COPY EDITING AND PROOFREADING

 

 

Copying Editing: Editing for grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and other mechanics of style; checking for consistency of mechanics and for internal consistency of facts; checking approximate placement of art; editing tables, figures, and lists.

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Does not include the following unless requested in advance:

• Americanization

• standardization of weights and measures

• verifying translations or accuracy of non-English words

 

Does not include the following unless contracted in advance

• providing or changing system of citations

• editing index

• writing captions or credit lines

• writing running heads

 

 

Proofreading: Checking written material for minor, mechanical errors in copy (such as spelling mistakes or typographical errors).

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Does not include the following unless contracted in advance:

 

• incorporating Author's alterations

• checking page breaks

• flagging or checking location of art

• inserting or checking page numbers to content and page references.