Copy Editing - Revision history

Elil at 22:59, 25 October 2014

2014-10-25T22:59:02Z

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Elil: Copy editing process

2014-10-25T18:04:32Z

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== Background ==
The OSGeo Journal is an international journal with content and production by volunteers. English is not the first language of all contributors. Even for those who write English as a first language, it is from Canada, USA, Australian, New Zealand, UK, and other various locations with localized differences.

== Goals ==
Produce OSGeo Journal Volumes with a professional appearance.

== Process ==
This is the process in use currently. Feel free to revise.
# Wait until the Journal has been assembled and is in near beta form
# Read the Master.pdf checking:
## Grammar
## Consistency of dialect (at least within each article)
## Consistency of layout (headings, orders, colors, sizes, fonts, inclusion of logos/maps, etc)
## Consecutive page numbers
## Correct dates
# Spell check, either source files in Scribus or the pdf in AbiWord
# Make all corrections in source files
# Notify Journal mailing list that the first round of copy editing has been finished along with a report (mainly if there are unresolved issues that need input from original authors or there are corrections that you don't know how to complete in the source files)

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	Any and all help is appreciated on this effort, the best way to express interest and coordinate is through the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter OSGeo Journal Mailing list]		Any and all help is appreciated on this effort, the best way to express interest and coordinate is through the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter OSGeo Journal Mailing list]
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	# Make all corrections in source files		# Make all corrections in source files
	# Notify Journal mailing list that the first round of copy editing has been finished along with a report (mainly if there are unresolved issues that need input from original authors or there are corrections that you don't know how to complete in the source files)		# Notify Journal mailing list that the first round of copy editing has been finished along with a report (mainly if there are unresolved issues that need input from original authors or there are corrections that you don't know how to complete in the source files)
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		+	== Notes ==
		+	Any and all help is appreciated on this effort, the best way to express interest and coordinate is through the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter OSGeo Journal Mailing list]

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 ## Correct dates
 # Use a PDF viewer and click all the links and see if they are valid links and are indeed hyperlinked
-# Spell check, either source files in Scribus or the pdf in AbiWord
+# Check spelling, either source files in Scribus or the pdf in AbiWord (or copy and paste the PDF into LibreOffice
 # Make all corrections in source files
 # Notify Journal mailing list that the first round of copy editing has been finished along with a report (mainly if there are unresolved issues that need input from original authors or there are corrections that you don't know how to complete in the source files)