diff --git a/app/components/workflow-basics/index.hbs b/app/components/workflow-basics/index.hbs
index 11c151f2..b4a367a3 100644
--- a/app/components/workflow-basics/index.hbs
+++ b/app/components/workflow-basics/index.hbs
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="form-group">
+  <p class="lead text-muted">
+    If you are an NIH-user, a journal selection is required to deposit into PMC. It is optional for all other users. If
+    you do not see your journal listed, you can skip the journal selection and still use PASS to deposit into
+    JScholarship.
+  </p>
   <div>
     <label>
       Journal