diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-workflow-page/admin-workflow-search-results/admin-workflow-search-result-grid-element/workflow-item/workflow-item-search-result-admin-workflow-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-workflow-page/admin-workflow-search-results/admin-workflow-search-result-grid-element/workflow-item/workflow-item-search-result-admin-workflow-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index 6436f2d873..bb5abb15d6 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-workflow-page/admin-workflow-search-results/admin-workflow-search-result-grid-element/workflow-item/workflow-item-search-result-admin-workflow-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-workflow-page/admin-workflow-search-results/admin-workflow-search-result-grid-element/workflow-item/workflow-item-search-result-admin-workflow-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { WorkflowItem } from '../../../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem
 import { LinkService } from '../../../../../core/cache/builders/link.service';
 import { followLink } from '../../../../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { PublicationGridElementComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component';
+import { ItemGridElementComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component';
 import { ListableObjectDirective } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.directive';
 import { WorkflowItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/workflow-item-search-result.model';
 import { BitstreamDataService } from '../../../../../core/data/bitstream-data.service';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('WorkflowItemAdminWorkflowGridElementComponent', () => {
     init();
     TestBed.configureTestingModule(
       {
-        declarations: [WorkflowItemSearchResultAdminWorkflowGridElementComponent, PublicationGridElementComponent, ListableObjectDirective],
+        declarations: [WorkflowItemSearchResultAdminWorkflowGridElementComponent, ItemGridElementComponent, ListableObjectDirective],
         imports: [
           NoopAnimationsModule,
           TranslateModule.forRoot(),
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('WorkflowItemAdminWorkflowGridElementComponent', () => {
       })
       .overrideComponent(WorkflowItemSearchResultAdminWorkflowGridElementComponent, {
         set: {
-          entryComponents: [PublicationGridElementComponent]
+          entryComponents: [ItemGridElementComponent]
         }
       })
       .compileComponents();
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
index 4c3a64e117..29ee9ecc59 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { UploadBitstreamComponent } from './bitstreams/upload/upload-bitstream.c
 import { TabbedRelatedEntitiesSearchComponent } from './simple/related-entities/tabbed-related-entities-search/tabbed-related-entities-search.component';
 import { StatisticsModule } from '../statistics/statistics.module';
 import { AbstractIncrementalListComponent } from './simple/abstract-incremental-list/abstract-incremental-list.component';
+import { UntypedItemComponent } from './simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import { AbstractIncrementalListComponent } from './simple/abstract-incremental-
     CollectionsComponent,
     FullFileSectionComponent,
     PublicationComponent,
+    UntypedItemComponent,
     RelatedItemsComponent,
     ItemComponent,
     GenericItemPageFieldComponent,
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@ import { AbstractIncrementalListComponent } from './simple/abstract-incremental-
     TabbedRelatedEntitiesSearchComponent
   ],
   entryComponents: [
-    PublicationComponent
+    PublicationComponent,
+    UntypedItemComponent
   ]
 })
 export class ItemPageModule {
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.spec.ts
index 1d340e2e73..0f34d50fa2 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   relationships: createRelationshipsObservable()
 });
 
-describe('PublicationComponent', () => {
+describe('UntypedItemComponent', () => {
   let comp: PublicationComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<PublicationComponent>;
 
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.ts
index f01d0f72d3..a731205df3 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/publication/publication.component.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../../../shared/object-collection/sh
  */
 
 @listableObjectComponent('Publication', ViewMode.StandalonePage)
-@listableObjectComponent(Item, ViewMode.StandalonePage)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-publication',
   styleUrls: ['./publication.component.scss'],
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d65f20f030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<div class="d-flex flex-row">
+  <h2 class="item-page-title-field mr-auto">
+    {{'item.page.titleprefix' | translate}}<ds-metadata-values [mdValues]="object?.allMetadata(['dc.title'])"></ds-metadata-values>
+  </h2>
+  <div class="pl-2">
+    <ds-dso-page-edit-button [pageRoutePrefix]="'items'" [dso]="object" [tooltipMsg]="'item.page.edit'"></ds-dso-page-edit-button>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<div class="row">
+  <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-4">
+    <ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+      <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="getThumbnail() | async"></ds-thumbnail>
+    </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>
+    <ds-item-page-file-section [item]="object"></ds-item-page-file-section>
+    <ds-item-page-date-field [item]="object"></ds-item-page-date-field>
+    <ds-item-page-author-field [item]="object"></ds-item-page-author-field>
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['journal.title']"
+      [label]="'item.page.journal-title'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['journal.identifier.issn']"
+      [label]="'item.page.journal-issn'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['journalvolume.identifier.name']"
+      [label]="'item.page.volume-title'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['dc.publisher']"
+      [label]="'item.page.publisher'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+  </div>
+  <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6">
+    <ds-metadata-representation-list
+      [parentItem]="object"
+      [itemType]="'Person'"
+      [metadataField]="'dc.contributor.author'"
+      [label]="'relationships.isAuthorOf' | translate">
+    </ds-metadata-representation-list>
+    <ds-item-page-abstract-field [item]="object"></ds-item-page-abstract-field>
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['dc.description']"
+      [label]="'item.page.description'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['dc.subject']"
+      [separator]="','"
+      [label]="'item.page.subject'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+    <ds-generic-item-page-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['dc.identifier.citation']"
+      [label]="'item.page.citation'">
+    </ds-generic-item-page-field>
+    <ds-item-page-uri-field [item]="object"
+      [fields]="['dc.identifier.uri']"
+      [label]="'item.page.uri'">
+    </ds-item-page-uri-field>
+    <ds-item-page-collections [item]="object"></ds-item-page-collections>
+    <div>
+      <a class="btn btn-outline-primary" [routerLink]="['/items/' + object.id + '/full']">
+        {{"item.page.link.full" | translate}}
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.scss b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3575cae797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../../styles/variables.scss';
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83585dead5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../../../../core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
+import { ObjectCacheService } from '../../../../core/cache/object-cache.service';
+import { BitstreamDataService } from '../../../../core/data/bitstream-data.service';
+import { CommunityDataService } from '../../../../core/data/community-data.service';
+import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from '../../../../core/data/default-change-analyzer.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from '../../../../core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Bitstream } from '../../../../core/shared/bitstream.model';
+import { HALEndpointService } from '../../../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
+import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { MetadataMap } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
+import { PageInfo } from '../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { UUIDService } from '../../../../core/shared/uuid.service';
+import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { TruncatableService } from '../../../../shared/truncatable/truncatable.service';
+import { TruncatePipe } from '../../../../shared/utils/truncate.pipe';
+import { GenericItemPageFieldComponent } from '../../field-components/specific-field/generic/generic-item-page-field.component';
+import { createRelationshipsObservable } from '../shared/item.component.spec';
+import { UntypedItemComponent } from './untyped-item.component';
+
+const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+  bundles: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new PaginatedList(new PageInfo(), [])),
+  metadata: new MetadataMap(),
+  relationships: createRelationshipsObservable()
+});
+
+describe('UntypedItemComponent', () => {
+  let comp: UntypedItemComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<UntypedItemComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    const mockBitstreamDataService = {
+      getThumbnailFor(item: Item): Observable<RemoteData<Bitstream>> {
+        return createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(new Bitstream());
+      }
+    };
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot({
+        loader: {
+          provide: TranslateLoader,
+          useClass: TranslateLoaderMock
+        }
+      })],
+      declarations: [UntypedItemComponent, GenericItemPageFieldComponent, TruncatePipe],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: TruncatableService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: RelationshipService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: ObjectCacheService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: UUIDService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: Store, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: RemoteDataBuildService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: CommunityDataService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: HALEndpointService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: HttpClient, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: DSOChangeAnalyzer, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: DefaultChangeAnalyzer, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: BitstreamDataService, useValue: mockBitstreamDataService },
+      ],
+
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).overrideComponent(UntypedItemComponent, {
+      set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(UntypedItemComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    comp.object = mockItem;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  }));
+
+  it('should contain a component to display the date', () => {
+    const fields = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-item-page-date-field'));
+    expect(fields.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should contain a component to display the author', () => {
+    const fields = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-item-page-author-field'));
+    expect(fields.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should contain a component to display the abstract', () => {
+    const fields = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-item-page-abstract-field'));
+    expect(fields.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should contain a component to display the uri', () => {
+    const fields = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-item-page-uri-field'));
+    expect(fields.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should contain a component to display the collections', () => {
+    const fields = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-item-page-collections'));
+    expect(fields.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3183c42a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-types/untyped-item/untyped-item.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { ItemComponent } from '../shared/item.component';
+import { ViewMode } from '../../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
+import { listableObjectComponent } from '../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.decorator';
+
+/**
+ * Component that represents a publication Item page
+ */
+
+@listableObjectComponent(Item, ViewMode.StandalonePage)
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-untyped-item',
+  styleUrls: ['./untyped-item.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './untyped-item.component.html',
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+})
+export class UntypedItemComponent extends ItemComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
index 7f6cf9fe13..bc3703427d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/item.model.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs, deserialize, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
 import { isEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
-import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE } from '../../shared/metadata-representation/metadata-representation.decorator';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 import { link, typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list';
@@ -105,9 +104,9 @@ export class Item extends DSpaceObject implements ChildHALResource {
    * Method that returns as which type of object this object should be rendered
    */
   getRenderTypes(): Array<string | GenericConstructor<ListableObject>> {
-    let entityType = this.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type');
+    const entityType = this.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type');
     if (isEmpty(entityType)) {
-      entityType = DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE;
+      return super.getRenderTypes();
     }
     return [entityType, ...super.getRenderTypes()];
   }
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 1ae772a3c3..2ac997bf4d 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             </div>
         </span>
     <div class="card-body">
-      <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+      <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index f65fd97cb0..315df8bdc4 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
-import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 import { JournalIssueSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './journal-issue-search-result-grid-element.component';
+import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 75d29781b7..09ca2cb755 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 </div>
             </span>
     <div class="card-body">
-      <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+      <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="dso.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index a7d5acdd00..b28561451c 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
-import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 import { JournalVolumeSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './journal-volume-search-result-grid-element.component';
+import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 8c7e5c2f44..584ff37a87 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             </div>
         </span>
     <div class="card-body">
-      <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+      <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index 180b7f4600..9ced5a9e71 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/journal/journal-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
-import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 import { JournalSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './journal-search-result-grid-element.component';
+import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 45482972ec..3ddf3611d1 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-issue/journal-issue-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
             [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-list-element.component.html
index d6edd5e63f..778877fbe2 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal-volume/journal-volume-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
             [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal/journal-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal/journal-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 5f5032f0cc..a18d75275b 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal/journal-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/journal-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/journal/journal-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
             [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index cf4e4a6b52..c3b58a1578 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             </div>
         </span>
     <div class="card-body">
-      <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+      <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('organization.legalName')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index 8dec83295e..5580b98b1e 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { OrgUnitSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './org-unit-search-result-grid-element.component';
-import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
+import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 1b45c7c4f9..c8470b5725 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             </div>
         </span>
     <div class="card-body">
-      <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+      <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title"
             [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('person.familyName') + ', ' + firstMetadataValue('person.givenName')"></h4>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index f56d6c76af..d31d5b092c 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/person/person-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
-import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 import { PersonSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './person-search-result-grid-element.component';
+import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index ac3c3ea453..95fc98e06f 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       </div>
     </span>
     <div class="card-body">
-      <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+      <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
       <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
         <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
       </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index 5a25eea955..4cc93ea0bb 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-grid-elements/search-result-grid-elements/project/project-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../../shared/remote-
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { ProjectSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './project-search-result-grid-element.component';
-import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
+import { getEntityGridElementTestComponent } from '../../../../../shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 5f570cb021..c0d98ccf43 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/org-unit/org-unit-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
        [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-element.component.html
index a07d9e91af..634acf1024 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/person/person-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
        [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
diff --git a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/project/project-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/project/project-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 839734f65c..b881c70600 100644
--- a/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/project/project-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/entity-groups/research-entities/item-list-elements/search-result-list-elements/project/project-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
-    <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+    <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
        [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
        [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></a>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.spec.ts
index e2d9b17f1c..de510af0bb 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { GenericConstructor } from '../../../../core/shared/generic-constructor'
 import { Context } from '../../../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../../../core/shared/view-mode.model';
 import * as listableObjectDecorators from './listable-object.decorator';
-import { PublicationListElementComponent } from '../../../object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component';
+import { ItemListElementComponent } from '../../../object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component';
 import { ListableObjectDirective } from './listable-object.directive';
 import { spyOnExported } from '../../../testing/utils.test';
 
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ describe('ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [],
-      declarations: [ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent, PublicationListElementComponent, ListableObjectDirective],
+      declarations: [ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent, ItemListElementComponent, ListableObjectDirective],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
       providers: [ComponentFactoryResolver]
     }).overrideComponent(ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent, {
       set: {
         changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
-        entryComponents: [PublicationListElementComponent]
+        entryComponents: [ItemListElementComponent]
       }
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent', () => {
     comp.object = new TestType();
     comp.viewMode = testViewMode;
     comp.context = testContext;
-    spyOnExported(listableObjectDecorators, 'getListableObjectComponent').and.returnValue(PublicationListElementComponent);
+    spyOnExported(listableObjectDecorators, 'getListableObjectComponent').and.returnValue(ItemListElementComponent);
     fixture.detectChanges();
 
   }));
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..434c4b5b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<ds-item-search-result-grid-element [showLabel]="showLabel" [object]="{ indexableObject: object, hitHighlights: {} }" [linkType]="linkType">
+    <ng-content></ng-content>
+    <ng-content></ng-content>
+</ds-item-search-result-grid-element>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.scss
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.spec.ts
similarity index 85%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index 84f926bbe3..8400023ff4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { TruncatePipe } from '../../../../utils/truncate.pipe';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { PublicationGridElementComponent } from './publication-grid-element.component';
+import { ItemGridElementComponent } from './item-grid-element.component';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../remote-data.utils';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   }
 });
 
-describe('PublicationGridElementComponent', () => {
+describe('ItemGridElementComponent', () => {
   let comp;
   let fixture;
 
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ describe('PublicationGridElementComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [NoopAnimationsModule],
-      declarations: [PublicationGridElementComponent, TruncatePipe],
+      declarations: [ItemGridElementComponent, TruncatePipe],
       providers: [
         { provide: TruncatableService, useValue: truncatableServiceStub },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
-    }).overrideComponent(PublicationGridElementComponent, {
+    }).overrideComponent(ItemGridElementComponent, {
       set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(PublicationGridElementComponent);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemGridElementComponent);
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
   }));
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('PublicationGridElementComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it(`should contain a PublicationGridElementComponent`, () => {
-      const publicationGridElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css(`ds-publication-search-result-grid-element`));
+      const publicationGridElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css(`ds-item-search-result-grid-element`));
       expect(publicationGridElement).not.toBeNull();
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.ts
index 8450150dcb..c8a58c5a89 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 @listableObjectComponent('Publication', ViewMode.GridElement)
 @listableObjectComponent(Item, ViewMode.GridElement)
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ds-publication-grid-element',
-  styleUrls: ['./publication-grid-element.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './publication-grid-element.component.html',
+  selector: 'ds-item-grid-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-grid-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-grid-element.component.html',
   animations: [focusShadow]
 })
 /**
  * The component for displaying a grid element for an item of the type Publication
  */
-export class PublicationGridElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Item> {
+export class ItemGridElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Item> {
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e35deda539..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<ds-publication-search-result-grid-element [showLabel]="showLabel" [object]="{ indexableObject: object, hitHighlights: {} }" [linkType]="linkType">
-    <ng-content></ng-content>
-    <ng-content></ng-content>
-</ds-publication-search-result-grid-element>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index a2933fd0ec..3c9487185e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     </ds-grid-thumbnail>
   </span>
   <div class="card-body">
+    <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
     <h4 class="card-title">{{dso.name}}</h4>
     <p *ngIf="dso.shortDescription" class="card-text">{{dso.shortDescription}}</p>
     <div *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" class="text-center">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 8d5f288498..86ce429fe7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     </ds-grid-thumbnail>
   </span>
     <div class="card-body">
+        <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
         <h4 class="card-title">{{dso.name}}</h4>
         <p *ngIf="dso.shortDescription" class="card-text">{{dso.shortDescription}}</p>
         <div *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" class="text-center">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html
similarity index 96%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.html
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html
index 3c2d54b003..b7c429c00b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           </div>
       </span>
       <div class="card-body">
-          <ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+          <ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
           <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3" type="h4">
               <h4 class="card-title" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></h4>
           </ds-truncatable-part>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.scss
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
index 0688b7c60e..4f86b6146c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../object-collection/shared/item-sear
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../../remote-data.utils';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
 import { TruncatePipe } from '../../../../utils/truncate.pipe';
-import { PublicationSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './publication-search-result-grid-element.component';
+import { ItemSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './item-search-result-grid-element.component';
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = new ItemSearchResult();
 mockItemWithMetadata.hitHighlights = {};
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ mockItemWithoutMetadata.indexableObject = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   }
 });
 
-describe('PublicationGridElementComponent', getEntityGridElementTestComponent(PublicationSearchResultGridElementComponent, mockItemWithMetadata, mockItemWithoutMetadata, ['authors', 'date', 'abstract']));
+describe('ItemGridElementComponent', getEntityGridElementTestComponent(ItemSearchResultGridElementComponent, mockItemWithMetadata, mockItemWithoutMetadata, ['authors', 'date', 'abstract']));
 
 /**
  * Create test cases for a grid component of an entity.
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
index c96e73d365..e729756452 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../object-collection/shared/item-sear
 @listableObjectComponent('PublicationSearchResult', ViewMode.GridElement)
 @listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.GridElement)
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ds-publication-search-result-grid-element',
-  styleUrls: ['./publication-search-result-grid-element.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './publication-search-result-grid-element.component.html',
+  selector: 'ds-item-search-result-grid-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-search-result-grid-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-search-result-grid-element.component.html',
   animations: [focusShadow]
 })
 /**
  * The component for displaying a grid element for an item search result of the type Publication
  */
-export class PublicationSearchResultGridElementComponent extends SearchResultGridElementComponent<ItemSearchResult, Item> {
+export class ItemSearchResultGridElementComponent extends SearchResultGridElementComponent<ItemSearchResult, Item> {
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3877e2f335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<ds-item-search-result-list-element [showLabel]="showLabel" [object]="{ indexableObject: object, hitHighlights: {} }" [linkType]="linkType"></ds-item-search-result-list-element>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.scss
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.spec.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 85b964c083..6897b81f0a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { async, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { PublicationListElementComponent } from './publication-list-element.component';
+import { ItemListElementComponent } from './item-list-element.component';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { TruncatePipe } from '../../../../utils/truncate.pipe';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const mockItem: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   }
 });
 
-describe('PublicationListElementComponent', () => {
+describe('ItemListElementComponent', () => {
   let comp;
   let fixture;
 
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ describe('PublicationListElementComponent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [PublicationListElementComponent, TruncatePipe],
+      declarations: [ItemListElementComponent, TruncatePipe],
       providers: [
         { provide: TruncatableService, useValue: truncatableServiceStub },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
-    }).overrideComponent(PublicationListElementComponent, {
+    }).overrideComponent(ItemListElementComponent, {
       set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(PublicationListElementComponent);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemListElementComponent);
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
   }));
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('PublicationListElementComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it(`should contain a PublicationListElementComponent`, () => {
-      const publicationListElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css(`ds-publication-search-result-list-element`));
+      const publicationListElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css(`ds-item-search-result-list-element`));
       expect(publicationListElement).not.toBeNull();
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.ts
index 59d0249aef..a3bd2a1ce0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 @listableObjectComponent('Publication', ViewMode.ListElement)
 @listableObjectComponent(Item, ViewMode.ListElement)
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ds-publication-list-element',
-  styleUrls: ['./publication-list-element.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './publication-list-element.component.html'
+  selector: 'ds-item-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-list-element.component.html'
 })
 /**
  * The component for displaying a list element for an item of the type Publication
  */
-export class PublicationListElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Item> {
+export class ItemListElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Item> {
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index dcebcfd56a..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<ds-publication-search-result-list-element [showLabel]="showLabel" [object]="{ indexableObject: object, hitHighlights: {} }" [linkType]="linkType"></ds-publication-search-result-list-element>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 947970b7e1..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<div *ngIf="object && object.firstMetadataValue('relationship.type') as type">
-  <span class="badge badge-light">{{ type.toLowerCase() + '.listelement.badge' | translate }}</span>
-</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 88fe2d7f54..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ds-item-type-badge',
-  templateUrl: './item-type-badge.component.html'
-})
-/**
- * Component rendering the type of an item as a badge
- */
-export class ItemTypeBadgeComponent {
-  /**
-   * The component used to retrieve the type from
-   */
-  @Input() object: DSpaceObject;
-}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
index e1478b5206..bf7f04b9ac 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <ng-container *ngIf="status">
     <ds-mydspace-item-status [status]="status"></ds-mydspace-item-status>
   </ng-container>
-  <ds-item-type-badge [object]="item"></ds-item-type-badge>
+  <ds-type-badge [object]="item"></ds-type-badge>
   <ds-truncatable [id]="item.id">
     <h3 [innerHTML]="item.firstMetadataValue('dc.title') || ('mydspace.results.no-title' | translate)" [ngClass]="{'lead': true,'text-muted': !item.firstMetadataValue('dc.title')}"></h3>
     <div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts
index 56cf840f4a..af6c44786b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/my-dspace-result-list-element/item-list-preview/item-list-preview.component.spec.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('ItemListPreviewComponent', () => {
     });
 
     it('should show the entity type span', () => {
-      const entityField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-item-type-badge'));
+      const entityField = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('ds-type-badge'));
       expect(entityField).not.toBeNull();
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 3c787c47ce..1c081e2805 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/collection-search-result/collection-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer" [routerLink]="['/collections/' + dso.id]" class="lead" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></a>
 <span *ngIf="linkType == linkTypes.None" class="lead" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></span>
 <div *ngIf="dso.shortDescription" class="text-muted abstract-text" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.description.abstract')"></div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 32834fefee..08b02d123a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/community-search-result/community-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"  [routerLink]="['/communities/' + dso.id]" class="lead" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></a>
 <span *ngIf="linkType == linkTypes.None" class="lead" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.title')"></span>
 <div *ngIf="dso.shortDescription" class="text-muted abstract-text" [innerHTML]="firstMetadataValue('dc.description.abstract')"></div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
similarity index 95%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.html
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
index 1bc723200a..880f4393cd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ds-item-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-item-type-badge>
+<ds-type-badge *ngIf="showLabel" [object]="dso"></ds-type-badge>
 
 <ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id" *ngIf="object !== undefined && object !== null">
     <a *ngIf="linkType != linkTypes.None" [target]="(linkType == linkTypes.ExternalLink) ? '_blank' : '_self'" rel="noopener noreferrer"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.scss
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
index 9b61a133be..d76bf96ff5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
-import { PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent } from './publication-search-result-list-element.component';
+import { ItemSearchResultListElementComponent } from './item-search-result-list-element.component';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { TruncatePipe } from '../../../../../utils/truncate.pipe';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
 
-let publicationListElementComponent: PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent;
-let fixture: ComponentFixture<PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent>;
+let publicationListElementComponent: ItemSearchResultListElementComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemSearchResultListElementComponent>;
 
 const mockItemWithMetadata: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
   indexableObject:
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ const mockItemWithoutMetadata: ItemSearchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchRe
     })
 });
 
-describe('PublicationListElementComponent', () => {
+describe('ItemListElementComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent, TruncatePipe],
+      declarations: [ItemSearchResultListElementComponent, TruncatePipe],
       providers: [
         { provide: TruncatableService, useValue: {} }
       ],
 
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
-    }).overrideComponent(PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent, {
+    }).overrideComponent(ItemSearchResultListElementComponent, {
       set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemSearchResultListElementComponent);
     publicationListElementComponent = fixture.componentInstance;
 
   }));
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 3e0db60b4c..b4b658cb96 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 @listableObjectComponent('PublicationSearchResult', ViewMode.ListElement)
 @listableObjectComponent(ItemSearchResult, ViewMode.ListElement)
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ds-publication-search-result-list-element',
-  styleUrls: ['./publication-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './publication-search-result-list-element.component.html'
+  selector: 'ds-item-search-result-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-search-result-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-search-result-list-element.component.html'
 })
 /**
  * The component for displaying a list element for an item search result of the type Publication
  */
-export class PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListElementComponent<ItemSearchResult, Item> {
+export class ItemSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListElementComponent<ItemSearchResult, Item> {
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18aeeb4bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div *ngIf="typeMessage">
+  <span class="badge badge-light">{{ typeMessage | translate }}</span>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.spec.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.spec.ts
index f75a49363f..e3a1d64f9f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.spec.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { TruncatePipe } from '../../utils/truncate.pipe';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
-import { ItemTypeBadgeComponent } from './item-type-badge.component';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { TypeBadgeComponent } from './type-badge.component';
 
-let comp: ItemTypeBadgeComponent;
-let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemTypeBadgeComponent>;
+let comp: TypeBadgeComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<TypeBadgeComponent>;
 
 const type = 'authorOfPublication';
 
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ describe('ItemTypeBadgeComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
-      declarations: [ItemTypeBadgeComponent, TruncatePipe],
+      declarations: [TypeBadgeComponent, TruncatePipe],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
-    }).overrideComponent(ItemTypeBadgeComponent, {
+    }).overrideComponent(TypeBadgeComponent, {
       set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemTypeBadgeComponent);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TypeBadgeComponent);
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
   }));
 
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ describe('ItemTypeBadgeComponent', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });
 
-    it('should not show a badge', () => {
+    it('should show an item badge', () => {
       const badge = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span.badge'));
-      expect(badge).toBeNull();
+      expect(badge.nativeElement.textContent).toContain('item');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e730f2d407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { isEmpty } from '../../empty.util';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-type-badge',
+  templateUrl: './type-badge.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component rendering the type of an item as a badge
+ */
+export class TypeBadgeComponent {
+
+  private _object: DSpaceObject;
+  private _typeMessage: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The component used to retrieve the type from
+   */
+  @Input() set object(object: DSpaceObject) {
+    this._object = object;
+
+    const renderTypes = this._object.getRenderTypes();
+    if (!isEmpty(renderTypes.length)) {
+      const renderType = renderTypes[0];
+      if (renderType instanceof Function) {
+        this._typeMessage = `${(renderType as any).name.toLowerCase()}.listelement.badge`;
+      } else {
+        this._typeMessage = `${renderType.toLowerCase()}.listelement.badge`;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  get object(): DSpaceObject {
+    return this._object;
+  }
+
+  get typeMessage(): string {
+    return this._typeMessage;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 9bbe9351b0..6bddaa56aa 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { ComcolRoleComponent } from './comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/comcol-role
 import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from './confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 import { ExportMetadataSelectorComponent } from './dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component';
 import { FileDropzoneNoUploaderComponent } from './file-dropzone-no-uploader/file-dropzone-no-uploader.component';
-import { PublicationListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/item-types/publication/publication-list-element.component';
+import { ItemListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/item-types/item/item-list-element.component';
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from './utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { FileSizePipe } from './utils/file-size-pipe';
 import { MetadataFieldValidator } from './utils/metadatafield-validator.directive';
@@ -160,13 +160,12 @@ import { ItemSelectComponent } from './object-select/item-select/item-select.com
 import { CollectionSelectComponent } from './object-select/collection-select/collection-select.component';
 import { FilterInputSuggestionsComponent } from './input-suggestions/filter-suggestions/filter-input-suggestions.component';
 import { DsoInputSuggestionsComponent } from './input-suggestions/dso-input-suggestions/dso-input-suggestions.component';
-import { PublicationGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/publication/publication-grid-element.component';
-import { ItemTypeBadgeComponent } from './object-list/item-type-badge/item-type-badge.component';
+import { ItemGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/item-grid-element/item-types/item/item-grid-element.component';
+import { TypeBadgeComponent } from './object-list/type-badge/type-badge.component';
 import { MetadataRepresentationLoaderComponent } from './metadata-representation/metadata-representation-loader.component';
 import { MetadataRepresentationDirective } from './metadata-representation/metadata-representation.directive';
 import { ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent } from './object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component';
-import { PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent } from './object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/publication/publication-search-result-list-element.component';
-import { PublicationSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/publication/publication-search-result-grid-element.component';
+import { ItemSearchResultListElementComponent } from './object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-types/item/item-search-result-list-element.component';
 import { ListableObjectDirective } from './object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object.directive';
 import { SearchLabelComponent } from './search/search-labels/search-label/search-label.component';
 import { ItemMetadataRepresentationListElementComponent } from './object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/item/item-metadata-representation-list-element.component';
@@ -217,6 +216,7 @@ import { CommunitySidebarSearchListElementComponent } from './object-list/sideba
 import { AuthorizedCollectionSelectorComponent } from './dso-selector/dso-selector/authorized-collection-selector/authorized-collection-selector.component';
 import { DsoPageEditButtonComponent } from './dso-page/dso-page-edit-button/dso-page-edit-button.component';
 import { HoverClassDirective } from './hover-class.directive';
+import { ItemSearchResultGridElementComponent } from './object-grid/search-result-grid-element/item-search-result/item/item-search-result-grid-element.component';
 
 const MODULES = [
   // Do NOT include UniversalModule, HttpModule, or JsonpModule here
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   BrowseByComponent,
   AbstractTrackableComponent,
   ComcolMetadataComponent,
-  ItemTypeBadgeComponent,
+  TypeBadgeComponent,
   BrowseByComponent,
   AbstractTrackableComponent,
   CustomSwitchComponent,
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   LogInPasswordComponent,
   LogInContainerComponent,
   ItemVersionsComponent,
-  PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent,
+  ItemSearchResultListElementComponent,
   ItemVersionsNoticeComponent,
   ModifyItemOverviewComponent,
   ImpersonateNavbarComponent,
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   CommunitySearchResultGridElementComponent,
   CollectionSearchResultGridElementComponent,
   SearchResultGridElementComponent,
-  PublicationListElementComponent,
-  PublicationGridElementComponent,
-  PublicationSearchResultListElementComponent,
-  PublicationSearchResultGridElementComponent,
+  ItemListElementComponent,
+  ItemGridElementComponent,
+  ItemSearchResultListElementComponent,
+  ItemSearchResultGridElementComponent,
   BrowseEntryListElementComponent,
   SearchResultDetailElementComponent,
   SearchResultGridElementComponent,
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 9b73918e77..93fc70319e 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -760,6 +760,10 @@
 
 
 
+  "collection.listelement.badge": "Collection",
+
+
+
   "collection.page.browse.recent.head": "Recent Submissions",
 
   "collection.page.browse.recent.empty": "No items to show",
@@ -863,6 +867,10 @@
 
 
 
+  "community.listelement.badge": "Community",
+
+
+
   "comcol-role.edit.no-group": "None",
 
   "comcol-role.edit.create": "Create",
@@ -1676,6 +1684,28 @@
 
 
 
+  "item.listelement.badge": "Item",
+
+  "item.page.description": "Description",
+
+  "item.page.edit": "Edit this item",
+
+  "item.page.journal-issn": "Journal ISSN",
+
+  "item.page.journal-title": "Journal Title",
+
+  "item.page.publisher": "Publisher",
+
+  "item.page.titleprefix": "Item: ",
+
+  "item.page.volume-title": "Volume Title",
+
+  "item.search.results.head": "Item Search Results",
+
+  "item.search.title": "DSpace Angular :: Item Search",
+
+
+
   "item.page.abstract": "Abstract",
 
   "item.page.author": "Authors",