diff --git a/submissions/factories.py b/submissions/factories.py
index 6268ae0f2a7231efe74b0162949e84ea0d469c7d..41829f4569a70fe8bed33043f2f65edc282dc81f 100644
--- a/submissions/factories.py
+++ b/submissions/factories.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ class EICRecommendationFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
 class EditorialAssignmentFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     """
-    A EditorialAssignmentFactory should always have a `submission` explicitly assigned. This will
+    An EditorialAssignmentFactory should always have a `submission` explicitly assigned. This will
     mostly be done using the post_generation hook in any SubmissionFactory.
     """
     submission = None
diff --git a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_assignment.html b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_assignment.html
index d6b4d5a1df0056987e5fd4b914d6890b4f3c24f0..1ab6d603f10fdded4501eaf5672422ba1bd4425b 100644
--- a/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_assignment.html
+++ b/submissions/templates/submissions/pool/editorial_assignment.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <br>
         If you choose the <em>Normal refereeing cycle</em>, you will be redirected to the Editorial Page to proceed further. The Submission will be publicly available and the authors will be informed that the refereeing process has started.
         <br>
-        If you choose to <em>directly formulate a Editorial Recommendation for rejection</em>, the Submission will not become publicly available. After formulation of the Editorial Recommendation, it will be put forward for voting as normal.
+        If you choose to <em>directly formulate an Editorial Recommendation for rejection</em>, the Submission will not become publicly available. After formulation of the Editorial Recommendation, it will be put forward for voting as normal.
     </p>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/submissions/utils.py b/submissions/utils.py
index 77bd68540f193b16137541be3e62dafe90e9ffcc..987fccf16b9bde6417803f405895d7ed8f7b052a 100644
--- a/submissions/utils.py
+++ b/submissions/utils.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class BaseSubmissionCycle:
                 'No plagiarism report found. Please run the plagiarism check.'))
 
         if self.submission.eicrecommendations.active().exists():
-            # A Editorial Recommendation has already been submitted. Cycle done.
+            # An Editorial Recommendation has already been submitted. Cycle done.
             return False
 
         if not self.submission.refereeing_cycle: