diff --git a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts
index e673959a32..5a2b7c5f8e 100644
--- a/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+import-external-page/import-external-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ImportExternalPageComponent } from './import-external-page.component';
 
-fdescribe('ImportExternalPageComponent', () => {
+describe('ImportExternalPageComponent', () => {
   let component: ImportExternalPageComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<ImportExternalPageComponent>;
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts
index 7c7d676bc7..2fc4589bed 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.spec.ts
@@ -74,4 +74,21 @@ 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 8ad0494f3d..eda0440b4a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/external-source.service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.s
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { FindListOptions, GetRequest } from './request.models';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
-import { distinctUntilChanged, map, switchMap, take, flatMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, map, switchMap, take, flatMap, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/paginated-search-options.model';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmptyOperator } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { configureRequest } from '../shared/operators';
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ 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.
    *
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 039d11de30..cd2f24eb2c 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
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
    * The init external source value.
    */
-  @Input() public initExternalSourceValue: string;
+  @Input() public initExternalSourceData: ExternalSourceData;
   /**
    * The selected external sources.
    */
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
    * The list of external sources.
    */
-  public sourceList: SourceElement[] = [];
+  public sourceList: SourceElement[];
   /**
    * The string used to search items in the external sources.
    */
@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
    * Component initialization and retrieve first page of external sources.
    */
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.selectedElement = {
+      id: '',
+      name: 'loading'
+    };
     this.searchString = '';
-    this.selectedElement = { id: '', name: 'loading' };
+    this.sourceList = [];
     this.findListOptions = Object.assign({}, new FindListOptions(), {
       elementsPerPage: 5,
       currentPage: 0,
@@ -102,14 +106,16 @@ export class SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent implements OnInit {
       }),
       getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
     ).subscribe((externalSource: PaginatedList<ExternalSource>) => {
-      let initEntry;
       externalSource.page.forEach((element) => {
         this.sourceList.push({ id: element.id, name: element.name });
-        if (isEmpty(initEntry) || this.initExternalSourceValue === element.id) {
-          initEntry = { id: element.id, name: element.name }
+        if (this.initExternalSourceData.sourceId === element.id) {
+          this.selectedElement = { id: element.id, name: element.name };
+          this.searchString = this.initExternalSourceData.query;
         }
       });
-      this.selectedElement = initEntry;
+      if (this.selectedElement.id === '') {
+        this.selectedElement = this.sourceList[0];
+      }
       this.pageInfo = externalSource.pageInfo;
       this.cdr.detectChanges();
     });
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
index 43e1c8ba71..2aac8557aa 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.html
@@ -3,15 +3,36 @@
     <div class="col-md-12">
       <h2 id="header" class="pb-2">{{'submission.import-external.title' | translate}}</h2>
       <ds-submission-import-external-searchbar
-        [initExternalSourceValue]="''"
+        [initExternalSourceData]="routeData"
         (externalSourceData) = "getExternalsourceData($event)">
       </ds-submission-import-external-searchbar>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="row">
-    <div class="col-md-12">
-      DATA<br>
-      {{(externalSourceData)?externalSourceData.sourceId:''}} : {{(externalSourceData)?externalSourceData.query:''}}
+    <div *ngIf="routeData.sourceId !== ''" class="col-md-12">
+      <ng-container *ngVar="(entriesRD$ | async) as entriesRD">
+        <h3 *ngIf="entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length !== 0">{{ 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.' + routeData.sourceId | translate}}</h3>
+        <ds-viewable-collection *ngIf="entriesRD?.hasSucceeded && !(isLoading$ | async) && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0" @fadeIn
+                                [objects]="entriesRD"
+                                [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: repeatable, listId: listId }"
+                                [config]="initialPagination"
+                                [hideGear]="true"
+                                [context]="context"
+                                [importable]="true"
+                                [importConfig]="importConfig"
+                                (importObject)="import($event)">
+        </ds-viewable-collection>
+        <ds-loading *ngIf="(isLoading$ | async)"
+                    message="{{'loading.search-results' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
+        <div *ngIf="!(isLoading$ | async) && entriesRD?.payload?.page?.length === 0" id="empty-external-entry-list">
+          {{ 'search.results.empty' | translate }}
+        </div>
+      </ng-container>
+    </div>
+    <div *ngIf="routeData.sourceId === ''" class="col-md-12">
+      <div class="jumbotron">
+        <p class="lead">{{'submission.import-external.page.hint' | translate}}</p>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="row">
diff --git a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
index 2b53961540..47ae781baa 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/import-external/submission-import-external.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { combineLatest, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../core/data/external-source.service';
 import { ExternalSourceData } from './import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
+import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../core/shared/search/search-configuration.service';
+import { switchMap, filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../shared/search/paginated-search-options.model';
+import { Context } from '../../core/shared/context.model';
+import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
+import { RouteService } from '../../core/services/route.service';
+import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent } from './import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component';
+import { fadeIn } from '../../shared/animations/fade';
+import { createPaginatedList } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 
 /**
  * This component allows to submit a new workspaceitem importing the data from an external source.
@@ -9,27 +24,129 @@ import { ExternalSourceData } from './import-external-searchbar/submission-impor
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-submission-import-external',
   styleUrls: ['./submission-import-external.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './submission-import-external.component.html'
+  templateUrl: './submission-import-external.component.html',
+  animations: [ fadeIn ]
 })
-export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent {
+export class SubmissionImportExternalComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
-   * The external source search data.
+   * The external source search data from the routing service.
    */
-  public externalSourceData: ExternalSourceData;
+  public routeData: ExternalSourceData;
+  /**
+   * The displayed list of entries
+   */
+  public entriesRD$: BehaviorSubject<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ExternalSourceEntry>>>;
+  /**
+   * TRUE if the REST service is called to retrieve the external source items
+   */
+  public isLoading$: BehaviorSubject<boolean>;
+  /**
+   * Configuration to use for the import buttons
+   */
+  public importConfig: { buttonLabel: string };
+  /**
+   * Suffix for button label
+   */
+  public label: string;
+  /**
+   * The ID of the list to add/remove selected items to/from
+   */
+  public listId: string;
+  /**
+   * TRUE if the selection is repeatable
+   */
+  public repeatable: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The initial pagination options
+   */
+  public initialPagination = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), {
+    id: 'submission-external-source-relation-list',
+    pageSize: 5
+  });
+  /**
+   * The context to displaying lists for
+   */
+  public context: Context;
+  /**
+   * The modal for the entry preview
+   */
+  modalRef: NgbModalRef;
 
   /**
    * Initialize the component variables.
+   * @param {SearchConfigurationService} searchConfigService
    * @param {ExternalSourceService} externalService
+   * @param {RouteService} routeService
+   * @param {Router} router
+   * @param {NgbModal} modalService
    */
   constructor(
+    public searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService,
     private externalService: ExternalSourceService,
-    private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef,
+    private routeService: RouteService,
+    private router: Router,
+    private modalService: NgbModal,
   ) { }
 
   /**
-   * Get the data to submit a search.
+   * Get the entries for the selected external source and set initial configuration.
    */
-  public getExternalsourceData(event: ExternalSourceData) {
-    this.externalSourceData = event;
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.label      = 'Journal';
+    this.listId     = 'list-submission-external-sources';
+    this.context    = Context.SubmissionModal;
+    this.repeatable = false;
+    this.routeData  = { sourceId: '', query: '' };
+    this.importConfig = {
+      buttonLabel: 'submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.external-source.import-button-title.' + this.label
+    };
+    this.entriesRD$ = new BehaviorSubject(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(createPaginatedList([])));
+    this.isLoading$ = new BehaviorSubject(false);
+    combineLatest(
+      [
+        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('source'),
+        this.routeService.getQueryParameterValue('query')
+      ]).pipe(
+        filter(([source, query]) => source && query && source !== '' && query !== ''),
+        filter(([source, query]) => source !== this.routeData.sourceId || query !== this.routeData.query),
+        switchMap(([source, query]) => {
+          this.routeData.sourceId = source;
+          this.routeData.query = query;
+          this.isLoading$.next(true);
+          return this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions.pipe(
+            switchMap((searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions) => {
+              return this.externalService.getExternalSourceEntries(this.routeData.sourceId, searchOptions);
+            })
+          )
+        }),
+    ).subscribe((rdData) => {
+      this.entriesRD$.next(rdData);
+      this.isLoading$.next(false);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the data from the searchbar and changes the router data.
+   */
+  public getExternalsourceData(event: ExternalSourceData): void {
+    this.router.navigate(
+      [],
+      {
+        queryParams: { source: event.sourceId, query: event.query },
+        replaceUrl: true
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Display an item preview by opening up an import modal window.
+   * @param entry The entry to import
+   */
+  public import(entry): void {
+    this.modalRef = this.modalService.open(SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent, {
+      size: 'lg',
+    });
+    const modalComp = this.modalRef.componentInstance;
+    modalComp.externalSourceEntry = entry;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts b/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
index f7accaf0ca..7ff8b98d9e 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submission.module.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { SubmissionSubmitComponent } from './submit/submission-submit.component'
 import { storeModuleConfig } from '../app.reducer';
 import { SubmissionImportExternalComponent } from './import-external/submission-import-external.component';
 import { SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent } from './import-external/import-external-searchbar/submission-import-external-searchbar.component';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent } from './import-external/import-external-preview/submission-import-external-preview.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -59,12 +60,15 @@ import { SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent } from './import-external/im
     SubmissionSectionUploadFileViewComponent,
     SubmissionImportExternalComponent,
     SubmissionImportExternalSearchbarComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent
   ],
   entryComponents: [
     SubmissionSectionUploadComponent,
     SubmissionSectionformComponent,
     SubmissionSectionLicenseComponent,
-    SubmissionSectionContainerComponent],
+    SubmissionSectionContainerComponent,
+    SubmissionImportExternalPreviewComponent
+  ],
   exports: [
     SubmissionEditComponent,
     SubmissionFormComponent,
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index bd0f23d24e..3e2994142d 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -2402,6 +2402,8 @@
 
   "submission.import-external.title": "Import metadata from an external source",
 
+  "submission.import-external.page.hint": "Search items using external sources.",
+
   "submission.import-external.back-to-my-dspace": "Back to MyDSpace",
 
   "submission.import-external.search.placeholder": "Search the external source",
@@ -2424,6 +2426,12 @@
 
   "submission.import-external.source.lcname": "Library of Congress Names",
 
+  "submission.import-external.preview.title": "Item Preview",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.subtitle": "The metadata below was imported from an external source. It will be pre-filled when you start the submission.",
+
+  "submission.import-external.preview.button.import": "Start submission",
+
 
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.close": "Close",
 
@@ -2555,6 +2563,8 @@
 
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.orcidV2": "Search Results",
 
+  "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.orcidv2": "Search Results",
+
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.selection-tab.title.lcname": "Search Results",
 
   "submission.sections.describe.relationship-lookup.name-variant.notification.content": "Would you like to save \"{{ value }}\" as a name variant for this person so you and others can reuse it for future submissions? If you don\'t you can still use it for this submission.",