diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/emailCopy.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/emailCopy.js
index fbb64a10ee122ab134c26e6941a54c20eb381f63..8fadac625272f7f5a3d200d11da0af3e5a1d1270 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/emailCopy.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/emailCopy.js
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ const getEmailCopy = ({
     case 'eic-recommend-to-reject-from-he':
       hasIntro = false
       hasSignature = false
-      paragraph = `Dr. ${targetUserName} has recommended rejecting ${titleText}.<br/>
-        ${comments}<br/>
+      paragraph = `Dr. ${targetUserName} has recommended rejecting ${titleText}.<br/><br/>
+        ${comments}<br/><br/>
         To review this decision, please visit the manuscript details page.`
       break
     case 'eic-request-revision-from-he':
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
index c24b1e0f6c70bcbaf6899015cc92e87b0a85c630..eee5ba2fc9ee4eb1206172c29b7d6c298dfeeabd 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ module.exports = {
     const parsedFragment = await fragmentHelper.getFragmentData({
       handlingEditor: collection.handlingEditor,
     })
-    const fragmentAuthors = await fragmentHelper.getAuthorData({ UserModel })
+    const {
+      activeAuthors,
+      submittingAuthor,
+    } = await fragmentHelper.getAuthorData({ UserModel })
 
     const subjectBaseText = `${collection.customId}: Manuscript`
     const titleText = `The manuscript titled "${parsedFragment.title}" by ${
-      fragmentAuthors.submittingAuthor.firstName
-    } ${fragmentAuthors.submittingAuthor.lastName}`
+      submittingAuthor.firstName
+    } ${submittingAuthor.lastName}`
 
     const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
     const eicName = await userHelper.getEiCName()
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ module.exports = {
         comments,
         emailType,
         title: parsedFragment.title,
-        fragmentAuthors: fragmentAuthors.activeAuthors,
+        fragmentAuthors: activeAuthors,
       })
       email = helpers.updateEmailContentForAllAuthors({
         email,
@@ -151,10 +154,10 @@ module.exports = {
         newRecommendation,
       })
       const author = helpers.getSubmittingAuthor({
-        authorNoteText,
         journalName,
+        authorNoteText,
+        submittingAuthor,
         title: parsedFragment.title,
-        submittingAuthor: fragmentAuthors.submittingAuthor,
       })
       email = helpers.updateEmailContentForSA({
         email,
@@ -203,10 +206,12 @@ module.exports = {
         email,
         baseUrl,
         customId,
-        titleText,
         userHelper,
         recommendation: newRecommendation,
         targetUserName: collHelper.getHELastName(),
+        titleText: `the submission "${parsedFragment.title}" by ${
+          submittingAuthor.firstName
+        } ${submittingAuthor.lastName}`,
       })
     }