diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityApiController.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityApiController.java
index ac36c1fa..3cf3cee0 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityApiController.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityApiController.java
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ public class CommunityApiController extends AbstractDnetController {
 		@PathVariable final Integer page,
 		@PathVariable final Integer size,
 		@RequestParam(required = false) final String funder,
-		@RequestParam(required = false) final String searchFilter)
+		@RequestParam(required = false) final String searchFilter,
+		@RequestParam(required = false) final String orderBy)
 		throws CommunityException {
-		return communityService.getCommunityProjects(id, funder, searchFilter, page, size);
+		return communityService.getCommunityProjects(id, funder, searchFilter, page, size, orderBy);
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/community/{id}/projects", produces = {
diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityService.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityService.java
index 5e44721c..461a41df 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityService.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/CommunityService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
@@ -133,15 +134,37 @@ public class CommunityService {
 	}
 
 	@Transactional
-	public Page<CommunityProject> getCommunityProjects(final String id, final String funder, final String filter, final int page, final int size)
+	public Page<CommunityProject> getCommunityProjects(final String id,
+		final String funder,
+		final String filter,
+		final int page,
+		final int size,
+		final String orderBy)
+
 		throws CommunityException {
 		if (StringUtils.isBlank(id)) { throw new CommunityException("Empty ID"); }
 		try {
+			final Sort sort;
+			if (StringUtils.isBlank(orderBy)) {
+				sort = Sort.by("projectName");
+			} else if (orderBy.equalsIgnoreCase("funder")) {
+				sort = Sort.by("projectFunder").and(Sort.by("projectName"));
+			} else if (orderBy.equalsIgnoreCase("grantId")) {
+				sort = Sort.by("projectCode");
+			} else if (orderBy.equalsIgnoreCase("acronym")) {
+				sort = Sort.by("projectAcronym");
+			} else if (orderBy.equalsIgnoreCase("openaireId")) {
+				sort = Sort.by("projectId");
+			} else {
+				sort = Sort.by("projectName");
+			}
+
+			final PageRequest pageable = PageRequest.of(page, size, sort);
 			if (StringUtils.isAllBlank(filter, funder)) {
-				return dbProjectRepository.findByCommunity(id, PageRequest.of(page, size)).map(CommunityMappingUtils::toCommunityProject);
+				return dbProjectRepository.findByCommunity(id, pageable).map(CommunityMappingUtils::toCommunityProject);
 			} else {
 				final Specification<DbProject> projSpec = prepareProjectSpec(id, funder, filter);
-				return dbProjectRepository.findAll(projSpec, PageRequest.of(page, size)).map(CommunityMappingUtils::toCommunityProject);
+				return dbProjectRepository.findAll(projSpec, pageable).map(CommunityMappingUtils::toCommunityProject);
 			}
 		} catch (final Throwable e) {
 			log.error(e);