diff --git a/commentaries/forms.py b/commentaries/forms.py
index 68796e3f47c79a283dad7513eb569ecbc7e83bd4..fd158ef1e844320d32828170c0e609905bcb846e 100644
--- a/commentaries/forms.py
+++ b/commentaries/forms.py
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ from .models import Commentary, COMMENTARY_PUBLISHED, COMMENTARY_PREPRINT
 from scipost.services import DOICaller, ArxivCaller
 from scipost.models import Contributor
 
+import strings
+
 
 class DOIToQueryForm(forms.Form):
     VALID_DOI_REGEXP = r'^(?i)10.\d{4,9}/[-._;()/:A-Z0-9]+$'
-    doi = forms.RegexField(regex=VALID_DOI_REGEXP, strip=False, widget=forms.TextInput(
-        {'label': 'DOI', 'placeholder': 'ex.: 10.21468/00.000.000000'}))
+    doi = forms.RegexField(regex=VALID_DOI_REGEXP, strip=True, help_text=strings.doi_query_help_text,
+        widget=forms.TextInput({'label': 'DOI', 'placeholder': strings.doi_query_placeholder}))
 
     def clean_doi(self):
         input_doi = self.cleaned_data['doi']
@@ -41,7 +43,9 @@ class ArxivQueryForm(forms.Form):
     IDENTIFIER_PATTERN_OLD = r'^[-.a-z]+/[0-9]{7,}v[0-9]{1,2}$'
     VALID_ARXIV_IDENTIFIER_REGEX = "(?:{})|(?:{})".format(IDENTIFIER_PATTERN_NEW, IDENTIFIER_PATTERN_OLD)
 
-    identifier = forms.RegexField(regex=VALID_ARXIV_IDENTIFIER_REGEX, strip=True)
+    identifier = forms.RegexField(regex=VALID_ARXIV_IDENTIFIER_REGEX, strip=True,
+        help_text=strings.arxiv_query_help_text, widget=forms.TextInput(
+        {'placeholder': strings.arxiv_query_placeholder}))
 
     def clean_identifier(self):
         identifier = self.cleaned_data['identifier']
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_arxiv_preprint.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_arxiv_preprint.html
index 75007dbae7018d0bd3234cf67838066423e3ecbf..d6e82ffa8b0c6bf2d9d31f768d16c33229aaf5f8 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_arxiv_preprint.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_arxiv_preprint.html
@@ -7,19 +7,29 @@
 {% block content %}
 
 <div class="row">
-    <form action="{% url 'commentaries:prefill_using_arxiv_identifier' %}" method="post">
-      {% csrf_token %}
-      {{ arxiv_query_form|bootstrap }}
-      <input class="btn btn-secondary" type="submit" value="Query arXiv"/>
-    </form>
+    <div class="col-12">
+      <h1 class="page-header">Request Activation of a Commentary Page</h1>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
-    <form id="requestForm" action="{% url 'commentaries:request_arxiv_preprint' %}" method="post">
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        {{ form|bootstrap }}
-        <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Submit"/>
-    </form>
+    <div class="col-12 col-md-8">
+        <form action="{% url 'commentaries:prefill_using_arxiv_identifier' %}" method="post">
+          {% csrf_token %}
+          {{ arxiv_query_form|bootstrap }}
+          <input class="btn btn-secondary" type="submit" value="Query arXiv"/>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12 col-md-8">
+        <form id="requestForm" action="{% url 'commentaries:request_arxiv_preprint' %}" method="post">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            {{ form|bootstrap }}
+            <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Submit"/>
+        </form>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 {% endblock content%}
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_published_article.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_published_article.html
index b03456af351362e39fd2d848da0fed807f4f1f85..f9bc472a30b3fbd4ecea56deeab5928d56074dd4 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_published_article.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_published_article.html
@@ -7,21 +7,29 @@
 {% block content %}
 
 <div class="row">
-    {# <h3><em>For published papers, you can prefill the form (except for domain, subject area and abstract) using the DOI:</em></h3>#}
-    {# <p><em>(give the DOI as 10.[4 to 9 digits]/[string], without prefix, as per the placeholder)</em></p>#}
-    <form action="{% url 'commentaries:prefill_using_DOI' %}" method="post">
-      {% csrf_token %}
-      {{ doi_query_form|bootstrap }}
-      <input class="btn btn-secondary" type="submit" value="Query DOI"/>
-    </form>
+    <div class="col-12">
+      <h1 class="page-header">Request Activation of a Commentary Page</h1>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 <div class="row">
-    <form id="requestForm" action="{% url 'commentaries:request_published_article' %}" method="post">
-        {% csrf_token %}
-        {{ form|bootstrap }}
-        <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Submit"/>
-    </form>
+    <div class='col-12 col-md-8'>
+        <form action="{% url 'commentaries:prefill_using_DOI' %}" method="post">
+          {% csrf_token %}
+          {{ doi_query_form|bootstrap }}
+          <input class="btn btn-secondary" type="submit" value="Query DOI"/>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class='col-12 col-md-8'>
+        <form id="requestForm" action="{% url 'commentaries:request_published_article' %}" method="post">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            {{ form|bootstrap }}
+            <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Submit"/>
+        </form>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 {% endblock content%}
diff --git a/strings/__init__.py b/strings/__init__.py
index 6e35b4e9eea62ea6859adb444cc9875eb6bc1acb..67211441f87a16a389af55fef305130bd0ad69bb 100644
--- a/strings/__init__.py
+++ b/strings/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ acknowledge_submit_comment = (
 acknowledge_doi_query = "Crossref query by DOI successful."
 acknowledge_arxiv_query = "Arxiv query successful."
 
+doi_query_placeholder = 'ex.: 10.21468/00.000.000000'
+doi_query_help_text = (
+    'For published papers, you can prefill the form (except for domain, subject area and abstract) using the DOI. '
+    "(Give the DOI as 10.[4 to 9 digits]/[string], without prefix, as per the placeholder)."
+)
+
+arxiv_query_placeholder = (
+    "new style: YYMM.####(#)v#(#) or "
+    "old style: cond-mat/YYMM###v#(#)"
+)
+arxiv_query_help_text =  (
+    "For preprints, you can prefill the form using the arXiv identifier. "
+    "Give the identifier without prefix and do not forget the version number, as per the placeholder."
+)
+
 # Arxiv response is not valid
 arxiv_caller_errormessages = {
     'preprint_does_not_exist':