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Introductory course for Copyeditors
Day 1
Let's get started
Pre-test
Introduction to Editing
Day 2
Article Usage
Punctuation
Subject-Verb Agreement
Common Errors in Sentence Construction
Additional reading on sentence construction
Academic Writing
Frequently Asked Questions
Day 3
British and American English
Hazards of Non-Native English
How to Run an Effective Spellcheck
Comprehension Test
Conventions in Statistics
Connectives - Transition words and phrases
Vocabulary: use and misuse
Day 4
Ensuring Technical Accuracy
Googling Effectively
How to Edit
Proofreading
Edit 1
Day 5
Discussion of Edit 1
Introduction to a Research Paper
Formatting
Publication Ethics
Edit 2
Discussion of Edit 2
Practical application
Day 6
Proofreading, spellcheck, and ctrl+F checks
Keyboard shortcuts
Writing comments
Editing "accepted" manuscripts
Editing content in Word files
AMA, 10th ed. Guidelines (JMIR) and CSE (Cell Press)
AMA formatting exercise (Only for JMIR and HMS)
Collocations and correct usage in biomedicine manuscripts
Taxonomy in the life sciences: publications and conventions
Multiple round edits (MREs) and client questions (CQs)
Beginner's guide to academic writing
Manuscript structure
Manuscript's journey from submission to publication
Ensuring technical accuracy
Googling effectively
Word count reduction (only for JMIR)
Day 7
Reading on article usage and punctuation
Exercises
Chemistry terminology (only for Cell Press)
Day 8
Sample copyedit 1 for language only
Day 9
Sample copyedit 2 for language only
Day 10
Sample copyedit reviews 1 and 2 for language only
Day 11
Sample copyedit reviews 3 and 4 for language only
Day 12
Orientation to the style guide and other relevant reference material
Day 13
Sample copyedits 1 and 2 for style only [certain sections]
Day 14
Sample copyedits 3 and 4 for style only [certain sections]
Day 15
Sample copyedit 1 for style only [all sections]
Day 16
[Only for Copyeditors/Reviewers] Orientation to giving QI and feedback
Sample copyedit/review 1 for both style and language
Day 17
Sample copyedit reviews 2 and 3 for both style and language
Sample copyedit reviews 2 and 3 for both style and language
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