diff --git a/app/models/guidance.rb b/app/models/guidance.rb
index 5c096e7..287a49a 100644
--- a/app/models/guidance.rb
+++ b/app/models/guidance.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   ##
   # Returns whether or not a given user can view a given guidance
   # we define guidances viewable to a user by those owned by a guidance group:
-  #   owned by the DCC
+  #   owned by the managing curation center
   #   owned by a funder organisation
   #   owned by an organisation, of which the user is a member
   #
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         end
       end
 
-      # guidance groups are viewable if they are owned by the DCC
+      # guidance groups are viewable if they are owned by the Managing Curation Center
       if guidance_group.organisation.id == Organisation.find_by( name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).id
         viewable = true
       end
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@
   ##
   # Returns a list of all guidances which a specified user can view
   # we define guidances viewable to a user by those owned by a guidance group:
-  #   owned by the DCC
+  #   owned by the Managing Curation Center
   #   owned by a funder organisation
   #   owned by an organisation, of which the user is a member
   #
   # @param user [User] a user object
   # @return [Array<Guidance>] a list of all "viewable" guidances to a user
   def self.all_viewable(user)
-    dcc_groups = (Organisation.find_by name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).guidance_groups
+    managing_groups = (Organisation.find_by name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).guidance_groups
     # find all groups owned by a Funder organisation
     funder_groups = []
     funders = OrganisationType.find_by( name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.funder"))
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     end
     # find all guidances belonging to any of the viewable groups
     all_viewable_guidances = []
-    all_viewable_groups = dcc_groups + funder_groups + organisation_groups
+    all_viewable_groups = managing_groups + funder_groups + organisation_groups
     all_viewable_groups.each do |group|
       all_viewable_guidances += group.guidances
     end
diff --git a/app/models/guidance_group.rb b/app/models/guidance_group.rb
index 3cb5240..201818c 100644
--- a/app/models/guidance_group.rb
+++ b/app/models/guidance_group.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   ##
   # Returns whether or not a given user can view a given guidance group
   # we define guidances viewable to a user by those owned by:
-  #   the DCC
+  #   the managing curation center
   #   a funder organisation
   #   an organisation, of which the user is a member
   #
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
         viewable = true
       end
     end
-    # groups are viewable if they are owned by the DCC
-    Organisation.where( name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).find_each do |dcc|
-      if guidance_group.organisation.id == dcc.id
+    # groups are viewable if they are owned by the managing curation center
+    Organisation.where( name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).find_each do |managing_group|
+      if guidance_group.organisation.id == managing_group.id
         viewable = true
       end
     end
@@ -88,17 +88,17 @@
     ##
     # Returns a list of all guidance groups which a specified user can view
     # we define guidance groups viewable to a user by those owned by:
-    #   the DCC
+    #   the Managing Curation Center
     #   a funder organisation
     #   an organisation, of which the user is a member
     #
     # @param user [User] a user object
     # @return [Array<GuidanceGroup>] a list of all "viewable" guidance groups to a user
   def self.all_viewable(user)
-    # first find all groups owned by the DCC
-    dcc_groups = []
-    Organisation.where( name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).find_each do |dcc|
-      dcc_groups = dcc_groups + dcc.guidance_groups
+    # first find all groups owned by the Managing Curation Center
+    managing_org_groups = []
+    Organisation.where( name: GlobalHelpers.constant("organisation_types.managing_organisation")).find_each do |managing_org|
+      managing_org_groups = managing_org_groups + managing_org.guidance_groups
     end
 
     # find all groups owned by  a Funder organisation
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       organisation_groups = organisation_groups + organisation.guidance_groups
     end
     # pass this list to the view with respond_with @all_viewable_groups
-    all_viewable_groups = dcc_groups + funder_groups + organisation_groups
+    all_viewable_groups = managing_org_groups + funder_groups + organisation_groups
     all_viewable_groups = all_viewable_groups.uniq{|x| x.id}
     return all_viewable_groups
   end