Elements of the Editing Process
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Jerome Eberle used his English degree as a publishing assistant where he edited reviews for Booklist Magazine. As an editor, his responsibilities included copyediting manuscripts to ensure correct formatting, punctuation, grammar, and spelling using a style guide. Copyeditors aim to eliminate passive voice, ambiguity, and wordiness while also fact-checking dates and statistics. Editors may also rewrite or rearrange paragraphs for logical flow through substantive editing and proofread final versions to check edits.
Elements of the Editing Process
- 2. Jerome Eberle utilized his bachelor’s degree in English through his work as a publishing assistant for Booklist Magazine, a publication of the American Library Association in Chicago. One of Jerome Eberle's responsibilities in that position was editing reviews for the magazine. The editing process always involves copyediting, or checking the writer's manuscript for correctness in formatting, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and spelling. A style guide assists the editor in copyediting material and provides a detailed set of guidelines which help to promote consistency throughout the content.
- 3. The handbook of choice for most professionals is the Chicago Manual of Style. Copyeditors strive to eliminate passive voice, ambiguity, and wordiness in order to streamline content. Another essential element of the copyediting process is fact-checking. Any dates or statistics should be double-checked. In addition to copyediting, an editor may also have to rewrite or rearrange the paragraphs of a manuscript to maintain a logical flow. This kind of editing work is called substantive or line editing. Proofreading, yet another part of the review process, entails checking copyedited pages against a typeset page or electronic content to ensure that edits are implemented correctly.