diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/submission_form_data.json b/cypress/fixtures/submission_form_data.json
index 6d310f547f441d847d230a1119d3ff963216e262..aa05ab92ef455671228696c3091734336dcecc2e 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/submission_form_data.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/submission_form_data.json
@@ -25,5 +25,14 @@
   "articleId": "123",
   "description": "This is my description",
   "evaluationContent": "This is my evaluation content",
-  "evaluationType": "Peer Review"
+  "evaluationType": "Peer Review",
+  "ourTake": "This is our take",
+  "studyDesign": "Case-series",
+  "studySetting": "This is the study setting",
+  "mainFindings": "These are the main findings",
+  "studyStrengths": "This is the study strength",
+  "limitations": "These are the limitations",
+  "valueAdded": "This is the value added",
+  "label": "Ready to evaluate",
+  "topic": "modeling"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress/integration/elife/manuscripts_page_spec.js b/cypress/integration/elife/manuscripts_page_spec.js
index 502349bf35e290ef7b4624e10e028cbeba4d3e1c..50d7997a5f68b6b942562d8163e48a3215abe42f 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/elife/manuscripts_page_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/elife/manuscripts_page_spec.js
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ describe('Manuscripts page tests', () => {
       NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
       SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleld('def')
       Menu.clickManuscripts()
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(0).should('contain', 'def')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(1).should('contain', 'abc')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(2).should('contain', '456')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(3).should('contain', '123')
-      ManuscriptsPage.clickArticleId(0)
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(0).should('contain', '123')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(1).should('contain', '456')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(2).should('contain', 'abc')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(3).should('contain', 'def')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(0).should('contain', 'def')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(1).should('contain', 'abc')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(2).should('contain', '456')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(3).should('contain', '123')
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickTableHead(0)
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(0).should('contain', '123')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(1).should('contain', '456')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(2).should('contain', 'abc')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(3).should('contain', 'def')
     })
   })
 
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ describe('Manuscripts page tests', () => {
       })
     })
     it('assert atricle id is the first table head and contains submitted atricle id title', () => {
-      ManuscriptsPage.getTabelHead(0).should('contain', 'Article Id')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getTableHead(0).should('contain', 'Article Id')
       // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
       cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
-        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdColumn(0).should('contain', data.articleId)
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(0).should('contain', data.articleId)
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js b/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..053271651e4c44402cf81bb58e300bff6ca03bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import { manuscripts } from '../../support/routes'
+import { ManuscriptsPage } from '../../page-object/manuscripts-page'
+import { NewSubmissionPage } from '../../page-object/new-submission-page'
+import { SubmissionFormPage } from '../../page-object/submission-form-page'
+import { Menu } from '../../page-object/page-component/menu'
+
+describe('manuscripts page tests', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // task to restore the database as per the  dumps/initialState.sql
+    cy.task('restore', 'initialState')
+
+    // login as admin
+    // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+    cy.fixture('role_names').then(name => {
+      cy.login(name.role.admin, manuscripts)
+    })
+  })
+  context('elements visibility', () => {
+    it('submit button should be visible & dashboard page should not exist', () => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.getSubmitButton().should('be.visible')
+      Menu.getDashboardButton().should('not.exist')
+    })
+
+    it('evaluation button should be visible for unsubmitted articles', () => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
+      NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
+      // fill the submit form and submit it
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription(data.articleId)
+      })
+      Menu.clickManuscripts()
+      ManuscriptsPage.getEvaluationButton()
+        .scrollIntoView()
+        .should('be.visible')
+    })
+    it('label & topics should be visible on manuscripts page', () => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
+      NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
+      // fill the submit form and submit it
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickDropdown(-1)
+        SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(1)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText(data.topic)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText('epidemiology')
+        Menu.clickManuscripts()
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleLabel()
+          .should('be.visible')
+          .and('contain', 'evaluated')
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTopic(0).should('contain', data.topic)
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTopic(1).should('contain', 'epidemiology')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+  context('unsubmitted article tests', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
+      NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
+    })
+
+    it('unsubmitted article is evaluated', () => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription(data.title)
+      })
+      Menu.clickManuscripts()
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickEvaluation()
+      cy.url().should('contain', 'evaluation')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getArticleUrl().should('have.value', '')
+      // eslint-disable-next-line
+      SubmissionFormPage.getOurTakeContent().should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getDropdown(0).should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getStudySettingContent().should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getMainFindingsContent().should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getStudyStrengthsContent().should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getLimitationsContent().should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getValueAddedContent().should('have.value', '')
+      SubmissionFormPage.getDropdown(1).should('have.value', '')
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleUrl(data.doi)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription(data.articleId)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInOurTake(data.ourTake)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickDropdown(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInStudySetting(data.studySetting)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInMainFindings(data.mainFindings)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInStudyStrengths(data.studyStrengths)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInLimitations(data.limitations)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInValueAdded(data.valueAdded)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickDropdown(-1)
+        SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText(data.topic)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickSubmitManuscript()
+        ManuscriptsPage.getStatus(0).should('eq', 'evaluated')
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTopic(0)
+          .should('be.visible')
+          .should('contain', data.topic)
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleLabel().should('contain', 'ready to evaluate')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+  context('submitted and evaluated article tests', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
+      NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
+      // fill the submit form and submit it
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleUrl(data.doi)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription(data.title)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInOurTake(data.ourTake)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickDropdown(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInStudySetting(data.studySetting)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInMainFindings(data.mainFindings)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInStudyStrengths(data.studyStrengths)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInLimitations(data.limitations)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInValueAdded(data.valueAdded)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickDropdown(-1)
+        SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText(data.topic)
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickSubmitManuscript()
+      })
+    })
+    it('manuscripts page should contain the correct details after submission', () => {
+      cy.url().should('contain', 'manuscripts')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getStatus(0).should('eq', 'Submitted')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getManuscriptsPageTitle().should('be.visible')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getEvaluationButton()
+        .scrollIntoView()
+        .should('be.visible')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getControlButton().should('not.exist')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getOptionWithText('View').should('be.visible')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getOptionWithText('Delete').should('be.visible')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getOptionWithText('Publish').should('be.visible')
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTopic(0)
+          .should('be.visible')
+          .should('contain', data.topic)
+      })
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleLabel().should('contain', 'ready to evaluate')
+    })
+    it('evaluate article and check status is changed', () => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.getStatus(0).should('eq', 'Submitted')
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickEvaluation(0)
+
+      SubmissionFormPage.clickSubmitManuscript()
+
+      ManuscriptsPage.getStatus(0).should('eq', 'evaluated')
+    })
+    it('evaluation changes should be visible', () => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
+      cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
+        ManuscriptsPage.getStatus(0).should('eq', 'Submitted')
+        ManuscriptsPage.clickEvaluation(0)
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInValueAdded('Evaluated')
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText('vaccines')
+        SubmissionFormPage.clickSubmitManuscript()
+        ManuscriptsPage.clickEvaluation()
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+        SubmissionFormPage.getValueAddedField().should(
+          'not.have.text',
+          data.valueAdded,
+        )
+        SubmissionFormPage.getValueAddedField().should('have.text', 'Evaluated')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js b/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js
index 29e9d4a44c352ee56901b3a3698e8d2cac5367b2..75492dca9aa823e121f304d1eddd03f62be556a7 100644
--- a/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js
+++ b/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const AUTHOR_FIELD = 'UserCombo__Primary'
 const STATUS_FIELD = 'Badge__Status'
 const MANUSCRIPTS_TABLE_HEAD = '[class*=Table__Header] > tr >th'
 const ARTICLE_ID = '[class*=Table__Row]>td:nth-child(1)'
+const ARTICLE_LABEL = 'style__StyledTableLabel'
+const ARTICLE_TOPIC = '[class*=Table__Cell] > [title]'
 
 export const ManuscriptsPage = {
   getManuscriptsOptionsList() {
@@ -58,14 +60,20 @@ export const ManuscriptsPage = {
   getStatus(nth) {
     return this.getStatusField(nth).invoke('text')
   },
-  getTabelHead(nth) {
+  getTableHead(nth) {
     return cy.get(MANUSCRIPTS_TABLE_HEAD).eq(nth)
   },
-  getArticleIdColumn(nth) {
+  getArticleIdByRow(nth) {
     return cy.get(ARTICLE_ID).eq(nth)
   },
-  clickArticleId() {
-    cy.get(MANUSCRIPTS_TABLE_HEAD).eq(0).click()
+  clickTableHead(nth) {
+    this.getTableHead(nth).click()
+  },
+  getArticleLabel() {
+    return cy.getByContainsClass(ARTICLE_LABEL)
+  },
+  getArticleTopic(nth) {
+    return cy.get(ARTICLE_TOPIC).eq(nth)
   },
 }
 export default ManuscriptsPage
diff --git a/cypress/page-object/submission-form-page.js b/cypress/page-object/submission-form-page.js
index 8b34966fe1da816e013402ecdedaaf05a0a11ba2..29e97db337553599b5700c3285d6d7c0cf64b1ac 100644
--- a/cypress/page-object/submission-form-page.js
+++ b/cypress/page-object/submission-form-page.js
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ const REFERENCES_FIELD = 'submission.references'
 const SUBMIT_RESEARCH_BUTTON = 'form > div > button'
 const SUBMIT_MANUSCRIPT_BUTTON = 'button[type=submit]'
 const VALIDATION_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'ValidatedField__MessageWrapper'
-const CONTENT_ETIDABLE_VALUE = '[contenteditable="true"]'
+const CONTENT_EDITABLE_VALUE = '[contenteditable="true"]'
 
+// specific to elife
 const FORM_OPTION_LIST = '[class*=style__Section]'
 const FORM_OPTION_VALUE = 'singleValue'
 const ARTICLE_ID_FIELD = 'submission.articleId'
@@ -42,6 +43,15 @@ const DESCRIPTION_FIELD = 'submission.description'
 const EVALUATION_CONTENT_FIELD = 'submission.evaluationContent'
 const CREATOR_FIELD = 'submission.creator'
 
+// specific to ncrc
+const ARTICLE_DESCRIPTION_FIELD = 'submission.articleDescription'
+const OUR_TAKE_FIELD = 'submission.ourTake'
+const DROPDOWN = 'placeholder'
+const STUDY_SETTING_FIELD = 'submission.studyPopulationAndSetting'
+const MAIN_FINDINGS_FIELD = 'submission.summaryOfMainFindings'
+const STUDY_STRENGTHS_FIELD = 'submission.studyStrengths'
+const LIMITATIONS_FIELD = 'submission.limitations'
+const VALUE_ADDED_FIELD = 'submission.valueAdded'
 const TOPICS_CHECKBOX_LIST = 'submission.topics'
 
 export const SubmissionFormPage = {
@@ -85,19 +95,19 @@ export const SubmissionFormPage = {
     return cy.getByDataTestId(COVER_FIELD)
   },
   fillInCover(cover) {
-    this.getCoverField().find(CONTENT_ETIDABLE_VALUE).fillInput(cover)
+    this.getCoverField().find(CONTENT_EDITABLE_VALUE).fillInput(cover)
   },
   getDataCodeField() {
     return cy.getByDataTestId(DATA_CODE_FIELD)
   },
   fillInDataCode(dataCode) {
-    this.getDataCodeField().find(CONTENT_ETIDABLE_VALUE).fillInput(dataCode)
+    this.getDataCodeField().find(CONTENT_EDITABLE_VALUE).fillInput(dataCode)
   },
   getEthicsField() {
     return cy.getByDataTestId(ETHICS_FIELD)
   },
   fillInEthicsField(ethics) {
-    this.getEthicsField().find(CONTENT_ETIDABLE_VALUE).fillInput(ethics)
+    this.getEthicsField().find(CONTENT_EDITABLE_VALUE).fillInput(ethics)
   },
   getTypeOfResearchDropdown() {
     return cy.getByContainsAreaLabel(TYPE_OF_RESEARCH_DROPDOWN)
@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@ export const SubmissionFormPage = {
     return cy.getByDataTestId(REFERENCES_FIELD)
   },
   fillReferences(references) {
-    this.getReferencesField().find(CONTENT_ETIDABLE_VALUE).fillInput(references)
+    this.getReferencesField().find(CONTENT_EDITABLE_VALUE).fillInput(references)
   },
   getSubmitResearchButton() {
     return cy.get(SUBMIT_RESEARCH_BUTTON)
@@ -245,7 +255,7 @@ export const SubmissionFormPage = {
   },
   fillInEvaluationContent(evaluationContent) {
     this.getEvaluationContent()
-      .find(CONTENT_ETIDABLE_VALUE)
+      .find(CONTENT_EDITABLE_VALUE)
       .fillInput(evaluationContent)
   },
   getCreatorField() {
@@ -254,6 +264,72 @@ export const SubmissionFormPage = {
   fillInCreator(creator) {
     this.getCreatorField().fillInput(creator)
   },
+  getArticleDescriptionField() {
+    return cy.getByName(ARTICLE_DESCRIPTION_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInArticleDescription(description) {
+    this.getArticleDescriptionField().fillInput(description)
+  },
+  getOurTakeField() {
+    return cy.getByName(OUR_TAKE_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInOurTake(ourTake) {
+    this.getOurTakeField().fillInput(ourTake)
+  },
+  getOurTakeContent() {
+    return this.getOurTakeField().find('p')
+  },
+  getStudySettingField() {
+    return cy.getByName(STUDY_SETTING_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInStudySetting(studySetting) {
+    this.getStudySettingField().fillInput(studySetting)
+  },
+  getStudySettingContent() {
+    return this.getStudySettingField().find('p')
+  },
+  getMainFindingsField() {
+    return cy.getByName(MAIN_FINDINGS_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInMainFindings(mainFindings) {
+    this.getMainFindingsField().fillInput(mainFindings)
+  },
+  getMainFindingsContent() {
+    return this.getMainFindingsField().find('p')
+  },
+  getStudyStrengthsField() {
+    return cy.getByName(STUDY_STRENGTHS_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInStudyStrengths(studyStrengths) {
+    this.getStudyStrengthsField().fillInput(studyStrengths)
+  },
+  getStudyStrengthsContent() {
+    return this.getStudyStrengthsField().find('p')
+  },
+  getLimitationsField() {
+    return cy.getByName(LIMITATIONS_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInLimitations(limitations) {
+    this.getLimitationsField().fillInput(limitations)
+  },
+  getLimitationsContent() {
+    return this.getLimitationsField().find('p')
+  },
+  getValueAddedField() {
+    return cy.getByName(VALUE_ADDED_FIELD)
+  },
+  fillInValueAdded(valueAdded) {
+    this.getValueAddedField().fillInput(valueAdded)
+  },
+  getValueAddedContent() {
+    return this.getValueAddedField().find('p')
+  },
+  getDropdown(nth) {
+    return cy.getByContainsClass(DROPDOWN).eq(nth)
+  },
+  clickDropdown(nth) {
+    this.getDropdown(nth).click({ force: true })
+  },
   getTopicsCheckboxWithText(value) {
     return cy.getByNameAndValue(TOPICS_CHECKBOX_LIST, value)
   },