diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dde183a..1fb86db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ contains all the data and results (see `?maaslin_fit`).
         number of non-zero data points for the feature.
     * ``significant_results.tsv``
         * This file is a subset of the results in the first file.
-        * It only includes associations with q-values <= to the threshold and no
-        errors.
+        * It only includes associations with joint or individual q-values less
+than or equal to the threshold and no errors.
     * ``features``
         * This folder includes the filtered, normalized, and transformed
         versions of the input feature table.
diff --git a/man/maaslin_write_results.Rd b/man/maaslin_write_results.Rd
index 624f841..ed4875f 100644
--- a/man/maaslin_write_results.Rd
+++ b/man/maaslin_write_results.Rd
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ file \code{all_results.tsv} will contain all results in the
 \code{fit_data_abundance} and \code{fit_data_prevalence} items of the
 input list (with 'linear' and 'logistic' replaced by 'abundance' and
 'prevalence' in the \code{model} column). The file
-\code{significant_results.tsv} will contain all results with joint
+\code{significant_results.tsv} will contain all results with joint or
+individual
 q-values below the `max_significance` parameter and only `NA` in the
 `error` column of the results (the `error` column is subsequently
 dropped). No value is returned.
diff --git a/vignettes/maaslin3_manual.Rmd b/vignettes/maaslin3_manual.Rmd
index f3b5d4d..9b9680b 100644
--- a/vignettes/maaslin3_manual.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/maaslin3_manual.Rmd
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ contains all the data and results (see `?maaslin_fit`).
         number of non-zero data points for the feature.
     * ``significant_results.tsv``
         * This file is a subset of the results in the first file.
-        * It only includes associations with joint q-values <= to the threshold 
-        and no errors.
+        * It only includes associations with joint or individual q-values less 
+than or equal to the threshold and no errors.
     * ``features``
         * This folder includes the filtered, normalized, and transformed
         versions of the input feature table.
diff --git a/vignettes/maaslin3_tutorial.Rmd b/vignettes/maaslin3_tutorial.Rmd
index fa9f8a2..e628eee 100644
--- a/vignettes/maaslin3_tutorial.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/maaslin3_tutorial.Rmd
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ supplying spike-in or total abundances with `unscaled_abundance`.
 #### Significant associations
 
 The main output from MaAsLin 3 is the list of significant associations
-in `significant_results.tsv`. This lists all associations with joint q-values 
+in `significant_results.tsv`. This lists all associations with joint 
+or individual q-values 
 that pass MaAsLin 3's significance
 threshold, ordered by increasing individual q-value. The format is: