diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DatasetServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DatasetServiceImpl.java
index 551b1616f9d82a7bba258100cb724951bfd96cad..d8f5003fa609aee544fa51f896dbaf99c17353b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DatasetServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DatasetServiceImpl.java
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ import org.genesys.filerepository.InvalidRepositoryPathException;
 import org.genesys.filerepository.NoSuchRepositoryFileException;
 import org.genesys.filerepository.model.RepositoryFile;
 import org.genesys.filerepository.service.RepositoryService;
+import org.genesys2.server.component.aspect.NotifyOnPublished;
+import org.genesys2.server.component.aspect.NotifyForReview;
 import org.genesys2.server.component.security.AsAdminInvoker;
 import org.genesys2.server.component.security.SecurityUtils;
 import org.genesys2.server.exception.InvalidApiUsageException;
@@ -802,6 +804,7 @@ public class DatasetServiceImpl implements DatasetService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR')")
+	@NotifyOnPublished
 	public Dataset approveDataset(final Dataset dataset) {
 		Dataset loaded = getUnpublishedDataset(dataset);
 
@@ -876,6 +879,7 @@ public class DatasetServiceImpl implements DatasetService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR') or hasPermission(#dataset, 'write')")
+	@NotifyForReview
 	public Dataset reviewDataset(final Dataset dataset) {
 		final Dataset loaded = getUnpublishedDataset(dataset);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DescriptorListServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DescriptorListServiceImpl.java
index 9b8979d86764aac3496559201b4867453833b02f..2b000f44a09b24218891c1850065394af40d2b35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DescriptorListServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys/catalog/service/impl/DescriptorListServiceImpl.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import org.genesys.catalog.model.traits.DescriptorList;
 import org.genesys.catalog.persistence.traits.DescriptorListRepository;
 import org.genesys.catalog.service.DescriptorListService;
 import org.genesys.catalog.service.DescriptorService;
+import org.genesys2.server.component.aspect.NotifyOnPublished;
+import org.genesys2.server.component.aspect.NotifyForReview;
 import org.genesys2.server.component.security.SecurityUtils;
 import org.genesys2.server.exception.InvalidApiUsageException;
 import org.genesys2.server.exception.NotFoundElement;
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ public class DescriptorListServiceImpl implements DescriptorListService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR')")
+	@NotifyOnPublished
 	public DescriptorList approveDescriptorList(final DescriptorList descriptorList) {
 		final DescriptorList loaded = getUnpublishedDescriptorList(descriptorList);
 
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@ public class DescriptorListServiceImpl implements DescriptorListService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR') or hasPermission(#descriptorList, 'WRITE')")
+	@NotifyForReview
 	public DescriptorList reviewDescriptorList(final DescriptorList descriptorList) {
 		final DescriptorList loaded = getUnpublishedDescriptorList(descriptorList);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/EmailNotificationAspect.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/EmailNotificationAspect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a10dd676d438ae4c9d68577021c024e0dac07a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/EmailNotificationAspect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 Global Crop Diversity Trust
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.genesys2.server.component.aspect;
+
+import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.AfterReturning;
+import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.Aspect;
+import org.genesys.blocks.model.AuditedVersionedModel;
+import org.genesys.blocks.model.UuidModel;
+import org.genesys.catalog.model.dataset.Dataset;
+import org.genesys.catalog.model.traits.DescriptorList;
+import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.Article;
+import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.Subset;
+import org.genesys2.server.model.impl.User;
+import org.genesys2.server.service.ContentService;
+import org.genesys2.server.service.EMailService;
+import org.genesys2.server.service.UserService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * @author Maxym Borodenko
+ */
+@Aspect
+@Component
+public class EmailNotificationAspect {
+
+	private final static Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EmailNotificationAspect.class);
+
+	@Value("${mail.helpdesk}")
+	private String helpdeskEmail;
+
+	@Value("${frontend.url}")
+	private String frontendUrl;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private EMailService emailService;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private ContentService contentService;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private UserService userService;
+
+	@AfterReturning(value = "execution(public * *(..)) && @annotation(NotifyForReview)", returning = "result")
+	public void afterSentToReview(final Object result) {
+
+		if (result == null) {
+			LOG.warn("@NotifyOnReview received null object");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Create the root hash
+		final Map<String, Object> root = new HashMap<>();
+
+		if (result instanceof Dataset) {
+			root.put("publicationType", "dataset");
+			root.put("title", ((Dataset) result).getTitle());
+		} else if (result instanceof Subset) {
+			root.put("publicationType", "subset");
+			root.put("title", ((Subset) result).getTitle());
+		} else if (result instanceof DescriptorList) {
+			root.put("publicationType", "descriptor list");
+			root.put("title", ((DescriptorList) result).getTitle());
+		} else {
+			LOG.warn("@NotifyOnReview not supported for {}", result.getClass());
+			return;
+		}
+
+		root.put("uuid", ((UuidModel) result).getUuid().toString());
+		root.put("baseUrl", frontendUrl);
+
+		try {
+			Article article = contentService.getGlobalArticle(ContentService.REVIEW_PUBLICATION, Locale.ENGLISH);
+			final String mailBody = contentService.processTemplate(article.getBody(), root);
+			final String mailSubject = article.getTitle();
+			LOG.debug(">>>{}", mailBody);
+
+			emailService.sendMail(mailSubject, mailBody, helpdeskEmail);
+
+		} catch (Throwable e) {
+			LOG.warn("Error processing @NotifyForReview: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@AfterReturning(value = "execution(public * *(..)) && @annotation(NotifyOnPublished)", returning = "result")
+	public void afterPublishing(final Object result) {
+
+		if (result == null) {
+			LOG.warn("@NotifyOnPublished received null object");
+			return;
+		}
+
+		Long creatorId = ((AuditedVersionedModel) result).getCreatedBy();
+		if (creatorId == null) {
+			LOG.warn("Skipping @NotifyOnPublished, no createdBy for {}", result);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Create the root hash
+		final Map<String, Object> root = new HashMap<>();
+
+		if (result instanceof Dataset) {
+			root.put("publicationType", "dataset");
+			root.put("title", ((Dataset) result).getTitle());
+		} else if (result instanceof Subset) {
+			root.put("publicationType", "subset");
+			root.put("title", ((Subset) result).getTitle());
+		} else if (result instanceof DescriptorList) {
+			root.put("publicationType", "descriptor list");
+			root.put("title", ((DescriptorList) result).getTitle());
+		} else {
+			LOG.warn("@NotifyOnPublished not supported for {}", result.getClass());
+			return;
+		}
+
+		root.put("uuid", ((UuidModel) result).getUuid().toString());
+		root.put("baseUrl", frontendUrl);
+
+		try {
+			Article article = contentService.getGlobalArticle(ContentService.PUBLISH_PUBLICATION, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
+
+			final String mailBody = contentService.processTemplate(article.getBody(), root);
+			final String mailSubject = article.getTitle();
+			LOG.debug(">>>{}", mailBody);
+
+			User user = userService.getUser(creatorId);
+
+			emailService.sendMail(mailSubject, mailBody, user.getEmail());
+		} catch (Throwable e) {
+			LOG.warn("Error processing @NotifyForReview: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/NotifyForReview.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/NotifyForReview.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..30814c8e2960ddf1c11277811d3ccc2d8b0dae73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/NotifyForReview.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 Global Crop Diversity Trust
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.genesys2.server.component.aspect;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * @author Maxym Borodenko
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface NotifyForReview {
+	// marker annotation
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/NotifyOnPublished.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/NotifyOnPublished.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dd7623fd0633cd04ecbbf8c5bcd6a1a8e7b7569f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/component/aspect/NotifyOnPublished.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 Global Crop Diversity Trust
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.genesys2.server.component.aspect;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * @author Maxym Borodenko
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface NotifyOnPublished {
+	// marker annotation
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/ContentService.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/ContentService.java
index e7d13592e49a3e74e55d82635e29144b96baa770..bfe759f329a081fb6d2e8969f295408f0673ab9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/ContentService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/ContentService.java
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ public interface ContentService {
 	public final String DELETE_ACCOUNT_SENT = "account-delete-requested";
 	public final String DELETE_ACCOUNT_CONFIRMED = "account-delete-confirmed";
 	public final String SMTP_DELETE_ACCOUNT_INPROGRESS = "smtp-delete-account-inprogress";
-	
+	public final String PUBLISH_PUBLICATION = "publish-published";
+	public final String REVIEW_PUBLICATION = "publish-for-review";
+
 	List<ActivityPost> lastNews();
 
 	Page<ActivityPost> allNews(Pageable page);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java
index 67a9d7ef66a0bd6a86586184e82552860edd0d72..5783e2647c3421f153cdd8fc5a707d90bb2c3055 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/genesys2/server/service/impl/SubsetServiceImpl.java
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.genesys.blocks.security.service.CustomAclService;
 import org.genesys.catalog.model.Partner;
+import org.genesys2.server.component.aspect.NotifyOnPublished;
+import org.genesys2.server.component.aspect.NotifyForReview;
 import org.genesys2.server.component.security.SecurityUtils;
 import org.genesys2.server.exception.InvalidApiUsageException;
 import org.genesys2.server.exception.NotFoundElement;
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ public class SubsetServiceImpl implements SubsetService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR')")
+	@NotifyOnPublished
 	public Subset approveSubset(final Subset subset) {
 		final Subset loadedSubset = getUnpublishedSubset(subset);
 		
@@ -487,6 +490,7 @@ public class SubsetServiceImpl implements SubsetService {
 	@Override
 	@Transactional
 	@PreAuthorize("hasRole('ADMINISTRATOR') or hasPermission(#subset, 'write')")
+	@NotifyForReview
 	public Subset reviewSubset(final Subset subset) {
 		final Subset loadedSubset = getUnpublishedSubset(subset);
 		
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index cf4dac7d0eb4b3e8d1c91bd6a7b41cb559b15394..dcf78e2bc8491b971f023713d8b4cf84638c6caa 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ mail.port=25
 
 mail.user.from=test@localhost
 mail.requests.to=test@localhost
+mail.helpdesk=helpdesk@genesys-pgr.org
 mail.user.password=
 mail.user.name=
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default-content/publish-for-review.json b/src/main/resources/default-content/publish-for-review.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce73515278cf8aeee30669d4efba687958bef8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/default-content/publish-for-review.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "template": true,
+  "en": {
+    "title": "New publication submitted",
+    "body": "## VELOCITY\n<h2><small><a href=\"${baseUrl}\">${baseUrl}</a></small><br />New ${publicationType} submitted</h2>\n\n<p>The ${publicationType} titled \"<b>${title}</b>\" is ready for your review.</p>\n\n<p>Review it at \n\n#if ($publicationType == \"dataset\")\n    ${baseUrl}/datasets/${uuid}\n#elseif ($publicationType == \"subset\")\n    ${baseUrl}/subsets/${uuid}\n#elseif ($publicationType == \"descriptor list\")\n    ${baseUrl}/descriptorlists/${uuid}\n#end\n\n</p>\n\n<p>Thanks,<br />Genesys team</p>\n"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default-content/publish-published.json b/src/main/resources/default-content/publish-published.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..171b447820dfc73b30b1b0ba65f69cbdcb4b41ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/default-content/publish-published.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "template": true,
+  "en": {
+    "title": "Publication approved",
+    "body": "## VELOCITY\n<h2><small><a href=\"${baseUrl}\">${baseUrl}</a></small><br />Publication approved</h2>\n\n<p>The ${publicationType} titled \"<b>${title}</b>\" is now published on Genesys.</p>\n\n<p>It is publicly accessible at \n\n#if ($publicationType == \"dataset\")\n${baseUrl}/datasets/${uuid}\n#elseif ($publicationType == \"subset\")\n${baseUrl}/subsets/${uuid}\n#elseif ($publicationType == \"descriptor list\")\n${baseUrl}/descriptorlists/${uuid}\n#end\n\n</p>\n\n<p>Thanks,<br />Genesys team</p>"
+  }
+}