diff --git a/pprOjsPlugin/services/email/PPREmailContributorsService.inc.php b/pprOjsPlugin/services/email/PPREmailContributorsService.inc.php
index ad311d3..f8b32e8 100644
--- a/pprOjsPlugin/services/email/PPREmailContributorsService.inc.php
+++ b/pprOjsPlugin/services/email/PPREmailContributorsService.inc.php
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class PPREmailContributorsService {
             'EDITOR_DECISION_RESUBMIT',
             'EDITOR_DECISION_INITIAL_DECLINE',
             'EDITOR_DECISION_DECLINE',
-            'PPR_REVIEW_SENT_AUTHOR'
+            'PPR_REVIEW_SENT_AUTHOR',
+            'PPR_SUBMISSION_APPROVED'
         ];
 
     private $pprPlugin;
diff --git a/pprOjsPlugin/tests/src/services/email/PPREmailContributorsServiceTest.php b/pprOjsPlugin/tests/src/services/email/PPREmailContributorsServiceTest.php
index cce4aac..86dea10 100644
--- a/pprOjsPlugin/tests/src/services/email/PPREmailContributorsServiceTest.php
+++ b/pprOjsPlugin/tests/src/services/email/PPREmailContributorsServiceTest.php
@@ -229,7 +229,15 @@ public function test_addContributorsToEmailRecipients_should_not_update_template
     }
 
     public function test_expected_known_templates() {
-        $expectedTemplates =  ['SUBMISSION_ACK', 'EDITOR_DECISION_REVISIONS', 'EDITOR_DECISION_RESUBMIT', 'EDITOR_DECISION_INITIAL_DECLINE', 'EDITOR_DECISION_DECLINE', 'PPR_REVIEW_SENT_AUTHOR'];
+        $expectedTemplates =  [
+            'SUBMISSION_ACK',
+            'EDITOR_DECISION_REVISIONS',
+            'EDITOR_DECISION_RESUBMIT',
+            'EDITOR_DECISION_INITIAL_DECLINE',
+            'EDITOR_DECISION_DECLINE',
+            'PPR_REVIEW_SENT_AUTHOR',
+            'PPR_SUBMISSION_APPROVED'
+        ];
         foreach ($expectedTemplates as $expectedTemplate) {
             $this->assertEquals(true, in_array($expectedTemplate, PPREmailContributorsService::OJS_SEND_TO_CONTRIBUTORS_TEMPLATES));
         }