diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js
index a8f501ee8cc5c539ee4ebedd2f31f13b61792e6f..e5143cfe49b9d9a77998fa1b3f9286355cb5d1d5 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/contextualBoxes/HERecommendation.js
@@ -20,10 +20,30 @@ import {
 } from 'pubsweet-component-faraday-ui/src'
 
 const options = [
-  { value: 'publish', label: 'Publish' },
-  { value: 'reject', label: 'Reject' },
-  { value: 'minor', label: 'Request Minor Revision' },
-  { value: 'major', label: 'Request Major Revision' },
+  {
+    value: 'publish',
+    label: 'Publish',
+    message: 'Recommend Manuscript for Publishing',
+    button: 'Submit Recommendation',
+  },
+  {
+    value: 'reject',
+    label: 'Reject',
+    message: 'Recommend Manuscript for Rejection',
+    button: 'Submit Recommendation',
+  },
+  {
+    value: 'minor',
+    label: 'Request Minor Revision',
+    message: 'Request Minor Revision',
+    button: 'Request Revision',
+  },
+  {
+    value: 'major',
+    label: 'Request Major Revision',
+    message: 'Request Major Revision',
+    button: 'Request Revision',
+  },
 ]
 
 const parseFormValues = ({ recommendation, ...rest }) => {
@@ -98,7 +118,11 @@ const HERecommendation = ({
 
       <Row justify="flex-end" mt={2}>
         <Button onClick={handleSubmit} primary size="medium">
-          Submit recommendation
+          {
+            options.find(
+              o => o.value === get(formValues, 'recommendation', 'publish'),
+            ).button
+          }
         </Button>
       </Row>
     </Root>
@@ -114,17 +138,31 @@ export default compose(
   withProps(({ formValues }) => ({
     modalTitle: options.find(
       o => o.value === get(formValues, 'recommendation', 'publish'),
-    ).label,
+    ).message,
+    confirmMessage: options.find(
+      o => o.value === get(formValues, 'recommendation', 'publish'),
+    ).button,
   })),
   reduxForm({
     form: 'HERecommendation',
     onSubmit: (
       values,
       dispatch,
-      { onRecommendationSubmit, showModal, setFetching, modalTitle },
+      {
+        onRecommendationSubmit,
+        showModal,
+        setFetching,
+        modalTitle,
+        confirmMessage,
+      },
     ) => {
       showModal({
         title: `${modalTitle}?`,
+        confirmText:
+          confirmMessage === 'Submit Recommendation'
+            ? 'Submit'
+            : confirmMessage,
+
         onConfirm: props => {
           onRecommendationSubmit(parseFormValues(values), {
             ...props,