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@@ -156,9 +156,14 @@ If a paper has already been reviewed and accepted by rOpenSci or pyOpenSci, the
 If you believe a submission should be rejected, for example, because it is out of scope for JOSS, then you should:
 
 - Ask EditorialBot to flag the submission as potentially out of scope with the command `@editorialbot query scope`. This command adds the `query-scope` label to the issue.
-- Mention to the author your reasons for flagging the submission as possibly out of scope, and give them an opportunity to defend their submission.
+- Mention to the author your reasons for flagging the submission as possibly out of scope, and _optionally_ give them an opportunity to defend their submission.
+- During the scope review process, the editorial team may ask the authors to provide additional information about their submission to assist the editorial board with their decision.
 - The TEiC will make a final determination of whether a submission is in scope, taking into account the feedback of other editors.
 
+**Scope reviews for resubmissions**
+
+In the event that an author re-submits a paper to JOSS that was previously rejected, the TEiC will use their discretion to determine: 1) whether a full scope review by the entire editorial team is necessary, 2) if the previous reasons for rejection remain valid, or 3) if there have been enough updates to warrant sending the submission out for review.
+
 ### Voting on papers flagged as potentially out of scope
 
 Once per week, an email is sent to all JOSS editors with a summary of the papers that are currently flagged as potentially out of scope. Editors are asked to review these submissions and vote on the JOSS website if they have an opinion about a submission.
diff --git a/docs/submitting.md b/docs/submitting.md
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@@ -690,6 +690,6 @@ If you want to learn more details about the review process, take a look at the [
 
 Please write admin@theoj.org with confidential matters such as retraction requests, report of misconduct, and retroactive author name changes.
 
-In case of a name change, the DOI will be unchanged and the paper will be updated without publishing a correction notice or notifying co-authors.
+In the event of a name change request, the DOI will remain unchanged, and the paper will be updated without the publication of a correction notice. Please note that because JOSS submissions are managed publicly, updates to papers are visible in the public record (e.g., in the [JOSS papers repository](https://github.com/openjournals/joss-papers) commit history).
 
 JOSS will also update Crossref metadata.