diff --git a/src/components/Form/Form.vue b/src/components/Form/Form.vue
index cd3555845..f6991cb02 100644
--- a/src/components/Form/Form.vue
+++ b/src/components/Form/Form.vue
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ export default {
 		 */
 		error: function (r) {
 			// Field validation errors
-			if (r.status && r.status === 400) {
+			// [422 --> Unprocessable Content/Entities] represent standard validation errors
+			if (r.status && (r.status === 400 || r.status === 422)) {
 				pkp.eventBus.$emit(
 					'notify',
 					this.t('form.errors', {
diff --git a/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerListPanel.vue b/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerListPanel.vue
index 945aec167..c0a1d6db3 100644
--- a/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerListPanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerListPanel.vue
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ export default {
 				},
 				error: this.ajaxErrorCallback,
 				success(r) {
-					// TODO : may be some better appraoch than this ?
 					if (r.approvedAt) {
 						this.suggestions.forEach((reviewerSuggestion) => {
 							if (reviewerSuggestion.id == reviewerSuggestionId) {
diff --git a/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerSuggestionListItem.vue b/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerSuggestionListItem.vue
index 63a37fbf1..190a67e01 100644
--- a/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerSuggestionListItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/ListPanel/users/SelectReviewerSuggestionListItem.vue
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 		<div class="listPanel__itemSummary">
 			<div class="listPanel__itemIdentity">
 				<div class="listPanel__itemTitle">
-					<!-- TODO: check why localize(fullName) causing error -->
-					{{ fullName }}
+					{{ localize(item.fullName) }}
 				</div>
 
 				<div class="listPanel__itemSubtitle">
 					<div class="listPanel__item--reviewer__affiliation">
-						{{ affiliation }}
+						{{ localize(item.affiliation) }}
 					</div>
 					<!-- TODO: check alternative of v-html as v-strip-unsafe-html not working -->
-					<div v-html="suggestionReason"></div>
+					<div 
+						class="reviewer_sugestion_reason_container"
+						v-html="localize(item.suggestionReason)"
+					></div>
 				</div>
 
 				<div v-if="currentlyAssigned" class="listPanel__item--reviewer__notice">
@@ -100,18 +102,6 @@ export default {
 
 			return false;
 		},
-
-		fullName() {
-			return this.localize(this.item.fullName);
-		},
-
-		affiliation() {
-			return this.localize(this.item.affiliation);
-		},
-
-		suggestionReason() {
-			return this.localize(this.item.suggestionReason);
-		},
 	},
 	methods: {
 		/**
@@ -153,3 +143,13 @@ export default {
 	},
 };
 </script>
+
+<style lang="less">
+@import '../../../styles/_import';
+
+.reviewer_sugestion_reason_container {
+	white-space: normal;
+	margin-right: 4rem;
+	text-align: justify;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/ReviewerSuggestionManager.vue b/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/ReviewerSuggestionManager.vue
index 39542ff29..4bbfa6a23 100644
--- a/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/ReviewerSuggestionManager.vue
+++ b/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/ReviewerSuggestionManager.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 						<div>
 							<UserAvatar
 								:user-id="reviewerSuggestion.id"
-								:user-full-name="reviewerSuggestion.fullName"
+								:initials="reviewerSuggestion.displayInitial"
 							></UserAvatar>
 						</div>
 						<div class="ms-2 flex flex-col justify-center">
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
 							></div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
-					<div v-if="reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.hasActiveReviewStage">
+					<div v-if="reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.atActiveReviewStage()">
 						<DropdownActions
 							:actions="reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.itemActions"
 							:label="`${reviewerSuggestion.fullName} ${t('common.moreActions')}`"
-							:display-as-ellipsis="true"
+							button-variant="ellipsis"
 							@action="
 								(actionName) =>
 									reviewerSuggestionManagerStore[actionName]({
 										reviewerSuggestion: reviewerSuggestion,
-										stageAssignmen,
+										stageAssignment,
 									})
 							"
 						/>
diff --git a/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.js b/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.js
index be72917d3..ff63349b6 100644
--- a/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.js
+++ b/src/managers/ReviewerSuggestionManager/reviewerSuggestionManagerStore.js
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ export const useReviewerSuggestionManagerStore = defineComponentStore(
 
 		const {apiUrl: reviewerSuggestionApiUrl} = useUrl(relativeUrl);
 
-		const {data: reviewerSuggestions, fetch: fetchreviewerSuggestion} =
+		const {data: reviewerSuggestions, fetch: fetchReviewerSuggestion} =
 			useFetch(reviewerSuggestionApiUrl);
 
 		watch(relativeUrl, () => {
 			reviewerSuggestions.value = null;
-			fetchreviewerSuggestion();
+			fetchReviewerSuggestion();
 		});
 
-		fetchreviewerSuggestion();
+		fetchReviewerSuggestion();
 
-		const {triggerDataChange} = useDataChanged(() => fetchreviewerSuggestion());
+		const {triggerDataChange} = useDataChanged(() => fetchReviewerSuggestion());
 
 		function triggerDataChangeCallback() {
 			triggerDataChange();
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const useReviewerSuggestionManagerStore = defineComponentStore(
 					list.push({
 						id: reviewerSuggestion.id,
 						fullName: localize(reviewerSuggestion.fullName),
+						displayInitial: localize(reviewerSuggestion.displayInitial),
 						affiliation: localize(reviewerSuggestion.affiliation),
 						suggestionReason: localize(reviewerSuggestion.suggestionReason),
 						existingReviewerRole: reviewerSuggestion.existingReviewerRole,
@@ -74,7 +75,13 @@ export const useReviewerSuggestionManagerStore = defineComponentStore(
 
 		const itemActions = computed(() => _actionFns.getItemActions({}));
 
-		const hasActiveReviewStage = props.reviewRoundId ? true : false;
+		function atActiveReviewStage() {
+			return props.reviewRoundId
+				&& (
+					props.submissionStageId == pkp.const.WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_INTERNAL_REVIEW 
+					|| props.submissionStageId == pkp.const.WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_EXTERNAL_REVIEW
+				);
+		}
 
 		function enrichActionArg(args) {
 			return {
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ export const useReviewerSuggestionManagerStore = defineComponentStore(
 			_actionFns,
 			itemActions,
 			reviewerSuggestionApprove,
-			hasActiveReviewStage,
+			atActiveReviewStage,
 		};
 	},
 );