Editing for Academic Publishing

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The course will provide an overview of academic publishing with an emphasis on peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Students will learn firsthand the process of publishing a scholarly journal, from soliciting manuscripts to laying out copy. Assignments may include mastering the standard system of proofreading marks; copyediting, fact-checking and source-checking manuscripts; and correcting page proofs. Students will learn about style sheets, style manuals and reference books; document management; and professional communication standards for querying authors and reviewers.