diff --git a/submissions/constants.py b/submissions/constants.py
index 706bc13334948f8df222a24e4054252b96f011f4..43ce5c8f1c4c3a4ce895e1f10cff3e803479b708 100644
--- a/submissions/constants.py
+++ b/submissions/constants.py
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ REPORT_ACTION_CHOICES = (
     (REPORT_ACTION_REFUSE, 'refuse'),
 )
 
+STATUS_DRAFT = 'draft'
 STATUS_VETTED = 'vetted'
 STATUS_UNVETTED = 'unvetted'
 STATUS_UNCLEAR = 'unclear'
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ REPORT_REFUSAL_CHOICES = (
 )
 
 REPORT_STATUSES = (
+    (STATUS_DRAFT, 'Draft'),
     (STATUS_VETTED, 'Vetted'),
     (STATUS_UNVETTED, 'Unvetted'),
     (STATUS_INCORRECT, 'Rejected (incorrect)'),
diff --git a/submissions/managers.py b/submissions/managers.py
index d68abaa5b2f2204a3382ca096060b89638d1e577..016cd3284c0865c5ea1c73ccf806f5a028280846 100644
--- a/submissions/managers.py
+++ b/submissions/managers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.db.models import Q
 from .constants import SUBMISSION_STATUS_OUT_OF_POOL, SUBMISSION_STATUS_PUBLICLY_UNLISTED,\
                        SUBMISSION_STATUS_PUBLICLY_INVISIBLE, STATUS_UNVETTED, STATUS_VETTED,\
                        STATUS_UNCLEAR, STATUS_INCORRECT, STATUS_NOT_USEFUL, STATUS_NOT_ACADEMIC,\
-                       SUBMISSION_HTTP404_ON_EDITORIAL_PAGE#, STATUS_DRAFT
+                       SUBMISSION_HTTP404_ON_EDITORIAL_PAGE, STATUS_DRAFT
 
 
 class SubmissionManager(models.Manager):
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ class ReportManager(models.Manager):
         return self.filter(status__in=[STATUS_UNCLEAR, STATUS_INCORRECT,
                                        STATUS_NOT_USEFUL, STATUS_NOT_ACADEMIC])
 
-    # def in_draft(self):
-    #     return self.filter(status=STATUS_DRAFT)
+    def in_draft(self):
+        return self.filter(status=STATUS_DRAFT)
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index a5272e5ea651b8054afe00598af9bb0462e6d26f..17a3643441ffd49857f4e637262444881de02fb2 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class Report(models.Model):
                                           verbose_name="Quality of paper formatting")
     grammar = models.SmallIntegerField(choices=QUALITY_SPEC,
                                        verbose_name="Quality of English grammar")
-    #
+
     recommendation = models.SmallIntegerField(choices=REPORT_REC)
     remarks_for_editors = models.TextField(default='', blank=True,
                                            verbose_name='optional remarks for the Editors only')
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index 17f455338722e192532ce173ab0b16fac2a819b9..afc17c842eccc0fc61a97064508c0b6a43b8f36f 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from guardian.decorators import permission_required_or_403
 from guardian.shortcuts import assign_perm
 
-from .constants import SUBMISSION_STATUS_VOTING_DEPRECATED,\
+from .constants import SUBMISSION_STATUS_VOTING_DEPRECATED, STATUS_VETTED, STATUS_EIC_ASSIGNED,\
                        SUBMISSION_STATUS_PUBLICLY_INVISIBLE, SUBMISSION_STATUS, ED_COMM_CHOICES
 from .models import Submission, EICRecommendation, EditorialAssignment,\
                     RefereeInvitation, Report, EditorialCommunication
@@ -861,9 +861,9 @@ def close_refereeing_round(request, arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr):
 
 @permission_required('scipost.can_oversee_refereeing', raise_exception=True)
 def refereeing_overview(request):
-    submissions_under_refereeing = Submission.objects.filter(
-        status='EICassigned').order_by('submission_date')
-    context= {'submissions_under_refereeing': submissions_under_refereeing,}
+    submissions_under_refereeing = (Submission.objects.filter(status=STATUS_EIC_ASSIGNED)
+                                    .order_by('submission_date'))
+    context = {'submissions_under_refereeing': submissions_under_refereeing}
     return render(request, 'submissions/refereeing_overview.html', context)
 
 
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ def vet_submitted_reports(request):
 @permission_required('scipost.can_take_charge_of_submissions', raise_exception=True)
 @transaction.atomic
 def vet_submitted_report_ack(request, report_id):
-    report = get_object_or_404(Report, pk=report_id,
+    report = get_object_or_404(Report.objects.awaiting_vetting(), pk=report_id,
                                submission__editor_in_charge=request.user.contributor)
     form = VetReportForm(request.POST or None)
     if form.is_valid():