diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/SkipOnEmpty.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/SkipOnEmpty.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/SkipOnEmpty.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/process/SkipOnEmpty.php
@@ -39,18 +39,17 @@
  * @code
  * process:
  *   parent:
- *   -
- *     plugin: skip_on_empty
- *     method: process
- *     source: parent
- *   -
- *     plugin: migration
- *     migration: d6_taxonomy_term
+ *     -
+ *       plugin: skip_on_empty
+ *       method: process
+ *       source: parent
+ *     -
+ *       plugin: migration
+ *       migration: d6_taxonomy_term
  * @endcode
  *
- * If parent is empty, any further processing of the property is skipped. In
- * this example, if parent is empty, the next plugin (migration) will not be
- * run.
+ * If parent is empty, any further processing of the property is skipped - thus,
+ * the next plugin (migration) will not be run.
  *
  * @see \Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrateProcessInterface
  *
@@ -74,11 +73,11 @@
    *   with the $row above.
    *
    * @return mixed
-   *   The input value, $value, if it is not falsey.
+   *   The input value, $value, if it is not empty.
    *
    * @throws \Drupal\migrate\MigrateSkipRowException
-   *   Thrown if source property is not set and row should be skipped, by
-   *   default records with STATUS_IGNORED status in the map.
+   *   Thrown if the source property is not set and the row should be skipped,
+   *   records with STATUS_IGNORED status in the map.
    */
   public function row($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrate_executable, Row $row, $destination_property) {
     if (!$value) {
@@ -101,11 +100,11 @@
    *   with the $row above.
    *
    * @return mixed
-   *   The input value, $value, if it is not falsey.
+   *   The input value, $value, if it is not empty.
    *
    * @throws \Drupal\migrate\MigrateSkipProcessException
-   *   Thrown if source property is not set and rest of the process should be
-   *   skipped.
+   *   Thrown if the source property is not set and rest of the process should
+   *   be skipped.
    */
   public function process($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrate_executable, Row $row, $destination_property) {
     if (!$value) {