Proof-editing is an emerging form of digital on-screen proofreading that includes the typical components of proofreading such as checking spelling, punctuation, grammar, consistency of formatting and adherence to style guidelines but which can also include some copy-editing tasks.
Video Proof-editing
Demand for proof-editing
For documents that do not require a formal typesetting process, such as reports, journal articles and e-publications, the costs involved with making changes at the proofreading stage are no longer as relevant. This, along with the time and cost pressures felt by businesses, self-publishers and academics, has led to a demand for one-stage proofreading and copy-editing services where a professional proofreader/copy-editor - often a freelancer, sometimes now called an author editor - will be contracted to provide an agreed level of service to an agreed deadline and cost.
Proof-editing tends to exist outside of the traditional publishing realm, and usually involves a single stage of editing. It is considered preferable to have separate copy-editing and proofreading stages, so proof-editing is, by definition, a compromise but one that modern professional on-screen proofreaders and copy-editors are increasingly offering in order to meet the demand for flexible proofreading and editing services.
Maps Proof-editing
An example table of distinctions between different services: Editing, Copy-editing, Proof-editing and Proofreading
As this is such a new term (discussed in this guest blog on the Society for Editors and Proofreaders website) and tends to be offered by freelancers to individuals and companies rather than being a formal, industry-defined service, exactly what is included can vary. Below is an example of the distinctions between services for work on non-fiction.
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Source of the article : Wikipedia
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