diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
index 2d90758c720d510acb1b7fe15788178059200bde..5836d9018b46c578860bf7ee4e147ed1bb156c61 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   <div id="invitedreportslist">
     {% for report in invited_reports %}
     <hr class="hr6"/>
-    {% if user|is_in_group:'Editorial College' %}
+    {% if user|is_in_group:'Editorial College' and not is_author and not is_author_unchecked %}
     {% if report.flagged %}
     <h4 style="color: red">CAUTION: check if this referee has been flagged by the authors</h4>
     {% endif %}