diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
index 5788d3cc70..0bf61957ef 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-routing.module.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { BrowseByGuard } from './browse-by-guard';
 import { BrowseByDSOBreadcrumbResolver } from './browse-by-dso-breadcrumb.resolver';
 import { BrowseByI18nBreadcrumbResolver } from './browse-by-i18n-breadcrumb.resolver';
 import { ThemedBrowseBySwitcherComponent } from './browse-by-switcher/themed-browse-by-switcher.component';
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -12,6 +13,13 @@ import { ThemedBrowseBySwitcherComponent } from './browse-by-switcher/themed-bro
         path: '',
         resolve: { breadcrumb: BrowseByDSOBreadcrumbResolver },
         children: [
+          {
+            path: 'srsc',
+            component: BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent,
+            canActivate: [BrowseByGuard],
+            resolve: { breadcrumb: BrowseByI18nBreadcrumbResolver },
+            data: { title: 'browse.title.page', breadcrumbKey: 'browse.metadata' }
+          },
           {
             path: ':id',
             component: ThemedBrowseBySwitcherComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04f39bf727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>browse-by-taxonomy-page works!</p>
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1ce257ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
+
+describe('BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent', () => {
+  let component: BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent ]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97402843f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-browse-by-taxonomy-page',
+  templateUrl: './browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss']
+})
+/**
+ * Component for browsing items by metadata in a hierarchical controlled vocabulary
+ */
+export class BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
index 14e21f8b4c..8cd52c887d 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import { SharedModule } from '../shared/shared.module';
 import { BrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component';
 import { BrowseBySwitcherComponent } from './browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component';
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseBySwitcherComponent } from './browse-by-switcher/themed-browse-by-switcher.component';
 import { ComcolModule } from '../shared/comcol/comcol.module';
 import { ThemedBrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './browse-by-metadata-page/themed-browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseByDatePageComponent } from './browse-by-date-page/themed-browse-by-date-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseByTitlePageComponent } from './browse-by-title-page/themed-browse-by-title-page.component';
+import { FormModule } from '../shared/form/form.module';
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   // put only entry components that use custom decorator
@@ -27,11 +29,13 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     ComcolModule,
-    SharedModule
+    SharedModule,
+    FormModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     BrowseBySwitcherComponent,
     ThemedBrowseBySwitcherComponent,
+    BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent,
     ...ENTRY_COMPONENTS
   ],
   exports: [