diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html
index 8e8b59886ec9c92fb95432fd1c59d68372c58d1c..f3ac59a3f7e27a01cabc8d02b0552bba89113761 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/index.html
@@ -112,29 +112,23 @@
         <div class="card-footer"><a href="{% url 'news:news' %}">More news</a></div>
     </div><!-- End news -->
 
-    {% comment %}
+    {# {% comment %}#}
     <!-- Partners -->
     <div class="card card-grey">
         <div class="card-body">
-            <h2 class="card-title">
-                <a href="{% url 'partners:partners' %}">Partners</a>
-            </h2>
+            <h2 class="card-title">Partners</h2>
 
             <div>
-                <p>Institutions: consider joining our <a href="{% url 'partners:partners' %}">Supporting Partners Board</a>.</p>
-                Recently joined:
-                <ul class="mt-1">
-                    {% for agreement in current_agreements %}
-                        <li><strong>{{agreement.partner.institution.name}}</strong><br>
-                        {{agreement.partner.institution.get_country_display}}</li>
-
-                    {% endfor %}
-                </ul>
-
+                <p>
+                    SciPost guarantees free online access to all publications in all its Journals and does not charge any article processing fees for publishing. Supporting Partners provide operating funds to SciPost.
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    Institutions: consider joining our <a href="{% url 'partners:partners' %}">Supporting Partners Board</a>. SciPost cannot exist without your support.
+                </p>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div><!-- End Partners -->
-    {% endcomment %}
+    {# {% endcomment %}#}
 
     <!-- Summarized -->
     <div class="card card-grey">
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index 7f53451343204d046ff2f976e5e9fb5a96faee4f..eeffe82e8ed90fa8f2030707e3bfc5d7de824387 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from guardian.shortcuts import assign_perm, get_objects_for_user
 
 from .constants import SUBMISSION_STATUS_VOTING_DEPRECATED, STATUS_VETTED, STATUS_EIC_ASSIGNED,\
                        SUBMISSION_STATUS_PUBLICLY_INVISIBLE, SUBMISSION_STATUS, ED_COMM_CHOICES,\
-                       STATUS_DRAFT
+                       STATUS_DRAFT, CYCLE_DIRECT_REC
 from .models import Submission, EICRecommendation, EditorialAssignment,\
                     RefereeInvitation, Report, EditorialCommunication, SubmissionEvent
 from .mixins import SubmissionAdminViewMixin
@@ -645,6 +645,10 @@ def cycle_form_submit(request, arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr):
         messages.success(request, ('<h3>Your choice has been confirmed</h3>'
                                    'The new cycle will be <em>%s</em>'
                                    % submission.get_refereeing_cycle_display()))
+        if submission.refereeing_cycle == CYCLE_DIRECT_REC:
+            # Redirect to EIC Recommendation page immediately
+            return redirect(reverse('submissions:eic_recommendation',
+                            args=[submission.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr]))
     return redirect(reverse('submissions:editorial_page', args=[submission.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr]))