diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_homepage.scss b/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_homepage.scss
index c16592bc0c6a3d74083acd7da7b18810b517a645..76941d407e736c2ca3a5064b9a353525f9842477 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_homepage.scss
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_homepage.scss
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
 .home-alt {
   background-color: #fff;
 
-  .main-nav .nav-item { padding: 0 5px; }
+  .main-nav .nav-item {
+      padding: 0;// 5px;
+  }
   //.main-nav .nav-item .dropdown-toggle::after { content: none; }
 
   .container { max-width: 1440px; }
@@ -294,37 +296,42 @@
 
 #portal-tablist-home3 {
 
+    background-color: $scipost-blue50;
     list-style: none;
-    padding: 0 0 4px 0;
+    padding: 0;// 0 4px 0;
     margin: 0;
 
     li button, li a {
-	color: black;
+	border: 2px solid $scipost-blue50;
+	color: #eee;
 	font-size: 0.8rem;
 	font-weight: 800;
 	display: inline-block;
 	// background-color: #d3e3f6;
 	padding: 5px 15px;
 	margin-right: 8px;
-	margin-bottom: 8px;
+	//margin-bottom: 8px;
 	border-radius: 4px;
 	cursor: pointer;
 	transition: 100ms;
     }
 
     li button.active {
-	background-color: #496bb6;
-	color: #fff;
+	background-color: $scipost-darkblue;
+	//color: black;
 	text-decoration: underline;
     }
 
     li button:hover, li a:hover {
-	background-color: $scipost-lightestblue;//#b8c8db;
+	//background-color: $scipost-lightestblue;//#b8c8db;
+	border: 2px solid $scipost-darkblue;
+	//color: black;
 	text-decoration: underline;
     }
 
-    li button.active:hover {
-        background-color: #3e5c9d;
-    }
+    // li button.active:hover {
+    //     background-color: $scipost-lightestblue;
+    // 	color: black;
+    // }
 
 }
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss b/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss
index df0aef1f8f6cabc5d72e24dc53fb8a47f2a97e01..08988f19ad15809f9dc4050804909c386b8c68b5 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
     .nav-item .dropdown-toggle::after {
         margin-left: 0.2em;
-        vertical-align: 0.1255em;
+        //vertical-align: 0.1255em;
 	font-weight: bold;
     }
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
         .nav-item {
             padding-top: 0.25rem;
             padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
-            text-transform: uppercase;
+            //text-transform: uppercase;
             letter-spacing: 1px;
         }
     }
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header_with_acad_field_and_spec3.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header_with_acad_field_and_spec3.html
index a252bbf693ccb0ef4c968b13f156601ff386dfdc..19967d75bd4233e9bc60345c4f3e48794fee8d0d 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header_with_acad_field_and_spec3.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header_with_acad_field_and_spec3.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <header>
 
-    <div class="d-lg-flex justify-content-between p-4 w-100">
+    <div class="d-lg-flex justify-content-between p-4 pb-0 pb-lg-4 w-100">
 
       <div class="me-2 my-4 my-md-auto" style="flex: 200px">
         <a href="{% url 'scipost:index' %}"><img src="{% static 'scipost/images/logo_scipost_RGB_HTML_groot.png' %}" class="m-0 p-0" alt="SciPost logo" style="max-width: unset;" width="180" /></a>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       >
       </div>
 
-      <div class="ms-2 my-4 my-lg-auto">
+      <div class="ms-2 mt-4 my-lg-auto">
 	<form id="header-search-form" method="get" action="{% url 'scipost:search' %}">
           <div class="form-floating">
             <input type="text" id="headerSearchInput" class="form-control" name="q" placeholder="Search" value="{{ request.GET.q }}">
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar3.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar3.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 52f46d1d2bd3f4401be799dcc0eb61b878b473e4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar3.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-{% load request_filters %}
-{% load static %}
-{% load scipost_extras %}
-{% load journals_extras %}
-{% load user_groups %}
-
-{% is_active_fellow request.user as is_active_fellow %}
-
-
-<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg main-nav">
-  <div class="container">
-    <button class="navbar-toggler p-0 border-0" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#main-navbar" aria-label="Navbar toggler">
-      <span class="navbar-toggler-icon">{% include 'bi/list.html' %}</span>
-    </button>
-    <div class="collapse navbar-collapse mt-lg-0 mt-3" id="main-navbar">
-      <ul class="navbar-nav me-auto">
-
-        <li class="nav-item{% if request.path == '/home3' %} active{% endif %}">
-          <a href="{% url 'scipost:index3' %}" class="nav-link" aria-label="SciPost Home">
-            <span class="d-none d-lg-inline-block" aria-hidden="true" style="min-width: 16px;">{% include 'bi/house-fill.html' %}</span>
-            <span class="d-lg-none d-inline-block">Home</span>
-          </a>
-        </li>
-
-	{% if perms.scipost.can_preview_new_features %}
-	  <li class="nav-item dropdown border border-warning">
-            <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="HomepagesDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"  data-trigger="hover">
-              <span class="d-none d-lg-inline-block text-warning" aria-hidden="true" style="min-width: 16px;">{% include 'bi/house-fill.html' %}</span>
-              <span class="d-lg-none d-inline-block text-warning">Homepages</span>
-	    </a>
-	    <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="HomepagesDropdown">
-	      <div class="dropdown-item">
-		<a href="{% url 'scipost:index' %}">Current homepage</a>
-	      </div>
-	      <div class="dropdown-item">
-		<a href="{% url 'scipost:index2' %}">2: home + portal</a>
-	      </div>
-	      <div class="dropdown-item">
-		<a href="{% url 'scipost:index3' %}">3: all tabbed</a>
-	      </div>
-	    </div>
-	  </li>
-	{% endif %}
-
-      </ul>
-
-      <hr class="lg d-lg-none">
-
-      <ul class="navbar-nav me-0">
-        {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-          <li class="nav-item dropdown">
-            <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="PersonalDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"  data-trigger="hover">
-              Logged in as {% if user.last_name %}{% if user.contributor %}{{ user.contributor.profile.get_title_display }} {% endif %}{{ user.first_name }} {{ user.last_name }}{% else %}{{ user.username }}{% endif %}</a>
-
-            {% if request.user.contributor and not request.user.contributor.is_currently_available %}
-              <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0 text-warning" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="You are currently unavailable.<br>Check your availability on your Personal Page if this should not be the case." data-bs-html="true">{% include 'bi/exclamation-triangle-fill.html' %}</button>
-              &nbsp;
-            {% endif %}
-            <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="PersonalDropdown">
-              {% if user.contributor %}
-                <div class="dropdown-item">
-                  <a href="{% url 'scipost:personal_page' %}">Personal Page</a>
-                </div>
-                {% if is_active_fellow %}
-                  <div class="dropdown-item">
-                    <a href="{% url 'submissions:pool' %}">Submissions Pool</a>
-                  </div>
-                {% endif %}
-              {% endif %}
-              {% if perms.scipost.can_view_production %}
-                <div class="dropdown-item">
-                  <a href="{% url 'production:production' %}">Production</a>
-                </div>
-              {% endif %}
-              {% if perms.scipost.can_manage_organizations or user.org_contact %}
-                <div class="dropdown-item">
-                  <a href="{% url 'organizations:dashboard' %}">Orgs dashboard</a>
-                </div>
-              {% endif %}
-	      <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-	      <div class="dropdown-item">
-		<a href="{% url 'forums:forums' %}">Forums and Meetings</a>
-	      </div>
-              <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-	      <div class="dropdown-item">
-		<a href="{% url 'helpdesk:helpdesk' %}">Helpdesk</a>
-	      </div>
-              <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-              <div class="dropdown-item">
-                <a href="{% url 'scipost:logout' %}?next={{ request.path }}">Logout</a>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </li>
-
-	  <li class="nav-item">
-	    &emsp;<a href="{% url 'helpdesk:ticket_create' %}" target="_blank" class="nav-link"><span style="font-size: 80%;" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-html="true" title="Notice something wrong?<br/>Open a support ticket">{% include 'bi/sticky-fill.html' %}</span></a>
-	  </li>
-
-        {% else %}
-          <li class="nav-item{% if request.path == '/login/' %} active{% endif %}">
-            <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'scipost:login' %}?next={{request.path}}">Login or register</a>
-          </li>
-        {% endif %}
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</nav>
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/navbar.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/navbar.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69f7c3c3d3884e2ab92154aee9dd301dc7250223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/navbar.html
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+{% load request_filters %}
+{% load static %}
+{% load scipost_extras %}
+{% load journals_extras %}
+{% load user_groups %}
+
+{% is_active_fellow request.user as is_active_fellow %}
+
+
+<!-- <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-sm main-nav">
+     <div class="container">
+     <button class="navbar-toggler p-0 border-0" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#main-navbar" aria-label="Navbar toggler">
+     <span class="navbar-toggler-icon">{% include 'bi/list.html' %}</span>
+     </button>
+     <div class="collapse navbar-collapse mt-3" id="main-navbar"> -->
+
+<nav class="navbar main-nav p-2">
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="flex-fill" id="main-navbar">
+      <ul class="nav nav-pills flex-wrap flex-sm-row mb-0 justify-content-center"
+	  id="portal-tablist-home3"
+	  role="tablist">
+
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	  <button class="nav-link active" id="home-tab"
+		  data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#home"
+		  type="button" role="tab"
+		  aria-controls="home" aria-selected="true">
+	    Home
+	  </button>
+	</li>
+
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	  <button class="nav-link" id="journals-tab"
+		  data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#journals"
+		  type="button" role="tab"
+		  aria-controls="journals" aria-selected="true">
+	    Journals
+	  </button>
+	</li>
+
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	  <button class="nav-link" id="publications-tab"
+		  data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#publications"
+		  type="button" role="tab"
+		  aria-controls="publications" aria-selected="true">
+	    Publications
+	  </button>
+	</li>
+
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	  <button class="nav-link" id="submissions-tab"
+		  data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#submissions"
+		  type="button" role="tab"
+		  aria-controls="submissions" aria-selected="true">
+	    Submissions
+	  </button>
+	</li>
+
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	  <button class="nav-link border border-2 border-warning" id="reports-needed-tab"
+		  data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#reports-needed"
+		  type="button" role="tab"
+		  aria-controls="reports-needed" aria-selected="true">
+	    Reports needed&nbsp;<span class="text-warning">{% include 'bi/exclamation-square-fill.html' %}</span>
+	  </button>
+	</li>
+	<!--
+	     <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	     <button class="nav-link" id="reports-tab"
+	     data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#reports"
+	     type="button" role="tab"
+	     aria-controls="reports" aria-selected="true">
+	     Reports
+	     </button>
+	     </li>
+
+	     <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	     <button class="nav-link" id="comments-tab"
+	     data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#comments"
+	     type="button" role="tab"
+	     aria-controls="comments" aria-selected="true">
+	     Comments
+	     </button>
+	     </li> -->
+
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
+	  <a class="btn btn-outline-success border-2 border-success ms-2"
+	     href="{% url 'submissions:submit_manuscript' %}">
+	    {% include 'bi/arrow-right.html' %}<strong>Submit</strong>
+	  </a>
+	</li>
+
+        {% if user.is_authenticated %}
+          <li class="nav-item dropdown me-lg-2 ms-lg-auto">
+            <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="PersonalDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"  data-trigger="hover">
+	      Logged in as {% if user.last_name %}{% if user.contributor %}{{ user.contributor.profile.get_title_display }} {% endif %}{{ user.first_name }} {{ user.last_name }}{% else %}{{ user.username }}{% endif %}</a>
+
+            {% if request.user.contributor and not request.user.contributor.is_currently_available %}
+	      <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0 text-warning" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-title="You are currently unavailable.<br>Check your availability on your Personal Page if this should not be the case." data-bs-html="true">{% include 'bi/exclamation-triangle-fill.html' %}</button>
+	      &nbsp;
+            {% endif %}
+            <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="PersonalDropdown">
+	      {% if user.contributor %}
+                <div class="dropdown-item">
+                  <a href="{% url 'scipost:personal_page' %}">Personal Page</a>
+                </div>
+                {% if is_active_fellow %}
+                  <div class="dropdown-item">
+                    <a href="{% url 'submissions:pool' %}">Submissions Pool</a>
+                  </div>
+                {% endif %}
+	      {% endif %}
+	      {% if perms.scipost.can_view_production %}
+                <div class="dropdown-item">
+                  <a href="{% url 'production:production' %}">Production</a>
+                </div>
+	      {% endif %}
+	      {% if perms.scipost.can_manage_organizations or user.org_contact %}
+                <div class="dropdown-item">
+                  <a href="{% url 'organizations:dashboard' %}">Orgs dashboard</a>
+                </div>
+	      {% endif %}
+	      <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+	      <div class="dropdown-item">
+		<a href="{% url 'forums:forums' %}">Forums and Meetings</a>
+	      </div>
+	      <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+	      <div class="dropdown-item">
+		<a href="{% url 'helpdesk:helpdesk' %}">Helpdesk</a>
+	      </div>
+	      <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+	      <div class="dropdown-item">
+                <a href="{% url 'scipost:logout' %}?next={{ request.path }}">Logout</a>
+	      </div>
+            </div>
+
+	    <a href="{% url 'helpdesk:ticket_create' %}" target="_blank" class="nav-link"><span style="font-size: 80%;" data-bs-toggle="tooltip" data-bs-html="true" title="Notice something wrong?<br/>Open a support ticket">{% include 'bi/sticky-fill.html' %}</span></a>
+	  </li>
+        {% else %}
+          <li class="me-lg-2 ms-lg-auto nav-item{% if request.path == '/login/' %} active{% endif %}">
+            <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'scipost:login' %}?next={{request.path}}">Login or register</a>
+          </li>
+        {% endif %}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</nav>
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal3.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal3.html
index 224f16f6fcb3d002429328b4056a96ee13b7a06d..2579651146801ca4cd549874dfbe68adad67ce81 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal3.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal3.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 {% load static %}
 
 {% block navbar %}
-  {% include 'scipost/navbar3.html' %}
+  {% include 'scipost/portal/navbar.html' %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body_class %}{{ block.super }} homepage home-alt{% endblock %}
@@ -26,85 +26,6 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-
-  <ul class="nav nav-pills flex-wrap flex-sm-row mb-0 justify-content-center"
-      id="portal-tablist-home3"
-      role="tablist">
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link active" id="home-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#home"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="home" aria-selected="true">
-	Home
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link" id="journals-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#journals"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="journals" aria-selected="true">
-	Journals
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link" id="publications-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#publications"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="publications" aria-selected="true">
-	Publications
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link" id="submissions-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#submissions"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="submissions" aria-selected="true">
-	Submissions
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link border border-2 border-warning" id="reports-needed-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#reports-needed"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="reports-needed" aria-selected="true">
-	Reports needed&nbsp;<span class="text-warning">{% include 'bi/exclamation-square-fill.html' %}</span>
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link" id="reports-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#reports"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="reports" aria-selected="true">
-	Reports
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <button class="nav-link" id="comments-tab"
-	      data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#comments"
-	      type="button" role="tab"
-	      aria-controls="comments" aria-selected="true">
-	Comments
-      </button>
-    </li>
-
-    <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-      <a class="btn btn-outline-success border-2 ms-4"
-	 href="{% url 'submissions:submit_manuscript' %}">
-	{% include 'bi/arrow-right.html' %}<strong>Submit</strong>
-      </a>
-    </li>
-
-  </ul>
-
-  <hr class="mt-0">
-
   <div class="tab-content mt-4" id="portalTabContent">
 
     <div class="tab-pane portal-tab fade show active" id="home"