diff --git a/commentaries/models.py b/commentaries/models.py
index 89008d7984db448a56b669ae1358b97ca6e62e4e..d22ff7fc8f8d8bba26dbb174ac2a3f257b7830ca 100644
--- a/commentaries/models.py
+++ b/commentaries/models.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Commentary(models.Model):
         header += '<tr><td>Title: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + self.pub_title + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Author(s): </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + self.author_list + '</td></tr>'
         if self.type == 'published':
-            header += '<tr><td>DOI: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.pub_DOI_link + '">' + self.pub_DOI_link + '</a></td></tr>'
+            header += '<tr><td>DOI: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.pub_DOI_link + '" target="_blank">' + self.pub_DOI_link + '</a></td></tr>'
         elif self.type == 'preprint':
             header += '<tr><td>arxiv Link: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.arxiv_link + '">' + self.arxiv_link + '</a></td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Date: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + str(self.pub_date) + '</td></tr>'
diff --git a/comments/views.py b/comments/views.py
index 2e3bcef7f52140600b04c263e668284212ccb2ce..e0f046974ad251f702e99913d1cf5a907d142f3e 100644
--- a/comments/views.py
+++ b/comments/views.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ def vet_submitted_comment_ack(request, comment_id):
                     email_text += comment.submission.title + ' by ' + comment.submission.author_list
                     comment.submission.latest_activity = timezone.now()
                     comment.submission.save()
+                elif comment.thesislink is not None:
+                    email_text += comment.thesislink.title + ' by ' + comment.thesis.author
+                    comment.thesislink.latest_activity = timezone.now()
+                    comment.thesislink.save()
                 email_text += (', has been accepted and published online.' + 
                                '\n\nWe copy it below for your convenience.' + 
                                '\n\nThank you for your contribution, \nThe SciPost Team.' +
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ def vet_submitted_comment_ack(request, comment_id):
                     email_text += comment.commentary.pub_title + ' by ' + comment.commentary.author_list
                 elif comment.submission is not None:
                     email_text += comment.submission.title + ' by ' + comment.submission.author_list
+                elif comment.thesislink is not None:
+                    email_text += comment.thesislink.title + ' by ' + comment.thesislink.author
                 email_text += (', has been rejected for the following reason: ' + comment_refusal_dict[comment.status] + '.' +
                                '\n\nWe copy it below for your convenience.' + 
                                '\n\nThank you for your contribution, \nThe SciPost Team.')
diff --git a/submissions/models.py b/submissions/models.py
index 17aff76b7ae82e11f5f80aa2dbeb43fd573c0350..107e98f1de5f1f19ee579004699d42bbcbbb802a 100644
--- a/submissions/models.py
+++ b/submissions/models.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Submission(models.Model):
         header = '<table>'
         header += '<tr><td>Title: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + self.title + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Author(s): </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + self.author_list + '</td></tr>'
-        header += '<tr><td>arxiv Link: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.arxiv_link + '">' + self.arxiv_link + '</a></td></tr>'
+        header += '<tr><td>arxiv Link: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.arxiv_link + '" target="_blank">' + self.arxiv_link + '</a></td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Date submitted: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + str(self.submission_date) + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Submitted by: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + str(self.submitted_by) + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Submitted to: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + journals_submit_dict[self.submitted_to_journal] + '</td></tr>'
diff --git a/theses/models.py b/theses/models.py
index 762fc668d592033569eb4eedeb3991d167302891..0474b7b64ecbcd7388aef434daa68d79d7ee13ef 100644
--- a/theses/models.py
+++ b/theses/models.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ThesisLink(models.Model):
         header += '<tr><td>Discipline: </td><td></td><td>' + disciplines_dict[self.discipline] + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Domain: </td><td></td><td>' + journals_domains_dict[self.domain] + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Specialization: </td><td></td><td>' + journals_spec_dict[self.specialization] + '</td></tr>'
-        header += '<tr><td>URL: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.pub_link + '">' + self.pub_link + '</a></td></tr>'
+        header += '<tr><td>URL: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td><a href="' + self.pub_link + '" target="_blank">' + self.pub_link + '</a></td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Degree granting institution: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + self.institution + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Supervisor(s): </td><td></td><td>' + self.supervisor + '</td></tr>'
         header += '<tr><td>Defense date: </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>' + str(self.defense_date) + '</td></tr>'