As professional editors, we follow so many more standards than those of grammar and clear communication. And it’s not just publishing law, either. Here’s a roundup of worldwide ethical standards that editors follow.
Tag: ethics
Sweeping Update to Canadian Professional Editorial Standards for Editor-types
This revision of Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards was a major overhaul. Get the summary and links to more in-depth analysis here.
Setting Boundaries for Editing Disturbing Content: Negotiating Terms & Self-Care
What subjects WON’T you edit? How do you know a job might contain that? Can you turn down work? This, plus strategies for coping when you can’t say no, or it gets to be too much.
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Editor [and] AI: The Ethics of Using AI
You would be incensed if spellcheck weren’t used as part of quality control, so why is using AI any different? Some questions, viewpoints and policies to consider are rounded up here.
Ethical Issues in Editing: What the Professional Standards Say
It’s not all shifting commas and eye colour, in editing. Pros are alert to myriad ethical and legal issues. Here are some of the standards we work to.
Niche Knowledge for Medical Editing
Unless [editors are] trained to work in that industry, that [industry] knowledge can be like the 90 percent of an iceberg that lies hidden beneath the surface. You
Seen in the Manuscript
Should an editor share that difficult or terrific bit from the edit in progress? Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I hear from some editing instructors
Editing the Hooey: When You Don’t Respect the Material
When should you and when should you not edit ludicrous materials? And we don’t mean the funny-haha stuff. Does the editor’s code of ethics preclude the
Should You Release a Writer to the Wilds?
When you can’t improve a piece, should you return it and decline the job? It’s catch and release for the editorial set, today, in my How To column
Inglorious Credits
Sometimes you’d rather not be credited as the editor of a work. Contract terms and a reality check here, to get you through.