diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html
index 32dd0f2298f907d1f62f51a912f84d45b769ab76..78bfc8bd65e935958935ee72820002e474e42ee9 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/EdCol_by-laws.html
@@ -441,10 +441,15 @@
 		    </p>
 		    <p>
 		      If voting Fellows disagree with the recommendation, they are asked to specify
-		      which recommendation(s) they would have supported.
-		      A voting Fellow can thus disagree with a recommendation to publish and
-		      specify that they think the paper should be rejected. Alternately,
-		      the voting Fellow might also think that a higher-grade recommendation would
+		      which recommendation(s) they would have supported; they can alternately
+		      specify that they think previous referees should be reconsulted, or that
+		      new referees should be found (this can happen in particular when a voting
+		      Fellow disagrees with a direct recommendation).
+		    </p>
+		    <p>
+		      For example, a voting Fellow can thus disagree with a recommendation to
+		      publish and specify that they think the paper should be rejected. Alternately,
+		      the voting Fellow might think that a higher-grade recommendation would
 		      be more appropriate: a voting Fellow can thus disagree with a
 		      recommendation for publication in a flagship journal because they
 		      deem the paper to be appropriate for Selections.
diff --git a/submissions/constants.py b/submissions/constants.py
index c2a8fe93ca3c2a7cbea9aef0f24982e2e67e718d..ed406a32e6a37efa5ed36bcec4f689e35403c0cb 100644
--- a/submissions/constants.py
+++ b/submissions/constants.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ EVENT_TYPES = (
 )
 
 
-
 # Editorial recommendations
 EIC_REC_PUBLISH = 1
 EIC_REC_MINOR_REVISION = -1
@@ -210,6 +209,20 @@ EIC_REC_CHOICES = (
     (EIC_REC_REJECT, 'Reject'),
 )
 
+
+# Alternative recommendations
+ALT_REC_RECONSULT_REFEREES = -4 # can be used as alternative to direct recommendation
+ALT_REC_SEEK_ADDITIONAL_REFEREES = -5
+ALT_REC_CHOICES = (
+    (EIC_REC_PUBLISH, 'Publish'),
+    (ALT_REC_RECONSULT_REFEREES, 'Reconsult previous referees'),
+    (ALT_REC_SEEK_ADDITIONAL_REFEREES, 'Seek additional referees'),
+    (EIC_REC_MINOR_REVISION, 'Ask for minor revision'),
+    (EIC_REC_MAJOR_REVISION, 'Ask for major revision'),
+    (EIC_REC_REJECT, 'Reject'),
+)
+
+
 # Tiering
 TIER_I = 1
 TIER_II = 2
diff --git a/submissions/forms.py b/submissions/forms.py
index 54619bfdc4ec21dea6575ecc9ac89c3120b3221d..61b1e53656ee8e925f115ec90fadc0fa60b297d7 100644
--- a/submissions/forms.py
+++ b/submissions/forms.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from .constants import (
     SUBMISSION_CYCLE_CHOICES,
     REPORT_PUBLISH_1, REPORT_PUBLISH_2, REPORT_PUBLISH_3,
     REPORT_MINOR_REV, REPORT_MAJOR_REV, REPORT_REJECT,
-    EIC_REC_CHOICES, SUBMISSION_TIERS,
+    ALT_REC_CHOICES, SUBMISSION_TIERS,
     STATUS_VETTED, DECISION_FIXED, DEPRECATED, STATUS_COMPLETED,
     STATUS_EIC_ASSIGNED, CYCLE_DEFAULT, CYCLE_DIRECT_REC, STATUS_PREASSIGNED, STATUS_REPLACED,
     STATUS_FAILED_PRESCREENING, STATUS_DEPRECATED,
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ class RecommendationVoteForm(forms.Form):
     )
     alternative_recommendation = forms.ChoiceField(
         label='Which action do you recommend?',
-        widget=forms.Select, choices=EIC_REC_CHOICES,
+        widget=forms.Select, choices=ALT_REC_CHOICES,
         required=False)
     remark = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={
         'rows': 3,
diff --git a/submissions/migrations/0075_auto_20191017_1942.py b/submissions/migrations/0075_auto_20191017_1942.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e5ddd52a6e9bd6d4e461caef75c644987e7b98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submissions/migrations/0075_auto_20191017_1942.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.8 on 2019-10-17 17:42
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('submissions', '0074_auto_20191017_0949'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='alternativerecommendation',
+            name='recommendation',
+            field=models.SmallIntegerField(choices=[(1, 'Publish'), (-4, 'Reconsult previous referees'), (-5, 'Seek additional referees'), (-1, 'Ask for minor revision'), (-2, 'Ask for major revision'), (-3, 'Reject')]),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 3885b3d1d3ea3fdc8be816624d367e8484103d74..ae117d25d2446efa72c27c4058d57fc9fea16741 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from .constants import (
     SUBMISSION_CYCLES, CYCLE_DEFAULT, CYCLE_SHORT, DECISION_FIXED, ASSIGNMENT_STATUSES,
     CYCLE_DIRECT_REC, EVENT_GENERAL, EVENT_TYPES, EVENT_FOR_AUTHOR, EVENT_FOR_EIC, REPORT_TYPES,
     REPORT_NORMAL,
-    EIC_REC_CHOICES, SUBMISSION_TIERS,
+    EIC_REC_CHOICES, ALT_REC_CHOICES, SUBMISSION_TIERS,
     STATUS_DRAFT, STATUS_VETTED, EIC_REC_STATUSES, VOTING_IN_PREP, STATUS_UNASSIGNED,
     STATUS_INCORRECT, STATUS_UNCLEAR, STATUS_NOT_USEFUL, STATUS_NOT_ACADEMIC, DEPRECATED,
     STATUS_FAILED_PRESCREENING, STATUS_RESUBMITTED, STATUS_REJECTED, STATUS_WITHDRAWN, REPORT_REC,
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ class AlternativeRecommendation(models.Model):
     eicrec = models.ForeignKey('submissions.EICRecommendation', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     fellow = models.ForeignKey('scipost.Contributor', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     for_journal = models.ForeignKey('journals.Journal', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
-    recommendation = models.SmallIntegerField(choices=EIC_REC_CHOICES)
+    recommendation = models.SmallIntegerField(choices=ALT_REC_CHOICES)
 
 
 class iThenticateReport(TimeStampedModel):
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/recommendation.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/recommendation.html
index 76267030293bac227d50f9272a1d9ada3e3a66e9..10b57af2fbd161c5f02e84c54e6bfb73bbb7f402 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/recommendation.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/recommendation.html
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@
       <p>You had previously voted <span class="text-danger">{{ previous_vote }}</span>; you can use the form below to change your vote and/or add a remark:</p>
     {% endif %}
     <form action="{% url 'submissions:vote_on_rec' rec_id=recommendation.id %}" method="post">
-      <p id="agree_instructions"><strong class="text-success">If you agree with a recommendation to publish, you can provide your ballpark quality tiering below</strong><br>(this is not compulsory, but most welcome)</p>
+      <p id="agree_instructions">
+	{% if recommendation.recommendation == 1 %}
+	  <strong class="text-success">If you agree with a recommendation to publish, you can provide your ballpark quality tiering below</strong><br>(this is not compulsory, but most welcome)
+	{% endif %}
+      </p>
       <p id="disagree_instructions" class="text-danger"><strong>If you vote disagree, please provide an alternative recommendation below</strong></p>
       {% csrf_token %}
       {{ voting_form|bootstrap }}