Editing

Editing is the process of correcting errors in technical documents. You revise your technical document
for it to be more effective to the readers.
Levels of Edit
1. Coordination Edit
The Coordination Edit consists primarily of manuscript handing and job monitoring and control.
2. Policy Edit
The purpose of a Policy Edit is to make sure that a publication reflects the policies of the Organization.
3. Integrity Edit
An Integrity Edit is primarily concerned with ensuring that the parts of a publication match and
verifying that there are no gaps or repetitions in numbering systems.
4. Screening Edit
The Screening Edit identifies and corrects aspects of the text (e.g., misspelled words) and artwork that
are unacceptable.
5. Copy Clarification Edit
The Copy Clarification Edit ensures that the copy used by those in the publishing process is legible and
producible and that instructions for final preparation are accurate.
6. Format Edit
The Formal Edit ensures that the publication conforms to established layout and typographic designs
and standards.
7. Mechanical Style Edit
The Mechanical Style Edit ensures that the mechanics of text and figures conform to the specified style.
8. Language Edit
The Language Edit is an in-depth review of the way ideas are expressed, regardless of the format or
mechanical style.
9. Substantive Edit
The Substantive Edit deals with the meaningful content of the publication. This edit includes the
coherence of the individual parts of the publication.



PROOFREADIng
Before submitting or printing an academic research paper, essay, email, memo or any other written
document, it is very important to carefully proofread it. Proofreading of written material is the final
and essential step that must be taken before a document can be considered as complete.

When proofreading a document, you should first read it slowly and carefully determine whether it
communicates its message or not. If the title or introductory paragraphs do not clearly signal the intent
of the paper or if the paragraphs which follow do not naturally flow from that introduction, you might
want to rewrite those parts of your paper. If the research does not seem to verify what you are
attempting to communicate, you may wish to rethink your thesis or you may need to conduct further
research.

Once that part of proofreading process, the overview editing, has been completed, it is time to perform
a more exacting analysis of the paper. During this part of the proofreading procedure, you should
search for errors in spelling, word usage, grammar, and punctuation. After all, a poorly written paper
cannot possibly communicate its message properly to the reader.

Before you can consider the proofreading process complete, you should verify your sources and make
sure that the document adheres to the rules of the formatting style you are using.

Professional editors can proofread your documents so that the final product is well-written, precise, and
easy to read. It is important to carefully proofread all written materials.