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Pre - Editing - JD - KGL India
Pre - Editing - JD - KGL India
JD- Pre-Editing
Key points
Have you ever noticed that books and magazines have few, if any, mistakes? It isn't by luck. It is the job
of pre editing to catch mistakes before anything is printed and distributed to the public. Pre editing are
involved at several stages in the process of turning manuscript into printed pages. Usually all the text
and graphics for any newspaper, magazine, or book project are reviewed several times by pre editing
who work for publishers.
Job Description:
Pre Editing check to ensure that:
• Spelling and style are correct and consistent the text matches the original page numbers, headings
and captions are correct.
• Photos and illustrations are correctly captioned.
• Chapter headings match the contents table.
• The pages as a whole are logically arranged and look pleasing.
• To read copy in order to detect and mark (or correct) any grammatical, typographical, or
compositional errors.
Skills: