diff --git a/src/components/Header.tsx b/src/components/Header.tsx
index cb3a03d..82e7c41 100644
--- a/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Link, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Menu, X, Trophy, Home, Send, Users, Github } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Menu, X, Trophy, Home, Send, Users, Github, FileText} from 'lucide-react';
 import './Header.css';
 import { contactInfo } from '../data/mockData';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const Header: React.FC = () => {
       icon: Github,
       isExternal: true,
     },
+    // add a paper link
+    { name: 'Paper', href: contactInfo.paper, icon: FileText, isExternal: true },
     { name: 'Contact', href: '#contact', icon: Users, isScroll: true },
   ];
 
diff --git a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
index 87d4fa7..fb285e7 100644
--- a/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/HomePage.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
 
                 <div className="cta-card">
                   <h3 className="cta-heading">Want to see your router on the leaderboard?</h3>
-                  <p className="cta-description">Email us or open a GitHub issue on RouterArena.</p>
+                  <p className="cta-description">Head to our GitHub to submit or evaluate your router on RouterArena.</p>
                   <a href="#contact" className="btn btn-primary">
                     Get Started →
                   </a>
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
         <div className="container">
           <h2 className="section-title">Research Team</h2>
           <p className="contact-description">
-            Contact us or submit a GitHub issue to evaluate your router with RouterArena
+            To evaluate your router with RouterArena, please visit our GitHub repository and follow the instructions provided in the README.<br />
+            For inquiries or support, contact us at {contactInfo.email} or submit an issue on GitHub.
           </p>
 
           {/* Action Buttons */}
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ const HomePage: React.FC = () => {
               rel="noopener noreferrer"
             >
               <Github className="btn-icon" />
-              View Code
+              View GitHub
             </a>
           </div>