diff --git a/joss/paper.bib b/joss/paper.bib
index 2fc0afd9..e97de521 100644
--- a/joss/paper.bib
+++ b/joss/paper.bib
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ @INPROCEEDINGS{Erickson23
 }
 
 @misc{Johnson_2010,
-  title={Nick’s Blog},
+  title={Damn Cool Algorithms: Levenshtein Automata},
+  journal={Nick’s Blog},
   url={http://blog.notdot.net/2010/07/Damn-Cool-Algorithms-Levenshtein-Automata},
   author={Johnson, Nick},
   year={2010},
@@ -167,3 +168,12 @@ @ARTICLE{Xu16
   pages={2991-3029},
   doi={10.1109/COMST.2016.2566669}
 }
+
+@book{Rodger06,
+    author = {Rodger, Susan H.},
+    title = {JFLAP: An Interactive Formal Languages and Automata Package},
+    year = {2006},
+    isbn = {0763738344},
+    publisher = {Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.},
+    address = {USA}
+}
diff --git a/joss/paper.md b/joss/paper.md
index 526c3cc6..2d1211ee 100644
--- a/joss/paper.md
+++ b/joss/paper.md
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ of the corresponding languages using specialized algorithms.
 
 # Statement of need
 
-These models are a core component of both computer science education and research, seeing further theoretical work
+Automata are a core component of both computer science education and research, seeing further theoretical work
 and applications in a wide variety of areas such as computational biology [@Marschall11] and networking [@Xu16].
-In particular, the ability to manipulate finite-state automata within the context of a software package has seen attention from
-researchers in the past [@Sutner03]. Similar software has also included
-functionality for parsing regular expressions into their corresponding finite-state automata [@brics].
-
-`automata` serves the demand for such a package in the Python software ecosystem. As a popular high-level language, Python enables
+Consequently, the manipulation of automata with software packages has seen significant attention from
+researchers in the past. The similarly named Mathematica package `Automata` [@Sutner03] implements a number of
+algorithms for use with finite-state automata, including regular expression conversion and binary set operations.
+In Java, the Brics package [@brics] implements similar algorithms, while the JFLAP package [@Rodger06] places an emphasis
+on interactivity and simulation of more general families of automata.
+
+`automata` serves the demand for such a package in the Python software ecosystem, implementing algorithms and allowing for
+simulation of automata in a manner comparable to the packages described previously. As a popular high-level language, Python enables
 significant flexibility and ease of use that directly benefits many users. The package includes a comprehensive test suite,
 support for modern language features (including type annotations), and has a large number of different automata,
 meeting the demands of users across a wide variety of use cases. In particular, the target audience