diff --git a/SciPost_v1/settings.py b/SciPost_v1/settings.py
index 7b8d9b8b0e4017e06420eb678430f9de4b47c36f..ba93d4e07b69cc9e186ca249f6c17fc0e969e08f 100644
--- a/SciPost_v1/settings.py
+++ b/SciPost_v1/settings.py
@@ -172,3 +172,6 @@ SERVER_EMAIL = host_settings["SERVER_EMAIL"]
 
 # Own settings
 JOURNALS_DIR = host_settings["JOURNALS_DIR"]
+
+CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID = host_settings["CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID"]
+CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD = host_settings["CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD"]
diff --git a/journals/forms.py b/journals/forms.py
index 26398f30b0362163a1f7193525bf6d84c29c5636..6cb3082d3121f8f0635d8161c9f503057b516c89 100644
--- a/journals/forms.py
+++ b/journals/forms.py
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ class ValidatePublicationForm(forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Publication
         exclude = ['authors', 'authors_claims', 'authors_false_claims',
+                   'metadata', 'metadata_xml',
                    'latest_activity',]
 
+
 class CitationListBibitemsForm(forms.Form):
     latex_bibitems = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea())
 
@@ -85,3 +87,22 @@ class CitationListBibitemsForm(forms.Form):
         super(CitationListBibitemsForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.fields['latex_bibitems'].widget.attrs.update(
             {'rows': 30, 'cols': 50, 'placeholder': 'Paste the .tex bibitems here'})
+
+
+class FundingInfoForm(forms.Form):
+    funding_statement = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea())
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(FundingInfoForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.fields['funding_statement'].widget.attrs.update(
+            {'rows': 10, 'cols': 50, 
+             'placeholder': 'Paste the funding info statement here'})
+
+
+class CreateMetadataXMLForm(forms.Form):
+    metadata_xml = forms.CharField(widget=forms.Textarea())
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(CreateMetadataXMLForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.fields['metadata_xml'].widget.attrs.update(
+            {'rows': 50, 'cols': 50, })
diff --git a/journals/models.py b/journals/models.py
index 8be8e59132d64a567875ae215f97b0516a51f4f7..19be6ee4c6e75a23580be0fcd69ac3a98b5ff01c 100644
--- a/journals/models.py
+++ b/journals/models.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class Publication(models.Model):
     author_list = models.CharField(max_length=1000, verbose_name="author list")
     # Authors which have been mapped to contributors:
     authors = models.ManyToManyField (Contributor, blank=True, related_name='authors_pub')
+    first_author = models.ForeignKey (Contributor, blank=True, null=True)
     authors_claims = models.ManyToManyField (Contributor, blank=True, 
                                              related_name='authors_pub_claims')
     authors_false_claims = models.ManyToManyField (Contributor, blank=True, 
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class Publication(models.Model):
                   '<p class="publicationTitle"><a href="{% url \'scipost:publication_detail\' doi_string=doi_string %}">{{ title }}</a></p>'
                   '<p class="publicationAuthors">{{ author_list }}</p>'
                   '<p class="publicationReference">{{ citation }} &nbsp;&nbsp;'
-                  '|&nbsp;published {{ pub_date}}</p>'
+                  '|&nbsp;published {{ pub_date }}</p>'
                   '<p class="publicationAbstract">{{ abstract }}</p>'
                   '<ul class="publicationClickables">'
                   '<li><button class="toggleAbstractButton">Toggle abstract</button></li>'
@@ -276,3 +277,20 @@ class Publication(models.Model):
                            'arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr': self.accepted_submission.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr
                        })
         return template.render(context)
+
+
+class Deposit(models.Model):
+    """
+    Each time a Crossref deposit is made for a Publication,
+    a Deposit object instance is created containing the Publication's 
+    current version of the metadata_xml field.
+    All deposit history is thus contained here.
+    """
+    publication = models.ForeignKey(Publication)
+    doi_batch_id = models.CharField(max_length=40, default='')
+    metadata_xml = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
+    deposition_date = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return (deposition_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%D') + 
+                ' for ' + publication.doi_string)
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/create_citation_list_metadata.html b/journals/templates/journals/create_citation_list_metadata.html
index a26a879832518c6b5667bdf897c913ebeaa78fe3..222f70d6bc30befb83c12d40d3094af1776b7530 100644
--- a/journals/templates/journals/create_citation_list_metadata.html
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/create_citation_list_metadata.html
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 {% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
 
-{% block pagetitle %}: Create citation list xml{% endblock pagetitle %}
+{% block pagetitle %}: Create citation list metadata{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
 {% block bodysup %}
 
 
 <section>
   <div class="flex-greybox">
-    <h1>Create citation list XML page</h1>
+    <h1>Create citation list metadata page</h1>
   </div>
 
   {% if errormessage %}
   <h2 style="color: red;">{{ errormessage }}</h2>
   {% endif %}
 
-  <form action="{% url 'journals:create_citation_list_metadata' publication_id=publication.id %}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+  <form action="{% url 'journals:create_citation_list_metadata' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}" method="post">
     {% csrf_token %}
     {{ bibitems_form.as_p }}
     <input type="submit" value="Submit">
   </form>
 
+  <hr class="hr6"/>
+
+  <h3>Current citation list metadata:</h3>
   <table>
     {% for citation in citation_list %}
     <tr>
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@
     {% endfor %}
   </table>
 
+  <hr class="hr6"/>
+
+  <h3>Once you're happy with this metadata, you can <a href="{% url 'scipost:publication_detail' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">return to the publication's page</a></h3>
+
 </section>
 
 
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/create_funding_info_metadata.html b/journals/templates/journals/create_funding_info_metadata.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fb8d3997196cf0ef58cae54e04da9cbcb26812db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/create_funding_info_metadata.html
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
+
+{% block pagetitle %}: Create funding info metadata{% endblock pagetitle %}
+
+{% block bodysup %}
+
+
+<section>
+  <div class="flex-greybox">
+    <h1>Create funding info metadata page</h1>
+  </div>
+
+  {% if errormessage %}
+  <h2 style="color: red;">{{ errormessage }}</h2>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <form action="{% url 'journals:create_funding_info_metadata' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}" method="post">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    {{ funding_info_form.as_p }}
+    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
+  </form>
+
+  <hr class="hr6"/>
+
+  <h3>Current funding info metadata:</h3>
+  <p>{{ funding_statement }}</p>
+
+  <hr class="hr6"/>
+
+  <h3>Once you're happy with this metadata, you can <a href="{% url 'scipost:publication_detail' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">return to the publication's page</a></h3>
+
+</section>
+
+
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/create_metadata_xml.html b/journals/templates/journals/create_metadata_xml.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..271d8fc09f248cb7d4c21c7739c02db80f966e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/create_metadata_xml.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
+
+{% block pagetitle %}: Create metadata xml{% endblock pagetitle %}
+
+{% block bodysup %}
+
+
+<section>
+  <div class="flex-greybox">
+    <h1>Create metadata XML (for Crossref deposit)</h1>
+  </div>
+
+  {% if errormessage %}
+  <h2 style="color: red;">{{ errormessage }}</h2>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <form action="{% url 'journals:create_metadata_xml' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}" method="post">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    {{ create_metadata_xml_form.as_p }}
+    <input type="submit" value="Accept the metadata">
+  </form>
+
+</section>
+
+
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html b/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
index 2157fce7d6d8ba9825fcf77636e8b3519a9b0340..4b18fef1915bd4dcbe33d346503930bc308a92f3 100644
--- a/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 {% block pagetitle %}: Publication detail{% endblock pagetitle %}
 
+{% load scipost_extras %}
+
 {% block bodysup %}
 
 
@@ -17,6 +19,17 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
+  {% if request.user|is_in_group:'Editorial Administrators' %}
+  <h3>Editorial Administration: Metadata creation and registration</h3>
+  <ul>
+    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:create_citation_list_metadata' doi_string=publication.doi_string%}">Create/update citation list metadata</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:create_funding_info_metadata' doi_string=publication.doi_string%}">Create/update funding info metadata</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:create_metadata_xml' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">Create/update the XML metadata</a></li>
+    <li><a href="{% url 'journals:test_metadata_xml_deposit' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">Test metadata depost (via Crossref test server)</li>
+  </ul>
+  {% endif %}
+
+
   {% include 'journals/scipost_physics_footer.html' %}
 
 </section>
diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/test_metadata_xml_deposit.html b/journals/templates/journals/test_metadata_xml_deposit.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e5aa593ed06e357a8829dde201465b16b4c2a255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/test_metadata_xml_deposit.html
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{% extends 'scipost/base.html' %}
+
+{% block pagetitle %}: Test metadata XML deposit{% endblock pagetitle %}
+
+{% block bodysup %}
+
+
+<section>
+  <div class="flex-greybox">
+    <h1>Test metadata deposit</h1>
+  </div>
+
+  {% if errormessage %}
+  <h2 style="color: red;">{{ errormessage }}</h2>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <h3>Response headers:</h3>
+  <p>{{ response_headers }}</p>
+
+  <h3>Once you're happy, you can <a href="{% url 'scipost:publication_detail' doi_string=publication.doi_string %}">return to the publication's page</a></h3>
+
+</section>
+
+
+{% endblock bodysup %}
diff --git a/journals/urls.py b/journals/urls.py
index 3dec7c8fd2856da7a1abef075042dbe9739a49ec..5e34974f36b5b3a68c0f3ce484f9225acec43a44 100644
--- a/journals/urls.py
+++ b/journals/urls.py
@@ -43,7 +43,18 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^validate_publication$', 
         journals_views.validate_publication, 
         name='validate_publication'),
-    url(r'^create_citation_list_metadata/(?P<publication_id>[0-9]+)$',
+    #url(r'^create_citation_list_metadata/(?P<publication_id>[0-9]+)$',
+    url(r'^create_citation_list_metadata/(?P<doi_string>10.21468/[a-zA-Z]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]{3,})$',
         journals_views.create_citation_list_metadata,
         name='create_citation_list_metadata'),
+    url(r'^create_funding_info_metadata/(?P<doi_string>10.21468/[a-zA-Z]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]{3,})$',
+        journals_views.create_funding_info_metadata,
+        name='create_funding_info_metadata'),
+    #url(r'^create_metadata_xml/(?P<publication_id>[0-9]+)$',
+    url(r'^create_metadata_xml/(?P<doi_string>10.21468/[a-zA-Z]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]{3,})$',
+        journals_views.create_metadata_xml,
+        name='create_metadata_xml'),
+    url(r'^test_metadata_xml_deposit/(?P<doi_string>10.21468/[a-zA-Z]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]{3,})$',
+        journals_views.test_metadata_xml_deposit,
+        name='test_metadata_xml_deposit'),
 ]
diff --git a/journals/views.py b/journals/views.py
index b7b552a6cc2e1bf89ca851578c507828c68f07e4..eb8c358a7deb313f96a98ccaa267b09660d5de7f 100644
--- a/journals/views.py
+++ b/journals/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import datetime
+import hashlib
 import os
+import random
+import requests
+import string
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -147,6 +151,20 @@ def upload_proofs(request):
     return render(request, 'journals/upload_proofs.html')
 
 
+#######################
+# Publication process #
+#######################
+
+# @permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
+# @transaction.atomic
+# def publishing_workspace(request):
+#     """
+#     Page containing post-acceptance publishing workflow items.
+#     """
+#     accepted_submissions = Submission.objects.filter(status='accepted')
+#     context = {'accepted_submissions': accepted_submissions,}
+#     return render(request, 'journals/publishing_workspace.html', context)
+
 
 @permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
 @transaction.atomic
@@ -229,6 +247,10 @@ def initiate_publication(request):
 @permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
 @transaction.atomic
 def validate_publication(request):
+    """
+    This creates a Publication instance from the ValidatePublicationForm,
+    pre-filled by the initiate_publication method above.
+    """
     # TODO: move from uploads to Journal folder
     # TODO: create metadata
     # TODO: set DOI, register with Crossref
@@ -278,12 +300,13 @@ def validate_publication(request):
 
 @permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
 @transaction.atomic
-def create_citation_list_metadata(request, publication_id):
+def create_citation_list_metadata(request, doi_string):
     """
     Called by an Editorial Administrator.
-    This populates the citation_list_xml field in a Publication instance.
+    This populates the citation_list dictionary entry 
+    in the metadata field in a Publication instance.
     """
-    publication = get_object_or_404(Publication, pk=publication_id)
+    publication = get_object_or_404(Publication, doi_string=doi_string)
     if request.method == 'POST':
         bibitems_form = CitationListBibitemsForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
         if bibitems_form.is_valid():
@@ -300,10 +323,213 @@ def create_citation_list_metadata(request, publication_id):
     bibitems_form = CitationListBibitemsForm()
     context = {'publication': publication,
                'bibitems_form': bibitems_form,
-               'citation_list': publication.metadata['citation_list'],}
+    }
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        context['citation_list'] = publication.metadata['citation_list']
     return render(request, 'journals/create_citation_list_metadata.html', context)
 
 
+@permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
+@transaction.atomic
+def create_funding_info_metadata(request, doi_string):
+    """
+    Called by an Editorial Administrator.
+    This populates the funding_info dictionary entry 
+    in the metadata field in a Publication instance.
+    """
+    publication = get_object_or_404(Publication, doi_string=doi_string)
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        funding_info_form = FundingInfoForm(request.POST)
+        if funding_info_form.is_valid():
+            publication.metadata['funding_statement'] = funding_info_form.cleaned_data['funding_statement']
+            publication.save()
+
+    initial = {'funding_statement': '',}
+    try:
+        initial['funding_statement'] = publication.metadata['funding_statement']
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+    context = {'publication': publication,
+               'funding_info_form': FundingInfoForm(initial=initial),}
+
+    return render(request, 'journals/create_funding_info_metadata.html', context)
+
+
+@permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
+@transaction.atomic
+def create_metadata_xml(request, doi_string):
+    """ 
+    To be called by an EdAdmin after the citation_list,
+    funding_info entries have been filled.
+    Populates the metadata_xml field of a Publication instance.
+    The contents can then be sent to Crossref for registration.
+    """
+    publication = get_object_or_404(Publication, doi_string=doi_string)
+
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        create_metadata_xml_form = CreateMetadataXMLForm(request.POST)
+        if create_metadata_xml_form.is_valid():
+            publication.metadata_xml = create_metadata_xml_form.cleaned_data['metadata_xml']
+            publication.save()
+            return redirect(reverse('scipost:publication_detail', 
+                                    kwargs={'doi_string': publication.doi_string,}))
+
+    # create a doi_batch_id
+    salt = ""
+    for i in range(5):
+        salt = salt + random.choice(string.ascii_letters)
+    salt = salt.encode('utf8')
+    idsalt = publication.title[:10]
+    idsalt = idsalt.encode('utf8')
+    doi_batch_id = hashlib.sha1(salt+idsalt).hexdigest()
+
+    #publication.metadata_xml = (
+    initial = {'metadata_xml': ''}
+    initial['metadata_xml'] += (
+        '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\n'
+        '<doi_batch version="4.3.7" xmlns="http://www.crossref.org/schema/4.3.7" '
+        'xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" '
+        'xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.crossref.org/schema/4.3.7 '
+        'http://www.crossref.org/shema/deposit/crossref4.3.7.xsd">\n'
+        '<head>\n'
+        '<doi_batch_id>' + str(doi_batch_id) + '</doi_batch_id>\n'
+        '<timestamp>' + timezone.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S') + '</timestamp>\n'
+        '<depositor>\n'
+        '<depositor_name>scipost</depositor_name>\n'
+        '<email_address>admin@scipost.org</email_address>\n'
+        '</depositor>\n'
+        '<registrant>scipost</registrant>\n'
+        '</head>\n'
+        '<body>\n'
+        '<journal>\n'
+        '<journal_metadata>\n'
+        '<full_title>' + publication.in_issue.in_volume.in_journal.name + '</full_title>\n'
+        '<abbrev_title>' 
+        + journal_name_abbrev_citation(publication.in_issue.in_volume.in_journal.name) +
+        '</abbrev_title>\n'
+        '<doi_data>\n'
+        '<doi>' + publication.in_issue.in_volume.in_journal.doi_string + '</doi>\n'
+        '<resource>https://scipost.org/' 
+        + publication.in_issue.in_volume.in_journal.doi_string + '</resource>\n'
+        '</doi_data>\n'
+        '</journal_metadata>\n'
+        '<journal_issue>\n'
+        '<publication_date media_type=\'online\'>\n'
+        '<year>' + publication.publication_date.strftime('%Y') + '</year>\n'
+        '</publication_date>\n'
+        '<journal_volume>\n'
+        '<volume>' + str(publication.in_issue.in_volume.number) + '</volume>\n'
+        '</journal_volume>\n'
+        '<issue>' + str(publication.in_issue.number) + '</issue>\n'
+        '</journal_issue>\n'
+        '<journal_article publication_type=\'full_text\'>\n'
+        '<titles><title>' + publication.title + '</title></titles>\n'
+        '<contributors>\n'
+    )        
+    # Precondition: all authors MUST be listed in authors field of publication instance,
+    # this to be checked by EdAdmin before publishing.
+    for author in publication.authors.all():
+        if author == publication.first_author:
+            #publication.metadata_xml += (
+            initial['metadata_xml'] += (
+                '<person_name sequence=\'first\' contributor_role=\'author\'> '
+                '<given_name>' + author.user.first_name + '</given_name> '
+                '<surname>' + author.user.last_name + '</surname> '
+                '</person_name>\n'
+            )
+        else:
+            #publication.metadata_xml += (
+            initial['metadata_xml'] += (
+                '<person_name sequence=\'additional\' contributor_role=\'author\'> '
+                '<given_name>' + author.user.first_name + '</given_name> '
+                '<surname>' + author.user.last_name + '</surname> '
+                '</person_name>\n'
+            )
+        if author.orcid_id:
+            #publication.metadata_xml += '<ORCID>' + author.orcid_id + '</ORCID>\n'
+            initial['metadata_xml'] += '<ORCID>' + author.orcid_id + '</ORCID>\n'
+
+            #publication.metadata_xml += '</contributors>\n'
+            initial['metadata_xml'] += '</contributors>\n'
+
+    #publication.metadata_xml += (
+    initial['metadata_xml'] += (
+        '<publication_date media_type=\'online\'>\n'
+        '<month>' + publication.publication_date.strftime('%m') + '</month>'
+        '<day>' + publication.publication_date.strftime('%d') + '</day>'
+        '<year>' + publication.publication_date.strftime('%Y') + '</year>'
+        '</publication_date>\n'
+        '<publisher_item><item_number item_number_type="article_number">'
+        + paper_nr_string(publication.paper_nr) + 
+        '</item_number></publisher_item>/n'
+        '<doi_data>\n'
+        '<doi>' + publication.doi_string + '</doi>'
+        '<resource>https://scipost.org/' + publication.doi_string + '</resource>'
+        '</doi_data>\n'
+    )
+    if publication.metadata['citation_list']:
+        #publication.metadata_xml += '<citation_list>\n'
+        initial['metadata_xml'] += '<citation_list>\n'
+        for ref in publication.metadata['citation_list']:
+            #publication.metadata_xml += (
+            initial['metadata_xml'] += (
+                '<citation key="' + ref['key'] + '">'
+                '<doi>' + ref['doi'] + '</doi>'
+                '</citation>\n'
+            )
+        #publication.metadata_xml += '</citation_list>\n'
+        initial['metadata_xml'] += '</citation_list>\n'
+
+    #publication.metadata_xml += (
+    initial['metadata_xml'] += (
+        '</journal_article>\n'
+        '</journal>\n'
+    )
+    publication.metadata_xml += '</body>\n</doi_batch>'
+    initial['metadata_xml'] += '</body>\n</doi_batch>'
+    publication.save()
+    #else:
+    #   errormessage = 'The form was invalidly filled.'
+
+    context = {'publication': publication,
+               'create_metadata_xml_form': CreateMetadataXMLForm(initial=initial),
+               }
+    return render(request, 'journals/create_metadata_xml.html', context)
+
+
+@permission_required('scipost.can_publish_accepted_submission', return_403=True)
+@transaction.atomic
+def test_metadata_xml_deposit(request, doi_string):
+    """
+    Prior to the actual Crossref metadata deposit,
+    test the metadata_xml using the Crossref test server.
+    Makes use of the python requests module.
+    """
+    publication = get_object_or_404 (Publication, doi_string=doi_string)
+    url = 'https://test.crossref.org/servlet/deposit'
+    #headers = {'Content-type': 'multipart/form-data'}
+    params = {'operation': 'doMDUpload',
+              'login_id': settings.CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID,
+              'login_passwd': settings.CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD,
+          }
+    #auth = (settings.CROSSREF_LOGIN_ID, settings.CROSSREF_LOGIN_PASSWORD)
+    files = {'fname': ('metadata.xml', publication.metadata_xml, 'multipart/form-data', {}),}
+    #files = {'file': (publication.metadata_xml),}
+    r = requests.post(url, 
+                      #auth=auth, 
+                      #headers=headers, 
+                      params=params, 
+                      files=files)
+    response_headers = r.headers
+    context = {'response_headers': response_headers,}
+    return render(requests, 'journals/text_metadata_xml_deposit.html', context)
+
+
+
+###########
+# Viewing #
+###########
+
 def publication_detail(request, doi_string):
     publication = get_object_or_404 (Publication, doi_string=doi_string)
     context = {'publication': publication,}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html
index e0bd5b7fdf70c34def8f9be0431f8761aeac587f..b0571b56996f6c5a8634c8774e3de0a32e1bc0b2 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/about.html
@@ -173,16 +173,17 @@
 	<li>Prof. <a href="https://www.uibk.ac.at/exphys/ultracold/people/christoph.naegerl/">H.-C. N&auml;gerl</a><br/>(Innsbruck)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www.physics.miami.edu/~nepomechie/">R. Nepomechie</a><br/>(U. of Miami)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/b.nienhuis/">B. Nienhuis</a><br/>(U. van Amsterdam)</li>
+	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/people/index.php?num=552">M. Oberthaler</a><br/>(U. Heidelberg)</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="flex-whitebox">
       <ul>
-	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/people/index.php?num=552">M. Oberthaler</a><br/>(U. Heidelberg)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/rosch">A. Rosch</a><br/>(U. of Cologne)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/people/faculty/sandler.html">N. Sandler</a><br/>(Ohio)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/c.j.m.schoutens/">C.J.M. Schoutens</a><br/>(U. van Amsterdam)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/SteveSimon/">S. H. Simon</a><br/>(U. of Oxford)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="http://bec.science.unitn.it/infm-bec/people/stringari.html">S. Stringari</a><br/>(Trento)</li>
+	<li>Prof. <a href="http://www.physique.usherbrooke.ca/pages/en/node/3412">A.-M. Tremblay</a><br/>(Sherbrooke)</li>
 	<li>Prof. <a href="http://trivediresearch.org.ohio-state.edu">N. Trivedi</a><br/>(Ohio State U.)</li>
       </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 949ccb36b58959e5e5439727a60412480d8710f4..134b75de22ff441652c217b9533a9d819fc31df0 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ RANKING_CHOICES = (
 ranking_choices_dict = dict(RANKING_CHOICES)
 
 REPORT_REC = (
-    (1, 'Publish as Tier I (top 10% of papers in this journal)'),
+    (1, 'Publish as Tier I (top 10% of papers in this journal) NOTE: NOT YET OPEN, WAIT FOR EARLY 2017'),
     (2, 'Publish as Tier II (top 50% of papers in this journal)'),
     (3, 'Publish as Tier III (meets the criteria of this journal)'),
     (-1, 'Ask for minor revision'),
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool.html
index c410ed3fc242740b3c359fd4c7e7be0e957cfc75..64077183fb1b95d1988be20ffc0da46c4d0de556 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool.html
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     {% endif %}
     {% if request.user|is_in_group:'Editorial Administrators' %}
     <h4><a href="{% url 'submissions:communication' arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr=sub.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr comtype='StoE' %}">Send a communication to the Editor-in-charge</a></h4>
+    {% if sub.status == 'accepted' %}
+    <h4>After proofs have been accepted, you can
+      <a href="{% url 'journals:initiate_publication' %}">initiate the publication process</a> (leads to the validation page)</h4>
+    {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/submissions/utils.py b/submissions/utils.py
index 217c8dc06ba71bdce45b71fa3f872f6ca8ba1d27..c08bf36b53cb83e698dddf993c201cb35fd94038 100644
--- a/submissions/utils.py
+++ b/submissions/utils.py
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class SubmissionUtils(object):
         elif cls.invitation.accepted == False:
             email_text += ('declined (due to reason: ' 
                            + assignment_refusal_reasons_dict[cls.invitation.refusal_reason] + ') ')
-            email_text_html += 'declined (due to reason: {{ reason }})' 
+            email_text_html += 'declined (due to reason: {{ reason }}) ' 
             
         email_text += ('to referee Submission\n\n'
                        + cls.invitation.submission.title + ' by ' 
@@ -1130,6 +1130,9 @@ class SubmissionUtils(object):
                     ', with a promotion to <strong>Select</strong>. We warmly congratulate you '
                     'on this achievement, which is reserved to papers deemed in '
                     'the top ten percent of papers we publish.</p>')
+            else:
+                email_text += '.'
+                email_text_html += '.'
             email_text += ('\n\nYour manuscript will now be taken charge of by our '
                            'production team, who will soon send you proofs '
                            'to check before final publication.')