diff --git a/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py b/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py
index c5de285d53..f4c5e17f3d 100644
--- a/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py
+++ b/tools/eam_database/create_eam.py
@@ -65,22 +65,17 @@ def embed(at, rho):
             emb[i] = atom.Fn * (1.0 - atom.fnn * np.log(dr)) * dr**atom.fnn
     return emb
 
-
 def write_file(attypes, filename, Fr, rhor, z2r, nrho, drho, nr, dr, rc):
     struc = "fcc"
     with open(filename, "w") as f:
         f.write("DATE: " + date.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
-        f.write(" CONTRIBUTORS: Xiaowang Zhou xzhou@sandia.gov and")
+        f.write(" CONTRIBUTOR: Xiaowang Zhou xzhou@sandia.gov and")
         f.write(" Lucas Hale lucas.hale@nist.gov")
         f.write(" Germain Clavier g.m.g.c.clavier@tue.nl/germain.clavier@gmail.com\n")
-        f.write(" CITATION: X. W. Zhou, R. A. Johnson, H. N. G. Wadley, Phys. Rev. B, 69, 144113(2004)\n")
-        f.write("Generated from create_eam.py, Python version of Zhou04_create_v2.f\n")
+        f.write(" CITATION: X. W. Zhou, R. A. Johnson, H. N. G. Wadley, Phys. Rev. B, 69, 144113(2004) ")
+        f.write("Generated by create_eam.py\n")
         f.write("{:<5d} {:<24}\n".format(len(attypes), " ".join(attypes)))
-        f.write(
-            "{:<5d} {:<24.16e} {:<5d} {:<24.16e} {:<24.16e}\n".format(
-                nrho, drho, nr, dr, rc
-            )
-        )
+        f.write("{:<5d} {:<24.16e} {:<5d} {:<24.16e} {:<24.16e}\n".format(nrho, drho, nr, dr, rc))
         for at in attypes:
             atom = Database[at]
             f.write(