diff --git a/src/app/app.menus.ts b/src/app/app.menus.ts
index 46dba503a9..89e872984a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.menus.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.menus.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { MenuRoute } from './shared/menu/menu-route.model';
 import { AccessControlMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/access-control.menu';
 import { AdminSearchMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/admin-search.menu';
 import { BrowseMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/browse.menu';
+import { CoarNotifyMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu';
 import { SubscribeMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/comcol-subscribe.menu';
 import { CommunityListMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/community-list.menu';
 import { CreateReportMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu';
@@ -25,12 +26,29 @@ import { ClaimMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/item-claim.menu';
 import { OrcidMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/item-orcid.menu';
 import { VersioningMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/item-versioning.menu';
 import { NewMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/new.menu';
+import { NotificationsMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu';
 import { ProcessesMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/processes.menu';
 import { RegistriesMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/registries.menu';
 import { StatisticsMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/statistics.menu';
 import { SystemWideAlertMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/system-wide-alert.menu';
 import { WorkflowMenuProvider } from './shared/menu/providers/workflow.menu';
 
+/**
+ * Represents and builds the menu structure for the three available menus (public navbar, admin sidebar and the dso edit
+ * menus).
+ * The structure consists of a list of menu IDs with each of them having a list of providers that will create the
+ * sections to be part of the menu matching the ID.
+ *
+ * The following menu groups are present in this structure:
+ * - `MenuID.PUBLIC`: Defines menus accessible by the public in the navigation bar.
+ * - `MenuID.ADMIN`: Defines menus for administrative users in the sidebar.
+ * - `MenuID.DSO_EDIT`: Defines dynamic menu options for DSpace Objects that will be present on the DSpace Object's page.
+ *
+ * To add more menu sections to a menu (public navbar, admin sidebar or the dso edit menus),
+ * a new provider can be added to the list with the corresponding menu ID.
+ *
+ * The configuration supports route-specific menu providers and hierarchically structured menu options.
+ */
 export const MENUS = buildMenuStructure({
   [MenuID.PUBLIC]: [
     CommunityListMenuProvider,
@@ -42,15 +60,17 @@ export const MENUS = buildMenuStructure({
     EditMenuProvider,
     ImportMenuProvider,
     ExportMenuProvider,
+    NotificationsMenuProvider,
     AccessControlMenuProvider,
-    CreateReportMenuProvider,
     AdminSearchMenuProvider,
+    CreateReportMenuProvider,
     RegistriesMenuProvider,
     CurationMenuProvider,
     ProcessesMenuProvider,
     WorkflowMenuProvider,
     HealthMenuProvider,
     SystemWideAlertMenuProvider,
+    CoarNotifyMenuProvider,
   ],
   [MenuID.DSO_EDIT]: [
     DsoOptionMenuProvider.withSubs([
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.html b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.html
index 9de5214087..83dd66a346 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="dso-button-menu mb-1" ngbDropdown container="body" placement="bottom-right">
     <div class="d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap"
       [ngbTooltip]="itemModel.text | translate" container="body">
-      <button [attr.aria-label]="itemModel.text | translate" [title]="itemModel.text | translate" class="btn btn-dark btn-sm" ngbDropdownToggle [dsBtnDisabled]="section.model?.disabled">
+      <button [attr.aria-label]="itemModel.text | translate" [title]="itemModel.text | translate" class="btn btn-dark btn-sm" ngbDropdownToggle [dsBtnDisabled]="section.model?.disabled" role="menuitem">
         <i class="fas fa-{{section.icon}} fa-fw"></i>
       </button>
       <ul ngbDropdownMenu class="dso-edit-menu-dropdown p-1">
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.scss b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.scss
index 0b222da867..2eb5f61227 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu/dso-edit-expandable-menu-section/dso-edit-menu-expandable-section.component.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 }
 
 .dso-button-menu {
-    // todo: random thought to make dso page dropdown buttons clear
     .dropdown-toggle::after {
       content: '';
       width: 0;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/access-control.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/access-control.menu.ts
index 1fe396e7b9..9b5c289c5d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/access-control.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/access-control.menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create Access Control related menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "Access Control" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class AccessControlMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class AccessControlMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanManageGroups),
     ]).pipe(
-      map(([isSiteAdmin, canManageGroups]) => {
+      map(([isSiteAdmin, canManageGroups]: [boolean, boolean]) => {
         return [
           {
             visible: isSiteAdmin,
@@ -78,18 +78,6 @@ export class AccessControlMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
               link: '/access-control/bulk-access',
             },
           },
-          // TODO: enable this menu item once the feature has been implemented
-          // {
-          //   id: 'access_control_authorizations',
-          //   parentID: 'access_control',
-          //   active: false,
-          //   visible: authorized,
-          //   model: {
-          //     type: MenuItemType.LINK,
-          //     text: 'menu.section.access_control_authorizations',
-          //     link: ''
-          //   } as LinkMenuItemModel,
-          // },
         ];
       }),
     );
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/admin-search.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/admin-search.menu.ts
index 66100997b3..5e90de9db3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/admin-search.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/admin-search.menu.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import {
-  combineLatest,
   map,
   Observable,
 } from 'rxjs';
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the Admin search menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Admin Search" menu in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class AdminSearchMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
@@ -33,10 +32,8 @@ export class AdminSearchMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
   }
 
   public getSections(): Observable<PartialMenuSection[]> {
-    return combineLatest([
-      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
-    ]).pipe(
-      map(([isSiteAdmin]) => {
+    return this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf).pipe(
+      map((isSiteAdmin) => {
         return [
           {
             visible: isSiteAdmin,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/browse.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/browse.menu.ts
index 6ec004c1e2..378b9481f0 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/browse.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/browse.menu.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the browse menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "All of DSpace" browse menu sections in the public navbar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class BrowseMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export class BrowseMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves subsections by fetching the browse definitions from the backend and mapping them to partial menu sections.
+   */
   getSubSections(): Observable<PartialMenuSection[]> {
     return this.browseService.getBrowseDefinitions().pipe(
       getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e65b6a433f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { AuthorizationDataServiceStub } from '../../testing/authorization-service.stub';
+import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/link.model';
+import { TextMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/text.model';
+import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
+import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
+import { CoarNotifyMenuProvider } from './coar-notify.menu';
+
+describe('CoarNotifyMenuProvider', () => {
+  const expectedTopSection: PartialMenuSection = {
+    visible: true,
+    model: {
+      type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+      text: 'menu.section.coar_notify',
+    } as TextMenuItemModel,
+    icon: 'inbox',
+  };
+
+  const expectedSubSections: PartialMenuSection[] = [
+    {
+      visible: true,
+      model: {
+        type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+        text: 'menu.section.notify_dashboard',
+        link: '/admin/notify-dashboard',
+      } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+    },
+    {
+      visible: true,
+      model: {
+        type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+        text: 'menu.section.services',
+        link: '/admin/ldn/services',
+      } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+    },
+  ];
+
+  let provider: CoarNotifyMenuProvider;
+  let authorizationServiceStub = new AuthorizationDataServiceStub();
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+
+    spyOn(authorizationServiceStub, 'isAuthorized').and.returnValue(
+      observableOf(true),
+    );
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        CoarNotifyMenuProvider,
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationServiceStub },
+      ],
+    });
+    provider = TestBed.inject(CoarNotifyMenuProvider);
+  });
+
+  it('should be created', () => {
+    expect(provider).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('getTopSection should return expected menu section', (done) => {
+    provider.getTopSection().subscribe((section) => {
+      expect(section).toEqual(expectedTopSection);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('getSubSections should return expected menu sections', (done) => {
+    provider.getSubSections().subscribe((sections) => {
+      expect(sections).toEqual(expectedSubSections);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..197ca4c4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/coar-notify.menu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
+  Observable,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/link.model';
+import { TextMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/text.model';
+import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
+import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
+import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
+
+/**
+ * Menu provider to create the "COAR Notify" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class CoarNotifyMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
+  constructor(
+    protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  getSubSections(): Observable<PartialMenuSection[]> {
+    return observableCombineLatest([
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CoarNotifyEnabled),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([isCoarNotifyEnabled, isSiteAdmin]: [boolean, boolean]) => {
+        return [{
+          visible: isSiteAdmin && isCoarNotifyEnabled,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.notify_dashboard',
+            link: '/admin/notify-dashboard',
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        },
+        /* LDN Services */
+        {
+          visible: isSiteAdmin && isCoarNotifyEnabled,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.services',
+            link: '/admin/ldn/services',
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        }];
+      }));
+  }
+
+  getTopSection(): Observable<PartialMenuSection> {
+    return observableCombineLatest([
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CoarNotifyEnabled),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([isCoarNotifyEnabled, isSiteAdmin]: [boolean, boolean]) => {
+        return {
+          visible: isSiteAdmin && isCoarNotifyEnabled,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+            text: 'menu.section.coar_notify',
+          } as TextMenuItemModel,
+          icon: 'inbox',
+        };
+      }));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/comcol-subscribe.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/comcol-subscribe.menu.ts
index 90a8a9893b..00c2b34694 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/comcol-subscribe.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/comcol-subscribe.menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the subscribe menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Subscribe" option in the DSO edit menu
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class SubscribeMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/community-list.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/community-list.menu.ts
index 81c2f2af0c..79e893c974 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/community-list.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/community-list.menu.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the community list menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Communities & Collections" menu section in the public navbar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class CommunityListMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.spec.ts
index 0e2a8841d9..1f1c09f594 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.spec.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ describe('CreateReportMenuProvider', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     spyOn(authorizationServiceStub, 'isAuthorized').and.callFake((id: FeatureID) => {
-      if (id === FeatureID.CanManageGroups) {
-        return observableOf(false);
-      } else {
+      if (id === FeatureID.AdministratorOf) {
         return observableOf(true);
+      } else {
+        return observableOf(false);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.ts
index 0b326d9355..1d6ff3f4f8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/create-report.menu.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the report menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "Reports" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class CreateReportMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/curation.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/curation.menu.ts
index 16441fae59..e7d09fb182 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/curation.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/curation.menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the curation menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Curation Task" menu in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class CurationMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-edit.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-edit.menu.ts
index 7ce329152d..400a65f54e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-edit.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-edit.menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the DSO edit menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Edit" option in the DSO edit menu
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class DSpaceObjectEditMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts
index 2417bce3f0..255480eba3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/dso-option.menu.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the parent wrapper menu of the various DSO page menu sections
- * This section will be rendered as a button on the DSO pages if sub providers have been added
+ * Menu provider to create the "Options" menu wrapper on the DSO pages.
+ * This section will be rendered as a button on the DSO pages if sub providers have been added.
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class DsoOptionMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/edit.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/edit.menu.ts
index 5aee52f027..38346729d4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/edit.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/edit.menu.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the admin sidebar edit menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "Edit" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class EditMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/export.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/export.menu.ts
index e6f47c5f5c..aae7e39d1f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/export.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/export.menu.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the export menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "Export" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ExportMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/health.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/health.menu.ts
index bd6702acd5..05f2037339 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/health.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/health.menu.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the health menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Health" menu in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class HealthMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/import.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/import.menu.ts
index c97020dcea..09d459d2c9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/import.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/import.menu.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the import menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "Import" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ImportMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-claim.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-claim.menu.ts
index 5bb5c94db3..2669db8c36 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-claim.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-claim.menu.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the menu section on person entity pages to claim a researcher by creating a profile
+ * Menu provider to create the "Claim" option in the DSO edit menu on person entity pages.
+ * This option allows to claim a researcher by creating a profile.
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ClaimMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-orcid.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-orcid.menu.ts
index e9fa4c7beb..75516a9d6e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-orcid.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-orcid.menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the Orcid synchronisation menu section on person entity pages
+ * Menu provider to create the Orcid settings related option in the DSO edit menu on person entity pages
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class OrcidMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-versioning.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-versioning.menu.ts
index 4533a71424..6bc04bd704 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-versioning.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/item-versioning.menu.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the versioning menu section on item pages
+ * Menu provider to create the version related options in the DSO edit menu
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class VersioningMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.spec.ts
index ecca5594b2..377e7c5196 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
 import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { AuthorizationDataServiceStub } from '../../testing/authorization-service.stub';
+import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/link.model';
 import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
 import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { NewMenuProvider } from './new.menu';
@@ -60,6 +61,15 @@ describe('NewMenuProvider', () => {
         link: '/processes/new',
       },
     },
+    {
+      visible: true,
+      model: {
+        type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+        text: 'menu.section.services_new',
+        link: '/admin/ldn/services/new',
+      } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+      icon: '',
+    },
   ];
 
   let provider: NewMenuProvider;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.ts
index 1db687951f..431622a769 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/new.menu.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { ThemedCreateCollectionParentSelectorComponent } from '../../dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-collection-parent-selector/themed-create-collection-parent-selector.component';
 import { ThemedCreateCommunityParentSelectorComponent } from '../../dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-community-parent-selector/themed-create-community-parent-selector.component';
 import { ThemedCreateItemParentSelectorComponent } from '../../dso-selector/modal-wrappers/create-item-parent-selector/themed-create-item-parent-selector.component';
+import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/link.model';
 import { TextMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/text.model';
 import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
 import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the admin sidebar new menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "New" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class NewMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ export class NewMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.IsCommunityAdmin),
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
       this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanSubmit),
-    ]).pipe(map(([isCollectionAdmin, isCommunityAdmin, isSiteAdmin, canSubmit]: [boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean]) => {
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CoarNotifyEnabled),
+    ]).pipe(map(([isCollectionAdmin, isCommunityAdmin, isSiteAdmin, canSubmit, isCoarNotifyEnabled]: [boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean]) => {
 
       return [
         {
@@ -98,6 +100,15 @@ export class NewMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
             link: '/processes/new',
           },
         },
+        {
+          visible: isSiteAdmin && isCoarNotifyEnabled,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.services_new',
+            link: '/admin/ldn/services/new',
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+          icon: '',
+        },
       ];
     }));
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c04dce78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+
+import { PUBLICATION_CLAIMS_PATH } from '../../../admin/admin-notifications/admin-notifications-routing-paths';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { AuthorizationDataServiceStub } from '../../testing/authorization-service.stub';
+import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/link.model';
+import { TextMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/text.model';
+import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
+import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
+import { NotificationsMenuProvider } from './notifications.menu';
+
+describe('NotificationsMenuProvider', () => {
+  const expectedTopSection: PartialMenuSection = {
+    visible: true,
+    model: {
+      type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+      text: 'menu.section.notifications',
+    } as TextMenuItemModel,
+    icon: 'bell',
+  };
+
+  const expectedSubSections: PartialMenuSection[] = [
+    {
+      visible: true,
+      model: {
+        type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+        text: 'menu.section.quality-assurance',
+        link: '/notifications/quality-assurance',
+      } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+    },
+    {
+      visible: true,
+      model: {
+        type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+        text: 'menu.section.notifications_publication-claim',
+        link: '/admin/notifications/' + PUBLICATION_CLAIMS_PATH,
+      } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+    },
+  ];
+
+  let provider: NotificationsMenuProvider;
+  let authorizationServiceStub = new AuthorizationDataServiceStub();
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    spyOn(authorizationServiceStub, 'isAuthorized').and.callFake((id: FeatureID) => {
+      if (id === FeatureID.CanSeeQA || id === FeatureID.AdministratorOf) {
+        return observableOf(true);
+      } else {
+        return observableOf(false);
+      }
+    });
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        NotificationsMenuProvider,
+        { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationServiceStub },
+      ],
+    });
+    provider = TestBed.inject(NotificationsMenuProvider);
+  });
+
+  it('should be created', () => {
+    expect(provider).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('getTopSection should return expected menu section', (done) => {
+    provider.getTopSection().subscribe((section) => {
+      expect(section).toEqual(expectedTopSection);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('getSubSections should return expected menu sections', (done) => {
+    provider.getSubSections().subscribe((sections) => {
+      expect(sections).toEqual(expectedSubSections);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..254cffc299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/notifications.menu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
+  Observable,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import { PUBLICATION_CLAIMS_PATH } from '../../../admin/admin-notifications/admin-notifications-routing-paths';
+import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
+import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
+import { LinkMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/link.model';
+import { TextMenuItemModel } from '../menu-item/models/text.model';
+import { MenuItemType } from '../menu-item-type.model';
+import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
+import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
+
+/**
+ * Menu provider to create the "Notifications" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class NotificationsMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
+  constructor(
+    protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  getSubSections(): Observable<PartialMenuSection[]> {
+    return observableCombineLatest([
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanSeeQA),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([canSeeQa, isSiteAdmin]: [boolean, boolean]) => {
+        return [
+          {
+            visible: canSeeQa,
+            model: {
+              type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+              text: 'menu.section.quality-assurance',
+              link: '/notifications/quality-assurance',
+            } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+          },
+          {
+            visible: isSiteAdmin,
+            model: {
+              type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+              text: 'menu.section.notifications_publication-claim',
+              link: '/admin/notifications/' + PUBLICATION_CLAIMS_PATH,
+            } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+          },
+        ];
+      }));
+  }
+
+  getTopSection(): Observable<PartialMenuSection> {
+    return observableCombineLatest([
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanSeeQA),
+      this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf),
+    ]).pipe(
+      map(([canSeeQa, isSiteAdmin]: [boolean, boolean]) => {
+        return {
+          visible: canSeeQa || isSiteAdmin,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+            text: 'menu.section.notifications',
+          } as TextMenuItemModel,
+          icon: 'bell',
+        };
+      }));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/processes.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/processes.menu.ts
index 9aa57f2b83..540e0a89ce 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/processes.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/processes.menu.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the scripts and processes menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Processes" menu in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ProcessesMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/registries.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/registries.menu.ts
index 5309ddd3ec..9ab7d65d7e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/registries.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/registries.menu.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { AbstractExpandableMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/expandable-menu-provider';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the registries menu sections
+ * Menu provider to create the "Registries" menu (and subsections) in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class RegistriesMenuProvider extends AbstractExpandableMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/statistics.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/statistics.menu.ts
index b7bbd96e29..e318892150 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/statistics.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/statistics.menu.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import { PartialMenuSection } from '../menu-provider.model';
 import { DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider } from './helper-providers/dso.menu';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the statistics menu section depending on the page it is on
+ * Menu provider to create the "Statistics" menu section in the public navbar. The menu depends on the page it is on.
  * When the user is on a DSO page or a derivative, this menu section will contain a link to the statistics of that DSO
- * In all other cases the menu section will contain a link to the repository wide statistics
+ * In all other cases the menu section will contain a link to the repository wide statistics page.
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class StatisticsMenuProvider extends DSpaceObjectPageMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/system-wide-alert.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/system-wide-alert.menu.ts
index 27808a5ae2..8614775eb2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/system-wide-alert.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/system-wide-alert.menu.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the system wide alert menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "System-wide Alert" menu in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class SystemWideAlertMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/workflow.menu.ts b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/workflow.menu.ts
index c5c1a89da4..1a629f26f3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/menu/providers/workflow.menu.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/menu/providers/workflow.menu.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from '../menu-provider.model';
 
 /**
- * Menu provider to create the workflow admin menu section
+ * Menu provider to create the "Administer Workflow" menu in the admin sidebar
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class WorkflowMenuProvider extends AbstractMenuProvider {