diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/OrganizationController.java b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/OrganizationController.java
index af78fadb..d3ed7a36 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/OrganizationController.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/controller/OrganizationController.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class OrganizationController {
 		@PathVariable final int size,
 		final Authentication authentication) {
 		if (UserInfo.isSuperAdmin(authentication) || userCountryRepository.verifyAuthorizationForCountry(code, authentication.getName())) {
-			return organizationSimpleViewRepository.findByCountry(code, PageRequest.of(page, size));
+			return organizationSimpleViewRepository.findByCountryOrderByName(code, PageRequest.of(page, size));
 		} else {
 			throw new RuntimeException("User not authorized");
 		}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class OrganizationController {
 		@PathVariable final int size,
 		final Authentication authentication) {
 		return UserInfo.isSuperAdmin(authentication)
-			? organizationSimpleViewRepository.findByType(type, PageRequest.of(page, size))
+			? organizationSimpleViewRepository.findByTypeOrderByName(type, PageRequest.of(page, size))
 			: organizationSimpleViewRepository.findByTypeForUser(type, authentication.getName(), PageRequest.of(page, size));
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/utils/BrowseEntry.java b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/utils/BrowseEntry.java
index 8895f1c1..c77259fb 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/utils/BrowseEntry.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/utils/BrowseEntry.java
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ public class BrowseEntry implements Serializable {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 8854955977257064470L;
 
 	private String value;
-	private int count;
+	private int approved;
+	private int pending;
 
 	public String getValue() {
 		return value;
@@ -20,12 +21,20 @@ public class BrowseEntry implements Serializable {
 		this.value = value;
 	}
 
-	public int getCount() {
-		return count;
+	public int getApproved() {
+		return approved;
 	}
 
-	public void setCount(final int count) {
-		this.count = count;
+	public void setApproved(final int approved) {
+		this.approved = approved;
+	}
+
+	public int getPending() {
+		return pending;
+	}
+
+	public void setPending(final int pending) {
+		this.pending = pending;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OrganizationSimpleView.java b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OrganizationSimpleView.java
index 8c44b87f..a7a71eda 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OrganizationSimpleView.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/model/view/OrganizationSimpleView.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import com.vladmihalcea.hibernate.type.array.StringArrayType;
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "organizations_simple_view")
 @TypeDefs({
-		@TypeDef(name = "string-array", typeClass = StringArrayType.class)
+	@TypeDef(name = "string-array", typeClass = StringArrayType.class)
 })
 public class OrganizationSimpleView implements Serializable, Comparable<OrganizationSimpleView> {
 
@@ -46,19 +46,24 @@ public class OrganizationSimpleView implements Serializable, Comparable<Organiza
 	@Column(name = "acronyms", columnDefinition = "text[]")
 	private String[] acronyms;
 
+	@Column(name = "approved")
+	private boolean approved = false;
+
 	public OrganizationSimpleView() {}
 
 	public OrganizationSimpleView(final String id) {
 		this.id = id;
 	}
 
-	public OrganizationSimpleView(final String id, final String name, final String type, final String city, final String country, final String[] acronyms) {
+	public OrganizationSimpleView(final String id, final String name, final String type, final String city, final String country, final String[] acronyms,
+		final boolean approved) {
 		this.id = id;
 		this.name = name;
 		this.type = type;
 		this.city = city;
 		this.country = country;
 		this.acronyms = acronyms;
+		this.approved = approved;
 	}
 
 	public String getId() {
@@ -109,6 +114,14 @@ public class OrganizationSimpleView implements Serializable, Comparable<Organiza
 		this.acronyms = acronyms;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isApproved() {
+		return approved;
+	}
+
+	public void setApproved(final boolean approved) {
+		this.approved = approved;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
 		return Objects.hash(id);
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/readonly/OrganizationSimpleViewRepository.java b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/readonly/OrganizationSimpleViewRepository.java
index 2712b9c1..e549c51d 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/readonly/OrganizationSimpleViewRepository.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/repository/readonly/OrganizationSimpleViewRepository.java
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ import eu.dnetlib.organizations.model.view.OrganizationSimpleView;
 public interface OrganizationSimpleViewRepository extends ReadOnlyRepository<OrganizationSimpleView, String> {
 
 	// SEARCH
-	@Query(value = "select o.* from organizations_simple_view o left outer join org_index_search idx on (idx.id = o.id) where idx.txt @@ plainto_tsquery(:text)", nativeQuery = true)
+	@Query(value = "select o.* from organizations_simple_view o left outer join org_index_search idx on (idx.id = o.id) where idx.txt @@ plainto_tsquery(:text) order by o.name", nativeQuery = true)
 	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> search(@Param("text") String text, Pageable pageable);
 
 	// SEARCH FOR USER
-	@Query(value = "select o.* from organizations_simple_view o left outer join org_index_search idx on (idx.id = o.id) left outer join user_countries uc on (uc.country = o.country) where idx.txt @@ plainto_tsquery(:text) and uc.email = :email", nativeQuery = true)
+	@Query(value = "select o.* from organizations_simple_view o left outer join org_index_search idx on (idx.id = o.id) left outer join user_countries uc on (uc.country = o.country) where idx.txt @@ plainto_tsquery(:text) and uc.email = :email order by o.name", nativeQuery = true)
 	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> searchForUser(@Param("text") String text, @Param("email") String email, Pageable pageable);
 
-	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> findByCountry(String country, Pageable pageable);
+	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> findByCountryOrderByName(String country, Pageable pageable);
 
-	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> findByType(String type, Pageable pageable);
+	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> findByTypeOrderByName(String type, Pageable pageable);
 
-	@Query(value = "select o.* from organizations_simple_view o left outer join user_countries uc on (uc.country = o.country) where uc.email = ?2 and o.type = ?1", nativeQuery = true)
+	@Query(value = "select o.* from organizations_simple_view o left outer join user_countries uc on (uc.country = o.country) where uc.email = ?2 and o.type = ?1 order by o.name", nativeQuery = true)
 	Page<OrganizationSimpleView> findByTypeForUser(String type, String name, Pageable pageable);
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/utils/DatabaseUtils.java b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/utils/DatabaseUtils.java
index c25c7276..58d84c19 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/utils/DatabaseUtils.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/organizations/utils/DatabaseUtils.java
@@ -269,31 +269,35 @@ public class DatabaseUtils {
 
 	// BROWSE BY COUNTRY
 	public List<BrowseEntry> browseCountries() {
-		final String sql = "select country as value, count(*) as count from organizations group by country order by count desc";
+		final String sql =
+			"select country as value, sum(case when approved then 1 else 0 end) as approved, sum(case when approved then 0 else 1 end) as pending from organizations group by country order by approved desc;";
 		return jdbcTemplate.query(sql, new BeanPropertyRowMapper<>(BrowseEntry.class));
 	}
 
 	// BROWSE BY COUNTRY FOR USER
 	public List<BrowseEntry> browseCountriesForUser(final String email) {
 		final String sql =
-			"select o.country as value, count(o.country) as count from user_countries uc left outer join organizations o on (uc.country = o.country) where uc.email=? group by o.country order by count desc";
+			"select o.country as value, sum(case when approved then 1 else 0 end) as approved, sum(case when approved then 0 else 1 end) as pending from user_countries uc left outer join organizations o on (uc.country = o.country) where uc.email=? group by o.country order by approved desc";
 		return jdbcTemplate.query(sql, new BeanPropertyRowMapper<>(BrowseEntry.class), email);
 	}
 
 	// BROWSE BY ORG TYPE
 	public List<BrowseEntry> browseTypes() {
-		final String sql = "select type as value, count(*) as count from organizations group by type order by count desc";
+		final String sql =
+			"select type as value, sum(case when approved then 1 else 0 end) as approved, sum(case when approved then 0 else 1 end) as pending from organizations group by type order by approved desc";
 		return jdbcTemplate.query(sql, new BeanPropertyRowMapper<>(BrowseEntry.class));
 	}
 
 	// BROWSE BY ORG TYPE FOR USER
 	public List<BrowseEntry> browseTypesForUser(final String email) {
-		final String sql = "select o.type as value, count(o.type) as count "
+		final String sql = "select o.type as value, "
+			+ "sum(case when approved then 1 else 0 end) as approved, "
+			+ "sum(case when approved then 0 else 1 end) as pending "
 			+ "from organizations o "
 			+ "left outer join user_countries uc on (uc.country = o.country) "
 			+ "where uc.email=? "
 			+ "group by o.type "
-			+ "order by count desc;";
+			+ "order by approved desc;";
 		return jdbcTemplate.query(sql, new BeanPropertyRowMapper<>(BrowseEntry.class), email);
 
 	}
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/sql/schema.sql b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/sql/schema.sql
index 25537692..f1faea15 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/sql/schema.sql
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/sql/schema.sql
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ CREATE TABLE organizations (
 	created_by        text,
 	creation_date     timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now(),
 	modified_by       text,
-	modification_date timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now()
+	modification_date timestamp with time zone DEFAULT now(),
+	approved          boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false
 );
 CREATE INDEX organizations_type_idx ON organizations(type);
 CREATE INDEX organizations_country_idx ON organizations(country);
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ CREATE VIEW organizations_simple_view AS SELECT
     org.type,
 	org.city,
 	org.country,
+	org.approved,
 	array_remove(array_agg(DISTINCT a.acronym), NULL) AS acronyms
 FROM
     organizations org
@@ -215,7 +217,8 @@ GROUP BY
     org.name,
     org.type,
 	org.city,
-	org.country;
+	org.country,
+	org.approved;
 	
 CREATE VIEW	users_view AS SELECT
 	u.email,
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/browse.html b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/browse.html
index 71d535cd..c012c2bf 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/browse.html
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/browse.html
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 	<thead class="thead-light">
 		<tr>
 			<th>{{field}}</th>
-			<th class="text-right">#</th>
+			<th class="text-right"># approved</th>			
+			<th class="text-right"># pending</th>
 		</tr>
 	</thead>
 	<tbody>
 		<tr ng-repeat="e in entries">
 			<td><a href="#!{{resultsBasePath}}/0/50/{{e.value}}">{{e.value}}</a></td>
-			<td class="text-right">{{e.count}}</td>
+			<td class="text-right">{{e.approved}}</td>			
+			<td class="text-right">{{e.pending}}</td>
 		</tr>
 	</tbody>
 </table>
diff --git a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_results.html b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_results.html
index 5ea9857d..9037c156 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_results.html
+++ b/apps/dnet-orgs-database-application/src/main/resources/static/resources/html/parts/org_results.html
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
 			</tr>
 		</thead>
 		<tbody>
-			<tr ng-repeat="o in orgs.content" class="d-flex">
+			<tr ng-repeat="o in orgs.content" class="d-flex" ng-class="{'table-warning' : !o.approved }">
 				<td class="col-6">
 					<a ng-if="mode == 'select-modal'" href="javascript:void(0)" title="select" ng-click="selectOrg(o)" data-dismiss="modal">{{o.name}}</a>
 					<a ng-if="mode != 'select-modal'" href="#!/edit/0/{{o.id}}" title="{{o.id}}">{{o.name}}</a>
+					<span class="badge badge-warning" ng-if="!o.approved">pending</span>
 				</td>
 				<td class="col-4"><img ng-src="resources/images/flags/{{o.country}}.gif" /> {{o.city}}, {{o.country}}</td>
 				<td class="col-1 text-center">{{o.acronyms.join()}}</td>