Copyediting

When you need a clean manuscript that’s free of mechanical and language errors.

Copyediting involves the correction of grammar and mechanics, language and usage issues, and the application of a style guide, like AP or the Chicago Manual of Style (and/or your publisher’s style guide). The bread-and-butter of editing, this service will ensure that your manuscript is clean so that your ideas shine!

Copyeditors can help you with:
Fixing mechanical issues

Fixing mechanical issues like grammar, spelling, and punctuation
Addressing language

Addressing language and usage errors, eliminating repetition
Consistency

Ensuring consistency at the word and manuscript level by applying a style guide
Improving flow

Improving the flow of sentences in US or UK English
Citation formatting

Formatting citations, including foot- or endnotes and/or bibliography or reference list
Document formatting

Document formatting at the section, chapter, and book levels
Fact-checking

Basic fact-checking, such as the spellings of names and places, URL functionality

Copyediting services

Typical projects

Levels of Copyediting

There are three different levels of copyediting, and we will help you determine what level your manuscript needs when we see the manuscript. For reference, the more work the manuscript requires, the higher the level.

Light: Correct grammar and punctuation, apply style guide to text and citations
Medium: Correct grammar and punctuation; improve word choice or voice; apply style guide to text and correct citations
Heavy: Correct language, grammar, and punctuation; reformat text; apply style guide to text; overhaul citations

Price

Includes

Our professional services include one full editorial “pass” to the manuscript using MS Word’s Track Changes and commenting functions and one shorter second pass once the author has responded to queries (must be completed within one month of first pass). Any subsequent passes must be performed within a reasonable timeframe and will be based on the editor’s availability. For graduate student edits, we offer only one editorial pass.

When

Turnaround

Sample

Sample Copyedits

Copyedits typically involve tracked changes and comments on a Word document.

The sample edit of an academic essay will give you an idea of the depth and type of feedback you’ll receive for a medium-level copyedit.

The blog post was copyedited according to the organization’s house style guide to ensure consistency across all posts.

The sample bibliography will show you the kinds of changes we make to citations.

1. Sample Copyedit Blog
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2. Sample Medium Copyedit Academic
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3. Sample Copyedit Citations
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Editorial Portfolio

Our Portfolio

Artists & Museums, Copyediting, Proofreading

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg Connects App

Digital Museum Guide Copyediting and Proofreading

Bloomberg Philanthropies collaborated with Flatpage’s team to help manage the complex editorial process for their arts and culture app, Bloomberg Connects, which hosts guides to over 500 cultural organizations in 24 countries and in 40 languages. Flatpage provides copyediting and proofreading services for hundreds of cultural institutions worldwide, including art museums, historic sites, gardens, and festivals.

Academic, Copyediting

Morgan Ridler

An art historian was preparing her book manuscript for peer review at an academic press and needed assistance cleaning up the language and applying a style guide. Flatpage provided copyediting on her text so that her reviewers could focus on the content.

Artists & Museums, Copyediting

Venice Biennale Catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue Copyediting

The team at Flatpage provided copyediting services on the exhibition catalogue and guide for the 2024 Venice Biennale, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere.

Artists & Museums, Copyediting

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Exhibition Catalogue and Press Materials Copyediting

A dynamic regional contemporary art center needed ongoing support for their exhibitions and marketing efforts. Flatpage stepped in to provide copyediting services so that they can always put their best foot forward.

Business & Nonprofit, Copyediting, Line Editing

NYU School of Law, Open Global Rights (OGR)

Human Rights Blog Line and Copy Editing

New York University’s School of Law engaged Flatpage to provide ongoing content and copy editing for the articles posted on their Open Global Rights platform, which posts articles written by multilingual authors on a range of topics related to human rights.

Academic, Copyediting

Tie Jojima

Dissertation Copyediting

A multilingual PhD candidate in art history needed assistance correcting the grammar and punctuation in, as well as applying the Chicago Manual of Style to, the body text and citations of her dissertation before submitting it to her advisor.

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