diff --git a/src/USER-MISC/README b/src/USER-MISC/README
index 13a1f0e899..cfa4650115 100644
--- a/src/USER-MISC/README
+++ b/src/USER-MISC/README
@@ -48,5 +48,3 @@ pair_style lj/sf, Laurent Joly (U Lyon), ljoly.ulyon at gmail.com, 8 Aug 11
 pair_style meam/spline, Alexander Stukowski (LLNL), alex at stukowski.com, 1 Feb 12
 pair_style meam/sw/spline, Robert Rudd (LLNL), robert.rudd at llnl.gov, 1 Oct 12
 pair_style tersoff/table, Luca Ferraro, luca.ferraro@caspur.it, 1 Dec 11
-
-
diff --git a/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_sw_spline.cpp b/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_sw_spline.cpp
index 5b22ac6ea6..626624ff52 100644
--- a/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_sw_spline.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-MISC/pair_meam_sw_spline.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
    See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Contributing author: Robert Rudd (LLNL), robert.rudd@llnl.gov
+   Based on the spline-based MEAM routine written by
+     Alexander Stukowski (LLNL), alex@stukowski.com
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Spline-based Modified Embedded Atom Method plus Stillinger-Weber (MEAM+SW) potential routine.
  *