Elliott Editorial Online
Proofreading
We take a copyedited
document and look it over one final time, checking for any remaining errors or
inconsistencies. Proofreading is best done after the document is laid
out—either by us or by a compositor of your choice. If you choose your own
compositor, we work with copy sent to us by fax or by e-mail in PDF format.
(The PDF copy can also be mailed to us through the Postal Service.)
In proofreading your
document, we mark discrepancies in the text, and, when appropriate, we check
for problems in page makeup, layout, color separation, or type.
Proofreading may include
one or more of the following:
Checking proof
against typesetting specifications
Querying or
correcting errors or inconsistencies that may have escaped an editor or a
writer
Reading for
typographical errors or for sense without reading against copy
Verifying
links in online publications
Proofreading:
Estimated Pace: 5–10 ms
pgs/hr