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ELS-certified editors may apply for diplomate status, ELS(D), by submitting a portfolio of edited material and documenting at least 6 years of experience as a manuscript editor in the life sciences. [6] A person whose portfolio passes detailed review and evaluation is deemed a Diplomate Editor in the Life Sciences, ELS(D). [1] [10]
It is the copy editor's job to typecode (or make note of) all manuscript elements for the publication designer. [10] Hard-copy copy editors are usually asked to pencil in the type codes in the left margin of the manuscript. On-screen copy editors may be asked to insert type codes at the beginning and end of each element. [4]: 10
Developmental editors typically don't make the changes directly to the manuscript but instead provide guidance and suggestions, although some "hands-on editing is used to illustrate principles of craft and mechanics." [4] An editor who creates significant amounts of content is no longer an editor but a contributing author or a ghostwriter. [1]
An author's collaboration with an authors' editor begins after a manuscript has been drafted. The manuscript must be drafted in the desired publishing language: author editing does not include a translation. The manuscript must be relatively complete, as author editing does not include the tasks of drafting or writing.
Editing is a growing field of work in the service industry. There is little career training offered for editors. [20] Paid editing services may be provided by specialized editing firms or by self-employed editors. Editing firms may employ a team of in-house editors, rely on a network of individual contractors or both. [21]
The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used at newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, and television news programs. The editor-in-chief is commonly the link between the publisher or proprietor and the editorial staff.