diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.html b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5edccd55cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<ds-submission-import-external></ds-submission-import-external>
diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.scss b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a2b7c5f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ImportExternalPageComponent } from './import-external-page.component';
+
+describe('ImportExternalPageComponent', () => {
+  let component: ImportExternalPageComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ImportExternalPageComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ ImportExternalPageComponent ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ImportExternalPageComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create ImportExternalPageComponent', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.ts b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00709dad16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+
+/**
+ * Component representing the external import page of the submission.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-import-external-page',
+  templateUrl: './import-external-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./import-external-page.component.scss']
+})
+export class ImportExternalPageComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.module.ts b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..017c723ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+
+import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
+import { CoreModule } from '../core/core.module';
+import { ImportExternalRoutingModule } from './import-external-routing.module';
+import { SubmissionModule } from '../submission/submission.module';
+import { ImportExternalPageComponent } from './import-external-page.component';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule,
+    SharedModule,
+    CoreModule.forRoot(),
+    ImportExternalRoutingModule,
+    SubmissionModule,
+  ],
+  declarations: [
+    ImportExternalPageComponent
+  ],
+  entryComponents: [ ]
+})
+
+/**
+ * This module handles all components that are necessary for the submission external import page
+ */
+export class ImportExternalPageModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-routing.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91cdbf9877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-routing.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+import { AuthenticatedGuard } from '../core/auth/authenticated.guard';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalComponent } from '../submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component';
+
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [
+    RouterModule.forChild([
+      {
+        canActivate: [ AuthenticatedGuard ],
+        path: '',
+        component: SubmissionImportExternalComponent,
+        pathMatch: 'full',
+        data: {
+          title: 'submission.import-external.page.title'
+        }
+      }
+    ])
+  ],
+  providers: [ ]
+})
+export class ImportExternalRoutingModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.html b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.html
index f12cb1ea4a..9ae38a2205 100644
--- a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.html
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
 
   </div>
   <div class="add">
-    <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" (click)="openDialog()" role="button">
-      <i class="fa fa-plus-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'mydspace.new-submission' | translate}}
+    <button class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" (click)="openDialog()" role="button" title="{{'mydspace.new-submission' | translate}}">
+      <i class="fa fa-plus-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i>
     </button>
   </div>
+  <div class="add">
+    <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" [routerLink]="['/import-external']" role="button" title="{{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}">
+      <i class="fa fa-file-import" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+    </a>
+  </div>
 
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts
index b0210b4979..c395408cf5 100644
--- a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { getMockScrollToService } from '../../shared/mocks/scroll-to-service.moc
 import { UploaderService } from '../../shared/uploader/uploader.service';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { HostWindowService } from '../../shared/host-window.service';
+import { HostWindowServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/host-window-service.stub';
 import { UploaderComponent } from 'src/app/shared/uploader/uploader.component';
 
 describe('MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent test', () => {
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ describe('MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent test', () => {
         { provide: NgbModal, useValue: modalService },
         ChangeDetectorRef,
         MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent,
-        UploaderService
+        UploaderService,
+        { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(800) },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
diff --git a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.ts b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.ts
index f12280dafd..d14fe46afd 100644
--- a/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, EventEmitter, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output,
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+
 import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
@@ -12,11 +14,10 @@ import { HALEndpointService } from '../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { NotificationType } from '../../shared/notifications/models/notification-type';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { SearchResult } from '../../shared/search/search-result.model';
-import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
-import { CreateItemParentSelectorComponent } from 'src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-item-parent-selector/create-item-parent-selector.component';
+import { CreateItemParentSelectorComponent } from '../../shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-item-parent-selector/create-item-parent-selector.component';
 import { CollectionSelectorComponent } from '../collection-selector/collection-selector.component';
-import { UploaderComponent } from 'src/app/shared/uploader/uploader.component';
-import { UploaderError } from 'src/app/shared/uploader/uploader-error.model';
+import { UploaderComponent } from '../../shared/uploader/uploader.component';
+import { UploaderError } from '../../shared/uploader/uploader-error.model';
 
 /**
  * This component represents the whole mydspace page header
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ export class MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * @param {NotificationsService} notificationsService
    * @param {Store<SubmissionState>} store
    * @param {TranslateService} translate
+   * @param {Router} router
+   * @param {NgbModal} modalService
    */
   constructor(private authService: AuthService,
               private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 60f9c078dc..d1f87903ac 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { ReloadGuard } from './core/reload/reload.guard';
             { path: 'login', loadChildren: './+login-page/login-page.module#LoginPageModule' },
             { path: 'logout', loadChildren: './+logout-page/logout-page.module#LogoutPageModule' },
             { path: 'submit', loadChildren: './+submit-page/submit-page.module#SubmitPageModule' },
+            { path: 'import-external', loadChildren: './+import-external-page/import-external-page.module#ImportExternalPageModule' },
             {
               path: 'workspaceitems',
               loadChildren: './+workspaceitems-edit-page/workspaceitems-edit-page.module#WorkspaceitemsEditPageModule'
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
index 0c1a8d255c..edc538a39b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from './paginated-list';
 import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../shared/external-source-entry.model';
 import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from './default-change-analyzer.service';
+import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 /**
  * A service handling all external source requests
diff --git a/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.ts b/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.ts
index 05105d74a7..cd3ed698d9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface CollectionListEntryItem {
 /**
  * An interface to represent an entry in the collection list
  */
-interface CollectionListEntry {
+export interface CollectionListEntry {
   communities: CollectionListEntryItem[],
   collection: CollectionListEntryItem
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85d63189e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../core/data/external-source.service';
+import { ExternalSource } from '../../core/shared/external-source.model';
+import { ResourceType } from '../../core/shared/resource-type';
+
+export const externalSourceOrcid: ExternalSource = {
+  type: new ResourceType('externalsource'),
+  id: 'orcid',
+  name: 'orcid',
+  hierarchical: false,
+  _links: {
+    entries: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/orcid/entries'
+    },
+    self: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/orcid'
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export const externalSourceCiencia: ExternalSource = {
+  type: new ResourceType('externalsource'),
+  id: 'ciencia',
+  name: 'ciencia',
+  hierarchical: false,
+  _links: {
+    entries: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/ciencia/entries'
+    },
+    self: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/ciencia'
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export const externalSourceMyStaffDb: ExternalSource = {
+  type: new ResourceType('externalsource'),
+  id: 'my_staff_db',
+  name: 'my_staff_db',
+  hierarchical: false,
+  _links: {
+    entries: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db/entries'
+    },
+    self: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db'
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Mock for [[ExternalSourceService]]
+ */
+export function getMockExternalSourceService():
+ExternalSourceService {
+  return jasmine.createSpyObj('ExternalSourceService', {
+    findAll: jasmine.createSpy('findAll'),
+    getExternalSourceEntries: jasmine.createSpy('getExternalSourceEntries'),
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 66bdea9217..acd9aea651 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   ClaimedTaskActionsRejectComponent,
   ClaimedTaskActionsReturnToPoolComponent,
   ClaimedTaskActionsEditMetadataComponent,
+  CollectionDropdownComponent,
   FileDownloadLinkComponent,
   CurationFormComponent,
   ExportMetadataSelectorComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/submission-service.stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/submission-service.stub.ts
index a330fa3eee..35c3ddfee0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/submission-service.stub.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/submission-service.stub.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export class SubmissionServiceStub {
 
   changeSubmissionCollection = jasmine.createSpy('changeSubmissionCollection');
   createSubmission = jasmine.createSpy('createSubmission');
+  createSubmissionFromExternalSource = jasmine.createSpy('createSubmissionFromExternalSource');
   depositSubmission = jasmine.createSpy('depositSubmission');
   discardSubmission = jasmine.createSpy('discardSubmission');
   dispatchInit = jasmine.createSpy('dispatchInit');
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73b41378c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div>
+  <div class="modal-header">{{'dso-selector.create.collection.head' | translate}}
+    <button type="button" class="close" (click)="closeCollectionModal()" aria-label="Close">
+      <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="modal-body">
+    <ds-collection-dropdown (selectionChange)="selectObject($event)">
+    </ds-collection-dropdown>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.scss b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a70081367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.close:focus {
+  outline: none !important;
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5002c4f94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, TestBed, ComponentFixture, inject } 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';
+
+describe('SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent test suite', () => {
+  let comp: SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent;
+  let compAsAny: any;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async (() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        TranslateModule.forRoot(),
+      ],
+      declarations: [
+        SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent,
+        TestComponent,
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        NgbActiveModal,
+        SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents().then();
+  }));
+
+  // First test to check the correct component creation
+  describe('', () => {
+    let testComp: TestComponent;
+    let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+
+    // synchronous beforeEach
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const html = `
+        <ds-submission-import-external-collection></ds-submission-import-external-collection>`;
+      testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+      testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      testFixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should create SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent', inject([SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent], (app: SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent) => {
+      expect(app).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fixture.destroy();
+      comp = null;
+      compAsAny = null;
+    });
+
+    it('The variable \'selectedEvent\' should be assigned', () => {
+      const event = new EventEmitter<CollectionListEntry>();
+      comp.selectObject(event);
+
+      expect(comp.selectedEvent).toEqual(event);
+    });
+
+    it('The variable \'selectedEvent\' should be assigned', () => {
+      spyOn(compAsAny.activeModal, 'dismiss');
+      comp.closeCollectionModal();
+
+      expect(compAsAny.activeModal.dismiss).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+// declare a test component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-test-cmp',
+  template: ``
+})
+class TestComponent {
+
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbac0cb710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { Component, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { CollectionListEntry } from '../../../shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
+import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+
+/**
+ * Wrap component for 'ds-collection-dropdown'.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-submission-import-external-collection',
+  styleUrls: ['./submission-import-external-collection.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './submission-import-external-collection.component.html'
+})
+export class SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent {
+  /**
+   * The event passed by 'ds-collection-dropdown'.
+   */
+  @Output() public selectedEvent = new EventEmitter<CollectionListEntry>();
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize the component variables.
+   * @param {NgbActiveModal} activeModal
+   */
+  constructor(
+    private activeModal: NgbActiveModal
+  ) { }
+
+  /**
+   * This method populates the 'selectedEvent' variable.
+   */
+  public selectObject(event): void {
+    this.selectedEvent.emit(event);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This method closes the modal.
+   */
+  public closeCollectionModal(): void {
+    this.activeModal.dismiss(false);
+  }
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83c1ed82b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<div class="modal-header">
+  <h2>{{'submission.import-external.preview.title' | translate}}</h2>
+  <button type="button" class="close"
+          (click)="closeMetadataModal()" aria-label="Close">
+      <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
+  </button>
+</div>
+<div class="modal-body">
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-12">
+        <p>{{'submission.import-external.preview.subtitle' | translate}}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-12">
+        <hr>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div *ngFor="let metadata of metadataList" class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-12">
+        <strong>{{'item.preview.' + metadata.key | translate}}</strong>
+        <p>{{metadata.value.value}}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-12">
+        <hr>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-12 text-right">
+        <button class="btn btn-success" (click)="import()" role="button">
+          <i class="fa fa-file-import" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'submission.import-external.preview.button.import' | translate}}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.scss b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a70081367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.close:focus {
+  outline: none !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa6887870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { NgbActiveModal, NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
+import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent } from './submission-import-external-preview.component';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router.stub';
+import { SubmissionService } from '../../submission.service';
+import { createTestComponent } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { SubmissionServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/submission-service.stub';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
+import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
+import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent } from '../import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component';
+import { CollectionListEntry } from '../../../shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
+
+describe('SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent test suite', () => {
+  let comp: SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent;
+  let compAsAny: any;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent>;
+  let submissionServiceStub: SubmissionServiceStub;
+  let scheduler: TestScheduler;
+  const ngbActiveModal = jasmine.createSpyObj('modal', ['close', 'dismiss']);
+  const ngbModal = jasmine.createSpyObj('modal', ['open']);
+  const externalEntry = Object.assign(new ExternalSourceEntry(), {
+    id: '0001-0001-0001-0001',
+    display: 'John Doe',
+    value: 'John, Doe',
+    metadata: {
+      'dc.identifier.uri': [
+        {
+          value: 'https://orcid.org/0001-0001-0001-0001'
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    _links: { self: { href: 'http://test-rest.com/server/api/integration/externalSources/orcidV2/entryValues/0000-0003-4851-8004' } }
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        TranslateModule.forRoot()
+      ],
+      declarations: [
+        SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent,
+        TestComponent
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: Router, useValue: new RouterStub() },
+        { provide: SubmissionService, useValue: new SubmissionServiceStub() },
+        { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: new NotificationsServiceStub() },
+        { provide: NgbModal, useValue: ngbModal },
+        { provide: NgbActiveModal, useValue: ngbActiveModal },
+        SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents().then();
+  }));
+
+  // First test to check the correct component creation
+  describe('', () => {
+    let testComp: TestComponent;
+    let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+
+    // synchronous beforeEach
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const html = `
+        <ds-submission-import-external-preview></ds-submission-import-external-preview>`;
+      testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+      testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      testFixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should create SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent', inject([SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent], (app: SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent) => {
+      expect(app).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+      submissionServiceStub = TestBed.get(SubmissionService);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fixture.destroy();
+      comp = null;
+      compAsAny = null;
+    });
+
+    it('Should init component properly', () => {
+      comp.externalSourceEntry = externalEntry;
+      const expected = [
+        { key: 'dc.identifier.uri', value: Metadata.first(comp.externalSourceEntry.metadata, 'dc.identifier.uri') }
+      ];
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(comp.metadataList).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('Should close the modal calling \'activeModal.dismiss\'', () => {
+      comp.modalRef = jasmine.createSpyObj('modal', ['close', 'dismiss']);
+      comp.closeMetadataModal();
+
+      expect(compAsAny.activeModal.dismiss).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('Should start the import process opening a modal', (done) => {
+      const emittedEvent: CollectionListEntry = {
+        communities: [
+          {
+            id: 'dummy',
+            uuid: 'dummy',
+            name: 'dummy',
+          }
+        ],
+        collection: {
+          id: 'ce64f48e-2c9b-411a-ac36-ee429c0e6a88',
+          uuid: 'ce64f48e-2c9b-411a-ac36-ee429c0e6a88',
+          name: 'Collection 1',
+        }
+      };
+      const submissionObjects = [
+        { id: 'jk11k13o-9v4z-632i-sr88-wq071n0h1d47' }
+      ];
+      comp.externalSourceEntry = externalEntry;
+      ngbModal.open.and.returnValue({
+        componentInstance: { selectedEvent: observableOf(emittedEvent) },
+        close: () => {
+          return;
+        }
+      });
+      spyOn(comp, 'closeMetadataModal');
+      submissionServiceStub.createSubmissionFromExternalSource.and.returnValue(observableOf(submissionObjects));
+      spyOn(compAsAny.router, 'navigateByUrl');
+      scheduler.schedule(() => comp.import());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect(compAsAny.modalService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent, { size: 'lg' });
+      expect(comp.closeMetadataModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(compAsAny.submissionService.createSubmissionFromExternalSource).toHaveBeenCalledWith(externalEntry._links.self.href, emittedEvent.collection.id);
+      expect(compAsAny.router.navigateByUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/workspaceitems/' + submissionObjects[0].id + '/edit');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+// declare a test component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-test-cmp',
+  template: ``
+})
+class TestComponent {
+
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8294ec66ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { NgbActiveModal, NgbModalRef, NgbModal } 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';
+import { CollectionListEntry } from '../../../shared/collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
+import { mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { SubmissionService } from '../../submission.service';
+import { SubmissionObject } from '../../../core/submission/models/submission-object.model';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent } from '../import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component';
+
+/**
+ * This component display a preview of an external source item.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-submission-import-external-preview',
+  styleUrls: ['./submission-import-external-preview.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './submission-import-external-preview.component.html'
+})
+export class SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent implements OnInit {
+  /**
+   * The external source entry
+   */
+  public externalSourceEntry: ExternalSourceEntry;
+  /**
+   * The entry metadata list
+   */
+  public metadataList: Array<{ key: string, value: MetadataValue }>;
+  /**
+   * The modal for the entry preview
+   */
+  modalRef: NgbModalRef;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize the component variables.
+   * @param {NgbActiveModal} activeModal
+   * @param {SubmissionService} submissionService
+   * @param {NgbModal} modalService
+   * @param {Router} router
+   * @param {NotificationsService} notificationService
+   */
+  constructor(
+    private activeModal: NgbActiveModal,
+    private submissionService: SubmissionService,
+    private modalService: NgbModal,
+    private router: Router,
+    private notificationService: NotificationsService
+  ) { }
+
+  /**
+   * Metadata initialization for HTML display.
+   */
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.metadataList = [];
+    const metadataKeys = Object.keys(this.externalSourceEntry.metadata);
+    metadataKeys.forEach((key) => {
+      this.metadataList.push({
+        key: key,
+        value: Metadata.first(this.externalSourceEntry.metadata, key)
+      });
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Closes the modal.
+   */
+  public closeMetadataModal(): void {
+    this.activeModal.dismiss(false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start the import of an entry by opening up a collection choice modal window.
+   */
+  public import(): void {
+    this.modalRef = this.modalService.open(SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent, {
+      size: 'lg',
+    });
+    this.closeMetadataModal();
+
+    this.modalRef.componentInstance.selectedEvent.pipe(
+      mergeMap((collectionListEntry: CollectionListEntry) => {
+        return this.submissionService.createSubmissionFromExternalSource(this.externalSourceEntry._links.self.href, collectionListEntry.collection.id);
+      })
+    ).subscribe((submissionObjects: SubmissionObject[]) => {
+      let isValid = false
+      if (submissionObjects.length === 1) {
+        if (submissionObjects[0] !== null) {
+          isValid = true;
+          this.router.navigateByUrl('/workspaceitems/' + submissionObjects[0].id + '/edit');
+        }
+      }
+      if (!isValid) {
+        this.notificationService.error('submission.import-external.preview.error.import.title', 'submission.import-external.preview.error.import.body');
+      }
+      this.modalRef.close();
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..535395e534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<div *ngIf="(isXsOrSm$ | async)" class="input-group mb-2">
+  <input type="text" class="form-control" (keyup.enter)="(searchString === '')?null:search()" [(ngModel)]="searchString" placeholder="{{'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' |translate}}" aria-label="" aria-describedby="">
+</div>
+<div class="input-group mb-5">
+  <input *ngIf="!(isXsOrSm$ | async)" type="text" class="form-control" (keyup.enter)="(searchString === '')?null:search()" [(ngModel)]="searchString" placeholder="{{'submission.import-external.search.placeholder' |translate}}" aria-label="" aria-describedby="">
+  <div [ngClass]="{'input-group-append': !(isXsOrSm$ | async)}" ngbDropdown role="group" aria-label="">
+    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary w-fx" title="{{'submission.import-external.search.source.hint' |translate}}" ngbDropdownToggle>{{'submission.import-external.source.' + selectedElement?.name | translate}}</button>
+    <div ngbDropdownMenu class="dropdown-menu scrollable-dropdown-menu w-100"
+      aria-haspopup="true"
+      aria-expanded="false"
+      aria-labelledby="scrollableDropdownMenuButton">
+      <div class="scrollable-menu"
+        aria-labelledby="scrollableDropdownMenuButton"
+        infiniteScroll
+        [infiniteScrollDistance]="2"
+        [infiniteScrollThrottle]="50"
+        (scrolled)="onScroll()"
+        [scrollWindow]="false">
+        <button ngbDropdownItem class="dropdown-item text-truncate" title="{{'submission.import-external.source.' + source?.name | translate}}" (click)="makeSourceSelection(source)" *ngFor="let source of sourceList">{{'submission.import-external.source.' + source?.name | translate}}</button>
+        <div ngbDropdownItem class="scrollable-dropdown-loading text-center" *ngIf="sourceListLoading"><p>{{'submission.import-external.source.loading' | translate}}</p></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" [title]="(searchString === '')?('submission.import-external.search.button.hint' | translate):('submission.import-external.search.button' | translate)" [disabled]="searchString === ''" (click)="search()">{{'submission.import-external.search.button' | translate}}</button>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.scss b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d2a79b056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.input-group-append:last-child > .btn:not(:last-child):not(.dropdown-toggle) {
+  margin-left: -1px;
+  border-radius: 0 0.25rem 0.25rem 0;
+}
+
+.input-group-append .dropdown-toggle {
+  border-radius: 0;
+}
+
+.w-fx {
+  min-width: 200px;
+}
+
+.scrollable-menu {
+  height: auto;
+  max-height: $dropdown-menu-max-height;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+.scrollable-dropdown-loading {
+  background-color: map-get($theme-colors, primary);
+  color: white;
+  height: $spacer * 2 !important;
+  line-height: $spacer * 2;
+  position: sticky;
+  bottom: 0;
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09a1781d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, TestBed, ComponentFixture, inject, fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent, SourceElement } from './submission-import-external-searchbar.component';
+import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../../core/data/external-source.service';
+import { createTestComponent } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { getMockExternalSourceService, externalSourceOrcid, externalSourceCiencia, externalSourceMyStaffDb } from '../../../shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock';
+import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { ExternalSource } from '../../../core/shared/external-source.model';
+import { FindListOptions } from '../../../core/data/request.models';
+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';
+
+describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
+  let comp: SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent;
+  let compAsAny: any;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent>;
+  let scheduler: TestScheduler;
+
+  beforeEach(async (() => {
+    scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        TranslateModule.forRoot(),
+      ],
+      declarations: [
+        SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent,
+        TestComponent,
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: ExternalSourceService, useClass: getMockExternalSourceService },
+        ChangeDetectorRef,
+        { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(800) },
+        SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents().then();
+  }));
+
+  // First test to check the correct component creation
+  describe('', () => {
+    let testComp: TestComponent;
+    let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+
+    // synchronous beforeEach
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const html = `
+        <ds-submission-import-external-searchbar></ds-submission-import-external-searchbar>`;
+      testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+      testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      testFixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should create SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent', inject([SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent], (app: SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent) => {
+      expect(app).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    let sourceList: SourceElement[];
+    let paginatedList: PaginatedList<ExternalSource>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+      const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
+      paginatedList = new PaginatedList(pageInfo, [externalSourceOrcid, externalSourceCiencia, externalSourceMyStaffDb]);
+      const paginatedListRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(paginatedList);
+      compAsAny.externalService.findAll.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
+      sourceList = [
+        {id: 'orcid', name: 'orcid'},
+        {id: 'ciencia', name: 'ciencia'},
+        {id: 'my_staff_db', name: 'my_staff_db'},
+      ];
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fixture.destroy();
+      comp = null;
+      compAsAny = null;
+    });
+
+    it('Should init component properly (without initExternalSourceData)', () => {
+      comp.initExternalSourceData = { sourceId: '', query: '' };
+      scheduler.schedule(() => fixture.detectChanges());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect(comp.selectedElement).toEqual(sourceList[0]);
+      expect(compAsAny.pageInfo).toEqual(paginatedList.pageInfo);
+      expect(comp.sourceList).toEqual(sourceList);
+    });
+
+    it('Should init component properly (with initExternalSourceData populated)', () => {
+      comp.initExternalSourceData = { query: 'dummy', sourceId: 'ciencia' };
+      scheduler.schedule(() => fixture.detectChanges());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect(comp.selectedElement).toEqual(sourceList[1]);
+      expect(compAsAny.pageInfo).toEqual(paginatedList.pageInfo);
+      expect(comp.sourceList).toEqual(sourceList);
+    });
+
+    it('Variable \'selectedElement\' should be assigned', () => {
+      const selectedElement = {id: 'orcid', name: 'orcid'};
+      comp.makeSourceSelection(selectedElement);
+      expect(comp.selectedElement).toEqual(selectedElement);
+    });
+
+    it('Should load additional external sources', () => {
+      comp.sourceListLoading = false;
+      compAsAny.pageInfo = new PageInfo({
+        elementsPerPage: 3,
+        totalElements: 6,
+        totalPages: 2,
+        currentPage: 0
+      });
+      compAsAny.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
+        elementsPerPage: 3,
+        currentPage: 0,
+      });
+      comp.sourceList = sourceList;
+      const expected = sourceList.concat(sourceList);
+
+      scheduler.schedule(() => comp.onScroll());
+      scheduler.flush();
+
+      expect(comp.sourceList).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('The \'search\' method should call \'emit\'', () => {
+      comp.selectedElement = { id: 'orcidV2', name: 'orcidV2' };
+      comp.searchString = 'dummy';
+      const expected = { sourceId: comp.selectedElement.id, query: comp.searchString };
+      spyOn(comp.externalSourceData, 'emit');
+      comp.search();
+
+      expect(comp.externalSourceData.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+// declare a test component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-test-cmp',
+  template: ``
+})
+class TestComponent {
+
+}
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb156e1878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
+
+import { of as observableOf, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { catchError, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../../core/data/external-source.service';
+import { ExternalSource } from '../../../core/shared/external-source.model';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { FindListOptions } from '../../../core/data/request.models';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { HostWindowService } from '../../../shared/host-window.service';
+
+/**
+ * Interface for the selected external source element.
+ */
+export interface SourceElement {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interface for the external source data to export.
+ */
+export interface ExternalSourceData {
+  query: string;
+  sourceId: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This component builds the searchbar for the submission external import.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-submission-import-external-searchbar',
+  styleUrls: ['./submission-import-external-searchbar.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './submission-import-external-searchbar.component.html'
+})
+export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
+  /**
+   * The init external source value.
+   */
+  @Input() public initExternalSourceData: ExternalSourceData;
+  /**
+   * The selected external sources.
+   */
+  public selectedElement: SourceElement;
+  /**
+   * The list of external sources.
+   */
+  public sourceList: SourceElement[];
+  /**
+   * The string used to search items in the external sources.
+   */
+  public searchString: string;
+  /**
+   * The external sources loading status.
+   */
+  public sourceListLoading = false;
+  /**
+   * Emits true if were on a small screen
+   */
+  public isXsOrSm$: Observable<boolean>;
+  /**
+   * The external source data to use to perform the search.
+   */
+  @Output() public externalSourceData: EventEmitter<ExternalSourceData> = new EventEmitter<ExternalSourceData>();
+
+  /**
+   * The external sources pagination data.
+   */
+  protected pageInfo: PageInfo;
+  /**
+   * The options for REST data retireval.
+   */
+  protected findListOptions: FindListOptions;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize the component variables.
+   * @param {ExternalSourceService} externalService
+   * @param {ChangeDetectorRef} cdr
+   * @param {HostWindowService} windowService
+   */
+  constructor(
+    private externalService: ExternalSourceService,
+    private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
+    protected windowService: HostWindowService
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Component initialization and retrieve first page of external sources.
+   */
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.selectedElement = {
+      id: '',
+      name: 'loading'
+    };
+    this.searchString = '';
+    this.sourceList = [];
+    this.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
+      elementsPerPage: 5,
+      currentPage: 0,
+    });
+    this.externalService.findAll(this.findListOptions).pipe(
+      catchError(() => {
+        const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
+        const paginatedList = new PaginatedList(pageInfo, []);
+        const paginatedListRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(paginatedList);
+        return observableOf(paginatedListRD);
+      }),
+      getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
+    ).subscribe((externalSource: PaginatedList<ExternalSource>) => {
+      externalSource.page.forEach((element) => {
+        this.sourceList.push({ id: element.id, name: element.name });
+        if (this.initExternalSourceData.sourceId === element.id) {
+          this.selectedElement = { id: element.id, name: element.name };
+          this.searchString = this.initExternalSourceData.query;
+        }
+      });
+      if (this.selectedElement.id === '') {
+        this.selectedElement = this.sourceList[0];
+      }
+      this.pageInfo = externalSource.pageInfo;
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
+    });
+    this.isXsOrSm$ = this.windowService.isXsOrSm();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the selected external source.
+   */
+  public makeSourceSelection(source): void {
+    this.selectedElement = source;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the next pages of external sources.
+   */
+  public onScroll(): void {
+    if (!this.sourceListLoading && this.pageInfo.currentPage <= this.pageInfo.totalPages) {
+      this.sourceListLoading = true;
+      this.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
+        elementsPerPage: 5,
+        currentPage: this.findListOptions.currentPage + 1,
+      });
+      this.externalService.findAll(this.findListOptions).pipe(
+        catchError(() => {
+          const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
+          const paginatedList = new PaginatedList(pageInfo, []);
+          const paginatedListRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(paginatedList);
+          return observableOf(paginatedListRD);
+        }),
+        tap(() => this.sourceListLoading = false)
+      ).subscribe((externalSource: RemoteData<PaginatedList<ExternalSource>>) => {
+        externalSource.payload.page.forEach((element) => {
+          this.sourceList.push({ id: element.id, name: element.name });
+        })
+        this.pageInfo = externalSource.payload.pageInfo;
+        this.cdr.detectChanges();
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Passes the search parameters to the parent component.
+   */
+  public search(): void {
+    this.externalSourceData.emit({ sourceId: this.selectedElement.id, query: this.searchString });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4de97b934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<div class="container">
+  <div class="row">
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+      <h2 id="header" class="pb-2">{{'submission.import-external.title' | translate}}</h2>
+      <ds-submission-import-external-searchbar
+        [initExternalSourceData]="routeData"
+        (externalSourceData) = "getExternalsourceData($event)">
+      </ds-submission-import-external-searchbar>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="row">
+    <div *ngIf="routeData.sourceId !== ''" class="col-md-12">
+      <ng-container *ngVar="(entriesRD$ | async) as entriesRD">
+        <h3 *ngIf="entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length !== 0">{{ 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.' + routeData.sourceId | translate}}</h3>
+        <ds-viewable-collection *ngIf="entriesRD?.hasSucceeded && !(isLoading$ | async) && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0" @fadeIn
+                                [objects]="entriesRD"
+                                [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: repeatable, listId: listId }"
+                                [config]="initialPagination"
+                                [hideGear]="true"
+                                [context]="context"
+                                [importable]="true"
+                                [importConfig]="importConfig"
+                                (importObject)="import($event)">
+        </ds-viewable-collection>
+        <ds-loading *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)"
+                    message="{{'loading.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
+        <div *ngIf="!(isLoading$ | async) && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length === 0" id="empty-external-entry-list">
+          {{ 'search.results.empty' | translate }}
+        </div>
+      </ng-container>
+    </div>
+    <div *ngIf="routeData.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">
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+      <hr>
+      <a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" [routerLink]="['/mydspace']" role="button">
+        <i class="fa fa-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'submission.import-external.back-to-my-dspace' | translate}}
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.scss b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cbe204a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { Component, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, TestBed, ComponentFixture, inject } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { of as observableOf, of } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalComponent } from './submission-import-external.component';
+import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../core/data/external-source.service';
+import { getMockExternalSourceService } from '../../shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock';
+import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
+import { RouteService } from '../../core/services/route.service';
+import { createTestComponent, createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../shared/testing/router.stub';
+import { VarDirective } from '../../shared/utils/var.directive';
+import { routeServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/route-service.stub';
+import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/paginated-search-options.model';
+import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent } from './import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component';
+
+describe('SubmissionImportExternalComponent test suite', () => {
+  let comp: SubmissionImportExternalComponent;
+  let compAsAny: any;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<SubmissionImportExternalComponent>;
+  const ngbModal = jasmine.createSpyObj('modal', ['open']);
+  const mockSearchOptions = of(new PaginatedSearchOptions({
+    pagination: Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+      pageSize: 10,
+      currentPage: 0
+    })
+  }));
+  const searchConfigServiceStub = {
+    paginatedSearchOptions: mockSearchOptions
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async (() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        TranslateModule.forRoot()
+      ],
+      declarations: [
+        SubmissionImportExternalComponent,
+        TestComponent,
+        VarDirective
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: ExternalSourceService, useClass: getMockExternalSourceService },
+        { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: searchConfigServiceStub },
+        { provide: RouteService, useValue: routeServiceStub },
+        { provide: Router, useValue: new RouterStub() },
+        { provide: NgbModal, useValue: ngbModal },
+        SubmissionImportExternalComponent
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents().then();
+  }));
+
+  // First test to check the correct component creation
+  describe('', () => {
+    let testComp: TestComponent;
+    let testFixture: ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+
+    // synchronous beforeEach
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const html = `
+        <ds-submission-import-external></ds-submission-import-external>`;
+      testFixture = createTestComponent(html, TestComponent) as ComponentFixture<TestComponent>;
+      testComp = testFixture.componentInstance;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      testFixture.destroy();
+    });
+
+    it('should create SubmissionImportExternalComponent', inject([SubmissionImportExternalComponent], (app: SubmissionImportExternalComponent) => {
+      expect(app).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SubmissionImportExternalComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      fixture.destroy();
+      comp = null;
+      compAsAny = null;
+    });
+
+    it('Should init component properly (without route data)', () => {
+      const expectedEntries = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(createPaginatedList([]));
+      spyOn(compAsAny.routeService, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.returnValue(observableOf(''));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(comp.routeData).toEqual({ sourceId: '', query: '' });
+      expect(comp.isLoading$.value).toBe(false);
+      expect(comp.entriesRD$.value).toEqual(expectedEntries);
+    });
+
+    it('Should init component properly (with route data)', () => {
+      const expectedEntries = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(createPaginatedList([]));
+      const searchOptions = new PaginatedSearchOptions({
+        pagination: Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+          pageSize: 10,
+          currentPage: 0
+        })
+      });
+      spyOn(compAsAny.routeService, 'getQueryParameterValue').and.returnValue(observableOf('dummy'));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(comp.routeData).toEqual({ sourceId: 'dummy', query: 'dummy' });
+      expect(comp.isLoading$.value).toBe(true);
+      expect(comp.entriesRD$.value).toEqual(expectedEntries);
+      expect(compAsAny.externalService.getExternalSourceEntries).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dummy', searchOptions);
+    });
+
+    it('Should call \'router.navigate\'', () => {
+      const event = { sourceId: 'orcidV2', query: 'dummy' };
+      comp.getExternalsourceData(event);
+
+      expect(compAsAny.router.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([], { queryParams: { source: event.sourceId, query: event.query }, replaceUrl: true });
+    });
+
+    it('Entry should be passed to the component loaded inside the modal', () => {
+      const entry = Object.assign(new ExternalSourceEntry(), {
+        id: '0001-0001-0001-0001',
+        display: 'John Doe',
+        value: 'John, Doe',
+        metadata: {
+          'dc.identifier.uri': [
+            {
+              value: 'https://orcid.org/0001-0001-0001-0001'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      });
+      ngbModal.open.and.returnValue({componentInstance: { externalSourceEntry: null}});
+      comp.import(entry);
+
+      expect(compAsAny.modalService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent, { size: 'lg' });
+      expect(comp.modalRef.componentInstance.externalSourceEntry).toEqual(entry);
+    });
+  });
+
+});
+
+// declare a test component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-test-cmp',
+  template: ``
+})
+class TestComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a369863a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { combineLatest, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../core/data/external-source.service';
+import { ExternalSourceData } from './import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
+import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
+import { switchMap, filter, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/paginated-search-options.model';
+import { Context } from '../../core/shared/context.model';
+import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
+import { RouteService } from '../../core/services/route.service';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent } from './import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component';
+import { fadeIn } from '../../shared/animations/fade';
+import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+
+/**
+ * This component allows to submit a new workspaceitem importing the data from an external source.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-submission-import-external',
+  styleUrls: ['./submission-import-external.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './submission-import-external.component.html',
+  animations: [ fadeIn ]
+})
+export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit {
+  /**
+   * The external source search data from the routing service.
+   */
+  public routeData: ExternalSourceData;
+  /**
+   * The displayed list of entries
+   */
+  public entriesRD$: BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ExternalSourceEntry>>>;
+  /**
+   * TRUE if the REST service is called to retrieve the external source items
+   */
+  public isLoading$: BehaviorSubject<boolean>;
+  /**
+   * Configuration to use for the import buttons
+   */
+  public importConfig: { buttonLabel: string };
+  /**
+   * Suffix for button label
+   */
+  public label: string;
+  /**
+   * The ID of the list to add/remove selected items to/from
+   */
+  public listId: string;
+  /**
+   * TRUE if the selection is repeatable
+   */
+  public repeatable: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The initial pagination options
+   */
+  public initialPagination = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+    id: 'submission-external-source-relation-list',
+    pageSize: 5
+  });
+  /**
+   * The context to displaying lists for
+   */
+  public context: Context;
+  /**
+   * The modal for the entry preview
+   */
+  public modalRef: NgbModalRef;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize the component variables.
+   * @param {SearchConfigurationService} searchConfigService
+   * @param {ExternalSourceService} externalService
+   * @param {RouteService} routeService
+   * @param {Router} router
+   * @param {NgbModal} modalService
+   */
+  constructor(
+    public searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService,
+    private externalService: ExternalSourceService,
+    private routeService: RouteService,
+    private router: Router,
+    private modalService: NgbModal,
+  ) { }
+
+  /**
+   * 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.importConfig = {
+      buttonLabel: 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.external-source.import-button-title.' + this.label
+    };
+    this.entriesRD$ = new BehaviorSubject(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(new PaginatedList(new PageInfo(), [])));
+    this.isLoading$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+    combineLatest(
+      [
+        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('source'),
+        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('query')
+      ]).pipe(
+        filter(([source, query]) => source && query && source !== '' && query !== ''),
+        filter(([source, query]) => source !== this.routeData.sourceId || query !== this.routeData.query),
+        switchMap(([source, query]) => {
+          this.routeData.sourceId = source;
+          this.routeData.query = query;
+          this.isLoading$.next(true);
+          return this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions.pipe(
+            switchMap((searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions) => {
+              return this.externalService.getExternalSourceEntries(this.routeData.sourceId, searchOptions);
+            }),
+            take(1)
+          )
+        }),
+    ).subscribe((rdData) => {
+      this.entriesRD$.next(rdData);
+      this.isLoading$.next(false);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the data from the searchbar and changes the router data.
+   */
+  public getExternalsourceData(event: ExternalSourceData): void {
+    this.router.navigate(
+      [],
+      {
+        queryParams: { source: event.sourceId, query: event.query },
+        replaceUrl: true
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Display an item preview by opening up an import modal window.
+   * @param entry The entry to import
+   */
+  public import(entry): void {
+    this.modalRef = this.modalService.open(SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent, {
+      size: 'lg',
+    });
+    const modalComp = this.modalRef.componentInstance;
+    modalComp.externalSourceEntry = entry;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts b/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
index 93bf06b193..d92f0758f0 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ import { SubmissionSectionUploadFileViewComponent } from './sections/upload/file
 import { SubmissionSectionUploadAccessConditionsComponent } from './sections/upload/accessConditions/submission-section-upload-access-conditions.component';
 import { SubmissionSubmitComponent } from './submit/submission-submit.component';
 import { storeModuleConfig } from '../app.reducer';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalComponent } from './import-external/submission-import-external.component';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent } from './import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent } from './import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent } from './import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component';
 import { SubmissionSectionCcLicensesComponent } from './sections/cc-license/submission-section-cc-licenses.component';
 
 @NgModule({
@@ -56,19 +60,26 @@ import { SubmissionSectionCcLicensesComponent } from './sections/cc-license/subm
     SubmissionSectionContainerComponent,
     SubmissionSectionUploadFileComponent,
     SubmissionSectionUploadFileEditComponent,
-    SubmissionSectionUploadFileViewComponent
+    SubmissionSectionUploadFileViewComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent
   ],
   entryComponents: [
     SubmissionSectionUploadComponent,
     SubmissionSectionformComponent,
     SubmissionSectionLicenseComponent,
     SubmissionSectionContainerComponent,
-    SubmissionSectionCcLicensesComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent,
+    SubmissionSectionCcLicensesComponent
   ],
   exports: [
     SubmissionEditComponent,
     SubmissionFormComponent,
-    SubmissionSubmitComponent
+    SubmissionSubmitComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalComponent
   ],
   providers: [
     SectionUploadService,
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submission.service.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/submission.service.spec.ts
index 4e4d418b0d..51cfa65562 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submission.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submission.service.spec.ts
@@ -411,6 +411,19 @@ describe('SubmissionService test suite', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('createSubmissionFromExternalSource', () => {
+    it('should deposit submission', () => {
+      const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
+      let headers = new HttpHeaders();
+      headers = headers.append('Content-Type', 'text/uri-list');
+      options.headers = headers;
+
+      service.createSubmissionFromExternalSource(selfUrl, collectionId);
+
+      expect((service as any).restService.postToEndpoint).toHaveBeenCalledWith('workspaceitems', selfUrl, null, options, collectionId);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('depositSubmission', () => {
     it('should deposit submission', () => {
       const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submission.service.ts b/src/app/submission/submission.service.ts
index 262612d50c..deec04ee83 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submission.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submission.service.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,24 @@ export class SubmissionService {
       catchError(() => observableOf({} as SubmissionObject)))
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Perform a REST call to deposit a workspaceitem and return response
+   *
+   * @param selfUrl
+   *    The workspaceitem self url
+   * @param collectionId
+   *    Optional collection id
+   * @return Observable<SubmissionObject>
+   *    observable of SubmissionObject
+   */
+  createSubmissionFromExternalSource(selfUrl: string, collectionId?: string): Observable<SubmissionObject[]> {
+    const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
+    let headers = new HttpHeaders();
+    headers = headers.append('Content-Type', 'text/uri-list');
+    options.headers = headers;
+    return this.restService.postToEndpoint(this.workspaceLinkPath, selfUrl, null, options, collectionId) as Observable<SubmissionObject[]>;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Perform a REST call to deposit a workspaceitem and return response
    *
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index b6a7c7f7aa..e437548ae9 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1606,6 +1606,28 @@
 
   "item.page.filesection.license.bundle" : "License bundle",
 
+  "item.preview.dc.identifier.uri": "Identifier:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.contributor.author": "Authors:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.date.issued": "Published date:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.description.abstract": "Abstract:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.identifier.other": "Other identifier:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.language.iso": "Language:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.subject": "Subjects:",
+
+  "item.preview.dc.title": "Title:",
+
+  "item.preview.person.familyName": "Surname:",
+
+  "item.preview.person.givenName": "Name:",
+
+  "item.preview.person.identifier.orcid": "ORCID:",
+
 
   "item.select.confirm": "Confirm selected",
 
@@ -1960,6 +1982,10 @@
 
   "mydspace.new-submission": "New submission",
 
+  "mydspace.new-submission-external": "Import metadata from external source",
+
+  "mydspace.new-submission-external-short": "Import metadata",
+
   "mydspace.results.head": "Your submissions",
 
   "mydspace.results.no-abstract": "No Abstract",
@@ -2748,6 +2774,43 @@
   "submission.general.save-later": "Save for later",
 
 
+  "submission.import-external.page.title": "Import metadata from an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.title": "Import metadata 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.back-to-my-dspace": "Back to MyDSpace",
+
+  "submission.import-external.search.placeholder": "Search the external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.search.button": "Search",
+
+  "submission.import-external.search.button.hint": "Write some words to search",
+
+  "submission.import-external.search.source.hint": "Pick an external source",
+
+  "submission.import-external.source.loading": "Loading ...",
+
+  "submission.import-external.source.sherpaJournal": "SHERPA Journals",
+
+  "submission.import-external.source.sherpaPublisher": "SHERPA Publishers",
+
+  "submission.import-external.source.orcidV2": "ORCID",
+
+  "submission.import-external.source.pubmed": "Pubmed",
+
+  "submission.import-external.source.lcname": "Library of Congress Names",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.title": "Item Preview",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.subtitle": "The metadata below was imported from an external source. It will be pre-filled when you start the submission.",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.button.import": "Start submission",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.error.import.title": "Submission error",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.error.import.body": "An error occurs during the external source entry import process.",
 
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.close": "Close",
 
@@ -2889,8 +2952,12 @@
 
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.orcidV2": "Search Results",
 
+  "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.orcidv2": "Search Results",
+
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.lcname": "Search Results",
 
+  "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.pubmed": "Search Results",
+
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.name-variant.notification.content": "Would you like to save \"{{ value }}\" as a name variant for this person so you and others can reuse it for future submissions? If you don\'t you can still use it for this submission.",
 
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.name-variant.notification.confirm": "Save a new name variant",