diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/papers/fragments/paperDashboardFragment.html b/src/main/resources/templates/papers/fragments/paperDashboardFragment.html
index f55d724..1b27595 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/papers/fragments/paperDashboardFragment.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/papers/fragments/paperDashboardFragment.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <span th:replace="papers/fragments/paperStatusFragment :: paperStatus(paperStatus=${paper.status})"/>
         </div>
         <div class="col col-10 text-right">
-            <p th:if="${paper.url!=null and paper.url!=''}"><a th:href="${paper.url}"><i
+            <p th:if="${paper.url!=null and paper.url!=''}"><a target="_blank" th:href="${paper.url}"><i
                     class="fa fa-external-link fa-2x"
                     aria-hidden="true"></i></a></p>
             <p th:unless="${paper.url!=null and paper.url!=''}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></i></p>