diff --git a/comments/views.py b/comments/views.py
index 86ca1bbeb3a6e43bb6788242a990b225e0e11903..67b2d9fbf7a5878175351a2621efddbff8cd8752 100644
--- a/comments/views.py
+++ b/comments/views.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def vet_submitted_comment_ack(request, comment_id):
                                    ' at Submission page https://scipost.org/submission/' + str(comment.submission.id))
                     comment.submission.latest_activity = timezone.now()
                     comment.submission.save()
+                    SubmissionUtils.send_author_comment_received_email()
                 elif comment.thesislink is not None:
                     email_text += (comment.thesislink.title + ' by ' + comment.thesis.author +
                                    ' at Thesis Link https://scipost.org/thesis/' + str(comment.thesis.id))
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html
index f034ff78ec80e1217650b26395bc4a6a1ac3c310..8e2418629ff6419a7f4758f03779b21c70fd815a 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submit_manuscript.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     and the <a href="{% url 'journals:journals_terms_and_conditions' %}#author_obligations">author obligations</a>.</p>
   <p>Please prepare your manuscript according to the <a href="{% url 'submissions:author_guidelines' %}">author guidelines</a>.</p>
   
-  {% if False %} <!-- Temporary deactivate submissions -->
+  {% if request.user.last_name == Piroli %} <!-- Temporary deactivate submissions -->
 
   {% if perms.scipost.can_submit_manuscript %}
 
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/vet_submitted_reports.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/vet_submitted_reports.html
index bb11765db5e09d671b2d7e14537a89110b228674..d88bdeae77764c5e05b341a0f7ddc2865cdaa999 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/vet_submitted_reports.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/vet_submitted_reports.html
@@ -35,12 +35,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
   <br>
   <hr>
   <h3>Submission associated to Report:</h3>
-  <table>
-    <tr><td>Title: </td><td>{{ report_to_vet.submission.title }}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td>Author(s): </td><td>{{ report_to_vet.submission.author_list }}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td>arxiv link: </td><td><a href="{{ report_to_vet.submission.arxiv_link }}">{{ report_to_vet.submission.arxiv_link }}</a></td></tr>
-    <tr><td>Date submitted: </td><td>{{ report_to_vet.submission.submission_date }}</td></tr>
-  </table>
+  {{ report_to_vet.submission.header_as_table }}
   <br />
   <h4>Abstract:</h4>
   <p>{{ report_to_vet.submission.abstract }}</p>
diff --git a/submissions/utils.py b/submissions/utils.py
index bf89d8135c512989a56efbb23026ac8257c23f2e..1bb8c2db00eaacff4535fe0c6e5c561031daaf11 100644
--- a/submissions/utils.py
+++ b/submissions/utils.py
@@ -226,3 +226,41 @@ class SubmissionUtils(object):
             reply_to=['submissions@scipost.org'])
         emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)
         
+
+    @classmethod
+    def send_author_report_received_email(cls):
+        email_text = ('Dear ' + title_dict[cls.submission.submitted_by.title] + ' ' +
+                      cls.submission.submitted_by.user.last_name +
+                      ', \n\nA Report has been posted on your recent Submission to SciPost,\n\n' +
+                      cls.submission.title + ' by ' + cls.submission.author_list + '.'
+                      '\n\nYou can view it at the Submission Page '
+                      'https://scipost.org/submission/' + str(cls.submission.id) + '.'
+                      '\n\nWe thank you very much for your contribution.'
+                      '\n\nSincerely,' +
+                      '\n\nThe SciPost Team.')
+        emailmessage = EmailMessage(
+            'SciPost: Report received on your Submission', email_text,
+            'SciPost Editorial Admin <submissions@scipost.org>',
+            [cls.submission.submitted_by.user.email],
+            ['submissions@scipost.org'],
+            reply_to=['submissions@scipost.org'])
+        emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)
+        
+    @classmethod
+    def send_author_comment_received_email(cls):
+        email_text = ('Dear ' + title_dict[cls.submission.submitted_by.title] + ' ' +
+                      cls.submission.submitted_by.user.last_name +
+                      ', \n\nA Comment has been posted on your recent Submission to SciPost,\n\n' +
+                      cls.submission.title + ' by ' + cls.submission.author_list + '.'
+                      '\n\nYou can view it at the Submission Page '
+                      'https://scipost.org/submission/' + str(cls.submission.id) + '.'
+                      '\n\nWe thank you very much for your contribution.'
+                      '\n\nSincerely,' +
+                      '\n\nThe SciPost Team.')
+        emailmessage = EmailMessage(
+            'SciPost: Comment received on your Submission', email_text,
+            'SciPost Editorial Admin <submissions@scipost.org>',
+            [cls.submission.submitted_by.user.email],
+            ['submissions@scipost.org'],
+            reply_to=['submissions@scipost.org'])
+        emailmessage.send(fail_silently=False)
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index f2337fad1acea95e3ac1fe1b996add9a19df2770..486b8b6162d676e62dcb141fa1785c16f8b8a656 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ def submit_report(request, submission_id):
 @permission_required('scipost.can_take_charge_of_submissions', raise_exception=True)
 def vet_submitted_reports(request):
     contributor = Contributor.objects.get(user=request.user)
-    report_to_vet = Report.objects.filter(status=0).first() # only handle one at a time
+    report_to_vet = Report.objects.filter(status=0, submission__editor_in_charge=contributor).first() # only handle one at a time
     form = VetReportForm()
     context = {'contributor': contributor, 'report_to_vet': report_to_vet, 'form': form }
     return(render(request, 'submissions/vet_submitted_reports.html', context))
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ def vet_submitted_report_ack(request, report_id):
             # email report author
             SubmissionUtils.load({'report': report, 'email_response': form.cleaned_data['email_response_field']})
             SubmissionUtils.acknowledge_report_email() # email report author, bcc EIC
+            SubmissionUtils.send_author_report_received_email()
     context = {}
     return render(request, 'submissions/vet_submitted_report_ack.html', context)