diff --git a/comments/forms.py b/comments/forms.py
index 13f3b75b06bd3e65ec91076934d391a6a050c836..57f0eb191f078848ddfb52f0917dada7009be10a 100644
--- a/comments/forms.py
+++ b/comments/forms.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ comment_refusal_dict = dict(COMMENT_REFUSAL_CHOICES)
 class CommentForm(forms.ModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = Comment
-        fields = ['is_rem', 'is_que', 'is_ans', 'is_obj', 'is_rep', 'is_val', 'is_lit', 'is_sug', 'comment_text', 'remarks_for_editors']
+        fields = ['is_rem', 'is_que', 'is_ans', 'is_obj', 'is_rep', 'is_cor', 'is_val', 'is_lit', 'is_sug', 'comment_text', 'remarks_for_editors']
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(CommentForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CommentForm(forms.ModelForm):
                 Div(
                     Fieldset(
                         'Specify categorization(s):',
-                        'is_rem', 'is_que', 'is_ans', 'is_obj', 'is_rep', 'is_val', 'is_lit', 'is_sug',
+                        'is_rem', 'is_que', 'is_ans', 'is_obj', 'is_rep', 'is_cor', 'is_val', 'is_lit', 'is_sug',
                         style="border: 0px; font-size: 90%"),
                     HTML('<br>'),
                     Div(
diff --git a/comments/models.py b/comments/models.py
index da6575a279f67e3771a3ac5b4123b50968d5cb23..658be03af99a8501071e00b9fce5191d5e21726f 100644
--- a/comments/models.py
+++ b/comments/models.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Comment(models.Model):
     # -2: rejected (incorrect)
     # -3: rejected (not useful)
     status = models.SmallIntegerField(default=0)
+    vetted_by = models.ForeignKey(Contributor, blank=True, null=True, related_name='comment_vetted_by')
     commentary = models.ForeignKey(Commentary, blank=True, null=True) # a Comment is either for a Commentary or Submission
     submission = models.ForeignKey(Submission, blank=True, null=True)
     thesislink = models.ForeignKey(ThesisLink, blank=True, null=True)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class Comment(models.Model):
     is_ans = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='answer to question')
     is_obj = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='objection')
     is_rep = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='reply to objection')
+    is_cor = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='correction')
     is_val = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='validation or rederivation')
     is_lit = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='pointer to related literature')
     is_sug = models.BooleanField(default=False, verbose_name='suggestion for further work')
@@ -212,6 +214,8 @@ class Comment(models.Model):
             output += '<li>objection</li>'
         if self.is_rep:
             output += '<li>reply to objection</li>'
+        if self.is_cor:
+            output += '<li>correction</li>'
         if self.is_val:
             output += '<li>validation or rederivation</li>'
         if self.is_lit:
diff --git a/comments/views.py b/comments/views.py
index 071fb19d87ccc01bf454e2fcd9452b2179fc1735..4b3771efc4d0486fe54929673c73117308f75c98 100644
--- a/comments/views.py
+++ b/comments/views.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def vet_submitted_comment_ack(request, comment_id):
             if form.cleaned_data['action_option'] == '1':
                 # accept the comment as is
                 comment.status = 1
+                comment.vetted_by = request.user.contributor
                 comment.save()
                 email_text = ('Dear ' + title_dict[comment.author.title] + ' ' + comment.author.user.last_name + 
                               ', \n\nThe Comment you have submitted, concerning publication with title ')
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ def reply_to_comment(request, comment_id):
                 is_ans = form.cleaned_data['is_ans'],
                 is_obj = form.cleaned_data['is_obj'],
                 is_rep = form.cleaned_data['is_rep'],
+                is_cor = form.cleaned_data['is_cor'],
                 is_val = form.cleaned_data['is_val'],
                 is_lit = form.cleaned_data['is_lit'],
                 is_sug = form.cleaned_data['is_sug'],