diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentaries.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentaries.html
index e86bc98b4d02031d697f3fba015ee4eadb8e7c87..57ba621f63977e0e0b7cbb8310ab51bd5388575a 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentaries.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentaries.html
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: Commentaries</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: Commentaries{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
+{% block headsup %}
+<script type="text/javascript" async src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML"></script>
+{% endblock headsup %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+<!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Commentaries</h1>
@@ -61,5 +62,6 @@
   <p>The original publication subject to the Commentary can be rated by Contributors. An aggregate of these ratings is displayed next to the publication's summary info. All Comments and Replies are similarly open to Contributor rating. Ratings in aggregated form are made publicly available.</p>
 </section>
 
+{% endif %} <!-- Temporary strip -->
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentary_detail.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentary_detail.html
index 5391f2527d35dcff843005cfdf7b4cea46d83522..9d237dc6dcb3a80c05088648903719dc56112e99 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentary_detail.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/commentary_detail.html
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
-<!--<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/jquery.js' %}"></script> -->
-<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: Commentary detail</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: Commentary detail{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block headsup %}
+<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
 
   <script>
     $(document).ready(function(){
@@ -20,9 +17,16 @@
     });
   </script>
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+<script type="text/javascript" async src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_CHTML"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">MathJax.Hub.Config({"tex2jax": {"inlineMath": [["$", "$"], ["\\(", "\\)"]], "processEscapes": true}});</script>
+
 
+{% endblock headsup %}
+
+{% block bodysup %}
+
+<!-- Temporary strip -->
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
 
 <section>
   <div class="row">
@@ -269,4 +273,6 @@
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endif %} <!-- Temporary strip -->
+
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary.html
index 2dcfdc8c24c1a6479f16f3a4714877b55591a693..fe7d1e18e27a1f71bf616a21c11f34c60fdc846f 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: request Commentary</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: request Commentary{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Request Activation of a Commentary Page:</h1>
@@ -19,5 +17,4 @@
   </form>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary_ack.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary_ack.html
index f6eeddfe7aba5cbc1d3e737d308eaa1ca349764d..167a697ed4053f52b7af741639f3039768e10aae 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary_ack.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/request_commentary_ack.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: request Commentary (ack)</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: request Commentary (ack){% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for your request for a Commentary Page</h1>
   <p>Your request will soon be handled by an Editor.</p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_request_ack.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_request_ack.html
index a883a763b780e88a20438f066345eeca99977dd4..ad329294f40d3bb2c85357d261d8ae6eb50a35cb 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_request_ack.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_request_ack.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: vet Commentary request (ack)</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: vet Commentary request (ack){% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Commentary request vetted.</h1>
   <p><a href="{% url 'commentaries:vet_commentary_requests' %}">Back to Commentary requests page</a></p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_requests.html b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_requests.html
index 11d2b8790e3949086f28930bb53f44e5ea9c2f26..22998d4d98ec3b183d54f24b89b7582df7e2b2af 100644
--- a/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_requests.html
+++ b/commentaries/templates/commentaries/vet_commentary_requests.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: vet Commentary requests{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: vet Commentary requests</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Commentary Page requests to vet:</h1>
@@ -37,5 +32,4 @@
   {% endfor %}
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/commentaries/views.py b/commentaries/views.py
index a7028b1caa21d53869da760c22b9dd79b0127f9d..4d2a94b2b60b4a05ad6482cd149fa3f3a29c7351 100644
--- a/commentaries/views.py
+++ b/commentaries/views.py
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ def vet_commentary_request_ack(request, commentary_id):
                 commentary.vetted = True
                 commentary.save()
                 email_text = 'The Commentary Page you have requested, concerning publication with title ' + commentary.pub_title + ' by ' + commentary.author_list + ', has been activated. You are now welcome to submit your comments.' + '\n\nThank you for your contribution, \nThe SciPost Team.'
-                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost Commentary Page activated', email_text, 'noreply@scipost.org', ['jscaux@gmail.com'], reply_to=['J.S.Caux@uva.nl'])
+                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost Commentary Page activated', email_text, 'commentaries@scipost.org', [request.user.email, 'commentaries@scipost.org'], reply_to=['commentaries@scipost.org'])
                 emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)                
             elif form.cleaned_data['action_option'] == '0':
                 # re-edit the form starting from the data provided
                 form2 = RequestCommentaryForm(initial={'pub_title': commentary.pub_title, 'arxiv_link': commentary.arxiv_link, 'pub_DOI_link': commentary.pub_DOI_link, 'author_list': commentary.author_list, 'pub_date': commentary.pub_date, 'pub_abstract': commentary.pub_abstract})
                 commentary.delete()
                 email_text = 'The Commentary Page you have requested, concerning publication with title ' + commentary.pub_title + ' by ' + commentary.author_list + ', has been activated (with slight modifications to your submitted details). You are now welcome to submit your comments.' + '\n\nThank you for your contribution, \nThe SciPost Team.'
-                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost Commentary Page activated', email_text, 'noreply@scipost.org', ['jscaux@gmail.com'], reply_to=['J.S.Caux@uva.nl'])
+                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost Commentary Page activated', email_text, 'commentaries@scipost.org', [request.user.email, 'commentaries@scipost.org'], reply_to=['commentaries@scipost.org'])
                 emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)                
                 context = {'form': form2 }
                 return render(request, 'commentaries/request_commentary.html', context)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def vet_commentary_request_ack(request, commentary_id):
                 email_text = 'The Commentary Page you have requested, concerning publication with title ' + commentary.pub_title + ' by ' + commentary.author_list + ', has not been activated for the following reason: ' + form.cleaned_data['refusal_reason'] + '.\n\nThank you for your interest, \nThe SciPost Team.'
                 if form.cleaned_data['email_response_field']:
                     email_text += '\n\nFurther explanations: ' + form.cleaned_data['email_response_field']
-                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost Commentary Page activated', email_text, 'noreply@scipost.org', ['jscaux@gmail.com'], reply_to=['J.S.Caux@uva.nl'])
+                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost Commentary Page activated', email_text, 'commentaries@scipost.org', [request.user.email, 'commentaries@scipost.org'], reply_to=['comentaries@scipost.org'])
                 emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)                
                 commentary.delete()
 
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_comment.html b/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_comment.html
index 2855a180c452b6ac7e9d7ef58687ec312c8a74c6..d219c3dd915f9c5d4eade36c9a4de6a6fe6b5285 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_comment.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_comment.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: author reply to comment{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: author reply to comment</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
 <section>
@@ -71,4 +66,4 @@
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_report.html b/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_report.html
index 58355a505b4821008db24eee25a63f6d67c7c69a..492b11b4a828cef5da934abbadf94782a4b47353 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_report.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/author_reply_to_report.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: author reply to report{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: author reply to report</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
 <section>
@@ -79,4 +74,4 @@
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/comment_submission_ack.html b/comments/templates/comments/comment_submission_ack.html
index 17b5c2c5781e1d9bd6e8d41034dd9d08bdb0bc6b..b29ae9eb7f07241013651438daed437f09aa4ed4 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/comment_submission_ack.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/comment_submission_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: comment submitted</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: comment submitted{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for contributing a comment.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/reply_to_comment.html b/comments/templates/comments/reply_to_comment.html
index c32f0ed66acc7294f7e35153c5c86bda7a47cc45..e1bbdbb8eee3a6e556f0b3f3a44948f9841ebd70 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/reply_to_comment.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/reply_to_comment.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: reply to comment{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: reply to comment</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
 <section>
@@ -88,10 +83,6 @@
             <input type="submit" value="Submit your Reply">
           </div>
         </div>
-<!--
-	{{ form }}
-	<input type="submit" value="Submit your Reply">
--->
       </form>
     </div>
 
@@ -100,4 +91,4 @@
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_replies.html b/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_replies.html
index 19ac92463cc064f6c22d24b48ed588a647d1822d..33b05b3b59fe57abffb50d140cb6bc7bfc73fefa 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_replies.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_replies.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: vet author replies{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: vet author replies</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Author Replies to vet:</h1>
@@ -66,5 +61,4 @@
   {% endfor %}
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_reply_ack.html b/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_reply_ack.html
index 56aa7b2c755be309ef7e97677ce8413e6392f8f8..2a0da7ca75dd39ca78e7263f809004f2e7dbf717 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_reply_ack.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/vet_author_reply_ack.html
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: author reply vetted</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: author reply vetted{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Reply vetted.</h1>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comment_ack.html b/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comment_ack.html
index a804054454e19d759bacd854aff543da520a6201..b85ba450e3f350cbf204d35f54a7e501239a8933 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comment_ack.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comment_ack.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: comment vetted</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: comment vetted{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost submitted Comment vetted.</h1>
   <p><a href="{% url 'comments:vet_submitted_comments' %}">Back to submitted Comments page</a></p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comments.html b/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comments.html
index 1710bbb593bcfc780b923a8f5f5e6e889115b57b..a257c63656eb5bb24457ef42cc2dff2b5f06a8e3 100644
--- a/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comments.html
+++ b/comments/templates/comments/vet_submitted_comments.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: vet comments{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: vet comments</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Comments to vet:</h1>
@@ -59,5 +54,4 @@
   {% endfor %}
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/login.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/login.html
index 6efecb94c9f233dd8e6890279905e4679331f173..1c7e9fefd3a78bf0f622432a41dc85fdec14e583 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/login.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/login.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: login</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: login{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <div class="row">
@@ -31,5 +29,4 @@
   </div>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/login_error.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/login_error.html
index 0640cde74eb900fbdb500a8dbaf47edb8905614b..9f893a1079366b466494786308383e3551234305 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/login_error.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/login_error.html
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: login error</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: login error{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h3>login error</h3>
   <p>Please try again.</p>
 </section>
 
-
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/logout.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/logout.html
index 0264e82c478b9f59dd63cfc8b4643ed359609990..6a8fd267f1622e40001310a7c4c1b9e9937c2083 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/logout.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/logout.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: logged out</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: logged out{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Your are now logged out of SciPost.</h1>
   <p>Keep contributing!</p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/personal_page.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/personal_page.html
index 3dee2ea3e5c871f9e3ed605b579f53c6eba6165f..f6c6d8b1586c5819803be78621f2ef0607e25970 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/personal_page.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/personal_page.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: personal page</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: personal page{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Welcome to your SciPost Personal Page, {{ user.username }} (rank {{ contributor.rank }} Contributor)</h1>
@@ -109,6 +107,4 @@
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/register.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/register.html
index 5adf5ccb7ac4dbdd30f8e6f500f29eacdec6dbf1..4220fe7a660bed0a2105c92d672515373ee4426e 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/register.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/register.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: register</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: register{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Register to SciPost</h1>
@@ -19,5 +17,4 @@
   </form>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/thanks_for_registering.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/thanks_for_registering.html
index 4a46d2014b755a4bd56e95e4f98607614d3eca3b..bb20de3c2415b2ee54304b161880d20393c13daf 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/thanks_for_registering.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/thanks_for_registering.html
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: thanks for registering</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: thanks for registering{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
 <h1>Thanks for registering to SciPost.</h1>
 <p>Your credentials will soon be verified by an Editor. If accepted, your rank (currently: 'newly registered') will be set to 'normal user', enabling you to submit, comment and vote.</p>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_request_ack.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_request_ack.html
index eeaaf23ce0fd5f7d4e776ca33b88a203b0bf2f7a..597018a2441df0321af64ee8666720663394f596 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_request_ack.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_request_ack.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: registration vetted</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: registration vetted{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Registration request vetted.</h1>
   <p><a href="{% url 'contributors:vet_registration_requests' %}">Back to Registration requests page</a></p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_requests.html b/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_requests.html
index cea5295723c8bf14a107d3912e5d7940f4a3ac1d..8f0900d16f3f6d3d0a35e56561450e8f3e630ed0 100644
--- a/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_requests.html
+++ b/contributors/templates/contributors/vet_registration_requests.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: registrations to vet</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: registrations to vet{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Registration requests to vet:</h1>
@@ -35,5 +33,4 @@
   {% endfor %}
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/contributors/views.py b/contributors/views.py
index 53b5f8023f07cb947f0b137cc3c99d0b943c86a5..0eac4377e072583cf9706ab4cf85aacdf9f234d2 100644
--- a/contributors/views.py
+++ b/contributors/views.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from .forms import *
 
 from commentaries.models import Commentary
 from comments.models import Comment, AuthorReply
-from contributors.models import Contributor
+#from contributors.models import Contributor
 from reports.models import Report
 from submissions.models import Submission
 
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ def register(request):
                 personalwebpage = form.cleaned_data['personalwebpage'],
                 )
             contributor.save()
+            email_text = 'Dear ' + contributor.title + ' ' + contributor.user.last_name + ', \n Your request for registration to the SciPost publication portal has been received, and will be processed soon. Many thanks for your interest.  \n\n The SciPost Team.'
+            emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost registration request received', email_text, 'registration@scipost.org', [contributor.user.email, 'registration@scipost.org'], reply_to=['registration@scipost.org'])
+            emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)
             return HttpResponseRedirect('thanks_for_registering')
     # if GET or other method, create a blank form
     else:
@@ -77,8 +80,7 @@ def vet_registration_request_ack(request, contributor_id):
                 contributor.rank = 1
                 contributor.save()
                 email_text = 'Dear ' + contributor.title + ' ' + contributor.user.last_name + ', \n Your registration to the SciPost publication portal has been accepted. You can now login and contribute. \n\n The SciPost Team.'
-                #send_mail('SciPost registration accepted', email_text, 'noreply@scipost.org', [contributor.user.email, 'noreply@scipost.org'], fail_silently=False)
-                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost registration accepted', email_text, 'noreply@scipost.org', [contributor.user.email, 'jscaux@gmail.com'], reply_to=['J.S.Caux@uva.nl'])
+                emailmessage = EmailMessage('SciPost registration accepted', email_text, 'registration@scipost.org', [contributor.user.email, 'jscaux@gmail.com'], reply_to=['J.S.Caux@uva.nl'])
                 emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)
             else:
                 email_text = 'Dear ' + contributor.title + ' ' + contributor.user.last_name + ', \n Your registration to the SciPost publication portal has been turned down, the reason being: ' + form.cleaned_data['refusal_reason'] + '. You can however still view all SciPost contents, just not submit papers, comments or votes. We nonetheless thank you for your interest. \n\n The SciPost Team.'
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ def personal_page(request):
         context = {'contributor': contributor, 'nr_reg_to_vet': nr_reg_to_vet, 'nr_commentary_page_requests_to_vet': nr_commentary_page_requests_to_vet, 'nr_comments_to_vet': nr_comments_to_vet, 'nr_author_replies_to_vet': nr_author_replies_to_vet, 'nr_reports_to_vet': nr_reports_to_vet, 'nr_submissions_to_process': nr_submissions_to_process }
         return render(request, 'contributors/personal_page.html', context)
     else:
-        return render(request, 'contributors/login.html')
+        form = AuthenticationForm()
+        context = {'form': form}
+        return render(request, 'contributors/login.html', context)
 
 
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/journals.html b/journals/templates/journals/journals.html
index 21f408da41e778a3f732eb14b4ab6d82160996b1..55b6cc205dfa7b574a6988247909a6de165018f2 100644
--- a/journals/templates/journals/journals.html
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/journals.html
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: Journals</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: Journals{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
@@ -64,22 +61,6 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
-
-
-
-<!--
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="col-6">
-      <h3>SciPost Physics Select</h3><p>(Editorially-selected Letters of superlative quality)</p>
-      <h3>SciPost Physics Letters</h3><p>(Letters of broad interest and outstanding quality)</p>
-    </div>
-    <div class="col-6">
-      <h3>SciPost Physics X</h3><p>(articles of exceptional quality)</p>
-      <h3>SciPost Physics </h3><p>(Experimental, Theoretical and Computational Physics)</p>
-      <h3>SciPost Physics Lecture Notes</h3><p>(Research-level didactic material)</p>
-    </div>
-  </div>
--->
   <br/>
   <hr>
   <h1><a href="{% url 'submissions:sub_and_ref_procedure' %}">Submission and Refereeing procedure</a></h1>
@@ -88,4 +69,4 @@
 
 {% endif %} <!-- temporary strip -->
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_authorreply_ack.html b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_authorreply_ack.html
index 963fa590b7d7d0a74698f520da2c8b6ef292c9ec..6518c06b4e406c2cf9f31f1889a5a5bf9b1aec8c 100644
--- a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_authorreply_ack.html
+++ b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_authorreply_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: ratings</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: ratings{% endblock %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for rating an Author Reply.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_comment_ack.html b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_comment_ack.html
index ed59583804685025fe8ea23f9175d0f66bb632a1..63d759cdf125c58b7069e821ee25fd7ed7b1e7b1 100644
--- a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_comment_ack.html
+++ b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_comment_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: ratings</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: ratings{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for rating a Comment.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_commentary_ack.html b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_commentary_ack.html
index 3408dfd3040fc5e65b3ad8f6f3ccc8dc36e33d80..4ee1d88e20d4c70933ec8cb7af6fad88e7e1db2f 100644
--- a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_commentary_ack.html
+++ b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_commentary_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: ratings</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: ratings{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for rating the publication associated to this Commentary.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_report_ack.html b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_report_ack.html
index 5d2e3725811cd8a0879850f02d735298474a46ae..5aab8138ed3dcdcc5ff476b96d456ca3dee06156 100644
--- a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_report_ack.html
+++ b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_report_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: ratings</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: ratings{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for rating a Report.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_submission_ack.html b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_submission_ack.html
index 3ea8b9724874e55f7bd21ea5903c5ad508669ce2..5dfc6c97be861011f6052d3b1084611a84ca80e4 100644
--- a/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_submission_ack.html
+++ b/ratings/templates/ratings/vote_on_submission_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: ratings</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: ratings{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for rating a SciPost Submission.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/reports/templates/reports/submit_report.html b/reports/templates/reports/submit_report.html
index 23ea0ec5ab2d65cf3d64bf924d03eec64461d70c..22d0214eabaf8abd3cfb96b3ff2b5b80ec584908 100644
--- a/reports/templates/reports/submit_report.html
+++ b/reports/templates/reports/submit_report.html
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: submit report</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: submit report{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
 <section>
   <h1>Submit a Report on a SciPost Submission</h1>
 </section>
@@ -38,6 +37,6 @@
     <input type="submit" value="Submit"/>
   </form>
 </section>
+{% endif %}
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/reports/templates/reports/submit_report_ack.html b/reports/templates/reports/submit_report_ack.html
index 473295f42f299885226fdde8d7485001bc887536..f16628bda78ce85e99fcc8734eb239a19f6b6b4b 100644
--- a/reports/templates/reports/submit_report_ack.html
+++ b/reports/templates/reports/submit_report_ack.html
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: submit report (ack)</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: submit report (ack){% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for your Report.</h1>
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_report_ack.html b/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_report_ack.html
index c9e798704dd04c80a5349e4bbce3e146fb80ecb0..b03cf25d0309c304ed989254209dcea86a96fa07 100644
--- a/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_report_ack.html
+++ b/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_report_ack.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: report vetted</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: report vetted{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost submitted Report vetted.</h1>
   <p><a href="{% url 'reports:vet_submitted_reports' %}">Back to submitted Reports page</a></p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_reports.html b/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_reports.html
index b8051bc137d3453face1560b30512db33a15e88d..910b7dfc20917f4413e69c6ede119b58ca0bef0d 100644
--- a/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_reports.html
+++ b/reports/templates/reports/vet_submitted_reports.html
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: vet reports{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: vet reports</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
+{% if submitted_reports_to_vet %}
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Reports to vet:</h1>
   {% for report_to_vet in submitted_reports_to_vet %}
@@ -48,6 +44,6 @@
   </div>
   {% endfor %}
 </section>
+{% endif %}
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html
index 5f61ecb003c5d9d44f6beaede501ef67d1a61ac9..1ffc6c999be4d1c30d14a2382799267b256ff29d 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% block pagetitle %}: About{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: About</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
 
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
@@ -108,5 +105,4 @@
 
 {% endif %} <!-- temporary strip -->
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/base.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/base.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..36763107770f7a00fc931a0e2d49dcc24781486e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/base.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    {% load staticfiles %}
+    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+
+    <title>SciPost{% block pagetitle %}{% endblock pagetitle %}</title>
+
+    {% block headsup %}
+    {% endblock headsup %}
+  </head>
+
+  <body>
+    {% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
+    {% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+
+    {% block bodysup %}
+    {% endblock bodysup %}
+
+    {% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+  </body>
+
+</html>    
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/disabled_account.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/disabled_account.html
index cd867bd1ddfddb9b2bb3cdabddba4f6c2b1c3973..5598d5b9294055eeb3d83efe2b30b284c63d045b 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/disabled_account.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/disabled_account.html
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: account disabled</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: account disabled{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <p>Your account is disabled.</p>
 
-
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/footer.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/footer.html
index ca87988756871e8f0e6a0e411e7ba3a139bcf182..4a4186c8d525785c4ebef41d6f9087267d578859 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/footer.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/footer.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-6">
       Copyright &copy; SciPost.org. 
-      <a href="mailto:J.S.Caux@uva.nl">Contact the administrator.</a>  
+      <a href="mailto:admin@scipost.org">Contact the administrators.</a>  
     </div>
     <!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
     {% if user.is_authenticated %}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html
index fd8f496798f8455d52e0720b09b2d1fbbc131e38..1a4ffe00fd0e2dce1ab8f594a62fda7a46edbc31 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
@@ -64,33 +60,5 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% endif %}
-<!--
-<section>
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="col-4">
-      <h1><a href="{% url 'journals:journals' %}">SciPost Journals</a></h1>
-      <p>SciPost publishes a family of online open-access peer-witnessed refereed Journals covering all domains and specialties in the field of Physics.</p>
-    </div>
-    <div class="col-2"></div>
-    <div class="col-6">
-      <h3>SciPost Physics Select</h3>
-      <h3>SciPost Physics Letters</h3>
-      <h3>SciPost Physics X</h3>
-      <h3>SciPost Physics</h3>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</section>
-
-<section>
-  <h1><a href="{% url 'submissions:submissions' %}">SciPost Submissions</a></h1>
-  <p>Submissions currently under consideration for publication in a SciPost Journal (open to Reporting and Commenting).</p>
-</section>
-
-<section>
-  <h1><a href="{% url 'commentaries:commentaries' %}">SciPost Commentaries</a></h1>
-  <p>SciPost Commentaries is a repository of Commentary Pages on scientific publications. Each Commentary Page contains summary info about the publication (Title, Author(s), arXiv preprint link, DOI link to published version, abstract), followed by Comments from Contributors and Author and Contributor Replies. </p>
-</section>
-
--->
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/peer_witnessed_refereeing.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/peer_witnessed_refereeing.html
index 1d9344d9a6e2f403b772ea5cd309a7914a290089..8519026d2b04ca8c3df191004dece9da894bbceb 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/peer_witnessed_refereeing.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/peer_witnessed_refereeing.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: peer-witnessed refereeing</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: peer-witnessed refereeing{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost's Peer Review Method: Peer-Witnessed Refereeing.</h1>
@@ -33,4 +31,4 @@
 
 </section>
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/scipost/urls.py b/scipost/urls.py
index 7808cd880c8654b376c6821e875b3670c768b626..199cf07794d127163455e3c36b1893afd42cbb50 100644
--- a/scipost/urls.py
+++ b/scipost/urls.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^$', views.index, name='index'),
+    url(r'^base$', views.base, name='base'),
     # Info
     url(r'^about$', views.about, name='about'),
     url(r'^description$', views.description, name='description'),
diff --git a/scipost/views.py b/scipost/views.py
index ec207f0745c142fdd7687acdc8a1f6326437b1dd..19d46bf3235c902bb4ca8a6ae596e144f1410bbf 100644
--- a/scipost/views.py
+++ b/scipost/views.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ def index(request):
 # Information
 ###############
 
+def base(request):
+    return render(request, 'scipost/base.html')
+
 def about(request):
     return render(request, 'scipost/about.html')
 
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submission_ack.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submission_ack.html
index 8780cf30b0b981e50603c7a4667ee75772b05c9a..b66c87cbbc6e6f7661100c68bd51fc41d46aadc9 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submission_ack.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submission_ack.html
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: submission processed</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: submission processed{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>The new submission has been successfully assigned to an editor-in-charge.</h1>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submissions.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submissions.html
index 04e9a43dd407c5a31c6f36ea282a12b0040e12f0..ae62957eabcd542cded58cd1b2c1043458a95020 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submissions.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/process_new_submissions.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: process submissions{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: process submissions</title>
-
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>SciPost Submissions to Process</h1>
@@ -36,5 +31,4 @@
   {% endfor %}
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/sub_and_ref_procedure.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/sub_and_ref_procedure.html
index 5c47468c30c18292a4ec768653f7b8daf0ec243e..367aa61c7d4128aea05024e562e8c5b40dbebb69 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/sub_and_ref_procedure.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/sub_and_ref_procedure.html
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: submission and refereeing procedure</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: submission and refereeing procedure{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block headsup %} {% load staticfiles %} {% endblock headsup %}
+
+{% block bodysup %}
+
+<!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Submission and Refereeing procedure</h1>
@@ -29,6 +32,6 @@
     <li>The Authors can respond to the Editorial decision by accepting an eventual publication offer (in which case the Submission Page and its contents are moved to a SciPost Publication Page), by revising their manuscript and resubmitting to SciPost, or by withdrawing their Submission (in which case the Submission Page is deactivated and all its contents removed from public view).</li>
   </ul>
 </section>
+{% endif %} <!-- Temporary strip -->
     
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
index 3c965e3c635adfde35744a934f294cf9efedcbbe..aeb33d8941d9ec5dc2f27aa43d7a3ff9a5559a5f 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
-<!--<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/jquery.js' %}"></script> -->
-<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: submission detail</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: submission detail{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block headsup %}
+<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
 
   <script>
     $(document).ready(function(){
@@ -22,10 +19,12 @@
     });
     });
   </script>
+{% endblock headsup %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
+<!-- Temporary strip -->
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
 
 <section>
   <div class="row">
@@ -415,4 +414,6 @@
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endif %} <!-- Temporary strip -->
+
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submissions.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submissions.html
index cceab5fa17e7f04b68f43dc104d6c90c8e4405ee..5d5add48518cec9bc1729ff5cdb891afc7f594c2 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submissions.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submissions.html
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% load mathjax %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: Submissions{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-<title>SciPost: Submissions</title>
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
-
-{% mathjax_scripts %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <!-- Temporary strip for online version -->
 {% if user.is_authenticated %}
@@ -56,4 +51,4 @@
 
 {% endif %} <!-- temporary strip -->
 
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html
index 9f4c2d52fcc9b5234098b35e4f12ce6ffaa2438c..6b9bfa46a387854eaf23b202ae8f0b9a6dbbf256 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: submit manuscript</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: submit manuscript{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
+<!-- Temporary strip -->
+{% if user.is_authenticated %}
 <section>
   <h1>Submit a manuscript to SciPost</h1>
   <form action="{% url 'submissions:submit_manuscript' %}" method="post">
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
     <input type="submit" value="Submit"/>
   </form>
 </section>
+{% endif %} <!-- Temporary strip -->
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript_ack.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript_ack.html
index f1228677d1dd6d72c0b7bb1c2a9f5c54f70dcb07..bc9167edb2732c5b2511bfd6205d1fb2f01aba0a 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript_ack.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript_ack.html
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-{% load staticfiles %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'scipost/SciPost.css' %}" />
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-<title>SciPost: manuscript submitted</title>
+{% block pagetitle %}: manuscript submitted{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
-{% include 'scipost/header.html' %}
-{% include 'scipost/navbar.html' %}
+{% block bodysup %}
 
 <section>
   <h1>Thank you for your submission to SciPost</h1>
   <p>Your request will soon be handled by an Editor.</p>
 </section>
 
-
-{% include 'scipost/footer.html' %}
+{% endblock bodysup %}