diff --git a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
index 1878092704ad027560176e161e3a526367ea3363..71856665536ec45e22159f46fc266bc5ff226953 100644
--- a/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
+++ b/packages/component-helper-service/src/services/User.js
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ class User {
     return eics
   }
 
+  async isAdmin(user) {
+    const { UserModel } = this
+    const users = await UserModel.all()
+    const admin = users.filter(user => user.admin)
+    return user === admin[0].id
+  }
+
   async updateUserTeams({ userId, teamId }) {
     const user = await this.UserModel.find(userId)
     user.teams.push(teamId)
diff --git a/packages/component-helper-service/src/tests/user.test.js b/packages/component-helper-service/src/tests/user.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e31c60840a63df42275f95a09f9e127ed2059ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/component-helper-service/src/tests/user.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0'
+process.env.SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING = true
+
+const { cloneDeep } = require('lodash')
+const fixturesService = require('pubsweet-component-fixture-service')
+
+const { fixtures, Model } = fixturesService
+const { User } = require('../Helper')
+
+describe('User helper', () => {
+  let testFixtures = {}
+  let models
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    testFixtures = cloneDeep(fixtures)
+    models = Model.build(testFixtures)
+  })
+
+  describe('isAdmin', () => {
+    it('should return true if user is admin', async () => {
+      const { admin } = testFixtures.users
+      const adminId = admin.id
+      const UserModel = models.User
+      const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
+      const isAdmin = await userHelper.isAdmin(adminId)
+
+      expect(isAdmin).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return false if user is not admin', async () => {
+      const { reviewer } = testFixtures.users
+      const reviewerId = reviewer.id
+      const UserModel = models.User
+      const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
+      const isAdmin = await userHelper.isAdmin(reviewerId)
+
+      expect(isAdmin).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js
index 62ed1fc8c760f3f1c2aa0385e3a0db337dcb8be5..c5c7ba4498fd65f86d13313054a4f365959691d7 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/collections/delete.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       fragment.files.manuscripts,
       fragment.files.coverLetter,
       fragment.files.supplementary,
-      fragmentId,
+      { id: fragmentId },
     )
 
     fileKeys = fileKeys.map(file => file.id)
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
index bc2841276ba9300ce4c39b51068989b5b879b0ce..8a8542d4ef695148197f3108a753b3d05619b9c7 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const config = require('config')
-const { get } = require('lodash')
+const { get, tail } = require('lodash')
 const Email = require('@pubsweet/component-email-templating')
 
 const {
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
   async sendAuthorsEmail({ baseUrl, fragment, UserModel, collection }) {
     const fragmentHelper = new Fragment({ fragment })
+    const collectionOwners = get(collection, 'owners')
+    const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
+    const adminOwner = collectionOwners.find(owner => userHelper.isAdmin(owner))
     const handlingEditor = get(collection, 'handlingEditor')
     const parsedFragment = await fragmentHelper.getFragmentData({
       handlingEditor,
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = {
       submittingAuthor.lastName
     }`
 
-    const userEmailData = await Promise.all(
+    let userEmailData = await Promise.all(
       fragmentAuthors.map(async author => {
         const { paragraph, ...bodyProps } = getEmailCopy({
           emailType: author.isSubmitting
@@ -95,6 +98,10 @@ module.exports = {
       }),
     )
 
+    if (adminOwner) {
+      userEmailData = tail(userEmailData)
+    }
+
     userEmailData.forEach(({ author, paragraph, bodyProps }) => {
       const email = new Email({
         type: 'user',
@@ -142,7 +149,6 @@ module.exports = {
         })
         email.content.ctaText = 'CONFIRM ACCOUNT'
       }
-
       return email.sendEmail()
     })
   },
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 5e22345f88d873591ff1ab5a342d2e77f4b9444a..62945ecad929b3849d506e211f40af8b8bee789e 100644
--- a/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-user-manager/src/routes/fragmentsUsers/emails/notifications.js
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ const unsubscribeSlug = config.get('unsubscribe.url')
 const { name: journalName, staffEmail } = config.get('journal')
 const Email = require('@pubsweet/component-email-templating')
 
-const {
-  User,
-  services,
-  Fragment,
-} = require('pubsweet-component-helper-service')
+const { services, Fragment } = require('pubsweet-component-helper-service')
 
 const { getEmailCopy } = require('./emailCopy')
 
@@ -26,10 +22,12 @@ module.exports = {
       handlingEditor: collection.handlingEditor,
     })
 
-    const userHelper = new User({ UserModel })
-    const eicName = await userHelper.getEiCName()
+    const titleText = `The manuscript titled "${title}" has been submitted to ${journalName} by Editorial Assistant.`
 
-    const titleText = `The manuscript titled "${title}" has been submitted to ${journalName} by ${eicName}.`
+    const { paragraph, ...bodyProps } = getEmailCopy({
+      emailType: 'submitting-author-added-by-admin',
+      titleText,
+    })
 
     const email = new Email({
       type: 'user',
@@ -43,17 +41,20 @@ module.exports = {
         signatureJournal: journalName,
         subject: `Manuscript submitted`,
         ctaLink: services.createUrl(baseUrl, ''),
+        paragraph,
         unsubscribeLink: services.createUrl(baseUrl, unsubscribeSlug, {
           id: submittingAuthor.id,
           token: submittingAuthor.accessTokens.unsubscribe,
         }),
       },
+      bodyProps,
     })
 
     if (!submittingAuthor.isConfirmed) {
       email.content.ctaLink = services.createUrl(baseUrl, resetPath, {
         email: submittingAuthor.email,
-        title: submittingAuthor.title,
+        title: submittingAuthor.title.toLowerCase(),
+        country: submittingAuthor.country,
         firstName: submittingAuthor.firstName,
         lastName: submittingAuthor.lastName,
         affiliation: submittingAuthor.affiliation,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = {
       email.content.ctaText = 'CONFIRM ACCOUNT'
     }
 
-    const { html, text } = email.getNotificationBody({
+    const { html, text } = email._getNotificationBody({
       emailBodyProps: getEmailCopy({
         emailType: 'submitting-author-added-by-admin',
         titleText,