diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/_manage_link_list.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/_manage_link_list.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..967f89977773a01fcd3bf59ce3199ceacb1d2ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/_manage_link_list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "volumes" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "issues" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "proceedings" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "publication" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publication metadata</a>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "report" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "comment" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'journals:manage_comment_metadata' %}">Manage Comment metadata</a>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <a 
+      {% if active == "publicationupdate" %}class="active"{% endif %}
+     href="{% url 'journals:manage_update_metadata' %}">Manage PublicationUpdate metadata</a>
+  </li>
+</ul>
diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/issue_list.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/issue_list.html
index 584691c735d4e25b95980f77a9b17b0ee335e3ef..a02af094be8e09882bc52c7f5ac1cda3edfbf69d 100644
--- a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/issue_list.html
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/issue_list.html
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-12">
       <h1 class="highlight">Manage Issues</h1>
-      <ul>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}" class="active">Manage Issues</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-      </ul>
+      {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="issues" %}
 
       <h3 class="my-3">Journals overview</h3>
       <table class="table">
diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_comment_metadata.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_comment_metadata.html
index b413ffaa97188b89b8b61994d7563ec76db1e730..e73d404e6640532fc6031308c5c4f099084f32e0 100644
--- a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_comment_metadata.html
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_comment_metadata.html
@@ -13,16 +13,8 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-
-  <ul>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_comment_metadata' %}" class="active">Manage Comment metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_update_metadata' %}">Manage PublicationUpdate metadata</a></li>
-  </ul>
+  <h1 class="highlight">Manage Comment metadata</h1>
+  {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="comment" %}
 
   <table class="table table-hover mb-5">
     <thead class="table-light">
diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_metadata.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_metadata.html
index f340b6342d667c4933df3405318ee7cb278c4483..85bdd1697b36f2926b855cbe183d3f131495e715 100644
--- a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_metadata.html
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_metadata.html
@@ -16,14 +16,8 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-  <h1 class="highlight">Manage Publications Metadata</h1>
-  <ul>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}" class="active">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-  </ul>
+  <h1 class="highlight">Manage Publication Metadata</h1>
+  {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="publication" %}
 
   <h2 class="mt-4 mb-2">Publications</h2>
   <table class="table table-hover mb-5">
diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_report_metadata.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_report_metadata.html
index 88e73ce55e1fbfd91d2dcbb5caf665d195fca1df..e02f039f0a47efce65700c266baac0956c5aa5c3 100644
--- a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_report_metadata.html
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_report_metadata.html
@@ -14,16 +14,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
   <h1 class="highlight">Manage Report metadata</h1>
-
-  <ul>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}" class="active">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_comment_metadata' %}">Manage Comment metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_update_metadata' %}">Manage PublicationUpdate metadata</a></li>
-  </ul>
+  {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="report" %}
 
   <h2 class="mt-4">Reports</h2>
   {% if request.GET.needing_update == '1' %}
diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_update_metadata.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_update_metadata.html
index d550287bbb4af618457aaf47dc674cff666d6e90..8e62044a982756d36e4ce6caa6b12c8f408521cb 100644
--- a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_update_metadata.html
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/manage_update_metadata.html
@@ -14,16 +14,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
   <h1 class="highlight">Manage PublicationUpdate metadata</h1>
-
-  <ul>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_comment_metadata' %}">Manage Comment metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_update_metadata' %}" class="active">Manage PublicationUpdate metadata</a></li>
-  </ul>
+  {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="publicationupdate" %}
 
   <h2 class="mt-4">Publication Updates</h2>
 
diff --git a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/volume_list.html b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/volume_list.html
index 5ffdd8a9646e555cff69ee5bcb7de82d0c5f72d7..09218e4c983dab27ad2aa7fb7a7f1620ee8680a4 100644
--- a/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/volume_list.html
+++ b/scipost_django/journals/templates/journals/volume_list.html
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-12">
       <h1 class="highlight">Manage Volumes</h1>
-      <ul>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}" class="active">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-	<li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-      </ul>
+      {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="volumes" %}
 
       <h3 class="my-3">Journals overview</h3>
       <table class="table">
diff --git a/scipost_django/proceedings/templates/proceedings/proceedings.html b/scipost_django/proceedings/templates/proceedings/proceedings.html
index 29f010b57990a7ca84d47ac995ea83bd4c849605..3848ed845037b7aaec0bd8c9203dadea2942d626 100644
--- a/scipost_django/proceedings/templates/proceedings/proceedings.html
+++ b/scipost_django/proceedings/templates/proceedings/proceedings.html
@@ -8,14 +8,9 @@
 {% block pagetitle %}: Manage Proceedings{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  <h1>Manage Proceedings</h1>
-  <ul>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_volumes_list' %}">Manage Volumes</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:admin_issue_list' %}">Manage Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings' %}" class="active">Manage Proceedings Issues</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_metadata' %}">Manage Publications metadata</a></li>
-    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:manage_report_metadata' %}">Manage Report metadata</a></li>
-  </ul>
+  <h1 class="highlight">Manage Proceedings</h1>
+  {% include "journals/_manage_link_list.html" with active="proceedings" %}
+
   <a href="{% url 'proceedings:proceedings_add' %}">Add new Proceedings</a>
 
   <table class="table mt-3">