diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index 65b20af201e25261df6e13406fd4ae9bb5ec69d2..27cb6f10d1a6e8f53c3382b9f6b52c3ad0be4ead 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -68,15 +68,16 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       collection,
       recommendation,
     )
-    await userHelper.setupAuthorsEmailData({
-      baseUrl,
-      UserModel: models.User,
-      collection,
-      mailService,
-      fragment: { title, submittingAuthor },
-      comments: get(heRecommendation, 'comments'),
-      requestToRevision: false,
-    })
+    if (recommendation !== 'publish')
+      await userHelper.setupAuthorsEmailData({
+        baseUrl,
+        UserModel: models.User,
+        collection,
+        mailService,
+        fragment: { title, submittingAuthor },
+        comments: get(heRecommendation, 'comments'),
+        requestToRevision: false,
+      })
   } else if (recommendationType === 'editorRecommendation') {
     await collectionHelper.updateStatusByRecommendation(
       collection,