diff --git a/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss b/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss
index fc6038b4549af2357dc9d264e4a24afd6496289c..a1ffa8e02c7f39a7152f6c0ff12fa3e724f444cd 100644
--- a/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss
+++ b/scipost/static/scipost/assets/css/_navbar.scss
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@
     .badge {
         vertical-align: top;
         margin-left: -15px;
-        margin-top: -6px;
-        height: 15px;
+        margin-top: -5px;
+        height: 16px;
         min-width: 16px;
         line-height: 10px;
         display: none;
         padding: 0.25em;
         border-radius: 99px;
+        border: 1px solid #f9f9f9;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index 6d65cd53939226cde87b28988b7add984b80e14e..065563200c62dec3911dd9973effba3eae5ebb89 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ def assignment_request(request, assignment_id):
             assignment.submission.editor_in_charge = request.user.contributor
             assignment.submission.open_for_reporting = True
             deadline = timezone.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=28)  # for papers
-            if assignment.submission.submitted_to_journal == 'SciPost Physics Lecture Notes':
+            if assignment.submission.submitted_to_journal == 'SciPostPhysLectNotes':
                 deadline += datetime.timedelta(days=28)
             assignment.submission.reporting_deadline = deadline
             assignment.submission.open_for_commenting = True
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def volunteer_as_EIC(request, arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr):
                                      date_created=timezone.now(),
                                      date_answered=timezone.now())
     deadline = timezone.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=28)  # for papers
-    if submission.submitted_to_journal == 'SciPost Physics Lecture Notes':
+    if submission.submitted_to_journal == 'SciPostPhysLectNotes':
         deadline += datetime.timedelta(days=28)
     submission.status = 'EICassigned'
     submission.editor_in_charge = contributor