-  Component,
-  EventEmitter,
-  Input,
-  OnDestroy,
-  OnInit,
-  Output
-} from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Observable, of as observableOf, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
+import { RequestParam } from '../../../core/cache/models/request-param.model';
 import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../../core/data/external-source.service';
 import { ExternalSource } from '../../../core/shared/external-source.model';
-import { PaginatedList, buildPaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
+import { buildPaginatedList, PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
@@ -34,6 +27,7 @@ export interface SourceElement {
  * Interface for the external source data to export.
  */
 export interface ExternalSourceData {
+  entity: string;
   query: string;
   sourceId: string;
 }
@@ -116,8 +110,11 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit, OnDes
     this.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
       elementsPerPage: 5,
       currentPage: 1,
+      searchParams: [
+        new RequestParam('entityType', this.initExternalSourceData.entity)
+      ]
     });
-    this.externalService.findAll(this.findListOptions).pipe(
+    this.externalService.searchBy('findByEntityType', this.findListOptions).pipe(
       catchError(() => {
         const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
         const paginatedList = buildPaginatedList(pageInfo, []);
@@ -158,8 +155,11 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit, OnDes
       this.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
         elementsPerPage: 5,
         currentPage: this.findListOptions.currentPage + 1,
+        searchParams: [
+          new RequestParam('entityType', this.initExternalSourceData.entity)
+        ]
       });
-      this.sub = this.externalService.findAll(this.findListOptions).pipe(
+      this.externalService.searchBy('findByEntityType', this.findListOptions).pipe(
         catchError(() => {
           const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
           const paginatedList = buildPaginatedList(pageInfo, []);
@@ -182,7 +182,13 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit, OnDes
    * Passes the search parameters to the parent component.
    */
   public search(): void {
-    this.externalSourceData.emit({ sourceId: this.selectedElement.id, query: this.searchString });
+    this.externalSourceData.emit(
+      {
+        entity: this.initExternalSourceData.entity,
+        sourceId: this.selectedElement.id,
+        query: this.searchString
+      }
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -193,4 +199,5 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit, OnDes
       this.sub.unsubscribe();
     }
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
index 3c7ed3cd64..5e8119c735 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 <div class="container">
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-12">
-      <h2 id="header" class="pb-2">{{'submission.import-external.title' | translate}}</h2>
+      <h2 id="header" class="pb-2">{{'submission.import-external.title' + ((label) ? '.' + label : '') | translate}}</h2>
       <ds-submission-import-external-searchbar
-        [initExternalSourceData]="routeData"
+        *ngIf="reload$.value.entity"
+        [initExternalSourceData]="reload$.value"
         (externalSourceData) = "getExternalSourceData($event)">
       </ds-submission-import-external-searchbar>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="row">
-    <div *ngIf="routeData.sourceId !== ''" class="col-md-12">
+  <div class="row" *ngIf="reload$.value.entity">
+    <div *ngIf="reload$.value.sourceId !== ''" class="col-md-12">
       <ng-container *ngVar="(entriesRD$ | async) as entriesRD">
-        <h3 *ngIf="entriesRD && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length !== 0">{{ 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.' + routeData.sourceId | translate}}</h3>
+        <h3 *ngIf="entriesRD && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length !== 0">{{ 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title' | translate}}</h3>
         <ds-viewable-collection *ngIf="entriesRD?.hasSucceeded && !(isLoading$ | async) && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0" @fadeIn
                                 [objects]="entriesRD"
                                 [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: repeatable, listId: listId }"
@@ -29,12 +30,19 @@
         </div>
       </ng-container>
     </div>
-    <div *ngIf="routeData.sourceId === ''" class="col-md-12">
+    <div *ngIf="reload$.value.sourceId === ''" class="col-md-12">
       <ds-alert [type]="'alert-info'">
         <p class="lead mb-0">{{'submission.import-external.page.hint' | translate}}</p>
       </ds-alert>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <div class="row" *ngIf="!reload$.value.entity">
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+      <ds-alert [type]="'alert-warning'">
+        <p class="lead mb-0">{{'submission.import-external.page.noentity' | translate}}</p>
+      </ds-alert>
+    </div>
+  </div>
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-12">
       <hr>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
index c0b85b696b..20f36995a6 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
-import { waitForAsync, ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -102,17 +102,19 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalComponent test suite', () => {
 
     it('Should init component properly (without route data)', () => {
       const expectedEntries = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(createPaginatedList([]));
+      comp.routeData = {entity: '', sourceId: '', query: '' };
       spyOn(compAsAny.routeService, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.returnValue(observableOf(''));
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
-      expect(comp.routeData).toEqual({ sourceId: '', query: '' });
+      expect(comp.routeData).toEqual({entity: '', sourceId: '', query: '' });
       expect(comp.isLoading$.value).toBe(false);
       expect(comp.entriesRD$.value).toEqual(expectedEntries);
     });
 
     it('Should init component properly (with route data)', () => {
+      comp.routeData = {entity: '', sourceId: '', query: '' };
       spyOn(compAsAny, 'retrieveExternalSources');
-      spyOn(compAsAny.routeService, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.returnValues(observableOf('source'), observableOf('dummy'));
+      spyOn(compAsAny.routeService, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.returnValues(observableOf('entity'), observableOf('source'), observableOf('dummy'));
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(compAsAny.retrieveExternalSources).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalComponent test suite', () => {
 
     it('Should call \'getExternalSourceEntries\' properly', () => {
       spyOn(routeServiceStub, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.callFake((param) => {
-        if (param === 'source') {
+        if (param === 'sourceId') {
           return observableOf('orcidV2');
         } else if (param === 'query') {
           return observableOf('test');
@@ -136,15 +138,15 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalComponent test suite', () => {
     });
 
     it('Should call \'router.navigate\'', () => {
-      comp.routeData = { sourceId: '', query: '' };
+      comp.routeData = {entity: 'Person', sourceId: '', query: '' };
       spyOn(compAsAny, 'retrieveExternalSources').and.callFake(() => null);
       compAsAny.router.navigate.and.returnValue( new Promise(() => {return;}));
-      const event = { sourceId: 'orcidV2', query: 'dummy' };
+      const event = {entity: 'Person', sourceId: 'orcidV2', query: 'dummy' };
 
       scheduler.schedule(() => comp.getExternalSourceData(event));
       scheduler.flush();
 
-      expect(compAsAny.router.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([], { queryParams: { source: event.sourceId, query: event.query }, replaceUrl: true });
+      expect(compAsAny.router.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([], { queryParams: { entity: event.entity, sourceId: event.sourceId, query: event.query }, replaceUrl: true });
     });
 
     it('Entry should be passed to the component loaded inside the modal', () => {
@@ -166,6 +168,13 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalComponent test suite', () => {
       expect(compAsAny.modalService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent, { size: 'lg' });
       expect(comp.modalRef.componentInstance.externalSourceEntry).toEqual(entry);
     });
+
+    it('Should set the correct label', () => {
+      const label = 'Person';
+      compAsAny.selectLabel(label);
+
+      expect(comp.label).toEqual(label);
+    });
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
index e8370a9be0..0fddaa6fe0 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   public isLoading$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
 
-  public reload$: BehaviorSubject<{ query: string, source: string }> = new BehaviorSubject<{ query: string; source: string }>({
+  public reload$: BehaviorSubject<ExternalSourceData> = new BehaviorSubject<ExternalSourceData>({
+    entity: '',
     query: '',
-    source: ''
+    sourceId: ''
   });
   /**
    * Configuration to use for the import buttons
@@ -109,11 +110,10 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Get the entries for the selected external source and set initial configuration.
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.label = 'Journal';
     this.listId = 'list-submission-external-sources';
     this.context = Context.EntitySearchModalWithNameVariants;
     this.repeatable = false;
-    this.routeData = {sourceId: '', query: ''};
+    this.routeData = {entity: '', sourceId: '', query: ''};
     this.importConfig = {
       buttonLabel: 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.external-source.import-button-title.' + this.label
     };
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.isLoading$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
     this.subs.push(combineLatest(
       [
-        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('source'),
+        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('entity'),
+        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('sourceId'),
         this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('query')
       ]).pipe(
       take(1)
-    ).subscribe(([source, query]: [string, string]) => {
-      this.reload$.next({query: query, source: source});
+    ).subscribe(([entity, sourceId, query]: [string, string, string]) => {
+      this.reload$.next({entity: entity, query: query, sourceId: sourceId});
+      this.selectLabel(entity);
       this.retrieveExternalSources();
     }));
   }
@@ -138,11 +140,11 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.router.navigate(
       [],
       {
-        queryParams: {source: event.sourceId, query: event.query},
+        queryParams: event,
         replaceUrl: true
       }
     ).then(() => {
-      this.reload$.next({source: event.sourceId, query: event.query});
+      this.reload$.next(event);
       this.retrieveExternalSources();
     });
   }
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
     const modalComp = this.modalRef.componentInstance;
     modalComp.externalSourceEntry = entry;
+    modalComp.labelPrefix = this.label;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -173,22 +176,17 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Retrieve external source entries
-   *
-   * @param source The source tupe
-   * @param query The query string to search
+   * Retrieve external source entries.
    */
   private retrieveExternalSources(): void {
-    if (hasValue(this.retrieveExternalSourcesSub)) {
+/*    if (hasValue(this.retrieveExternalSourcesSub)) {
       this.retrieveExternalSourcesSub.unsubscribe();
-    }
+    }*/
     this.retrieveExternalSourcesSub = this.reload$.pipe(
-      filter((sourceQueryObject: { source: string, query: string }) => isNotEmpty(sourceQueryObject.source) && isNotEmpty(sourceQueryObject.query)),
-      switchMap((sourceQueryObject: { source: string, query: string }) => {
-          const source = sourceQueryObject.source;
+      filter((sourceQueryObject: ExternalSourceData) => isNotEmpty(sourceQueryObject.sourceId) && isNotEmpty(sourceQueryObject.query)),
+      switchMap((sourceQueryObject: ExternalSourceData) => {
           const query = sourceQueryObject.query;
-          this.routeData.sourceId = source;
-          this.routeData.query = query;
+          this.routeData = sourceQueryObject;
           return this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions.pipe(
             tap((v) => this.isLoading$.next(true)),
             filter((searchOptions) => searchOptions.query === query),
@@ -204,4 +202,16 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the correct button label, depending on the entity.
+   *
+   * @param entity The entity name
+   */
+  private selectLabel(entity: string): void {
+    this.label = entity;
+    this.importConfig = {
+      buttonLabel: 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.external-source.import-button-title.' + this.label
+    };
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index f02f2afc84..a90d6329bf 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@
 
   "file-section.error.header": "Error obtaining files for this item",
 
-  
+
 
   "footer.copyright": "copyright © 2002-{{ year }}",
 
@@ -3211,8 +3211,24 @@
 
   "submission.import-external.title": "Import metadata from an external source",
 
+  "submission.import-external.title.Journal": "Import a journal from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title.JournalIssue": "Import a journal issue from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title.JournalVolume": "Import a journal volume from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title.OrgUnit": "Import a publisher from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title.Person": "Import a person from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title.Project": "Import a project from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title.Publication": "Import a publication from an external source",
+
   "submission.import-external.page.hint": "Enter a query above to find items from the web to import in to DSpace.",
 
+  "submission.import-external.page.noentity": "An entity type must be selected in order to use this page. Select it using the 'Import metadata from an external source' button in 'MyDspace' page.",
+
   "submission.import-external.back-to-my-dspace": "Back to MyDSpace",
 
   "submission.import-external.search.placeholder": "Search the external source",