diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 41ae49a73..d2a147b50 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -76,7 +76,23 @@ module.exports = {
     '<rootDir>/src/app/features/project/settings',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/features/project/wiki',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/features/project/project.component.ts',
-    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/pages',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/registries.component.spec.ts',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/contributors',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-license',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-subjects',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/confirm-continue-editing-dialog',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/confirm-registration-dialog',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/custom-step',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/drafts',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/files-control',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/justification-review',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/justification-step',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/new-registration',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/registry-provider-hero',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/registry-services',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/review',
+    '<rootDir>/src/app/features/registries/components/select-components-dialog',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/features/settings/addons/',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/features/settings/tokens/mappers/',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/features/settings/tokens/store/',
@@ -90,7 +106,6 @@ module.exports = {
     '<rootDir>/src/app/shared/components/shared-metadata/dialogs/affiliated-institutions-dialog/',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/shared/components/shared-metadata/dialogs/contributors-dialog/',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/shared/components/shared-metadata/shared-metadata',
-    '<rootDir>/src/app/shared/components/subjects/',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/shared/components/wiki/edit-section/',
     '<rootDir>/src/app/shared/components/wiki/wiki-list/',
   ],
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.html b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.html
index 4adf7ea04..503c974b9 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.html
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 <section class="flex flex-column bg-white flex-1 h-full p-5 gap-4 w-full">
+  <div>
+    <h2 class="mb-2">{{ 'registries.metadata.title' | translate }}</h2>
+    <p class="mb-4">{{ 'registries.metadata.description' | translate }}</p>
+  </div>
   <form [formGroup]="metadataForm" (ngSubmit)="submitMetadata()" class="flex flex-column gap-4">
-    <section>
-      <h2 class="mb-2">{{ 'registries.metadata.title' | translate }}</h2>
-      <p class="mb-4">{{ 'registries.metadata.description' | translate }}</p>
+    <section data-test-registration-title-section>
       <p-card class="w-full">
+        <label for="registration-title-id">
+          <h2 class="mb-2">{{ 'common.labels.title' | translate }}</h2>
+        </label>
+        <p class="mb-1">{{ 'shared.title.description' | translate }}</p>
         <osf-text-input
-          label="common.labels.title"
+          id="registration-title-id"
           [control]="metadataForm.controls['title']"
           [maxLength]="inputLimits.fullName.maxLength"
         >
         </osf-text-input>
+      </p-card>
+    </section>
+    <section data-test-registration-description-section>
+      <p-card>
         <div class="mt-2">
-          <label for="project-description-id">{{ 'common.labels.description' | translate }}</label>
+          <label for="registration-description-id" class="mb-2">
+            <h2>{{ 'common.labels.description' | translate }}</h2>
+          </label>
+          <p class="mb-1">{{ 'shared.description.message' | translate }}</p>
           <textarea
-            id="project-description-id"
+            id="registration-description-id"
             formControlName="description"
             class="w-full"
             rows="5"
@@ -32,10 +45,19 @@ <h2 class="mb-2">{{ 'registries.metadata.title' | translate }}</h2>
         <div class="flex justify-content-end"></div>
       </p-card>
     </section>
-    <osf-contributors [control]="metadataForm.controls['contributors']"></osf-contributors>
-    <osf-registries-license [control]="metadataForm.controls['license']"></osf-registries-license>
-    <osf-registries-subjects [control]="metadataForm.controls['subjects']"></osf-registries-subjects>
-    <osf-registries-tags></osf-registries-tags>
+    <osf-contributors
+      data-test-registration-contributors-section
+      [control]="metadataForm.controls['contributors']"
+    ></osf-contributors>
+    <osf-registries-license
+      data-test-registration-license-section
+      [control]="metadataForm.controls['license']"
+    ></osf-registries-license>
+    <osf-registries-subjects
+      data-test-registration-subjects-section
+      [control]="metadataForm.controls['subjects']"
+    ></osf-registries-subjects>
+    <osf-registries-tags data-test-registration-tags-section></osf-registries-tags>
     <div class="flex justify-content-end">
       <p-button [label]="'registries.deleteDraft' | translate" severity="danger" (click)="deleteDraft()" class="mr-2">
       </p-button>
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.spec.ts b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.spec.ts
index 311ac4e9f..1680fe3be 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,71 @@
+import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
+
+import { MockComponent, MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+
+import { ConfirmationService, MessageService } from 'primeng/api';
+
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { TextInputComponent } from '@osf/shared/components';
+import { MOCK_STORE } from '@osf/shared/mocks';
+import { ContributorsSelectors, SubjectsSelectors } from '@osf/shared/stores';
 
+import { RegistriesSelectors } from '../../store';
+
+import { ContributorsComponent } from './contributors/contributors.component';
+import { RegistriesLicenseComponent } from './registries-license/registries-license.component';
+import { RegistriesSubjectsComponent } from './registries-subjects/registries-subjects.component';
+import { RegistriesTagsComponent } from './registries-tags/registries-tags.component';
 import { MetadataComponent } from './metadata.component';
 
+import { MOCK_DRAFT_REGISTRATION } from '@testing/mocks/draft-registration.mock';
+import { OSFTestingModule } from '@testing/osf.testing.module';
+
 describe('MetadataComponent', () => {
   let component: MetadataComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataComponent>;
+  const mockRoute = {
+    snapshot: {
+      params: of({ id: 'someId' }),
+    },
+    params: of(''),
+  };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    MOCK_STORE.selectSignal.mockImplementation((selector) => {
+      switch (selector) {
+        case RegistriesSelectors.getDraftRegistration:
+          return () => MOCK_DRAFT_REGISTRATION;
+        case RegistriesSelectors.getStepsValidation:
+          return () => [];
+        case ContributorsSelectors.getContributors:
+          return () => [];
+        case SubjectsSelectors.getSelectedSubjects:
+          return () => [];
+      }
+      return null;
+    });
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [MetadataComponent],
+      imports: [
+        OSFTestingModule,
+        ReactiveFormsModule,
+        MetadataComponent,
+        MockComponent(ContributorsComponent),
+        MockComponent(RegistriesLicenseComponent),
+        MockComponent(RegistriesSubjectsComponent),
+        MockComponent(RegistriesTagsComponent),
+        MockComponent(TextInputComponent),
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: mockRoute },
+        MockProvider(ConfirmationService),
+        MockProvider(MessageService),
+        MockProvider(Store, MOCK_STORE),
+      ],
     }).compileComponents();
 
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MetadataComponent);
@@ -19,4 +76,25 @@ describe('MetadataComponent', () => {
   it('should create', () => {
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('should render with submission form', () => {
+    const titleSection = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-test-registration-title-section]');
+    const descriptionSection = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-test-registration-description-section]');
+    const contributorsSection = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-test-registration-contributors-section]');
+    const subjectsSection = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-test-registration-subjects-section]');
+    const tagsSection = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('[data-test-registration-tags-section]');
+    expect(titleSection).toBeDefined();
+    expect(descriptionSection).toBeDefined();
+    expect(contributorsSection).toBeDefined();
+    expect(subjectsSection).toBeDefined();
+    expect(tagsSection).toBeDefined();
+    const titleFieldLabel = titleSection.querySelector('h2');
+    expect(titleFieldLabel.textContent).toEqual('common.labels.title');
+    const titleFieldHelpText = titleSection.querySelector('p');
+    expect(titleFieldHelpText.textContent).toEqual('shared.title.description');
+    const descriptionFieldLabel = descriptionSection.querySelector('h2');
+    expect(descriptionFieldLabel.textContent).toEqual('common.labels.description');
+    const descriptionFieldHelpText = descriptionSection.querySelector('p');
+    expect(descriptionFieldHelpText.textContent).toEqual('shared.description.message');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.ts b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.ts
index 3e3031fd8..529c45d73 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/metadata.component.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export class MetadataComponent implements OnDestroy {
   constructor() {
     effect(() => {
       const draft = this.draftRegistration();
+      // TODO: This shouldn't be an effect()
       if (draft && !this.isFormUpdated) {
         this.updateFormValue(draft);
         this.isFormUpdated = true;
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.html b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.html
index 5dde35e0a..f6c3f9981 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 <p-card>
   <div class="flex flex-column gap-3">
-    <h2>{{ 'project.overview.metadata.tags' | translate }} ({{ 'common.labels.optional' | translate }})</h2>
-
-    <osf-tags-input (tagsChanged)="onTagsChanged($event)" [tags]="selectedTags()"></osf-tags-input>
+    <label for="registration-tag-id">
+      <h2>{{ 'project.overview.metadata.tags' | translate }} ({{ 'common.labels.optional' | translate }})</h2>
+    </label>
+    <p class="mb-1">{{ 'shared.tags.description' | translate }}</p>
+    <osf-tags-input
+      id="registration-tag-id"
+      (tagsChanged)="onTagsChanged($event)"
+      [tags]="selectedTags()"
+    ></osf-tags-input>
   </div>
 </p-card>
diff --git a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.spec.ts b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.spec.ts
index 3ec731631..61dd04fac 100644
--- a/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/registries/components/metadata/registries-tags/registries-tags.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
+import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
+
+import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { RegistriesSelectors } from '@osf/features/registries/store';
+import { MOCK_STORE } from '@osf/shared/mocks';
 
 import { RegistriesTagsComponent } from './registries-tags.component';
 
+import { OSFTestingStoreModule } from '@testing/osf.testing.module';
+
 describe('TagsComponent', () => {
   let component: RegistriesTagsComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<RegistriesTagsComponent>;
+  const mockRoute = {
+    snapshot: {
+      params: of({ id: 'someId' }),
+    },
+    params: of(''),
+  };
 
+  MOCK_STORE.selectSignal.mockImplementation((selector) => {
+    switch (selector) {
+      case RegistriesSelectors.getSelectedTags:
+        return () => [];
+    }
+    return null;
+  });
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [RegistriesTagsComponent],
+      imports: [OSFTestingStoreModule, RegistriesTagsComponent],
+      providers: [{ provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: mockRoute }, MockProvider(Store, MOCK_STORE)],
     }).compileComponents();
 
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(RegistriesTagsComponent);
@@ -19,4 +45,9 @@ describe('TagsComponent', () => {
   it('should create', () => {
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('should render with label', () => {
+    const labelElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('label');
+    expect(labelElement.textContent).toEqual('project.overview.metadata.tags (common.labels.optional)');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.html
index 39fc1c960..4a7db51c6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h2 class="mb-2">{{ 'shared.subjects.title' | translate }}</h2>
-
+<p class="mb-1">{{ 'shared.subjects.description' | translate }}</p>
 <p-card class="block text-base mb-3">
   @if (!selected().length) {
     <p class="text-500">{{ 'shared.subjects.noSelected' | translate }}</p>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.spec.ts
index ba5495891..c1907d927 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/subjects/subjects.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
+import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
+
+import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 
+import { MOCK_STORE } from '@osf/shared/mocks';
+import { SubjectsSelectors } from '@osf/shared/stores';
+
 import { SubjectsComponent } from './subjects.component';
 
+import { OSFTestingStoreModule } from '@testing/osf.testing.module';
+
 describe('SubjectsComponent', () => {
   let component: SubjectsComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<SubjectsComponent>;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    MOCK_STORE.selectSignal.mockImplementation((selector) => {
+      switch (selector) {
+        case SubjectsSelectors.getSubjects:
+          return () => [];
+        case SubjectsSelectors.getSubjectsLoading:
+          return () => false;
+        case SubjectsSelectors.getSearchedSubjects:
+          return () => [];
+        case SubjectsSelectors.getSearchedSubjectsLoading:
+          return () => false;
+      }
+      return null;
+    });
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [SubjectsComponent],
+      imports: [SubjectsComponent, OSFTestingStoreModule],
+      providers: [MockProvider(Store, MOCK_STORE)],
     }).compileComponents();
 
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SubjectsComponent);
@@ -19,4 +42,11 @@ describe('SubjectsComponent', () => {
   it('should create', () => {
     expect(component).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('should render with label and description', () => {
+    const headerElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('h2');
+    expect(headerElement.textContent).toEqual('shared.subjects.title');
+    const descriptionElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('p');
+    expect(descriptionElement.textContent).toEqual('shared.subjects.description');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index a9cdbd862..2b810d00d 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -2447,6 +2447,15 @@
     "copyright": "Copyright © 2011-2025"
   },
   "shared": {
+    "title": {
+      "description": "Provide a concise and descriptive title for your registration that accurately reflects the main focus of your research. A clear and specific title will help others quickly understand the essence of your study."
+    },
+    "description": {
+      "message": "Write a detailed description of your research project, including its purpose and any expected outcomes. This should give readers a comprehensive overview of your work."
+    },
+    "affiliatedInstitutions": {
+      "description": "This is a service provided by the OSF and is automatically applied to your registration. If you are not sure if your institution has signed up for this service, you can look for their name in this list."
+    },
     "resources": {
       "title": "Open resources",
       "data": "Data",
@@ -2466,10 +2475,12 @@
       "title": "Subjects",
       "noSelected": "No subjects selected",
       "searchSubjects": "Search subjects",
-      "noSubject": "No subjects found"
+      "noSubject": "No subjects found",
+      "description": "Identify the main subject areas that your research pertains to. This helps categorize your work and makes it easier for others in your field to find and reference it."
     },
     "tags": {
-      "title": "Tags"
+      "title": "Tags",
+      "description": "Enter specific keywords that describe the key elements and concepts of your research. These keywords will improve the discoverability of your registration in search results and databases."
     },
     "files": {
       "limitText": "You may attach up to 5 file(s) to this question. Files cannot total over 5GB in size.",
diff --git a/src/testing/mocks/draft-registration.mock.ts b/src/testing/mocks/draft-registration.mock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65288d761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testing/mocks/draft-registration.mock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { DraftRegistrationModel } from '@shared/models';
+
+export const MOCK_DRAFT_REGISTRATION: DraftRegistrationModel = {
+  branchedFrom: {
+    filesLink: 'someFilesLink',
+    id: 'projectId',
+    title: 'Project Title',
+    type: 'nodes',
+  },
+  components: [],
+  description: 'This is a description',
+  hasProject: true,
+  id: 'thisissupposedtobeauniqueid',
+  license: {
+    id: 'someLicenseId',
+    options: null,
+  },
+  providerId: 'osf',
+  registrationSchemaId: '6797c0dedee44d144a2943fc',
+  stepsData: {
+    summary: '',
+    uploader: [],
+  },
+  tags: [],
+  title: 'This is a title',
+};