diff --git a/doc/src/pair_mesocnt.txt b/doc/src/pair_mesocnt.txt
index 29c1ff2b1c..cc1c35f0b4 100644
--- a/doc/src/pair_mesocnt.txt
+++ b/doc/src/pair_mesocnt.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Atoms belonging to different CNTs need to be assigned
 different molecule IDs.
 
 A full summary of the method and LAMMPS implementation details
-are expected to soon become available in Computer Physics
+is expected to soon become available in Computer Physics
 Communications.
 
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