diff --git a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/emailCopy.js b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/emailCopy.js
index d6e87cc86947dee0dd26537455c9ed458a929500..68132122b47e8b66bed920a01a9afcacc16ba8c6 100644
--- a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/emailCopy.js
+++ b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/emailCopy.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const getEmailCopy = ({ emailType, titleText }) => {
   let paragraph
   switch (emailType) {
-    case 'co-author-added-to-manuscript':
-      paragraph = `You have been added as co-author to ${titleText}. The manuscript will become visible on your dashboard once it's submitted. Please click on the link below to access your dashboard.`
+    case 'author-added-to-manuscript':
+      paragraph = `You have been added as an author to ${titleText}. The manuscript will become visible on your dashboard once it's submitted. Please click on the link below to access your dashboard.`
       break
     case 'new-author-added-to-manuscript':
       paragraph = `You have been added as an author to ${titleText}. In order to gain access to the manuscript, please confirm your account and set your account details by clicking on the link below.`
diff --git a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
index 413ea4967f01a4244415681d2505edc1f7847618..9a7af8dbcd3819870c4d749ba3c85cd910db219b 100644
--- a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
@@ -9,17 +9,11 @@ const {
   services,
   Fragment,
 } = require('pubsweet-component-helper-service')
+
 const { getEmailCopy } = require('./emailCopy')
 
 module.exports = {
-  async sendNotifications({
-    user,
-    baseUrl,
-    isSubmitting,
-    fragment,
-    UserModel,
-    collection,
-  }) {
+  async sendNotifications({ user, baseUrl, fragment, UserModel, collection }) {
     const fragmentHelper = new Fragment({ fragment })
     const { title } = await fragmentHelper.getFragmentData({
       handlingEditor: collection.handlingEditor,
@@ -44,21 +38,27 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     })
 
-    if (!isSubmitting) {
-      sendCoAuthorEmail({ email, baseUrl, user, titleText, subjectBaseText })
+    if (!user.isConfirmed) {
+      sendNewAuthorEmail({
+        email,
+        user,
+        baseUrl,
+        titleText,
+        subjectBaseText,
+      })
     }
 
-    sendNewAuthorEmail({
+    sendAddedToManuscriptEmail({
       email,
-      user,
       baseUrl,
+      user,
       titleText,
       subjectBaseText,
     })
   },
 }
 
-const sendCoAuthorEmail = ({
+const sendAddedToManuscriptEmail = ({
   email,
   baseUrl,
   user,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const sendCoAuthorEmail = ({
 
   const { html, text } = email.getBody({
     body: getEmailCopy({
-      emailType: 'co-author-added-to-manuscript',
+      emailType: 'author-added-to-manuscript',
       titleText,
     }),
   })
@@ -85,13 +85,7 @@ const sendCoAuthorEmail = ({
   email.sendEmail({ html, text })
 }
 
-const sendNewAuthorEmail = ({
-  email,
-  baseUrl,
-  user,
-  titleText,
-  subjectBaseText,
-}) => {
+const sendNewAuthorEmail = ({ email, baseUrl, user, titleText }) => {
   email.toUser = {
     email: user.email,
     name: `${user.firstName} ${user.lastName}`,
diff --git a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/post.js b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/post.js
index acc7fe702cd70085629264f4849d90020bd8e2f3..6a7546e6f665ef1b7fb295e92c9b14a88ba8a1b8 100644
--- a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/post.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       fragment,
       collection,
       UserModel: models.User,
-      isSubmitting,
     })
 
     return res.status(200).json({
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
         collection,
         user: newUser,
         UserModel: models.User,
-        isSubmitting,
       })
 
       if (!collection.owners.includes(newUser.id)) {