diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html
index 37a508a27..4205f6e54 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container-fluid">
 	<div class="row" [formGroup]="formGroup">
 		<div class="col-9 pt-4 pb-4 pl-4">
-			<div class="row">
+			<div class="row pt-2">
 				<mat-form-field class="col-8">
 					<input matInput placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.NAME' | translate}}" type="text" name="label"
 						formControlName="label" required>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 						{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
-			<div class="row">
+			<div class="row pt-2">
 				<mat-form-field class="col-8">
 					<textarea matInput class="description-area"
 						placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION' | translate}}" formControlName="description">
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 					</mat-error> -->
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
-			<div class="row">
+			<div class="row pt-2">
 				<mat-form-field class="col-8">
 					<app-multiple-auto-complete required='true' [formControl]="formGroup.get('profiles')"
 						placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.DATASET-TEMPLATES' | translate}}"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 				</mat-form-field>
 				<!-- <button mat-button (click)="availableProfiles()">View All</button> -->
 			</div>
-			<div class="row">
+			<div class="row pt-1">
 				<mat-form-field class="col-8">
 					<app-multiple-auto-complete [formControl]="formGroup.get('organisations')"
 						placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.ORGANISATIONS' | translate}}"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 					<mat-hint>Add here the names of the organisations contributing to the creation and revision of the DMPs</mat-hint>
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
-			<div class="row">
+			<div class="row pt-3">
 				<mat-form-field class="col-8">
 					<app-multiple-auto-complete [formControl]="formGroup.get('researchers')"
 						placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.RESEARCHERS' | translate}}"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				</mat-form-field>
 				<!-- <h4 mat-subheader class="col-12">{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.PROFILE' | translate}}</h4> -->
 			</div>
-			<div class="row">
+			<div class="row pt-2">
 				<mat-form-field class="col-8">
 					<app-single-auto-complete [required]='false' [formControl]="formGroup.get('profile')"
 						placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.TEMPLATE' | translate}}"
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- Versioning Container-->
-		<div class="col-3">
+		<div class="col-2">
 			<div class='row version-menu'>
 				<mat-form-field class="col-auto">
 					<input matInput placeholder="Version" disabled
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss
index c88c02f6f..a4dead10a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/general-tab/general-tab.component.scss
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
   color: #4687f0;
 }
 
-::ng-deep .mat-form-field-appearance-legacy .mat-form-field-wrapper {
-    padding-bottom: 1.25em;
-    padding-top: 1em;
+.description-area {
+  line-height: 0.7em !important;
+}
+
+::ng-deep .mat-form-field-appearance-legacy .mat-form-field-wrapper {
+  padding-bottom: 1.25em;
 }