diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/comments_block.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/comments_block.html
index 9939afefafc2cdd131ade0bb39c01a24befacbed..7ab5e6debab60decea6756fe4b585128cbb57e6e 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/comments_block.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/comments_block.html
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
       <div class="col-1"></div>
       <div class="col-10">
 	<p>{{ comment.comment_text|linebreaks }}</p>
+	{% if user|is_in_group:'Editorial College' or user|is_in_group:'Editorial Administrators' %}
+	<h3>Remarks for editors:</h3>
+	<p>{{ comment.remarks_for_editors|linebreaks }}</p>
+	{% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>
   
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@
       <div class="col-1"></div>
       <div class="col-10">
 	<p>{{ reply.comment_text|linebreaks }}</p>
+	{% if user|is_in_group:'Editorial College' or user|is_in_group:'Editorial Administrators' %}
+	<h3>Remarks for editors:</h3>
+	<p>{{ reply.remarks_for_editors|linebreaks }}</p>
+	{% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>    
 
diff --git a/submissions/forms.py b/submissions/forms.py
index f9ed4646a4038f9fcda75ff83d10985660608985..1f9fbd07f7e46f6125678594eab404a18208b050 100644
--- a/submissions/forms.py
+++ b/submissions/forms.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class SubmissionForm(forms.ModelForm):
                   'arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr', 'arxiv_identifier_wo_vn_nr', 
                   'arxiv_vn_nr', 'arxiv_link', 'metadata', 
                   'author_comments', 'list_of_changes', 
+                  'remarks_for_editors',
                   'referees_suggested', 'referees_flagged']
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -50,9 +51,11 @@ class SubmissionForm(forms.ModelForm):
         self.fields['secondary_areas'].widget = forms.SelectMultiple(choices=SCIPOST_SUBJECT_AREAS)
         self.fields['abstract'].widget.attrs.update({'cols': 100})
         self.fields['author_comments'].widget.attrs.update({
-            'placeholder': 'Your resubmission letter', })
+            'placeholder': 'Your resubmission letter (will be viewable online)', })
         self.fields['list_of_changes'].widget.attrs.update({
-            'placeholder': 'Give a point-by-point list of changes', })
+            'placeholder': 'Give a point-by-point list of changes (will be viewable online)', })
+        self.fields['remarks_for_editors'].widget.attrs.update({
+            'placeholder': 'Any private remarks (for the editors only)', })
         self.fields['referees_suggested'].widget.attrs.update({
             'placeholder': 'Optional: names of suggested referees',
             'rows': 3})
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 7daf4528fde072ee4157c528c98377baf020b6f0..8dbc54dc4ee23a5b819a15a344a384d2ec048164 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Submission(models.Model):
     status = models.CharField(max_length=30, choices=SUBMISSION_STATUS) # set by Editors
     author_comments = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     list_of_changes = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
+    remarks_for_editors = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     referees_suggested = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     referees_flagged = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     open_for_reporting = models.BooleanField(default=False)
@@ -612,7 +613,9 @@ class Report(models.Model):
         context = Context({'id': self.id, 'author_id': self.author.id,
                            'author_first_name': self.author.user.first_name,
                            'author_last_name': self.author.user.last_name,
-                           'date_submitted': self.date_submitted.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")})
+                           'date_submitted': self.date_submitted.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
+                           'remarks_for_editors': self.remarks_for_editors,
+                       })
         output = '<div class="reportid">\n'
         output += '<h3><a id="report_id{{ id }}"></a>'
         if self.anonymous:
@@ -624,6 +627,7 @@ class Report(models.Model):
                    '<div class="col-10"><p>' 
                    + ref_qualif_dict[self.qualification] + '</p></div></div>')
         output += self.print_contents()
+        output += '<h3>Remarks for editors</h3><p>{{ remarks_for_editors }}</p>'
         output += '<h3>Recommendation: ' + report_rec_dict[self.recommendation] + '</h3>'
         template = Template(output)
         return template.render(context)
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html
index 0995ab7c8b2d4537881fac18d00957b8e1ad1508..7bc488f94be17acdc9d34f318f0ceea45aafdf33 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
   <p>{{ submission.list_of_changes|linebreaks }}</p>
   {% endif %}
 
+  {% if submission.remarks_for_editors %}
+  <h3>Comments for the Editor-in-charge</h3>
+  <p>{{ submission.remarks_for_editors|linebreaks }}</p>
+  {% endif %}
+
   {% if submission.referees_suggested %}
   <h3>Referees suggested by authors upon submission:</h3>
   <p>{{ submission.referees_suggested }}</p>
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index 4934c98bc6f761ff5f64689a7eeb23e6cda604e6..b39114786238f19a8cb11d1936ab8e6fcfb40cc9 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ def submit_manuscript(request):
                 arxiv_link = form.cleaned_data['arxiv_link'],
                 metadata = form.cleaned_data['metadata'],
                 submission_date = timezone.now(),
+                comments_for_editor = form.cleaned_data['comments_for_editor'],
                 referees_suggested = form.cleaned_data['referees_suggested'],
                 referees_flagged = form.cleaned_data['referees_flagged'],
                 )