diff --git a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
index e79670306f..0c5f3fb61b 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/objects/submission-objects.effects.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Actions, createEffect, ofType } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { isEqual, union } from 'lodash';
+import { isEqual, isUndefined, union } from 'lodash';
 
 import { from as observableFrom, Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, filter, map, mergeMap, switchMap, take, tap, withLatestFrom } from 'rxjs/operators';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import {
   UpdateSectionDataAction,
   UpdateSectionDataSuccessAction
 } from './submission-objects.actions';
-import { SubmissionObjectEntry} from './submission-objects.reducer';
+import { SubmissionObjectEntry } from './submission-objects.reducer';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../core/shared/operators';
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Dispatch a [InitSectionAction] for every submission sections and dispatch a [CompleteInitSubmissionFormAction]
    */
-   loadForm$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  loadForm$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.INIT_SUBMISSION_FORM),
     map((action: InitSubmissionFormAction) => {
       const definition = action.payload.submissionDefinition;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Dispatch a [InitSubmissionFormAction]
    */
-   resetForm$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  resetForm$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.RESET_SUBMISSION_FORM),
     map((action: ResetSubmissionFormAction) =>
       new InitSubmissionFormAction(
@@ -120,35 +120,35 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Dispatch a [SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction] or a [SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction] on error
    */
-   saveSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM),
     switchMap((action: SaveSubmissionFormAction) => {
       return this.operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceType(
         this.submissionService.getSubmissionObjectLinkName(),
         action.payload.submissionId,
         'sections').pipe(
-        map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => new SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction(action.payload.submissionId, response, action.payload.isManual, action.payload.isManual)),
-        catchError(() => observableOf(new SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction(action.payload.submissionId))));
+          map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => new SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction(action.payload.submissionId, response, action.payload.isManual, action.payload.isManual)),
+          catchError(() => observableOf(new SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction(action.payload.submissionId))));
     })));
 
   /**
    * Dispatch a [SaveForLaterSubmissionFormSuccessAction] or a [SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction] on error
    */
-   saveForLaterSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveForLaterSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_FOR_LATER_SUBMISSION_FORM),
     switchMap((action: SaveForLaterSubmissionFormAction) => {
       return this.operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceType(
         this.submissionService.getSubmissionObjectLinkName(),
         action.payload.submissionId,
         'sections').pipe(
-        map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => new SaveForLaterSubmissionFormSuccessAction(action.payload.submissionId, response)),
-        catchError(() => observableOf(new SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction(action.payload.submissionId))));
+          map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => new SaveForLaterSubmissionFormSuccessAction(action.payload.submissionId, response)),
+          catchError(() => observableOf(new SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction(action.payload.submissionId))));
     })));
 
   /**
    * Call parseSaveResponse and dispatch actions
    */
-   saveSubmissionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveSubmissionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_SUCCESS),
     withLatestFrom(this.store$),
     map(([action, currentState]: [SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction, any]) => {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
    * Call parseSaveResponse and dispatch actions.
    * Notification system is forced to be disabled.
    */
-   saveSubmissionSectionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveSubmissionSectionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM_SUCCESS),
     withLatestFrom(this.store$),
     map(([action, currentState]: [SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction, any]) => {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Dispatch a [SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction] or a [SaveSubmissionSectionFormErrorAction] on error
    */
-   saveSection$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveSection$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM),
     switchMap((action: SaveSubmissionSectionFormAction) => {
       return this.operationsService.jsonPatchByResourceID(
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
         action.payload.submissionId,
         'sections',
         action.payload.sectionId).pipe(
-        map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => new SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction(action.payload.submissionId, response)),
-        catchError(() => observableOf(new SaveSubmissionSectionFormErrorAction(action.payload.submissionId))));
+          map((response: SubmissionObject[]) => new SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction(action.payload.submissionId, response)),
+          catchError(() => observableOf(new SaveSubmissionSectionFormErrorAction(action.payload.submissionId))));
     })));
 
   /**
    * Show a notification on error
    */
-   saveError$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveError$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_ERROR, SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM_ERROR),
     withLatestFrom(this.store$),
     tap(() => this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translate.get('submission.sections.general.save_error_notice')))), { dispatch: false });
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Call parseSaveResponse and dispatch actions or dispatch [SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction] on error
    */
-   saveAndDeposit$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveAndDeposit$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_AND_DEPOSIT_SUBMISSION),
     withLatestFrom(this.submissionService.hasUnsavedModification()),
     switchMap(([action, hasUnsavedModification]: [SaveAndDepositSubmissionAction, boolean]) => {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Dispatch a [DepositSubmissionSuccessAction] or a [DepositSubmissionErrorAction] on error
    */
-   depositSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  depositSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.DEPOSIT_SUBMISSION),
     withLatestFrom(this.store$),
     switchMap(([action, state]: [DepositSubmissionAction, any]) => {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Show a notification on success and redirect to MyDSpace page
    */
-   saveForLaterSubmissionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  saveForLaterSubmissionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_FOR_LATER_SUBMISSION_FORM_SUCCESS),
     tap(() => this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translate.get('submission.sections.general.save_success_notice'))),
     tap(() => this.submissionService.redirectToMyDSpace())), { dispatch: false });
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Show a notification on success and redirect to MyDSpace page
    */
-   depositSubmissionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  depositSubmissionSuccess$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.DEPOSIT_SUBMISSION_SUCCESS),
     tap(() => this.notificationsService.success(null, this.translate.get('submission.sections.general.deposit_success_notice'))),
     tap(() => this.submissionService.redirectToMyDSpace())), { dispatch: false });
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Show a notification on error
    */
-   depositSubmissionError$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  depositSubmissionError$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.DEPOSIT_SUBMISSION_ERROR),
     tap(() => this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translate.get('submission.sections.general.deposit_error_notice')))), { dispatch: false });
 
   /**
    * Dispatch a [DiscardSubmissionSuccessAction] or a [DiscardSubmissionErrorAction] on error
    */
-   discardSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  discardSubmission$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.DISCARD_SUBMISSION),
     switchMap((action: DepositSubmissionAction) => {
       return this.submissionService.discardSubmission(action.payload.submissionId).pipe(
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Adds all metadata an item to the SubmissionForm sections of the submission
    */
-   addAllMetadataToSectionData = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  addAllMetadataToSectionData = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.UPDATE_SECTION_DATA),
     switchMap((action: UpdateSectionDataAction) => {
       return this.sectionService.getSectionState(action.payload.submissionId, action.payload.sectionId, SectionsType.Upload)
@@ -320,18 +320,18 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
   /**
    * Show a notification on error
    */
-   discardSubmissionError$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
+  discardSubmissionError$ = createEffect(() => this.actions$.pipe(
     ofType(SubmissionObjectActionTypes.DISCARD_SUBMISSION_ERROR),
     tap(() => this.notificationsService.error(null, this.translate.get('submission.sections.general.discard_error_notice')))), { dispatch: false });
 
   constructor(private actions$: Actions,
-              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
-              private operationsService: SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsService,
-              private sectionService: SectionsService,
-              private store$: Store<any>,
-              private submissionService: SubmissionService,
-              private submissionObjectService: SubmissionObjectDataService,
-              private translate: TranslateService) {
+    private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+    private operationsService: SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsService,
+    private sectionService: SectionsService,
+    private store$: Store<any>,
+    private submissionService: SubmissionService,
+    private submissionObjectService: SubmissionObjectDataService,
+    private translate: TranslateService) {
   }
 
   /**
@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@ export class SubmissionObjectEffects {
           mappedActions.push(new UpdateSectionDataAction(submissionId, sectionId, sectionData, filteredErrors, sectionErrors));
         }
       });
+      let currentStateId = currentState.selfUrl.split('/')[currentState.selfUrl.split('/').length - 1];
+      let currentResponseItem = response.find(item => item.id.toString() === currentStateId);
+      if (!isUndefined(currentState.sections.sherpaPolicies?.data) && isUndefined(currentResponseItem.sections.sherpaPolicies)) {
+        mappedActions.push(new UpdateSectionDataAction(submissionId, 'sherpaPolicies', null, [], []));
+      }
     }
     return mappedActions;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.html b/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.html
index 94553dd4c3..b7b24ffcf0 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.html
@@ -1,57 +1,62 @@
 <ds-alert [type]="'alert-info'" *ngIf="hasNoData()" [content]="'submission.sections.sherpa-policy.title-empty'">
 </ds-alert>
 
-<div class="refresh-container mt-2 mb-2">
+<div *ngIf="!hasNoData()" class="refresh-container mt-2 mb-2">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary pull-right" (click)="refresh()">
         <span><i class="fas fa-sync"></i> {{'submission.sections.sherpa.publisher.policy.refresh' | translate}} </span>
     </button>
 </div>
 
 <ngb-accordion *ngVar="(sherpaPoliciesData$ | async)?.sherpaResponse as sherpaData" #acc="ngbAccordion">
-    <ng-container *ngFor="let journal of sherpaData.journals;let j=index;">
-        <ngb-panel id="publication-information-{{j}}">
-            <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
-                <div class="d-inline-block float-left">
-                    <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('publication-information-{{j}}')"
-                        class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
-                    <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('publication-information-{{j}}')"
-                        class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
-                </div>
-                <span class="float-left section-title"
-                    tabindex="0">{{'submission.sections.sherpa.publication.information'
-                    | translate}}</span>
-            </ng-template>
-            <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
-                <ds-publication-information [journal]="journal"></ds-publication-information>
-            </ng-template>
-        </ngb-panel>
-        <ng-container *ngFor="let policy of journal.policies">
-            <ngb-panel id="publisher-policy-{{j}}">
+    <ng-container *ngIf="!hasNoData()">
+        <ng-container *ngFor="let journal of sherpaData.journals;let j=index;">
+            <ngb-panel id="publication-information-{{j}}">
                 <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
                     <div class="d-inline-block float-left">
-                        <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('publisher-policy-{{j}}')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
-                        <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('publisher-policy-{{j}}')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
+                        <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('publication-information-{{j}}')"
+                            class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
+                        <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('publication-information-{{j}}')"
+                            class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
                     </div>
-                    <span class="float-left section-title" tabindex="0">{{'submission.sections.sherpa.publisher.policy'
+                    <span class="float-left section-title"
+                        tabindex="0">{{'submission.sections.sherpa.publication.information'
                         | translate}}</span>
                 </ng-template>
                 <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
-                    <ds-publisher-policy [policy]="policy"></ds-publisher-policy>
+                    <ds-publication-information [journal]="journal"></ds-publication-information>
                 </ng-template>
             </ngb-panel>
+            <ng-container *ngFor="let policy of journal.policies; let p=index;">
+                <ngb-panel id="publisher-policy-{{j}}-{{p}}">
+                    <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
+                        <div class="d-inline-block float-left">
+                            <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('publisher-policy-{{j}}-{{p}}')"
+                                class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
+                            <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('publisher-policy-{{j}}-{{p}}')"
+                                class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
+                        </div>
+                        <span class="float-left section-title"
+                            tabindex="0">{{'submission.sections.sherpa.publisher.policy'
+                            | translate}}</span>
+                    </ng-template>
+                    <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
+                        <ds-publisher-policy [policy]="policy"></ds-publisher-policy>
+                    </ng-template>
+                </ngb-panel>
+            </ng-container>
         </ng-container>
+        <ngb-panel id="metadata">
+            <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
+                <div class="d-inline-block float-left">
+                    <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('metadata')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
+                    <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('metadata')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
+                </div>
+                <span class="float-left section-title" tabindex="0">{{'submission.sections.sherpa.record.information'
+                    | translate}}</span>
+            </ng-template>
+            <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
+                <ds-metadata-information [metadata]="sherpaData.metadata"></ds-metadata-information>
+            </ng-template>
+        </ngb-panel>
     </ng-container>
-    <ngb-panel id="metadata">
-        <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
-            <div class="d-inline-block float-left">
-                <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('metadata')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
-                <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('metadata')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
-            </div>
-            <span class="float-left section-title" tabindex="0">{{'submission.sections.sherpa.record.information'
-                | translate}}</span>
-        </ng-template>
-        <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
-            <ds-metadata-information [metadata]="sherpaData.metadata"></ds-metadata-information>
-        </ng-template>
-    </ngb-panel>
-</ngb-accordion>
+</ngb-accordion>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.spec.ts
index fb8f8ba355..0637745939 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { SharedModule } from './../../../shared/shared.module';
 import { NgbAccordionModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { SubmissionServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/submission-service.stub';
 import { SherpaDataResponse } from '../../../shared/mocks/section-sherpa-policies.service.mock';
-import { ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed, fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import { SectionsService } from '../sections.service';
 import { SectionsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/sections-service.stub';
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent', () => {
               useClass: TranslateLoaderMock
             }
           }),
-          NgbAccordionModule
+          NgbAccordionModule,
+          SharedModule
         ],
         declarations: [SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent],
         providers: [
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent', () => {
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent);
       component = fixture.componentInstance;
       de = fixture.debugElement;
-      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionData.and.returnValue(observableOf(SherpaDataResponse))
+      sectionsServiceStub.getSectionData.and.returnValue(observableOf(SherpaDataResponse));
       fixture.detectChanges();
     }));
 
@@ -112,7 +114,6 @@ describe('SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent', () => {
 
     it('when refresh button click operationsBuilder.remove should have been called', () => {
       de.query(By.css('.refresh-container > button')).nativeElement.click();
-      fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(operationsBuilder.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.ts b/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.ts
index d287a182ba..a56eb5f663 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/sections/sherpa-policies/section-sherpa-policies.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, Inject, QueryList, ViewChildren } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, interval, Observable, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { JsonPatchOperationPathCombiner } from '../../../core/json-patch/builder/json-patch-operation-path-combiner';
 import { JsonPatchOperationsBuilder } from '../../../core/json-patch/builder/json-patch-operations-builder';
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { SectionsService } from '../sections.service';
 import { SectionModelComponent } from '../models/section.model';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../submission.service';
 import { hasValue, isEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { debounce, debounceTime, timeInterval } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 /**
  * This component represents a section for managing item's access conditions.
@@ -77,9 +78,11 @@ export class SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent extends SectionModelCompon
    * Expand all primary accordions
    */
   ngAfterViewInit() {
-    this.acc.forEach(accordion => {
-      accordion.expandAll();
-    });
+    if (this.acc) {
+      this.acc.forEach(accordion => {
+        accordion.expandAll();
+      });
+    }
   }
 
 
@@ -93,9 +96,20 @@ export class SubmissionSectionSherpaPoliciesComponent extends SectionModelCompon
       this.sectionService.getSectionData(this.submissionId, this.sectionData.id, this.sectionData.sectionType)
         .subscribe((sherpaPolicies: WorkspaceitemSectionSherpaPoliciesObject) => {
           this.sherpaPoliciesData$.next(sherpaPolicies);
-          console.log(this.sherpaPoliciesData$.value)
         })
     );
+
+    this.subs.push(
+      this.sherpaPoliciesData$.pipe(
+        debounceTime(500)
+      ).subscribe((sherpaPolicies: WorkspaceitemSectionSherpaPoliciesObject) => {
+        if (this.acc) {
+          this.acc.forEach(accordion => {
+            accordion.expandAll();
+          });
+        }
+      })
+    );
   }
 
   /**