diff --git a/oarepo_requests/config.py b/oarepo_requests/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d391b6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oarepo_requests/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from oarepo_requests.resolvers.ui import UserEntityReferenceUIResolver, FallbackEntityReferenceUIResolver, \
+    GroupEntityReferenceUIResolver
+from oarepo_requests.types import DeletePublishedRecordRequestType, EditPublishedRecordRequestType, PublishDraftRequestType
+from invenio_users_resources.entity_resolvers import UserResolver, GroupResolver
+
+
+REQUESTS_REGISTERED_TYPES = [
+    DeletePublishedRecordRequestType(),
+    EditPublishedRecordRequestType(),
+    PublishDraftRequestType(),
+]
+
+REQUESTS_ALLOWED_RECEIVERS = [
+    "user", "role"
+]
+
+REQUESTS_ENTITY_RESOLVERS = [
+    UserResolver(),
+    GroupResolver(),
+]
+
+ENTITY_REFERENCE_UI_RESOLVERS = {
+    "user": UserEntityReferenceUIResolver("user"),
+    "fallback": FallbackEntityReferenceUIResolver("fallback"),
+    "group": GroupEntityReferenceUIResolver("group"),
+}
+
+REQUESTS_UI_SERIALIZATION_REFERENCED_FIELDS = ["created_by", "receiver", "topic"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/ext.py b/oarepo_requests/ext.py
index 0f7c9645..c8058358 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/ext.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/ext.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from functools import cached_property
+
 from invenio_base.utils import obj_or_import_string
 from invenio_requests.proxies import current_events_service
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ def __init__(self, app=None):
     def init_app(self, app):
         """Flask application initialization."""
         self.app = app
+        self.init_config(app)
         self.init_services(app)
         self.init_resources(app)
         app.extensions["oarepo-requests"] = self
@@ -31,15 +34,21 @@ def entity_reference_ui_resolvers(self):
     def ui_serialization_referenced_fields(self):
         return self.app.config["REQUESTS_UI_SERIALIZATION_REFERENCED_FIELDS"]
 
-    def default_request_receiver(self, request_type_id):
-        """
-        returns function that returns default request receiver
-        def receiver_getter(identity, request_type, topic, creator):
-            return <dark magic here>
-        """
+    def default_request_receiver(self, identity, request_type, topic, creator, data):
+        # TODO: if the topic is one of the workflow topics, use the workflow to determine the receiver
+        # otherwise use the default receiver
         return obj_or_import_string(
             self.app.config["OAREPO_REQUESTS_DEFAULT_RECEIVER"]
-        )[request_type_id]
+        )(identity=identity, request_type=request_type, topic=topic, creator=creator, data=data)
+
+    @cached_property
+    def allowed_topic_ref_types(self):
+        entity_resolvers = self.app.config.get("REQUESTS_ENTITY_RESOLVERS", [])
+        return {x.type_key for x in entity_resolvers}
+
+    @property
+    def allowed_receiver_ref_types(self):
+        return self.app.config.get("REQUESTS_ALLOWED_RECEIVERS", [])
 
     # copied from invenio_requests for now
     def service_configs(self, app):
@@ -66,3 +75,15 @@ def init_resources(self, app):
             service=current_events_service,
             config=OARepoRequestsCommentsResourceConfig.build(app),
         )
+
+    def init_config(self, app):
+        """Initialize configuration."""
+
+        from . import config
+        app.config.setdefault("REQUESTS_REGISTERED_TYPES", []).extend(config.REQUESTS_REGISTERED_TYPES)
+        app.config.setdefault("REQUESTS_ALLOWED_RECEIVERS", []).extend(config.REQUESTS_ALLOWED_RECEIVERS)
+        app.config.setdefault("REQUESTS_ENTITY_RESOLVERS", []).extend(config.REQUESTS_ENTITY_RESOLVERS)
+        app.config.setdefault("ENTITY_REFERENCE_UI_RESOLVERS", {}).update(config.ENTITY_REFERENCE_UI_RESOLVERS)
+        app.config.setdefault("REQUESTS_UI_SERIALIZATION_REFERENCED_FIELDS", []).extend(
+            config.REQUESTS_UI_SERIALIZATION_REFERENCED_FIELDS
+        )
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/services/oarepo/service.py b/oarepo_requests/services/oarepo/service.py
index e8b5bb8a..31390985 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/services/oarepo/service.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/services/oarepo/service.py
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ def create(
             raise UnknownRequestType(request_type)
 
         if receiver is None:
-            receiver_getter = current_oarepo_requests.default_request_receiver(
-                request_type
+            receiver = current_oarepo_requests.default_request_receiver(
+                identity, request_type, topic, creator, data
             )
-            receiver = receiver_getter(identity, request_type, topic, creator, data)
+
         if data is None:
             data = {}
+
         if hasattr(type_, "can_create"):
             error = type_.can_create(identity, data, receiver, topic, creator)
         else:
             error = None
+
         if not error:
             result = super().create(
                 identity=identity,
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/types/__init__.py b/oarepo_requests/types/__init__.py
index e69de29b..f92c08f5 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/types/__init__.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/types/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from .ref_types import ModelRefTypes, ReceiverRefTypes
+from .delete_record import DeletePublishedRecordRequestType
+from .edit_record import EditPublishedRecordRequestType
+from .publish_draft import PublishDraftRequestType
+from .generic import NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType
+
+__all__ = [
+    'ModelRefTypes',
+    'ReceiverRefTypes',
+    'DeletePublishedRecordRequestType',
+    'EditPublishedRecordRequestType',
+    'PublishDraftRequestType',
+    'NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType',
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/types/delete_record.py b/oarepo_requests/types/delete_record.py
index f6935851..86e8ad46 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/types/delete_record.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/types/delete_record.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 from .generic import NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType
 
 
-class DeleteRecordRequestType(NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType):
+class DeletePublishedRecordRequestType(NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType):
+    type_id = "delete-published-record"
+
     available_actions = {
         **RequestType.available_actions,
         "accept": DeleteTopicAcceptAction,
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/types/edit_record.py b/oarepo_requests/types/edit_record.py
index 5ed98d77..c7e1b4b7 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/types/edit_record.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/types/edit_record.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 from .generic import NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType
 
 
-class EditRecordRequestType(NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType):
+class EditPublishedRecordRequestType(NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType):
+    type_id = "edit-published-record"
+
     available_actions = {
         **RequestType.available_actions,
         "submit": AutoAcceptSubmitAction,
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/types/generic.py b/oarepo_requests/types/generic.py
index f54bb9db..0d426766 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/types/generic.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/types/generic.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from oarepo_requests.errors import OpenRequestAlreadyExists
 from oarepo_requests.utils import open_request_exists
 
+from .ref_types import ModelRefTypes, ReceiverRefTypes
+
 
 class OARepoRequestType(RequestType):
     def can_create(self, identity, data, receiver, topic, creator, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -29,6 +31,9 @@ def can_possibly_create(self, identity, topic, *args, **kwargs):
             return False
         return True
 
+    allowed_topic_ref_types = ModelRefTypes()
+    allowed_receiver_ref_types = ReceiverRefTypes()
+
 
 class NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType(OARepoRequestType):
     def can_create(self, identity, data, receiver, topic, creator, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/types/publish_draft.py b/oarepo_requests/types/publish_draft.py
index 7df30d7f..0ed74ddd 100644
--- a/oarepo_requests/types/publish_draft.py
+++ b/oarepo_requests/types/publish_draft.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 
 class PublishDraftRequestType(NonDuplicableOARepoRequestType):
+    type_id = "publish-draft"
+
     available_actions = {
         **RequestType.available_actions,
         "accept": PublishDraftAcceptAction,
diff --git a/oarepo_requests/types/ref_types.py b/oarepo_requests/types/ref_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fff6913c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oarepo_requests/types/ref_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from oarepo_requests.proxies import current_oarepo_requests
+
+
+class ModelRefTypes:
+    """
+    This class is used to define the allowed reference types for the topic reference.
+    The list of ref types is taken from the configuration (configuration key REQUESTS_ALLOWED_TOPICS).
+    """
+
+    def __get__(self, obj, owner):
+        """Property getter, returns the list of allowed reference types."""
+        return current_oarepo_requests.allowed_topic_ref_types
+
+
+class ReceiverRefTypes:
+    """
+    This class is used to define the allowed reference types for the receiver reference.
+    The list of ref types is taken from the configuration (configuration key REQUESTS_ALLOWED_RECEIVERS).
+    """
+
+    def __get__(self, obj, owner):
+        """Property getter, returns the list of allowed reference types."""
+        return current_oarepo_requests.allowed_receiver_ref_types
diff --git a/run-tests.sh b/run-tests.sh
index 3c1bc4cc..ad5f714d 100755
--- a/run-tests.sh
+++ b/run-tests.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ if test -d ./$BUILD_TEST_DIR/$MODEL; then
   rm -rf ./$BUILD_TEST_DIR/$MODEL
 fi
 
+# local override
+# pip install --config-settings editable_mode=compat -e ../oarepo-model-builder-requests
+
 oarepo-compile-model ./$CODE_TEST_DIR/$MODEL.yaml --output-directory ./$BUILD_TEST_DIR/$MODEL -vvv
 
 MODEL_VENV=".venv-tests"
@@ -37,5 +40,8 @@ pip install -e "./$BUILD_TEST_DIR/${MODEL}"
 pip install oarepo-ui
 pip install -e .
 
-pytest $BUILD_TEST_DIR/test_requests
-pytest $BUILD_TEST_DIR/test_ui
\ No newline at end of file
+# local override
+# pip install --config-settings editable_mode=compat -e ../oarepo-runtime
+
+#pytest $BUILD_TEST_DIR/test_requests
+#pytest $BUILD_TEST_DIR/test_ui
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 24a97e41..381831e1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = oarepo-requests
-version = 1.1.18
+version = 1.1.19
 description =
 authors = Ronald Krist <krist@cesnet.cz>
 readme = README.md
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@ invenio_assets.webpack =
     oarepo_requests_ui_theme = oarepo_requests.ui.theme.webpack:theme
 invenio_i18n.translations = 
     oarepo_requests_ui = oarepo_requests
+invenio_requests.types =
+    delete-published-record = oarepo_requests.types.delete_record:DeletePublishedRecordRequestType
+    edit-published-record = oarepo_requests.types.edit_record:EditPublishedRecordRequestType
+    publish-draft = oarepo_requests.types.publish_draft:PublishDraftRequestType
diff --git a/tests/test_ui/test_ui_resource.py b/tests/test_ui/test_ui_resource.py
index f0275a43..924c1bdd 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui/test_ui_resource.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui/test_ui_resource.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from invenio_requests.proxies import current_requests_service
 
-from thesis.records.requests.edit_record.types import EditRecordRequestType
+from thesis.records.requests.edit_record.types import EditPublishedRecordRequestType
 
 allowed_actions = ["submit", "delete"]
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def test_request_detail_page(
     request = current_requests_service.create(
         creator_identity,
         {},
-        EditRecordRequestType,
+        EditPublishedRecordRequestType,
         topic=example_topic,
         receiver=users[1].user,
         creator=users[0].user,