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 da5519eb07..248909b215 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
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 
   </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> <span *ngIf="!(isXsOrSm$ | async)">{{'mydspace.new-submission' | translate}}</span>
     </button>
-    <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary mt-1 ml-2" [routerLink]="['/import-external']" role="button">
-      <i class="fa fa-file-import" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{'mydspace.new-submission-external' | translate}}
+  </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> <span *ngIf="!(isXsOrSm$ | async)">{{'mydspace.new-submission-external-short' | translate}}</span>
     </a>
   </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 16b50d18f0..f2687e452c 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
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ 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';
 
 describe('MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent test', () => {
 
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@ describe('MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent test', () => {
         },
         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 8d20a5736a..e3cf19bf8a 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
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, EventEmitter, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subscription, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { SearchResult } from '../../shared/search/search-result.model';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 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 { HostWindowService } from '../../shared/host-window.service';
 
 /**
  * This component represents the whole mydspace page header
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ export class MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    */
   public uploadFilesOptions: UploaderOptions = new UploaderOptions();
 
+  /**
+   * Emits true if were on a small screen
+   */
+  public isXsOrSm$: Observable<boolean>;
+
   /**
    * Subscription to unsubscribe from
    */
@@ -52,6 +58,9 @@ export class MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * @param {NotificationsService} notificationsService
    * @param {Store<SubmissionState>} store
    * @param {TranslateService} translate
+   * @param {Router} router
+   * @param {NgbModal} modalService
+   * @param {HostWindowService} windowService
    */
   constructor(private authService: AuthService,
               private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -60,7 +69,8 @@ export class MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
               private store: Store<SubmissionState>,
               private translate: TranslateService,
               private router: Router,
-              private modalService: NgbModal) {
+              private modalService: NgbModal,
+              protected windowService: HostWindowService) {
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@ export class MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
         this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
       }
     );
+    this.isXsOrSm$ = this.windowService.isXsOrSm();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts
index 2fc4589bed..7c7d676bc7 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts
@@ -74,21 +74,4 @@ describe('ExternalSourceService', () => {
       });
     });
   });
-
-  describe('getAllExternalSources', () => {
-    it('should call findAll', () => {
-      spyOn(service, 'findAll');
-      service.getAllExternalSources();
-      expect(service.findAll).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('getExternalSource', () => {
-    it('should call findById', () => {
-      const externalSourceId = 'orcidV2';
-      spyOn(service, 'findById');
-      service.getExternalSource(externalSourceId);
-      expect(service.findById).toHaveBeenCalledWith(externalSourceId);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
index 0d84639a40..edc538a39b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
@@ -60,34 +60,6 @@ export class ExternalSourceService extends DataService<ExternalSource> {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return a single external source.
-   *
-   * @param id
-   *    The external source id.
-   * @param linksToFollow
-   *    List of {@link FollowLinkConfig} that indicate which {@link HALLink}s should be automatically resolved.
-   * @return Observable<RemoteData<ExternalSource>>
-   *    The list of the external sources.
-   */
-  getExternalSource(id: string, ...linksToFollow: Array<FollowLinkConfig<ExternalSource>>): Observable<RemoteData<ExternalSource>> {
-    return this.findById(id, ...linksToFollow);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Return the list of external sources.
-   *
-   * @param options
-   *    Find list options object.
-   * @param linksToFollow
-   *    List of {@link FollowLinkConfig} that indicate which {@link HALLink}s should be automatically resolved.
-   * @return Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ExternalSource>>>
-   *    The list of the external sources.
-   */
-  getAllExternalSources(options: FindListOptions = {}, ...linksToFollow: Array<FollowLinkConfig<ExternalSource>>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ExternalSource>>> {
-    return this.findAll(options, ...linksToFollow);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Get the entries for an external source
    * @param externalSourceId  The id of the external source to fetch entries for
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
index 3e96eb508e..85d63189e5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const externalSourceMyStaffDb: ExternalSource = {
 export function getMockExternalSourceService():
 ExternalSourceService {
   return jasmine.createSpyObj('ExternalSourceService', {
-    getAllExternalSources: jasmine.createSpy('getAllExternalSources'),
+    findAll: jasmine.createSpy('findAll'),
     getExternalSourceEntries: jasmine.createSpy('getExternalSourceEntries'),
   });
 }
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
index 3bb6a19645..29b0094b69 100644
--- 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
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { async, TestBed, ComponentFixture, inject } from '@angular/core/testing'
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { NgbModal, NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
 import { of as observableOf, of } 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';
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent test suite', () => {
   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(), {
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent test suite', () => {
   });
 
   beforeEach(async (() => {
+    scheduler = getTestScheduler();
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         TranslateModule.forRoot()
@@ -134,7 +138,8 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent test suite', () => {
       spyOn(comp, 'closeMetadataModal');
       submissionServiceStub.createSubmissionFromExternalSource.and.returnValue(observableOf(submissionObjects));
       spyOn(compAsAny.router, 'navigateByUrl');
-      comp.import();
+      scheduler.schedule(() => comp.import());
+      scheduler.flush();
 
       expect(compAsAny.modalService.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent, { size: 'lg' });
       expect(comp.closeMetadataModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
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
index a63828568d..fe70299e4e 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-<div class="input-group mb-5">
+<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 class="input-group-append" ngbDropdown role="group" aria-label="">
+</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"
@@ -17,6 +20,6 @@
         <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-outline-secondary" [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>
+    <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.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
index 285581560b..25f12c6e38 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.spec.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ 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';
 
 describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
   let comp: SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
       providers: [
         { provide: ExternalSourceService, useClass: getMockExternalSourceService },
         ChangeDetectorRef,
+        { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(800) },
         SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ describe('SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent test suite', () => {
       const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
       paginatedList = new PaginatedList(pageInfo, [externalSourceOrcid, externalSourceCiencia, externalSourceMyStaffDb]);
       const paginatedListRD = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(paginatedList);
-      compAsAny.externalService.getAllExternalSources.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
+      compAsAny.externalService.findAll.and.returnValue(observableOf(paginatedListRD));
       sourceList = [
         {id: 'orcid', name: 'orcid'},
         {id: 'ciencia', name: 'ciencia'},
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
index efbcbad60c..bb156e1878 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { of as observableOf, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../../core/data/external-source.service';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ 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.
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
    * 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.
    */
@@ -75,10 +80,12 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
    * Initialize the component variables.
    * @param {ExternalSourceService} externalService
    * @param {ChangeDetectorRef} cdr
+   * @param {HostWindowService} windowService
    */
   constructor(
     private externalService: ExternalSourceService,
     private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
+    protected windowService: HostWindowService
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
       elementsPerPage: 5,
       currentPage: 0,
     });
-    this.externalService.getAllExternalSources(this.findListOptions).pipe(
+    this.externalService.findAll(this.findListOptions).pipe(
       catchError(() => {
         const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
         const paginatedList = new PaginatedList(pageInfo, []);
@@ -118,6 +125,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
       this.pageInfo = externalSource.pageInfo;
       this.cdr.detectChanges();
     });
+    this.isXsOrSm$ = this.windowService.isXsOrSm();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
         elementsPerPage: 5,
         currentPage: this.findListOptions.currentPage + 1,
       });
-      this.externalService.getAllExternalSources(this.findListOptions).pipe(
+      this.externalService.findAll(this.findListOptions).pipe(
         catchError(() => {
           const pageInfo = new PageInfo();
           const paginatedList = new PaginatedList(pageInfo, []);
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index cc21874672..75cf73339d 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1859,7 +1859,9 @@
 
   "mydspace.new-submission": "New submission",
 
-  "mydspace.new-submission-external": "Import from external source",
+  "mydspace.new-submission-external": "Import metadata from external source",
+
+  "mydspace.new-submission-external-short": "Import metadata",
 
   "mydspace.results.head": "Your submissions",
 
@@ -2562,7 +2564,7 @@
 
   "submission.import-external.title": "Import metadata from an external source",
 
-  "submission.import-external.page.hint": "Search items using external sources.",
+  "submission.import-external.page.hint": "No search performed yet. Search items using external sources.",
 
   "submission.import-external.back-to-my-dspace": "Back to MyDSpace",