diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
index 17e9e176354403406b6066cf5b09f589a9a93cfa..fb471ea96a51267573dcf00e32d8fe422379b18d 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const ManuscriptCard = ({
         <Row alignItems="center" justify="flex-start" mb={1}>
           <H4>Handling editor</H4>
           <Text ml={1} mr={3} whiteSpace="nowrap">
-            {get(handlingEditor, 'name', 'Unassigned')}
+            {get(handlingEditor, 'name', 'Undefined')}
           </Text>
           {canViewReports && (
             <Fragment>
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js
index f93e6c4c396f67836c8d1142000cc05682aac647..699edec06e90cfc92695a9cbec10bc2ca8e81d70 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptHeader.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export default compose(
           </Button>
         )
       }
-      return <Text ml={1}>Unassigned</Text>
+      return <Text ml={1}>Assigned</Text>
     },
   }),
   setDisplayName('ManuscriptHeader'),
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js
index c43c00d912084c864261fd45e5c75fc05bd83a64..08e583c721fa6103de2f4729e0f2e64a348567a7 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/authsome-helpers.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const { omit, get, last, chain } = require('lodash')
 
 const statuses = config.get('statuses')
 
+const keysToOmit = [`email`, `id`]
+const authorCannotViewHENameStatuses = ['heInvited']
 const authorAllowedStatuses = ['revisionRequested', 'rejected', 'accepted']
 
 const getTeamsByPermissions = async (
@@ -70,6 +72,23 @@ const filterAuthorRecommendations = (recommendations, status, isLast) => {
   return []
 }
 
+const stripeCollectionByRole = ({ collection = {}, role = '' }) => {
+  if (role === 'author') {
+    const { handlingEditor } = collection
+
+    if (authorCannotViewHENameStatuses.includes(collection.status)) {
+      return {
+        ...collection,
+        handlingEditor: handlingEditor &&
+          !handlingEditor.isAccepted && {
+            ...omit(handlingEditor, keysToOmit),
+            name: 'Assigned',
+          },
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return collection
+}
 const stripeFragmentByRole = ({
   fragment = {},
   role = '',
@@ -142,23 +161,23 @@ const getCollections = async ({ user, models }) => {
   const userPermisssions = await getUserPermissions({ user, Team: models.Team })
 
   const collections = (await Promise.all(
-    userPermisssions.map(async up => {
+    userPermisssions.map(async userPermission => {
       let fragment = {}
       let collection = {}
       try {
-        if (up.objectType === 'collection') {
-          collection = await models.Collection.find(up.objectId)
+        if (userPermission.objectType === 'collection') {
+          collection = await models.Collection.find(userPermission.objectId)
           const latestFragmentId =
             collection.fragments[collection.fragments.length - 1]
           collection.currentVersion = await models.Fragment.find(
             latestFragmentId,
           )
         } else {
-          fragment = await models.Fragment.find(up.objectId)
+          fragment = await models.Fragment.find(userPermission.objectId)
           collection = await models.Collection.find(fragment.collectionId)
           collection.currentVersion = stripeFragmentByRole({
             fragment,
-            role: up.role,
+            role: userPermission.role,
             user,
           })
         }
@@ -167,17 +186,25 @@ const getCollections = async ({ user, models }) => {
         return null
       }
       const status = get(collection, 'status', 'draft')
-      collection.visibleStatus = get(statuses, `${status}.${up.role}.label`)
+      collection.visibleStatus = get(
+        statuses,
+        `${status}.${userPermission.role}.label`,
+      )
 
-      const role = get(up, 'role', 'author')
+      const role = get(userPermission, 'role', 'author')
       const parsedStatuses = await setCollectionStatus({
         role,
         user,
         collection,
         FragmentModel: models.Fragment,
       })
+      const stripedColl = stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+        role: userPermission.role,
+      })
+
       return {
-        ...collection,
+        ...stripedColl,
         ...parsedStatuses,
       }
     }),
@@ -275,5 +302,6 @@ module.exports = {
   setCollectionStatus,
   stripeFragmentByRole,
   getTeamsByPermissions,
+  stripeCollectionByRole,
   hasPermissionForObject,
 }
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/tests/config/authsome-helpers.test.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/tests/config/authsome-helpers.test.js
index a15e1f9852337441114611dcc2a0e426bf904c5c..c5634168fdf6ab29134874c7c3fa9ee96183b2d0 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/tests/config/authsome-helpers.test.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/tests/config/authsome-helpers.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,91 @@ describe('Authsome Helpers', () => {
     models = fixturesService.Model.build(testFixtures)
   })
 
+  describe('stripeCollectionByRole', () => {
+    it('should return a collection', () => {
+      const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+      const newCollection = ah.stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+      })
+      expect(newCollection).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+
+    it('Author should not see HE name on dashboard before HE accepts invitation', () => {
+      const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+      collection.handlingEditor = {
+        ...collection.handlingEditor,
+        isAccepted: false,
+      }
+      collection.status = 'heInvited'
+      const role = 'author'
+      const newCollection = ah.stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+        role,
+      })
+      const { handlingEditor = {} } = newCollection
+
+      expect(handlingEditor.email).toBeFalsy()
+      expect(handlingEditor.name).toEqual('Assigned')
+    })
+
+    it('EIC and Admin should see HE name before HE accepts invitation', () => {
+      const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+      collection.handlingEditor = {
+        ...collection.handlingEditor,
+        isAccepted: false,
+      }
+      collection.status = 'heInvited'
+      const role = 'admin'
+      const newCollection = ah.stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+        role,
+      })
+      const { handlingEditor = {} } = newCollection
+      expect(handlingEditor.email).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(handlingEditor.name).not.toEqual('Assigned')
+    })
+
+    it('EIC and Admin should see HE name after HE accepts invitation', () => {
+      const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+      collection.handlingEditor = {
+        ...collection.handlingEditor,
+        isAccepted: true,
+      }
+      collection.status = 'heAssigned'
+      const role = 'admin'
+      const newCollection = ah.stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+        role,
+      })
+      const { handlingEditor = {} } = newCollection
+      expect(handlingEditor.email).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(handlingEditor.name).not.toEqual('Assigned')
+    })
+
+    it('Atuhor should see HE name on dashboard after HE accepts invitation', () => {
+      const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+      collection.handlingEditor = {
+        ...collection.handlingEditor,
+        isAccepted: true,
+      }
+      collection.status = 'heAssigned'
+      const role = 'author'
+      const newCollection = ah.stripeCollectionByRole({
+        collection,
+        role,
+      })
+      const { handlingEditor = {} } = newCollection
+      expect(handlingEditor.name).not.toEqual('Assigned')
+    })
+    it('stripeCollection - returns if collection does not have HE', () => {
+      const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+      delete collection.handlingEditor
+      const role = 'admin'
+      const newCollection = ah.stripeCollectionByRole({ collection, role })
+      expect(newCollection.handlingEditor).toBeFalsy()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('stripeFragmentByRole', () => {
     it('reviewer should not see authors email', () => {
       const { fragment } = testFixtures.fragments