Copyediting Services
Meticulous, attentive, and adept — your uniquely skilled publication ally for grammar, consistency, and publishing standards.
What Is Copyediting?
During comprehensive editing, your publication’s Managing Editor will review and make changes to your content. Then comes the job of the copyeditor: your uniquely skilled publication ally.
Diverse in expertise from your general editor, the copyeditor is meticulous, attentive, and adept in grammar and word usage. He or she also remains current with book publishing’s most up-to-date standards and practices.
During copyediting, the copyeditor reviews your “copy” — the raw material of your written document — and corrects mistakes and repetition within.
What Copyediting Covers
- Grammar, syntax, and punctuation rules
- Spelling, capitalization, font usage, numerals, and hyphenation
- Elemental fact checking (names, dates, etc.)
- Character description, plot points, and setting
- Continuity errors
- Story elements for consistency, cohesion, and completeness
- Usage and style guide adherence
- Potential legal liabilities
The copyeditor is meticulous, attentive, and adept in grammar and word usage — remaining current with book publishing's most up-to-date standards and practices.
A Closer Look at What We Check
Every manuscript receives thorough attention across all of these critical areas.
Grammar & Syntax
Punctuation, sentence structure, and language rules
Technical Consistency
Spelling, capitalization, fonts, numerals, hyphenation
Fact Checking
Verifying correct names, dates, and key details
Continuity
Characters, plot, setting, and story elements
Cohesion & Completeness
Ensuring story and content elements work as a unified whole
Style Guide Adherence
Chicago Manual of Style, APA Style, and more
Legal Review
Flagging potential legal liabilities in content
Repetition Removal
Eliminating redundancy and repeated content
The Copyediting Workflow
From raw manuscript to typesetting-ready — here’s how the process flows.
1. Comprehensive Editing
Managing Editor reviews and makes changes to content
2. Copyediting
Copyeditor reviews copy for grammar, consistency, and style
3. Author Review
Manuscript sent to production editor and author(s) for review
4. Off to Typesetting
Finalized manuscript moves into page composition
Chicago Manual of Style
The industry standard for book publishing, covering everything from manuscript preparation to citation formatting. Widely used in trade, academic, and nonfiction publishing.
APA Style
The go-to standard for social sciences, psychology, education, and related fields. Governs formatting, in-text citations, reference lists, and overall manuscript structure.