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Hi! I have some questions about punctuation within quotations. Apparently I’ve used them wrong in one of my reviews. I disagree with what the editor has said, so was wondering what the consensus here is. My errors were placing the comma and period after the quotation marks like in the sentences:

1. This can be seen in the story, “The Amish Girl”.

2. This led to him converting 7 of his “enemies”,

The editor told me that the period and the comma should be placed before the quotation marks.

From what I've read, it is more of an American rule to put the punctuation within the quotation. From what I was taught (I'm not from America), the punctuation is only within the quotation if it's a direct quote. This is also the standard convention for us, so nobody ever told me that it was wrong.

What are your thoughts and would it be possible for me to request a recheck?

Hey Neoli, in American English period and comma are used before the quotation mark.
And in British English , outside. But we have always written them inside. American English has become more prevalent, so its preferable to go with it.

Thank you so much!!