Do you need a professional editor to ensure your written content is correctly formatted, adheres to a specific house style, makes sense,
is grammatically correct
and free of errors?
There’s a lot more to editing than you might think!
Editing is often confused with proofreading so it’s important to know the difference between the two.
Your written work may go through several rounds of editing before it’s ready to be proofread.
Proofreading is just one part of a much bigger quality check that takes place after editors have worked on a text, usually for several rounds, and is the final stage in the process.
Editing is often confused with proofreading so it’s important to know the difference between the two.
Your written work may go through several rounds of editing before it’s ready to be proofread.
Proofreading is just one part of a much bigger quality check that takes place after editors have worked on a text, usually for several rounds, and is the final stage in the process.
My services include ensuring:
correct spelling, punctuation and grammar
your text conforms to the necessary house style (Harvard, Chicago, …)
your text is within the required word limit
your text is structurally sound and coherent
consistency in usage of terms and spelling
consistency in styles, presentation and layout
that page numbers, headings, illustrations, captions and labels correspond
that all terms and abbreviations are explained
any obvious factual inaccuracies in my specialist subjects are queried
any potential legal issues are flagged
academic references are sound and correctly formatted
a customised style guide is created
correct spelling, punctuation and grammar
your text conforms to the necessary house style (Harvard, Chicago, …)
your text is within the required word limit
your text is structurally sound and coherent
consistency in usage of terms and spelling
consistency in styles, presentation and layout
that page numbers, headings, illustrations, captions and labels correspond
that all terms and abbreviations are explained
any obvious factual inaccuracies in my specialist subjects are queried
any potential legal issues are flagged
academic references are sound and correctly formatted
a customised style guide is created
Copyediting takes longer than proofreading and will cost more.
What is Editing?
The core elements of copyediting, as set out by the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, are:
* working on raw or draft text
* checking for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors
* making changes for flow, tone and intended readership
* applying your house style or ensuring consistency in spellings, capital letters, date format, numbers, units
* marking up the structure for the designer (headings, boxed text, quotes, tables, etc)
* formatting references and citations into chosen style
* numbering tables, figures and illustrations; checking content against text and captions
* querying obvious factual inaccuracies
* flagging potential legal issues
* marking up an index for consistent formatting issues
What is Editing?
The core elements of copyediting, as set out by the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, are:
* working on raw or draft text
* checking for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors
* making changes for flow, tone and intended readership
* applying your house style or ensuring consistency in spellings, capital letters, date format, numbers, units
* marking up the structure for the designer (headings, boxed text, quotes, tables, etc)
* formatting references and citations into chosen style
* numbering tables, figures and illustrations; checking content against text and captions
* querying obvious factual inaccuracies
* flagging potential legal issues
* marking up an index for consistent formatting issues