diff --git a/core/components/com_publications/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_publications.ini b/core/components/com_publications/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_publications.ini
index 177932a48db..af1543b3f59 100644
--- a/core/components/com_publications/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_publications.ini
+++ b/core/components/com_publications/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_publications.ini
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_FTP_DOC="FTP download guide"
 COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_FTP_DOC_DESC="A guide regarding how to download large dataset using ftp client"
 COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_SEARCH_CATEGORY="Search category"
 COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_SEARCH_CATEGORY_DESC="Search category in tag section of publication submission"
+COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_DATA_PUBLISHING_GUIDE="Data Publishing Self Assessment Guide"
+COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_DATA_PUBLISHING_GUIDE_DESC="A self assessment guide for user to understand what is required in data publishing"
 
 ; Types
 COM_PUBLICATIONS_TYPES="Types"
diff --git a/core/components/com_publications/config/config.xml b/core/components/com_publications/config/config.xml
index 772d243e254..62c38402a13 100644
--- a/core/components/com_publications/config/config.xml
+++ b/core/components/com_publications/config/config.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 			<option value="0">JOFF</option>
 			<option value="1">JON</option>
 		</field>
+		<field name="data_publishing_self_assessment_guide" type="text" menu="hide" default="" label="COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_DATA_PUBLISHING_GUIDE" description="COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_DATA_PUBLISHING_GUIDE_DESC" />
 	</fieldset>
 	<fieldset name="CURATION">
 		<field name="curatorreplyto" type="text" menu="hide" default="" label="COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_CURATOR_REPLYTO" description="COM_PUBLICATIONS_CONFIG_CURATOR_REPLYTO_DESC" />
diff --git a/core/plugins/projects/publications/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_projects_publications.ini b/core/plugins/projects/publications/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_projects_publications.ini
index cf36129416b..d31a1842468 100644
--- a/core/plugins/projects/publications/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_projects_publications.ini
+++ b/core/plugins/projects/publications/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_projects_publications.ini
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_PLEASE_USE="Please use"
 PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_RELEASE_DATE="Public release date"
 PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_ARCHIVED_ON="Archived on"
 PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_ARCHIVED_NO_CHANGE="This publication version can no longer be modified in any way."
+PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_SELF_ASSESSMENT_GUIDE="Data Publishing Self Assessment Guide"
 
 PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_DISK_USAGE="Disk usage"
 PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_DISK_USAGE_TOOLTIP="View disk usage"
diff --git a/core/plugins/projects/publications/views/browse/tmpl/default.php b/core/plugins/projects/publications/views/browse/tmpl/default.php
index 1306092f5e8..a4bf7e71d8b 100644
--- a/core/plugins/projects/publications/views/browse/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/core/plugins/projects/publications/views/browse/tmpl/default.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 }
 $inuse = ($inuse > 100) ? 100 : $inuse;
 $approachingQuota = $this->project->config('approachingQuota', 85);
+$selfAssessmentGuide = $this->pub->config()->get('data_publishing_self_assessment_guide', '');
 $approachingQuota = intval($approachingQuota) > 0 ? $approachingQuota : 85;
 $warning = ($inuse > $approachingQuota) ? 1 : 0;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@
 					<a class="icon-add btn" href="/pubs/#/prjs/<?php echo $this->project->get('id'); ?>"><?php echo Lang::txt('PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_START_PUBLICATION'); ?></a>
 				</li>
 			<?php } else { ?>
+				<?php if(!empty($selfAssessmentGuide)) { ?>
+				<li>
+					<a class="icon-file btn" target="_blank" href="<?php echo $selfAssessmentGuide; ?>"><?php echo Lang::txt('PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_SELF_ASSESSMENT_GUIDE'); ?></a>
+				</li>
+				<?php } ?>
 				<li>
 					<a class="icon-add btn" href="<?php echo Route::url($this->project->link('publications') . '&action=start'); ?>"><?php echo Lang::txt('PLG_PROJECTS_PUBLICATIONS_START_PUBLICATION'); ?></a>
                 	</li>