diff --git a/submissions/managers.py b/submissions/managers.py
index d3f1adc904693965189088d94a50975e84d4b7ce..8c98a7b15e49abd80f8d13812f8d5291f21f2123 100644
--- a/submissions/managers.py
+++ b/submissions/managers.py
@@ -253,9 +253,6 @@ class EditorialAssignmentQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
             Q(submission__author_list__icontains=user.last_name),
             ~Q(submission__authors_false_claims=user.contributor))
 
-    def auto_reminders_allowed(self):
-        return self.filter(auto_reminders_allowed=True)
-
     def last_year(self):
         return self.filter(date_created__gt=timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(days=365))
 
@@ -403,6 +400,9 @@ class ReportQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
 class RefereeInvitationQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
     """Queryset for RefereeInvitation model."""
 
+    def auto_reminders_allowed(self):
+        return self.filter(auto_reminders_allowed=True)
+
     def awaiting_response(self):
         """Filter invitations awaiting response by referee."""
         return self.filter(accepted=None, cancelled=False)
diff --git a/templates/email/eic/referee_unresponsive.json b/templates/email/eic/referee_unresponsive.json
index 0dfc174d9b8968d9e4350eaf1881d9ce9b9e0e6d..fd0662b645c30134c437f5ed1d29e5440c49e43a 100644
--- a/templates/email/eic/referee_unresponsive.json
+++ b/templates/email/eic/referee_unresponsive.json
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: unresponsive referee",
     "recipient_list": [
-        "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email"
+        // "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email"
+	"jscaux@scipost.org"
     ],
     "bcc": [
-        "edadmin@scipost.org"
+        // "edadmin@scipost.org"
     ],
     "from_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_email": "refereeing@scipost.org"
diff --git a/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder1.json b/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder1.json
index d162e681e5a7ec8e8a33d767dbedcec310325eac..e85b4e704ddc71854264e56e5e10c8f0bcaf8eaf 100644
--- a/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder1.json
+++ b/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder1.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: refereeing request reminder",
     "recipient_list": [
-        "referee.user.email"
+        // "referee.user.email"
+	"jscaux@scipost.org"
     ],
     "bcc": [
-        "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email",
-        "edadmin@scipost.org"
+        // "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email",
+        // "edadmin@scipost.org"
     ],
     "from_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_email": "refereeing@scipost.org"
diff --git a/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder2.json b/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder2.json
index cafe036680de1bb3c9a30e64b5fb56e7277bf1f1..43474da498f5076a905b27612e75a0a006fe4d42 100644
--- a/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder2.json
+++ b/templates/email/referees/invite_contributor_to_referee_reminder2.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: refereeing request",
     "recipient_list": [
-        "referee.user.email"
+        // "referee.user.email"
+	"jscaux@scipost.org"
     ],
     "bcc": [
-        "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email",
-        "edadmin@scipost.org"
+        // "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email",
+        // "edadmin@scipost.org"
     ],
     "from_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_email": "refereeing@scipost.org"
diff --git a/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder1.json b/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder1.json
index 32a51336544342aa0815dc63f936a00bbaf35a4b..e3f228669df73f597a7c2677beb65be0a37766f8 100644
--- a/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder1.json
+++ b/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder1.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: refereeing and registration invitation reminder",
     "recipient_list": [
-        "email_address"
+        // "email_address"
+	"jscaux@scipost.org"
     ],
     "bcc": [
-        "invited_by.email",
-        "edadmin@scipost.org"
+        // "invited_by.email",
+        // "edadmin@scipost.org"
     ],
     "from_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_email": "refereeing@scipost.org"
diff --git a/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder2.json b/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder2.json
index 32a51336544342aa0815dc63f936a00bbaf35a4b..e3f228669df73f597a7c2677beb65be0a37766f8 100644
--- a/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder2.json
+++ b/templates/email/referees/invite_unregistered_to_referee_reminder2.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: refereeing and registration invitation reminder",
     "recipient_list": [
-        "email_address"
+        // "email_address"
+	"jscaux@scipost.org"
     ],
     "bcc": [
-        "invited_by.email",
-        "edadmin@scipost.org"
+        // "invited_by.email",
+        // "edadmin@scipost.org"
     ],
     "from_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_email": "refereeing@scipost.org"
diff --git a/templates/email/referees/remind_referee_deadline_1week.json b/templates/email/referees/remind_referee_deadline_1week.json
index 4cc2a34b36e1464bc5a6ff43bb60b1a1ad33c4bd..f718f81ec120ea1c55eecd1210b9eaea206d2649 100644
--- a/templates/email/referees/remind_referee_deadline_1week.json
+++ b/templates/email/referees/remind_referee_deadline_1week.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: refereeing deadline approaching",
     "recipient_list": [
-        "referee.user.email"
+        // "referee.user.email"
+	"jscaux@scipost.org"
     ],
     "bcc": [
-        "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email",
-        "edadmin@scipost.org"
+        // "submission.editor_in_charge.user.email",
+        // "edadmin@scipost.org"
     ],
     "from_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_email": "refereeing@scipost.org"