diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7ff3374fc518d9ee9c31f4960b3dfac930108c0..c6af25494be78f560fb5c7e213d7bd15b8399235 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
     "styleguide": "cd packages/styleguide && yarn styleguide",
     "test": "lerna run test",
-    "start": "docker-compose up"
+    "start": "docker-compose up",
+    "start:services": "cd packages/xpub-faraday && yarn start:services",
+    "server": "cd packages/xpub-faraday && yarn server"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
     "*.js": [
diff --git a/packages/component-user/server/notifications/emailCopy.js b/packages/component-user/server/notifications/emailCopy.js
index b8c618a83b4b1a6cddea14520e5aa142adfc1cf4..d326488857808d4c38f5a5a40138f575af831506 100644
--- a/packages/component-user/server/notifications/emailCopy.js
+++ b/packages/component-user/server/notifications/emailCopy.js
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 const config = require('config')
 
 const journalName = config.get('journal.name')
-const getEmailCopy = ({ emailType, role }) => {
+const getEmailCopyForUsersAddedByAdmin = ({ role }) => {
   let paragraph
   let hasIntro = true
-  let hasSignature = true
-  switch (emailType) {
-    case 'user-signup':
-      paragraph = `Thank you for creating an account on Hindawi’s review system.
-        To submit a manuscript and access your dashboard, please confirm your account by clicking on the link below.`
-      break
-    case 'user-added-by-admin':
+  const hasSignature = true
+  switch (role) {
+    case 'admin':
       hasIntro = false
-      hasSignature = false
-      paragraph = `You have been invited to join Hindawi as a ${role}.
+      paragraph = `You have been invited to join Hindawi as an Administrator.
+      Please confirm your account and set your account details by clicking on the link below.`
+      break
+    case 'editorInChief':
+      paragraph = `You have been invited to join Hindawi as an Editor in Chief.
         Please confirm your account and set your account details by clicking on the link below.`
       break
-    case 'he-added-by-admin':
+    case 'handlingEditor':
       paragraph = `You have been invited to become an Academic Editor for the journal ${journalName}.
         To begin performing your editorial duties, you will need to create an account on Hindawi’s review system.<br/><br/>
         Please confirm your account details by clicking on the link below.`
       break
     default:
-      throw new Error(`The ${emailType} email type is not defined.`)
+      paragraph = `You have been invited to join Hindawi as an Author.
+      Please confirm your account and set your account details by clicking on the link below.`
   }
 
   return { paragraph, hasLink: true, hasIntro, hasSignature }
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  getEmailCopy,
+  getEmailCopyForUsersAddedByAdmin,
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-user/server/notifications/notification.js b/packages/component-user/server/notifications/notification.js
index c32282a6e7cbd60bd91ec4eb24add9254fa4fc95..876e0c24df8d40e6e8e5e0f8a188751f138486ae 100644
--- a/packages/component-user/server/notifications/notification.js
+++ b/packages/component-user/server/notifications/notification.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const config = require('config')
 const Email = require('@pubsweet/component-email-templating')
 const { services } = require('pubsweet-component-helper-service')
 
-const { getEmailCopy } = require('./emailCopy')
+const { getEmailCopyForUsersAddedByAdmin } = require('./emailCopy')
 
 const { name: journalName, staffEmail } = config.get('journal')
 const unsubscribeSlug = config.get('unsubscribe.url')
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ class Notification {
     const resetPath = config.get('invite-reset-password.url')
     const { user } = this
     const baseUrl = config.get('pubsweet-client.baseUrl')
-    const emailType =
-      role === 'Handling Editor' ? 'he-added-by-admin' : 'user-added-by-admin'
 
-    const { paragraph, ...bodyProps } = getEmailCopy({
+    const { paragraph, ...bodyProps } = getEmailCopyForUsersAddedByAdmin({
       role,
-      emailType,
     })
 
     const email = new Email({
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ class Notification {
           id: user.id,
           token: user.accessTokens.unsubscribe,
         }),
+        signatureJournal: journalName,
       },
       bodyProps,
     })
diff --git a/packages/component-user/server/resolvers.js b/packages/component-user/server/resolvers.js
index dd914063955f0aeee31ef236bb7dd79e82f63aa7..832987e887a511d08d4c0da5b50d7dc69fcf4ede 100644
--- a/packages/component-user/server/resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/component-user/server/resolvers.js
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ const {
 const resolvers = {
   Mutation: {
     async addUserAsAdmin(_, { input }, ctx) {
+      ctx.parseUserFromAdmin = parseUserFromAdmin
       return createUserAsAdmin
         .initialize({
           ctx,
           Notification,
           User: ctx.connectors.User,
         })
-        .execute({ input: parseUserFromAdmin(input) })
+        .execute({ input })
     },
     async editUserAsAdmin(_, { id, input }, ctx) {
       return editUser
diff --git a/packages/component-user/server/tests/createUserAsAdmin.test.js b/packages/component-user/server/tests/createUserAsAdmin.test.js
index 80c3155a6d7fbbf00043cf714312d256e3146c97..148e99acf1d454450b16e4f179480332a54525a9 100644
--- a/packages/component-user/server/tests/createUserAsAdmin.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-user/server/tests/createUserAsAdmin.test.js
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ describe('create user', () => {
     models = Model.build(testFixtures)
   })
 
-  it('edit an user as admin', async () => {
+  it('create an user as admin', async () => {
     const input = {
       email: 'alexandrescu@gmail.com',
       username: 'alexandrescu@gmail.com',
     }
     const ctx = {
+      parseUserFromAdmin: i => i,
       user: {
         admin: true,
       },
diff --git a/packages/component-user/server/use-cases/createUserAsAdmin.js b/packages/component-user/server/use-cases/createUserAsAdmin.js
index 6a46215e4067744cd558983c6bd8aed3be95aacb..ec32a6680a137cc1b90bb1ed08d14c16a080a3d3 100644
--- a/packages/component-user/server/use-cases/createUserAsAdmin.js
+++ b/packages/component-user/server/use-cases/createUserAsAdmin.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module.exports.initialize = ({ User, Notification, ctx }) => ({
       throw new Error('Unauthorized')
     }
 
-    const user = await User.create(input, ctx)
+    const user = await User.create(ctx.parseUserFromAdmin(input), ctx)
     const notification = new Notification(user)
     await notification.notifyUserAddedByAdmin(input.role)