diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/VocabulariesController.java b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/VocabulariesController.java
index 26598c32..04d35330 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/VocabulariesController.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/VocabulariesController.java
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ public class VocabulariesController extends AbstractDnetController {
 		vocs.put("languages", databaseUtils.listValuesOfVocabularyTable(VocabularyTable.languages));
 
 		vocs.put("relTypes", Arrays.stream(RelationType.values())
-			.filter(t -> t != RelationType.Merged_In)
-			.filter(t -> t != RelationType.Merges)
-			.map(t -> new VocabularyTerm(t.toString(), t.toString()))
+			.map(t -> new VocabularyTerm(t.name(), t.name()))
 			.collect(Collectors.toList()));
+
 		vocs.put("similaritiesType", Arrays.stream(SimilarityType.values())
 			.map(t -> new VocabularyTerm(t.toString(), t.toString()))
 			.collect(Collectors.toList()));
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_metadata.form.html b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_metadata.form.html
index 9170dec7..90d25a25 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_metadata.form.html
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_metadata.form.html
@@ -248,20 +248,22 @@
 				<div class="card">
 					<div class="card-header text-white text-center py-1 bg-primary" ng-class="{'bg-light text-dark' : mode == 'readonly' || mode == 'not_authorized', 'bg-warning' : mode == 'approve'}">Relations</div>
 					<table class="table table-sm">
-						<thead class="thead-light">
-							<tr>
-								<th class="pl-3" style="border-top: none;">Related organization</th>
-								<th style="border-top: none; width: 156px">Type</th>
-								<th style="border-top: none; width: 44px"></th>
-							</tr>
-						</thead>
 						<tbody>
 							<tr ng-if="org.relations.length == 0">
-								<td class="text-center text-muted" colspan="3">No relations</td>
+								<td class="text-center text-muted" colspan="4">No relations</td>
 							</tr>
-							<tr ng-repeat="r in org.relations">
-								<td class="pl-3"><a href="#!/edit/0/{{r.relatedOrgId}}" title="{{r.relatedOrgId}}">{{r.relatedOrgName}}</a></td>
-								<td>{{r.type}}</td>
+							<tr ng-repeat="r in org.relations | orderBy:['type','relatedOrgName']">
+								<td class="pl-3" colspan="3">This organizazion 
+									<!-- NB: The showed value MUST be the inverse -->
+									<span ng-switch="r.type">
+										<b ng-switch-when="Child">is parent of</b>
+										<b ng-switch-when="Parent">is child of</b>
+										<b ng-switch-when="Merges">is merged in</b>
+										<b ng-switch-when="Merged_In">merges</b>
+										<b ng-switch-default>is related to</b>
+									</span>
+									<a href="#!/edit/0/{{r.relatedOrgId}}" title="{{r.relatedOrgId}}">{{r.relatedOrgName}}</a>
+								</td>
 								<td class="text-right">
 									<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm  btn-outline-danger" ng-click="org.relations.splice($index, 1)"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></button>
 								</td>
@@ -269,20 +271,23 @@
 						</tbody>
 						<tfoot>
 							<tr>
+								<td class="text-right" style="width: 120px; vertical-align: middle;">This organization</td>
+								<td style="width: 140px;">
+									<select class="custom-select custom-select-sm" ng-model="newRelType">
+										<option disabled="disabled" value=''>rel type...</option>
+										<!-- NB: The showed value MUST be the inverse -->
+										<option value="Parent">is child of</option>
+										<option value="Child">is parent of</option>
+									</select>
+								</td>
 								<td>
-									<input type="text" placeholder="add a related organization..." readonly="readonly"
+									<input type="text" placeholder="related organization..." readonly="readonly"
 										class="form-control form-control-sm" style="background-color: white; color: #007bff;"
 										ng-model="newRelation.name" ng-click="resetSelectedRelation()"
 										data-toggle="modal" data-target="#selectRelatedOrgModal" ng-hide="mode == 'readonly'"/>
-									<input type="text" placeholder="add a related organization..." disabled="disabled"
+									<input type="text" placeholder="related organization..." disabled="disabled"
 										class="form-control form-control-sm" ng-model="newRelation.name" ng-show="mode == 'readonly'"/>
 								</td>
-								<td>
-									<select class="custom-select custom-select-sm" ng-model="newRelType">
-										<option disabled="disabled" value=''>rel type...</option>
-										<option ng-repeat="t in vocabularies.relTypes" value="{{t.value}}">{{t.name}}</option>
-									</select>
-								</td>
 								<td class="text-right">
 									<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-success" ng-disabled="!newRelType || !newRelation.id" ng-click="addNewRelation()"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></button>
 								</td>
@@ -294,7 +299,6 @@
 		</div>
 	</fieldset>		
 
-
 	<fieldset ng-if="mode == 'update_full'">
 		<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="save()" ng-disabled="organizationForm.$invalid">Save</button>
 	</fieldset>
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/js/organizations.js b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/js/organizations.js
index 8aa37a12..56e7a3b4 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/js/organizations.js
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/js/organizations.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ orgsModule.directive('orgFormMetadata', function($http, $location, $route, $rout
 				scope.newRelation = {};
 			}
 		
-			scope.addNewRelation = function(r) {
+			scope.addNewRelation = function() {
 				scope.org.relations.push({
 					'relatedOrgId'   : scope.newRelation.id,
 					'relatedOrgName' : scope.newRelation.name,