diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java
index a1bd460a9..2e603fa1c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Projects.java
@@ -46,11 +46,17 @@ public class Projects extends BaseController {
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/paged"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
     ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<DataTableData<ProjectListingModel>>> getPaged(@Valid @RequestBody ProjectTableRequest projectTableRequest, @RequestParam String fieldsGroup, Principal principal) throws Exception {
-        System.out.println(fieldsGroup);
         DataTableData<eu.eudat.models.data.project.ProjectListingModel> dataTable = this.projectManager.getPaged(projectTableRequest, principal, fieldsGroup);
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<DataTableData<eu.eudat.models.data.project.ProjectListingModel>>().payload(dataTable).status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE));
     }
 
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"public/paged"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
+    public @ResponseBody
+    ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<DataTableData<ProjectListingModel>>> getPaged(@Valid @RequestBody ProjectTableRequest projectTableRequest) throws Exception {
+        DataTableData<eu.eudat.models.data.project.ProjectListingModel> dataTable = this.projectManager.getPublicPaged(projectTableRequest);
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<DataTableData<eu.eudat.models.data.project.ProjectListingModel>>().payload(dataTable).status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE));
+    }
+
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = {"{id}"}, produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
     ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project>> getSingle(@PathVariable String id, Principal principal) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java
index 29aaa494d..5db1b6c6c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/ProjectManager.java
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ public class ProjectManager {
         return dataTable;
     }
 
+    public DataTableData<eu.eudat.models.data.project.ProjectListingModel> getPublicPaged(ProjectTableRequest projectTableRequest) throws Exception {
+        ProjectDao projectRepository = databaseRepository.getProjectDao();
+        QueryableList<eu.eudat.data.entities.Project> items = projectRepository.getWithCriteria(projectTableRequest.getCriteria());
+        QueryableList<eu.eudat.data.entities.Project> pagedItems = PaginationManager.applyPaging(items, projectTableRequest);
+        DataTableData<eu.eudat.models.data.project.ProjectListingModel> dataTable = new DataTableData<>();
+        CompletableFuture projectsFuture;
+        projectsFuture = pagedItems.selectAsync(item -> new ProjectListingModel().fromDataModel(item))
+                .whenComplete((results, throwable) -> {
+                    dataTable.setData(results);
+                });
+        CompletableFuture countFuture = pagedItems.countAsync().whenComplete((count, throwable) -> dataTable.setTotalCount(count));
+
+        CompletableFuture.allOf(projectsFuture, countFuture).join();
+        return dataTable;
+    }
+
     public eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project getSingle(String id) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
         eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project project = new eu.eudat.models.data.project.Project();
         project.fromDataModel(databaseRepository.getProjectDao().find(UUID.fromString(id)));
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/project/project.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/project/project.service.ts
index 6abe04a98..d7af200d7 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/project/project.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/project/project.service.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export class ProjectService {
 		}
 	}
 
+	getPublicPaged(dataTableRequest: DataTableRequest<ProjectCriteria>): Observable<DataTableData<ProjectListingModel>> {
+		return this.http.post<DataTableData<ProjectListingModel>>(this.actionUrl + 'public/paged', dataTableRequest, { headers: this.headers });
+	}
+
 	getWithExternal(requestItem: RequestItem<ProjectCriteria>): Observable<ProjectListingModel[]> {
 		return this.http.post<ProjectListingModel[]>(this.actionUrl + 'external', requestItem, { headers: this.headers });
 	}
@@ -45,5 +49,4 @@ export class ProjectService {
 	delete(id: String): Observable<ProjectListingModel> {
 		return this.http.delete<ProjectListingModel>(this.actionUrl + id, { headers: this.headers });
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/explore-dataset/filters/explore-dataset-filters.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/explore-dataset/filters/explore-dataset-filters.component.ts
index ef0cecb0e..38529b52a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/explore-dataset/filters/explore-dataset-filters.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/explore-dataset/filters/explore-dataset-filters.component.ts
@@ -99,13 +99,10 @@ export class ExploreDatasetFiltersComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnI
 			dataTableRequest.criteria.projectStateType = this.facetCriteria.projectStatus;
 			dataTableRequest.criteria['length'] = 10;
 
-			if (this.authentication.current()) {
-				this.projects = this.projectService.getPaged(dataTableRequest, "autocomplete").map(x => x.data);
-				this.facetCriteria.projects = [];
-			}
+			this.projects = this.projectService.getPublicPaged(dataTableRequest).map(x => x.data);
+			this.facetCriteria.projects = [];
 		}
 		this.facetCriteriaChange.emit(this.facetCriteria);
-
 	}
 
 	public projectChanged(event: any) {
@@ -163,7 +160,8 @@ export class ExploreDatasetFiltersComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnI
 		const dataTableRequest: DataTableRequest<ProjectCriteria> = new DataTableRequest(0, null, { fields: fields });
 		dataTableRequest.criteria = projectCriteria;
 		//const dataTableRequest: RequestItem<ProjectCriteria> = { criteria: projectCriteria };
-		return this.projectService.getPaged(dataTableRequest, "autocomplete").map(x => x.data);
+		//return this.projectService.getPaged(dataTableRequest, "autocomplete").map(x => x.data);
+		return this.projectService.getPublicPaged(dataTableRequest).map(x => x.data);
 	}
 
 	public dmpOrganisationSearch(value: string): Observable<ExternalSourceItemModel[]> {