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What is copy-editing?
In the author’s manuscript (on paper or as word-processor file):
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Detailed editing for sense
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Checking for consistency
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Clear presentation of the material for the typesetter
(Judith Butcher, Copy-Editing: the Cambridge Handbook)
Clients’ comments:
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“Your editing was of a very high standard.” —
Blackwell
Publishing,
Oxford
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“Michael, you are an absolute star! Thank you for doing such a fantastic
job with great patience and little fuss. I have had immense faith in your
consistency and decision-making on points of style, and your author queries
have been very helpful. This is a very high profile book and I am so pleased
that I was able to secure your reliable services. I certainly look forward to
working with you again.” —
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
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“Tony Burns ... the main editor of the Textbook
of Dermatology ... has personally asked me to pass on his heartfelt thanks
for the outstanding job you did in copy-editing some of the chapters in this
book. He was extremely impressed with the quality of your work.” —
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford
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“We are very grateful to Michael Robertson (copy
editor extraordinaire)...” — John C. Pickup and Gareth Williams, editors,
Textbook of Diabetes, 3rd edn. (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2003), p.
xv.
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“As always, it is a pleasure to work with you — the quality of your
copy-editing borders on perfection.” —
Thieme International, Stuttgart
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“The last paper was accepted by the Journal of Clinical Oncology
(impact factor 7.9) ... which confirms the quality of your work. Many thanks
again.” — Prof. Günter von Minckwitz, University of Frankfurt
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