diff --git a/scipost/static/scipost/assets/js/notifications.js b/scipost/static/scipost/assets/js/notifications.js
index 6f85c449bd19b4f917a6aee7affc17bdf1c267fc..5900e9eddb03d2e24297916bd10a3a260402d966 100644
--- a/scipost/static/scipost/assets/js/notifications.js
+++ b/scipost/static/scipost/assets/js/notifications.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var notify_api_url_list = "/notifications/api/list/";
 var notify_api_url_toggle_read = "/notifications/mark-toggle/";
 var notify_api_url_mark_all_read = "/notifications/mark-all-as-read/";
 var notify_fetch_count = "5";
-var notify_refresh_period = 15000;
+var notify_refresh_period = 60000;
 var consecutive_misfires = 0;
 var registered_functions = [fill_notification_badge];
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function fill_notification_badge(data) {
 }
 
 function get_notification_list() {
-    var data = fetch_api_data(notify_api_url_list, function(data) {
+    fetch_api_data(notify_api_url_list, true, function(data) {
 
         var messages = data.list.map(function (item) {
             var message = '';
@@ -128,10 +128,13 @@ function get_notification_list() {
     });
 }
 
-function fetch_api_data(url, callback) {
+function fetch_api_data(url, once, callback) {
     if (!url) {
         var url = notify_api_url_count;
     }
+    if (!once) {
+        var once = false;
+    }
 
     if (registered_functions.length > 0) {
         //only fetch data if a function is setup
@@ -153,17 +156,28 @@ function fetch_api_data(url, callback) {
         r.open("GET", url + '?max=' + notify_fetch_count, true);
         r.send();
     }
-    if (consecutive_misfires < 10) {
-        setTimeout(fetch_api_data,notify_refresh_period);
-    } else {
-        var badges = document.getElementsByClassName(notify_badge_class);
-        if (badges) {
-            for (var i=0; i < badges.length; i++){
-                badges[i].innerHTML = "!";
-                badges[i].title = "Connection lost!"
+    var timer = null;
+    if (!once) {
+        if (consecutive_misfires < 10 && !once) {
+            timer = setTimeout(fetch_api_data, notify_refresh_period);
+        } else {
+            var badges = document.getElementsByClassName(notify_badge_class);
+            if (badges) {
+                for (var i=0; i < badges.length; i++){
+                    badges[i].innerHTML = "!";
+                    badges[i].title = "Connection lost!"
+                }
             }
         }
     }
+
+    return stop;
+    function stop() {
+        if (timer) {
+            clearTimeout(timer);
+            timer = 0;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 setTimeout(fetch_api_data, 1000);
diff --git a/submissions/forms.py b/submissions/forms.py
index 1fd5527db82fa9c742d3dc13888280e6852e2e85..ef88d0341896ece923b8c7d75697eaea8b29d8a9 100644
--- a/submissions/forms.py
+++ b/submissions/forms.py
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class SubmissionCycleChoiceForm(forms.ModelForm):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.fields['refereeing_cycle'].default = None
-        other_submission = self.instance.other_versions.first()
+        other_submission = self.instance.other_versions_pool.first()
         if other_submission:
             self.fields['referees_reinvite'].queryset = other_submission.referee_invitations.all()
 
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 401e6caef049192a906ea7e12a4d7cf2d41c4fa7..e5fb47eb4424289c7bd3dd6f6d1f1d629694db8a 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ class Submission(models.Model):
 
     @cached_property
     def other_versions(self):
+        return Submission.objects.public().filter(
+            arxiv_identifier_wo_vn_nr=self.arxiv_identifier_wo_vn_nr
+        ).exclude(pk=self.id).order_by('-arxiv_vn_nr')
+
+    @cached_property
+    def other_versions_pool(self):
         return Submission.objects.filter(
             arxiv_identifier_wo_vn_nr=self.arxiv_identifier_wo_vn_nr
         ).exclude(pk=self.id).order_by('-arxiv_vn_nr')
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html
index 1119bd13ff47ac7c57b18b65061083199f156c80..6d29d4075433e05a154953719b270919be79b224 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/editorial_page.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <div class="ml-2 mt-2">
     <h3>- Go to the <a href="{% url 'submissions:submission' arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr %}">Submissions Page</a> to view Reports and Comments</h3>
 
-    {% if submission.other_versions or not submission.is_current %}
+    {% if submission.other_versions_pool or not submission.is_current %}
         <ul class="mt-3 mb-1 list-unstyled pl-4">
             {% if not submission.is_current %}
                 <li>
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
                 </li>
             {% endif %}
 
-            {% if submission.other_versions %}
+            {% if submission.other_versions_pool %}
                 <li>Other versions of this Submission exist:</li>
                 <ul class="list-unstyled">
-                    {% for vn in submission.other_versions %}
+                    {% for vn in submission.other_versions_pool %}
                         <li>{% include 'submissions/_submission_version.html' with submission=vn editorial_page=1 %}</li>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </ul>
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
index e471bbd5e786995fc619aa745daba7e181f754a1..e234d4292d5778f38c6416c809a389752e35c321 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
                 <h3 class="mt-0">- <span class="circle text-danger border-danger">!</span> You have an unfinished report for this submission, <a href="{% url 'submissions:submit_report' arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr %}">finish your report here.</a></h3>
             {% endif %}
 
-            {% if submission.other_versions or not submission.is_current %}
+            {% if submission.other_versions and not submission.is_current %}
                 <ul class="mt-3 mb-1 list-unstyled pl-4">
                     {% if not submission.is_current %}
                         <li><h3 class="text-danger">This is not the current version.</h3></li>
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index 7007d5d231c2a9af3164314afbd0f38d241bee4b..dacf0260181b637a1c60e0869e17d23277465e28 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ def fix_College_decision(request, rec_id):
     elif recommendation.recommendation == -3:
         # Reject + update-reject other versions of submission
         submission.status = 'rejected'
-        for sub in submission.other_versions:
+        for sub in submission.other_versions_pool:
             sub.status = 'resubmitted_rejected'
             sub.save()