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editorial methods

Why I focus on the three-to-five biggest developmental problems in a ms

Typically in a manuscript evaluation or developmental edit I focus on what I perceive to be the three-to-five most important concerns I’ve noticed in the ms. This is the approach I teach my editing students. In any given ms, there may

Editor Jennifer Lawler September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 editorial methods Read more

How (and why) I give direct guidance

Some editors ask authors questions in the editorial queries (the comments an editor makes on a ms.) For these editors, a typical query/comment might be, “What are you trying to accomplish here?” or “Do you mean for Martha to sound

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