diff --git a/app/controllers/personal_journals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/personal_journals_controller.rb
index d787ecb..a56ccc1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/personal_journals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/personal_journals_controller.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class PersonalJournalsController < ApplicationController
         "paper_title"
       ]
     end
-    if !params.selectbox.nil?
+    if params.selectbox !=nil
     #    journal_papers = Mongoid::Sessions.default[:journal_papers].find()
     #    journal_papers_count = journal_papers.count
     #    journal_papers_temp = Mongoid::Sessions.default[:journal_papers].find().take(journal_papers_count)