What is editing?
Editing is improving the quality of the content produced by an author or individual by adhering to the following:
- Clear
- Consice
- Correct
- Complete
- Consistent
Why is editing required?
Writers are humans and can miss the "obvious" spellings and other rules. The editors may detect the missed errors, thus ensuring conformance to the standards.
Writers, peers or designated editors can edit the content of a document.
The aspects of editing
The following aspects can be considered:
- Language - which includes spelling, grammar, punctuation, parallelism and symbols, word usage and terminology
- Organization - Trademark acknowledgements, legal and safety statements, regulations, standards and style guidelines and integrity (title, headers and footers)
- Reader - Safety and usability, readability and navigation, structure of information, and ambuguity
- Author - Respect for the content and schedule (to avoid last minute updates), sensitivity in providing the comments
