© Columbia University Press
The Fine Art of Copyediting
Paper, 160 pages, 4 figures
ISBN: 978-0-231-12479-9
$26.95
/ £18.95
second edition
January, 2002
Cloth, 160 pages, 4 figures
ISBN: 978-0-231-12478-2
$85.00
/ £58.50
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
One. Basics
The Copyeditor's Job; The Copyeditor's Stance; Kinds of Editors; The Value of Copyediting
Two. Legal and Contractual Aspects of Publishing
Mutual Dependency; Libel; Indiscretion (Bias); Copyright and Permissions
Design: Illustrations; Jackets
Other Contractual Specifics: Titles; Proofs and AAs; Index
Three. Types of Editing
Books:Trade Books, Scholarly Books, Textbooks, Scientific and Professional Books
Reference Volumes: Dictionaries of the English Language; Other Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Miscellaneous
Journals
Four. The Editor's Dilemma
Personal Relations: Praise; Differences of Opinion
Difficult Manuscripts: Editor's Ploys; The Confident Bad Writer
The Role of Appreciation
Five. Editorial Procedures
Basics: Choices; Generic Coding
Preliminaries: Chapter Titles and Headings; Illustrative Material; Notes and Bibliography or References; Front Matter
Copyediting: Errors, Ambiguities, Inconsistencies; Style of Writing
Style Sheet: Capital Letters; Italics; Hyphens
Special Problems: Corrections
Finishing Up: Running Heads; Spine Copy; Review
Editor to Author
Six. Computer Technology
The Publishing House; Computer Aids; Editor on Computer; Author on Computer; Computer Language; Results
Seven. A Concise Manual of Writing Style for Copyeditors
General Guidelines; Rhetoric; Readership; Ambiguity; Repetition; Pretentiousness
Details: Spelling; Capitalization; Italics; Compound Words and Hyphens; British Spelling and Punctuation
Grammar and Usage: Parts of Speech; Mistakes in Grammar; That and Which; Punctuation; Abbreviations; Cross-References
Tables
Bias-Free Writing
Eight. The Fine Art
Sentences
Punctuation
Figures of Speech: New Uses for Old Words; Metaphors
New Words
Changing Usage
Nine. Notes, References, and Bibliographies
Numbered Notes: Content and Placement; Shortening
Parenthetical References
Bibliographies (and Notes)
References (and Parenthetical Citations)
Page and Volume Numbers
Alphabetization
Summary on Documentation
Basic Serviceable Forms of Notation and Reference: Numbered Notes and Bibliography; Parenthetical Notes and References
Ten. Special Editing Problems
Authors' Foibles: Faulty Research; Stubborn Author; Venerable Author; Problem Prefaces and Introductions
Special Cases: Lectures to Books; Multiple Authorship; Transliteration; Translations
Scholarship: Hebrew and Other Scripts; Authoritative Sources and Accuracy; Final Checking
Eleven. Proofs and Index
Twelve. Job Satisfaction
Annotated Bibliography
Dictionaries
Manuals on Grammar and Format
Stylistic Aids on Writing
Reference Works
Appendix. Figure 1. Sample of Computer-Edited Copy
Figure 2. Explanation and Illustration of Editing Changes on Hard Copy or Typescript
Figure 3. Abbreviations for Notes and Bibliographies
Figure 4. Signs for Correcting Proof