diff --git a/cypress/integration/elife/manuscripts_page_spec.js b/cypress/integration/elife/manuscripts_page_spec.js
index 694de1e2f65012044f46c0a89f5469dd41339de5..381739659df68193b47ec490fe13af170b230557 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.getArticleIdByRow(0).should('contain', 'def')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(1).should('contain', 'abc')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(2).should('contain', '456')
-      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(3).should('contain', '123')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(0).should('contain', 'def')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(1).should('contain', 'abc')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(2).should('contain', '456')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(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')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(0).should('contain', '123')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(1).should('contain', '456')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(2).should('contain', 'abc')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(3).should('contain', 'def')
     })
   })
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('Manuscripts page tests', () => {
       ManuscriptsPage.getTableHead(0).should('contain', 'Article Id')
       // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
       cy.fixture('submission_form_data').then(data => {
-        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleIdByRow(0).should('contain', data.articleId)
+        ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(0).should('contain', data.articleId)
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js b/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js
index b2155bdd1ec38ebe07036adc1d725645e7cfde14..0f348d731937a07e4222731e586b2e2ce539ba50 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/ncrc/manuscripts_page_spec.js
@@ -172,12 +172,13 @@ describe('manuscripts page tests', () => {
       })
     })
   })
-  context('filter by topics and sort by label', () => {
+  context('filter and sort articles', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
       NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
       // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-expect-in-promise
       cy.fixture('form_option').then(data => {
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription('123')
         SubmissionFormPage.clickElementFromFormOptionList(9)
         SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(0)
         SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText(
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ describe('manuscripts page tests', () => {
         Menu.clickManuscripts()
         ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
         NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription('abc')
         SubmissionFormPage.clickElementFromFormOptionList(9)
         SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(1)
         SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText(
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ describe('manuscripts page tests', () => {
         Menu.clickManuscripts()
         ManuscriptsPage.clickSubmit()
         NewSubmissionPage.clickSubmitURL()
+        SubmissionFormPage.fillInArticleDescription('def')
         SubmissionFormPage.clickElementFromFormOptionList(9)
         SubmissionFormPage.selectDropdownOption(0)
         SubmissionFormPage.clickTopicsCheckboxWithText(
@@ -239,5 +242,15 @@ describe('manuscripts page tests', () => {
       ManuscriptsPage.getLabelRow(1).should('contain', 'ready to evaluat')
       ManuscriptsPage.getLabelRow(2).should('contain', 'ready to evaluat')
     })
+    it('sort article by Description', () => {
+      ManuscriptsPage.getTableHead(0).should('contain', 'Description')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(0).should('contain', 'def')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(1).should('contain', 'abc')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(2).should('contain', '123')
+      ManuscriptsPage.clickTableHead(0)
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(0).should('contain', '123')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(1).should('contain', 'abc')
+      ManuscriptsPage.getArticleTitleByRow(2).should('contain', 'def')
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js b/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js
index 50f1de6cdf04bfd1c33c9fb60991fee50778bc5a..5532db84321d02b1bc4c0e5eb32db5ad1b99c3bd 100644
--- a/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js
+++ b/cypress/page-object/manuscripts-page.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const CREATED_CARET = 'Carets__Caret'
 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_TITLE = '[class*=Table__Row]>td:nth-child(1)'
 const ARTICLE_LABEL = 'style__StyledTableLabel'
 const ARTICLE_TOPIC = '[class*=Table__Cell] > [title]'
 const TABLE_ROW = 'Table__Row'
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ export const ManuscriptsPage = {
   getTableHead(nth) {
     return cy.get(MANUSCRIPTS_TABLE_HEAD).eq(nth)
   },
-  getArticleIdByRow(nth) {
-    return cy.get(ARTICLE_ID).eq(nth)
+  getArticleTitleByRow(nth) {
+    return cy.get(ARTICLE_TITLE).eq(nth)
   },
   clickTableHead(nth) {
     this.getTableHead(nth).click()