diff --git a/scipost_django/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py b/scipost_django/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
index f5e39a726a259999d6270c53fdeb8c983576e258..53d1484f84949722f391141756fd1e6620ca9356 100644
--- a/scipost_django/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
+++ b/scipost_django/SciPost_v1/settings/base.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "ontology",
     "organizations",
     "petitions",
+    "pins",
     "preprints",
     "proceedings",
     "production",
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/__init__.py b/scipost_django/pins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/admin.py b/scipost_django/pins/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6a79216587c72a23662e5a5bcd11a32724ac26c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/pins/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
+__license__ = "AGPL v3"
+
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/apps.py b/scipost_django/pins/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f43284cd0f1876f44bdb643ed5e60960be6845b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/pins/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
+__license__ = "AGPL v3"
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class PinsConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "pins"
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/migrations/__init__.py b/scipost_django/pins/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/models.py b/scipost_django/pins/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dbbe360b10f31a56754c353ea4934f3539c362e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/pins/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
+__license__ = "AGPL v3"
+
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/tests.py b/scipost_django/pins/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7503e9a3c5a61d3da351a1edf6f69ca91e776780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/pins/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
+__license__ = "AGPL v3"
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/scipost_django/pins/views.py b/scipost_django/pins/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a957654bf1f52134fe42e0f1eb3d58f8ed0c4fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/pins/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+__copyright__ = "Copyright © Stichting SciPost (SciPost Foundation)"
+__license__ = "AGPL v3"
+
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.