diff --git a/doc/region.html b/doc/region.html
index c2080049d6..fe5a61b613 100644
--- a/doc/region.html
+++ b/doc/region.html
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@
 </PRE>
 <UL><LI>ID = user-assigned name for the region 
 
-<LI>style = <I>block</I> or <I>sphere</I> or <I>cylinder</I> or <I>prism</I> or <I>union</I> or <I>intersect</I> 
+<LI>style = <I>block</I> or <I>cylinder</I> or <I>prism</I> or <I>sphere</I> or <I>union</I> or <I>intersect</I> 
 
 <PRE>  <I>block</I> args = xlo xhi ylo yhi zlo zhi
       xlo,xhi,ylo,yhi,zlo,zhi = bounds of block in all
         dimensions (distance units)
-  <I>sphere</I> args = x y z radius
-      x,y,z = center of sphere (distance units)
-      radius = radius of sphere (distance units)
   <I>cylinder</I> args = dim c1 c2 radius lo hi
     dim = <I>x</I> or <I>y</I> or <I>z</I> = axis of cylinder
     c1,c2 = coords of cylinder axis in other 2 dimensions (distance units)
@@ -36,6 +33,9 @@
       yxtilt = distance to shift upper y in x direction (distance units)
       zxtilt = distance to shift upper z in x direction (distance units)
       zytilt = distance to shift upper z in y direction (distance units)
+  <I>sphere</I> args = x y z radius
+      x,y,z = center of sphere (distance units)
+      radius = radius of sphere (distance units)
   <I>union</I> args = N reg-ID1 reg-ID2 ...
     N = # of regions to follow, must be 2 or greater
     reg-ID1,reg-ID2, ... = IDs of regions to join together
diff --git a/doc/region.txt b/doc/region.txt
index a34be58d99..7545d3f14a 100644
--- a/doc/region.txt
+++ b/doc/region.txt
@@ -13,13 +13,10 @@ region command :h3
 region ID style args keyword value ... :pre
 
 ID = user-assigned name for the region :ulb,l
-style = {block} or {sphere} or {cylinder} or {prism} or {union} or {intersect} :l
+style = {block} or {cylinder} or {prism} or {sphere} or {union} or {intersect} :l
   {block} args = xlo xhi ylo yhi zlo zhi
       xlo,xhi,ylo,yhi,zlo,zhi = bounds of block in all
         dimensions (distance units)
-  {sphere} args = x y z radius
-      x,y,z = center of sphere (distance units)
-      radius = radius of sphere (distance units)
   {cylinder} args = dim c1 c2 radius lo hi
     dim = {x} or {y} or {z} = axis of cylinder
     c1,c2 = coords of cylinder axis in other 2 dimensions (distance units)
@@ -31,6 +28,9 @@ style = {block} or {sphere} or {cylinder} or {prism} or {union} or {intersect} :
       yxtilt = distance to shift upper y in x direction (distance units)
       zxtilt = distance to shift upper z in x direction (distance units)
       zytilt = distance to shift upper z in y direction (distance units)
+  {sphere} args = x y z radius
+      x,y,z = center of sphere (distance units)
+      radius = radius of sphere (distance units)
   {union} args = N reg-ID1 reg-ID2 ...
     N = # of regions to follow, must be 2 or greater
     reg-ID1,reg-ID2, ... = IDs of regions to join together
diff --git a/src/region_prism.cpp b/src/region_prism.cpp
index 52e69f9692..99863bf0f5 100644
--- a/src/region_prism.cpp
+++ b/src/region_prism.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
    See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Contributing author: Pieter in't Veld (SNL)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 #include "stdlib.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "region_prism.h"