diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 134b75de22ff441652c217b9533a9d819fc31df0..20961b77e449ae7e4ad28f3538b0ae8ba080ce34 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ RANKING_CHOICES = (
 ranking_choices_dict = dict(RANKING_CHOICES)
 
 REPORT_REC = (
-    (1, 'Publish as Tier I (top 10% of papers in this journal) NOTE: NOT YET OPEN, WAIT FOR EARLY 2017'),
+    (1, 'Publish as Tier I (top 10% of papers in this journal, qualifies as Select) NOTE: SELECT NOT YET OPEN, STARTS EARLY 2017'),
     (2, 'Publish as Tier II (top 50% of papers in this journal)'),
     (3, 'Publish as Tier III (meets the criteria of this journal)'),
     (-1, 'Ask for minor revision'),
diff --git a/submissions/utils.py b/submissions/utils.py
index c08bf36b53cb83e698dddf993c201cb35fd94038..4c6e280432a3047d118295b76a44b62547c5deb7 100644
--- a/submissions/utils.py
+++ b/submissions/utils.py
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ class SubmissionUtils(object):
             email_text_html += (
                 '<p>We are pleased to inform you that your Submission '
                 'has been accepted for publication in <strong>{{ journal }}</strong>') 
-            if cls.recommendation.recommendation == 1:
+            if cls.recommendation.recommendation == 1 and False: # Temporary deactivation of Select
                 email_text += (', with a promotion to Select. We warmly congratulate you '
                                'on this achievement, which is reserved to papers deemed in '
                                'the top ten percent of papers we publish.')