Keeping Things Agreeable: Subject-Verb Agreement

If you’ve ever dabbled in learning a new language, one of the trickiest aspects to master is subject-verb agreement. Even the most accomplished editing professionals still get tripped up while writing in their own native tongue let alone a second language. …Why?...

A Copy Editor’s Nightmare: Five of the Most Common Mistakes

Everyone makes mistakes, even copy editors. If you’re submitting a manuscript or paper, though, you should make every effort to check your work and, if possible, have someone else check it, too. While it’s not always true that a clean manuscript is a good manuscript,...

Journal Tools to Reduce an Author’s Stress

Producing a scholarly manuscript is hard work. The process includes researching, editing, finding the right journal, finding the right document format that can allow for collaborative editing, and ultimately getting people to actually read your research and track its...

There’s an “I” in “Edit” But Not in “Team”

When folks outside the publishing industry hear the words “editor” or “proofreader,” they often think of one single person making corrections to a paper or book. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth; editing is a group effort. I’ve always thought of the...