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What is an editor?

An editor will not change an idea or an outcome, an editor simply makes suggestions so that an outcome or idea may become clearer and flow – with sense and directivity.

Editors can take on many forms but are not perfect beings – it is reasonable to expect an editor will miss something here or there.

Editing is a specialist tree with many branches in its hierarchy: project editing, rewriting, copy writing, structural editing, stylistic editing, substantive editing, indexing, picture research, fact checking, reference checking and research, copy editing, word reduction and proofreading.

A good editor will always tell you if the job is matched to their own skills or not and they will usually refer you to another specialist if necessary.

All editors work to the same goal: to ensure that material reaches a standard suitable for publication.

Whether writing a manuscript or writing for business or advertising, any project big or small will benefit from some form of editing – it can mean the difference between success and disappointment.

All editing roles form part of the publishing process and it is worthwhile doing some additional research about this process for clarity and understanding of your own needs.

The Australian Standards for Editing Practice covers the knowledge and skills expected of experienced editors. Published in 2001 by the Council of Australian Societies of Editors (CASE);    click here to access.