diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html b/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
index 1f761e64b77d43ac9a9b193ef0c1a93839528db6..c1f9f32cdadecfffa744003a1a4e0611937a0f97 100644
--- a/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/publication_detail.html
@@ -148,24 +148,24 @@
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if is_scipost_admin or is_edcol_admin %}
-    {% if publication.institutions.all %}
-    <div class="card">
-      <div class="card-header">
-        Institution{{ publication.institutions.all|pluralize }} related to this Publication (<span class="text-danger">Admin-only view, to be removed</span>)
-      </div>
-      <div class="card-content">
-        <ul class="m-2">
-          {% for institution in publication.institutions.all %}
-          <li><a href="{{ institution.get_absolute_url }}">{{ institution }}</a></li>
-          {% endfor %}
-        </ul>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    {% endif %}
+        {% if publication.institutions.all %}
+        <div class="card">
+          <div class="card-header">
+            Institution{{ publication.institutions.all|pluralize }} related to this Publication (<span class="text-danger">Admin-only view, to be removed</span>)
+          </div>
+          <div class="card-content">
+            <ul class="m-2">
+              {% for institution in publication.institutions.all %}
+              <li><a href="{{ institution.get_absolute_url }}">{{ institution }}</a></li>
+              {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
 
-    {% if request.user and request.user.contributor in publication.registered_authors.all %}
+    {% if request.user.contributor in publication.registered_authors.all %}
     <h3>Author actions</h3>
     <ul>
       <li><a href="{% url 'commentaries:comment_on_publication' publication.doi_label %}">Place a comment on this publication</a></li>
diff --git a/scipost/templates/partials/scipost/personal_page/editorial_actions.html b/scipost/templates/partials/scipost/personal_page/editorial_actions.html
index a1735062d0098986b300b262920a183cb62a2052..2271662f10137fe488cd6a4ca5deb2c133bde644 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/partials/scipost/personal_page/editorial_actions.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/partials/scipost/personal_page/editorial_actions.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% load user_groups %}
 {% is_scipost_admin request.user as is_scipost_admin %}
+
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-12">
         <div class="card bg-light">
@@ -14,24 +15,24 @@
 
     <div class="col-md-4">
         {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_comments or perms.scipost.can_vet_submitted_reports %}
-        <h3>Vetting actions</h3>
-        <ul>
-            {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_commentary_requests %}
-                <li><a href="{% url 'commentaries:vet_commentary_requests' %}">Vet Commentary Page requests</a> ({{ nr_commentary_page_requests_to_vet }})</li>
-            {% endif %}
-            {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_comments %}
-                <li><a href="{% url 'comments:vet_submitted_comments_list' %}">Vet submitted Comments</a> ({{ nr_comments_to_vet }})</li>
-            {% endif %}
-            {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_thesislink_requests %}
-                <li><a href="{% url 'theses:unvetted_thesislinks' %}">Vet Thesis Link Requests</a> ({{ nr_thesislink_requests_to_vet }})</li>
-            {% endif %}
-            {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_authorship_claims %}
-                <li><a href="{% url 'scipost:vet_authorship_claims' %}">Vet Authorship Claims</a> ({{ nr_authorship_claims_to_vet }})</li>
-            {% endif %}
-            {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_submitted_reports %}
-                <li><a href="{% url 'submissions:vet_submitted_reports_list' %}">Vet submitted Reports</a> ({{ nr_reports_to_vet }})</li>
-            {% endif %}
-        </ul>
+            <h3>Vetting actions</h3>
+            <ul>
+                {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_commentary_requests %}
+                    <li><a href="{% url 'commentaries:vet_commentary_requests' %}">Vet Commentary Page requests</a> ({{ nr_commentary_page_requests_to_vet }})</li>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_comments %}
+                    <li><a href="{% url 'comments:vet_submitted_comments_list' %}">Vet submitted Comments</a> ({{ nr_comments_to_vet }})</li>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_thesislink_requests %}
+                    <li><a href="{% url 'theses:unvetted_thesislinks' %}">Vet Thesis Link Requests</a> ({{ nr_thesislink_requests_to_vet }})</li>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_authorship_claims %}
+                    <li><a href="{% url 'scipost:vet_authorship_claims' %}">Vet Authorship Claims</a> ({{ nr_authorship_claims_to_vet }})</li>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if perms.scipost.can_vet_submitted_reports %}
+                    <li><a href="{% url 'submissions:vet_submitted_reports_list' %}">Vet submitted Reports</a> ({{ nr_reports_to_vet }})</li>
+                {% endif %}
+            </ul>
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if perms.scipost.can_oversee_refereeing %}
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html
index 6903b8740ed5bed4bc331815a21a4cb96f246e00..450504c4c8b1755983bb4ade0d92ab2fd570201b 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/navbar.html
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 {% load staticfiles %}
 {% load notifications_tags %}
 {% load scipost_extras %}
+{% load user_groups %}
+
+{% is_editorial_college request.user as is_editorial_college %}
 
 <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg main-nav">
     <!-- <a class="navbar-brand mr-auto mr-lg-0" href="#">Offcanvas navbar</a> -->
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@
                         </span>
                     </li>
                   {% if user.contributor %}
-                      {% if user.contributor.fellowships.active.exists %}
+                      {% if is_editorial_college %}
                           <li class="nav-item{% if '/submissions/pool/' in request.path %} active{% endif %}">
                               <span class="separator">&middot;</span>
                             <a class="nav-link" href="{% url 'submissions:pool' %}">Submissions Pool</a>
diff --git a/scipost/templatetags/user_groups.py b/scipost/templatetags/user_groups.py
index 21fdecf8a109e12616e830c28fe843c320dea1ec..5cc738412825fe49dfcf7cec3f04767f7de854ea 100644
--- a/scipost/templatetags/user_groups.py
+++ b/scipost/templatetags/user_groups.py
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@ def is_financial_admin(user):
 def is_editorial_college(user):
     """
     Assign template variable (boolean) to check if user is member of Editorial College group.
-
-    !!!
-    This filter should actually be dynamic, not checking the permissions group but the current
-    active Fellowship instances for the user.
-    !!!
-
-    This assignment is limited to a certain context block!
     """
-    return user.groups.filter(name='Editorial College').exists() or user.is_superuser
+    if not hasattr(user, 'contributor'):
+        return False
+    if user.is_superuser:
+        return True
+    elif user.groups.filter(name='Editorial College').exists():
+        return True
+    return user.contributor.fellowships.exists()
 
 
 @register.simple_tag
diff --git a/scipost/views.py b/scipost/views.py
index e18c83e88f150372f8ad3cfb19e078aa9d65d256..64ec98fcd7070cf2ba06c5a1ba82768905324705 100644
--- a/scipost/views.py
+++ b/scipost/views.py
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ def _personal_page_editorial_actions(request):
         'Editorial College',
         'Vetting Editors',
         'Junior Ambassadors']).exists() or request.user.is_superuser
+    permission = permission or request.user.contributor.is_MEC()
 
     if not permission:
         raise PermissionDenied
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 32bddfeee0dfe51f829319a7436cef8cc8671bb5..c54a2c812d04932c83699f8c96fb8cb085f4aa5a 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ class Submission(models.Model):
                                       Q(comments__submissions=self)).distinct()
 
     @property
-    def cycle_2(self):
+    def cycle(self):
         """Get cycle object that's relevant for the Submission."""
         if not hasattr(self, '_cycle'):
             self._cycle = RegularCycle(self)
         return self._cycle
 
     @property
-    def cycle(self):
+    def cycle_old(self):
         """Get cycle object that's relevant for the Submission."""
         if not hasattr(self, '__cycle'):
             self.set_cycle()
diff --git a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_block.html b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_block.html
index 835f3048705fda7996e73895ab72fbf928baf4b2..613296dca8301152d856cc36cb814a3fb38d8345 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_block.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_block.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{% if submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %}
-    <div class="card {% if submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %}bg-danger text-white{% else %}bg-white border-success text-success{% endif %} mb-3">
-        <div class="card-header py-1 {% if not submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %}bg-transparent border-0 pb-0{% endif %}">
+{% if submission.cycle.has_required_actions %}
+    <div class="card {% if submission.cycle.has_required_actions %}bg-danger text-white{% else %}bg-white border-success text-success{% endif %} mb-3">
+        <div class="card-header py-1 {% if not submission.cycle.has_required_actions %}bg-transparent border-0 pb-0{% endif %}">
             <h3 class="my-1">Required actions:</h3>
         </div>
         <div class="card-body">
             <ul class="mb-0">
-                {% for action in submission.cycle_2.required_actions %}
+                {% for action in submission.cycle.required_actions %}
                     <li>{{action.1}}</li>
                 {% empty %}
                     <li>No actions required</li>
diff --git a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_tooltip.html b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_tooltip.html
index f5b3fd919c488c115f941ed03ca29d38275ad4c8..4b42c758a933bfe49aefcc6b88a2efbfc293f5b5 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_tooltip.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_tooltip.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{% if submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %}
+{% if submission.cycle.has_required_actions %}
     <i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle {{ classes }}" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" title="
         Required Actions:
         <ul class='mb-0 pl-3 text-left'>
-            {% for action in submission.cycle_2.required_actions %}
+            {% for action in submission.cycle.required_actions %}
                 <li>{{ action.1 }}</li>
             {% endfor %}
         </ul>
diff --git a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/submission_li.html b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/submission_li.html
index 3115a881e26ebc5692076ef922e72aa79cb65529..708bfc31b328b65af23c9f6808eb7ea4a2b03952 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/submission_li.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/pool/submission_li.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
-    {% if submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %}
+    {% if submission.cycle.has_required_actions %}
         <div class="card-text bg-danger text-white mt-1 py-1 px-2">
             This Submission contains required actions, <a href="{% url 'submissions:pool' submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}" class="text-white" data-toggle="dynamic" data-target="#container_{{ submission.id }}">click to see details.</a> {% include 'partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_tooltip.html' with submission=submission classes='text-white' %}
         </div>
diff --git a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/submission_status.html b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/submission_status.html
index 2f3e16e7fbf6782fdb84023c6dbfb5c10fccc770..3497b1b68428c19fa76ed0b684e09db1ca9e158f 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/submission_status.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/partials/submissions/submission_status.html
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <div class="status">
         <span class="label label-secondary">{{submission.get_status_display}}</span>
         {% if submission.publication and submission.publication.is_published %}
-            as <a href="{{submission.publication.get_absolute_url}}">
-                {% if submission.publication.in_issue %}
-                    {{submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume.in_journal.abbreviation_citation}} <strong>{{submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume.number}}</strong>, {{submission.publication.get_paper_nr}}
-                {% else %}
-                    {{submission.publication.in_journal.abbreviation_citation}}, {{submission.publication.paper_nr}}
-                {% endif %}
-                ({{submission.publication.publication_date|date:'Y'}})</a>
+            as
+            <a href="{{submission.publication.get_absolute_url}}">
+                {{ submission.publication.get_journal.abbreviation_citation }}
+                {% if submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume %} <strong>{{ submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume.number }}</strong>,{% endif %}
+                {{ submission.publication.paper_nr }}
+                ({{ submission.publication.publication_date|date:'Y' }})
+            </a>
         {% endif %}
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_page.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_page.html
index 8be2b3bd217717d316cce69accf2a16908c6b814..2cf319e62264cc7f28b170aadb63f94064265394 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_page.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_page.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                 <li>
                     <a href="#editorial-status">Editorial status</a>
                     <ul>
-                        <li><a href="#required-actions">Required actions</a> ({{ submission.cycle_2.required_actions|length }})</li>
+                        <li><a href="#required-actions">Required actions</a> ({{ submission.cycle.required_actions|length }})</li>
                         <li><a href="#referee-details">Refereeing invitations</a></li>
                     </ul>
                 </li>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
 
     <h2 id="editorial-status">Editorial status</h2>
-    <p>{{ submission.cycle_2 }}</p>
+    <p>{{ submission.cycle }}</p>
     <table class="table table-borderless">
         <tr>
             <td>Submission status:</td>
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@
                 {% endif %}
             </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>Editor-in-charge:</td>
+            <td>
+                {% if submission.editor_in_charge %}
+                    {{ submission.editor_in_charge.formal_str }}
+                {% else %}
+                    Unassigned{% if is_editorial_admin %}, <a href="{% url 'submissions:editor_invitations' submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}">see editor invitations</a>.{% endif %}
+                {% endif %}
+            </td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>Refereeing cycle:</td>
             <td>{{ submission.get_refereeing_cycle_display }}</td>
@@ -275,16 +285,16 @@
     </table>
 
     {% if full_access %}
-        <div class="my-5 p-3 border{% if submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %} border-danger{% endif %}" id="required-actions">
+        <div class="my-5 p-3 border{% if submission.cycle.has_required_actions %} border-danger{% endif %}" id="required-actions">
             <h3>
-                {% if submission.cycle_2.has_required_actions %}
+                {% if submission.cycle.has_required_actions %}
                     <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle text-danger"></i>
                 {% else %}
                     <i class="fa fa-check-circle"></i>
                 {% endif %}
                 Required actions
             </h3>
-            {{ submission.cycle_2.required_actions }}
+            {{ submission.cycle.required_actions }}
         </div>
         {# {% include 'partials/submissions/pool/required_actions_block.html' with submission=submission %} #}
     {% endif %}
@@ -309,13 +319,16 @@
                 {% if submission.refereeing_cycle != 'direct_rec' %}
                     <h3 class="mt-3" id="referee-details">Refereeing invitations</h3>
                     {% if not submission.referee_invitations.exists %}
-                        <p>You have not yet invited referees. <a href="{% url 'submissions:select_referee' identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}">Please invite at least 3 referees</a>.</p>
+                        <p>You have not yet invited referees. <a href="{% url 'submissions:select_referee' identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}">Please invite at least {{ submission.cycle.minimum_number_of_referees }} referees</a>.</p>
                     {% elif submission.eicrecommendations.active %}
                         <p>Thank you for formulating your Editorial Recommendation. The statuses of the referee invitations might still change, see details below.</p>
-                    {% elif submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length == 1 %}
-                        <p>You have 1 referee who {% if submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled.first.fulfilled %}submitted a Report{% elif submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled.first.accepted %}has accepted to referee{% else %} is invited{% endif %}. <a href="{% url 'submissions:select_referee' identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}">Please invite at least two more referees</a>.</p>
-                    {% elif submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length < 3 %}
-                        <p>You have {{ submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length }} referee{{ submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length|pluralize }} who are either invited, have accepted or submitted a Report. <a href="{% url 'submissions:select_referee' identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}">Please invite at least 3 referees</a>.</p>
+                    {% elif submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length < submission.cycle.minimum_number_of_referees %}
+                        {% if submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length == 1 %}
+                            <p>You have 1 referee who {% if submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled.first.fulfilled %}submitted a Report{% elif submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled.first.accepted %}has accepted to referee{% else %} is invited{% endif %}.
+                        {% else %}
+                            <p>You have {{ submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length }} referee{{ submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length|pluralize }} who are either invited, have accepted or submitted a Report.
+                        {% endif %}
+                        <a href="{% url 'submissions:select_referee' identifier_w_vn_nr=submission.preprint.identifier_w_vn_nr %}">Please invite at least {{ submission.cycle.minimum_number_of_referees }} referees</a>.</p>
                     {% else %}
                         <p>Currently, you have {{ submission.referee_invitations.non_cancelled|length }} referees who are either invited, have accepted or submitted a Report. See details below.</p>
                     {% endif %}
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
index 25c4a1861b2b30ec8ffe79f6680b9b812e1783d0..7c52f8a69f681f3abefef702b783f0bab1a8340a 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/submission_detail.html
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@
         <div class="pl-2 mb-1">
             {% if submission.publication and submission.publication.is_published %}
                 <h4>
-                    - Published as <a href="{{submission.publication.get_absolute_url}}">
-                    {% if submission.publication.in_issue %}
-                        {{submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume.in_journal.abbreviation_citation}} <strong>{{submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume.number}}</strong>, {{submission.publication.get_paper_nr}}
-                    {% else %}
-                        {{submission.publication.in_journal.abbreviation_citation}}, {{submission.publication.paper_nr}}
-                    {% endif %}
-                    ({{submission.publication.publication_date|date:'Y'}})</a>
+                    - Published as
+                    <a href="{{submission.publication.get_absolute_url}}">
+                        {{ submission.publication.get_journal.abbreviation_citation }}
+                        {% if submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume %} <strong>{{ submission.publication.in_issue.in_volume.number }}</strong>,{% endif %}
+                        {{ submission.publication.paper_nr }}
+                        ({{ submission.publication.publication_date|date:'Y' }})
+                    </a>
                 </h4>
             {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index 950f08b0c1c5fd10a8842d83fcab6e9082892677..140902de266a8acbb74a7a169e2d4c57ba1bf05f 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -803,8 +803,8 @@ def cycle_form_submit(request, identifier_w_vn_nr):
     form = SubmissionCycleChoiceForm(request.POST or None, instance=submission)
     if form.is_valid():
         submission = form.save()
-        submission.cycle_2.reset_refereeing_round()
-        submission.cycle_2.reinvite_referees(form.cleaned_data['referees_reinvite'], request)
+        submission.cycle.reset_refereeing_round()
+        submission.cycle.reinvite_referees(form.cleaned_data['referees_reinvite'], request)
         messages.success(request, ('<h3>Your choice has been confirmed</h3>'
                                    'The new cycle will be <em>%s</em>'
                                    % submission.get_refereeing_cycle_display()))