diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ActionLink.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ActionLink.js
index 7da088b7f4222acd69206dd116a2e9ae64583ae5..84f827ac4634f5a48d9fe3414033b607198a49eb 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ActionLink.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ActionLink.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const ActionLink = ({
       (iconPosition === 'left' && (
         <FontIconButton
           className={`${fontIcon} fontIconStyle`}
+          onClick={onClick}
           paddingBottom={paddingBottom}
           paddingRight={paddingRight}
           size={size}
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const ActionLink = ({
       (iconPosition === 'right' && (
         <FontIconButton
           className={`${fontIcon} fontIconStyle`}
+          onClick={onClick}
           paddingBottom={paddingBottom}
           paddingRight={paddingRight}
           size={size}
@@ -109,12 +111,6 @@ const ExternalLink = styled.a`
   color: ${th('colorSecondary')};
   font-family: ${th('fontReading')};
   text-decoration: underline;
-
-  &:hover {
-    color: ${th('colorSecondary')};
-    font-family: ${th('fontReading')};
-    text-decoration: underline;
-  }
 `
 const CustomLink = ExternalLink.withComponent(Link)
 
@@ -122,6 +118,9 @@ const Root = styled.div`
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   display: ${props => (props.to ? 'inline-flex' : 'flex')};
+  &:hover * {
+    color: ${th('colorSecondary')};
+  }
 
   ${marginHelper};
   ${paddingHelper};
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
index d3d8373014192d140a96096d06e6e7068aa0a9c9..7206f71edf925cad2e361b245946c81816d04d9e 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const ManuscriptCard = ({
                   <DeleteIcon
                     fontIcon="deleteIcon"
                     onClick={showModal}
-                    paddingBottom={2}
+                    paddingBottom={1}
                     paddingRight={0}
                     size={1.65}
                   >
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const ManuscriptCard = ({
         </Row>
       </MainContainer>
       <SideNavigation>
-        <IconButton fontIcon="arrowRight" iconSize={2} pl={0.4} />
+        <IconButton fontIcon="arrowRight" iconSize={2} pl={0.2} />
       </SideNavigation>
     </Root>
   )
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js
index 9ee27678af282f846b99978396b7f65d1cddd86e..9160fed058fd58d5b13b6fff203a3a24b9e76096 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/DeleteManuscriptModal.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const DeleteManuscriptModal = props => (
       <DeleteIcon
         fontIcon="deleteIcon"
         onClick={showModal}
-        paddingBottom={2}
+        paddingBottom={1}
         paddingRight={0}
         size={1.65}
       >
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ DeleteManuscriptModal.defaultProps = {
 }
 
 // #region styles
-const DeleteIcon = styled(ActionLink)``
+const DeleteIcon = styled(ActionLink)`
+  cursor: default;
+  color: ${th('colorWarning')};
+`
 const Root = styled.div`
   align-items: center;
   background: ${th('colorBackgroundHue')};
diff --git a/packages/component-user/app/components/OpenUserForm.js b/packages/component-user/app/components/OpenUserForm.js
index 985c02360c081f1f71128f3c398baa6d57e473bd..6c82000bad018537147c5ca903bf1e7ae6973d08 100644
--- a/packages/component-user/app/components/OpenUserForm.js
+++ b/packages/component-user/app/components/OpenUserForm.js
@@ -18,13 +18,7 @@ const OpenUserForm = ({ edit, user, onSubmit, modalKey }) => (
   >
     {showModal =>
       edit ? (
-        <IconButton
-          fontIcon="editIcon"
-          iconSize={2}
-          onClick={showModal}
-          paddingBottom={1.5}
-          pt={1 / 2}
-        />
+        <IconButton fontIcon="editIcon" iconSize={2} onClick={showModal} />
       ) : (
         <ActionLink icon="plus" onClick={showModal}>
           ADD USER
diff --git a/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionWizard.js b/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionWizard.js
index 05541ef452a0167ab5f3d35daa3d4f193dd83462..018ee6968b765eac3100510ca8612754f95e5673 100644
--- a/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionWizard.js
+++ b/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionWizard.js
@@ -89,12 +89,7 @@ const Wizard = ({
                 mr={1}
                 onClick={isFirstStep ? history.goBack : prevStep}
               >
-                <IconButton
-                  fontIcon="arrowLeft"
-                  mb={0.1}
-                  paddingBottom={1.2}
-                  paddingRight={0.9}
-                />
+                <IconButton fontIcon="arrowLeft" mb={0.1} pb={0.3} />
                 Back
               </Button>
               <Button
@@ -104,11 +99,7 @@ const Wizard = ({
                 primary
               >
                 {getButtonText()}
-                <IconButton
-                  fontIcon="arrowRight"
-                  mb={0.1}
-                  paddingBottom={0.5}
-                />
+                <IconButton fontIcon="arrowRight" mb={0.1} pb={0.1} />
               </Button>
             </Fragment>
           )}