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The Publishing Process
(How to Deal with Proofs)
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The proofing process
Why proof is sent to authors
Misspelled words
Marking the corrections
Addition of references
When to complain
The proofing process
• The manuscript usually goes through a
copyediting during which spelling and
grammatical errors are corrected.
• The copyeditor will standardize all
abbreviations, units of measure,
punctuation, and spelling.
• These questions will appear as “author
queries” on the margins of the proofs sent to
the author.
Why proof is sent to authors
• You should examine the proofs carefully for
typographical errors.
• If the printed article contains serious errors,
all kind of later problems can develop, not
the least of which may be irreparable
damage to your reputation.
Misspelled words(1/2)
• If you read proof in the same way and at the
same speed that you ordinarily read
scientific papers, you will probably miss
90% of the typographical errors.
• To catch most errors, however, you must
slowly examine each word.
• The havoc could occur from a misplaced
decimal point.
Misspelled words(2/2)
• Be especially careful in proofing the tables.
The rule is important for two reasons.
– First, errors frequently occur in keyboarding
numbers, especially in tabular material.
– Second, you are the only person who can catch
such errors.
Marking the corrections
• When you find an error on a page proof, it’s
important that the error be marked twice.
• These marks are a language universally
used in all kinds of publishing.
Addition of references
• A new paper appears that you would like to
add to you References, but you need not
make any appreciable change in the text.
• If you add a reference at proof, do not
renumber the references.
• What you should do is add the new
reference with an “a” number.
The End