About
Copyediting is a completely objective assessment of your work to find and correct any errors that would be embarrassing if published and would confuse and distract readers.
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It addresses correctness, consistency, accuracy, and completeness.
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CORRECTNESS
Editing for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, formatting, and typography.
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CONSISTENCY
Creating a style sheet to track and apply an editorial style (treatment of numbers, capitalizations, variant spellings, etc.) and ensuring all visual elements are consistent too.​
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ACCURACY
Identifying and querying or correcting any inaccuracies in general information (dates, quotations, URLs), organizational information (menus, table of contents), and mathematical information (statistics, numerals).
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COMPLETENESS
Ensuring material is complete and querying for missing elements; identifying and flagging where citations or copyright permissions are needed. Â
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Every copyedit includes a proofread.