diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_pool.scss b/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_pool.scss
index 05a3f70c846ec038910197c1f878c3691a3918e8..129714b8f537549ffb8371a2bfa838f50362bbbd 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_pool.scss
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_pool.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .pool-list {
+
     > .submission {
         border: 1px solid #ddd;
         margin-bottom: 2px;
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications.html
index 5187c6faec23bdf345da290ba9ece98cb893330a..157fdd45a5df20b0adf6fa2b4882bff489ee37f7 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications.html
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<h2 class="highlight mb-0">Publications{% if session_acad_field %} in {{ session_acad_field }}: {% if session_specialty %}{{ session_specialty }}{% else %}(all specialties){% endif %}{% else %} (all fields){% endif %}</h2>
+<h2 class="highlight mt-4 mb-0">Publications{% if session_acad_field %} in {{ session_acad_field }}: {% if session_specialty %}{{ session_specialty }}{% else %}(all specialties){% endif %}{% else %} (all fields){% endif %}</h2>
 
 <ul id="publications-search-results" class="list-unstyled pool-list mt-2"></ul>
 
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications_page.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications_page.html
index b8c14803af161ce74027cb3608ddd286697ccb32..90f7114adc13ce8e1ca3220771b2ad44b625995c 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications_page.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_publications_page.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% for publication in page_obj %}
-  <li class="list-group-item py-2">
+  <li class="list-group-item p-2">
     {% include 'journals/_publication_li_content.html' with publication=publication %}
   </li>
 {% empty %}
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_base.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_base.html
index 16d0d7e728a17772f5b6b275da68d01f01671286..7b61400da11076b79b66eb45bc24ab4617544f0a 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_base.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_base.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<h2 class="highlight mb-0">Submissions in {{ session_acad_field }}: {% if session_specialty %}{{ session_specialty }}{% else %}(all specialties){% endif %}</h2>
+<h2 class="highlight mt-4 mb-0">Submissions in {{ session_acad_field }}: {% if session_specialty %}{{ session_specialty }}{% else %}(all specialties){% endif %}</h2>
 
 {% if reports_needed %}
   <div class="card m-2 border-2 text-center">
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_page_base.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_page_base.html
index ad067ee40231f4c6c81991a70706c2b09cb1e59b..d0481ca08f542f0bd14c27bb5754568df8a23764 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_page_base.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/_hx_submissions_page_base.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% for submission in page_obj %}
-  <li class="list-group-item py-2">
+  <li class="list-group-item p-2">
     {% include 'submissions/_submission_card_content_homepage.html' with submission=submission %}
   </li>
 {% empty %}
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal.html
index 829a5c6a4e5e02fb43a001d5ef52e54bfc16f197..f324a0169b64b04ca337ff6be6777be5333e35cb 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/portal/portal.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 
-  <div class="tab-content mt-4" id="portalTabContent">
+  <div class="tab-content my-2" id="portalTabContent">
 
     <div class="tab-pane portal-tab fade{% if not request.GET.tab %} show active{% endif %}"
 	 id="home"