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Revamped_Introductory course for LBL ROCs (SES-only program)
Day 1
Let's get started
Additional information
Our services
Formatting
After-sales services
Editing in Word and internal CACTUS requirements (9:08)
Pop quiz
How to edit (3:24)
Practice edit (500 words, no LFTE, no formatting)
Additional reading
Day 2
Letter from the Editor
Standard Editing Services
Proofreading, spellcheck, and ctrl+F checks (6:17)
Quick Tip: Guidelines and database
Style sheet, conventions in statistics, expressing SI unit names and symbols
Practice edit (1000 words, LFTE, no formatting, 4 h)
Day 3
Avoiding unnecessary changes
Ensuring technical accuracy
Googling effectively
Keyboard shortcuts (11:26)
Equations: General guidelines
Writing comments (7:02)
Readability in scientific writing
Formatting (14:02)
Formatting best practices (8:52)
Formatting FAQs
Editing software-linked references and citations
Word count reduction and common formatting requirements
Scope of Formatting under SES, PES, and PES Plus
Checklist for formatting
Formatting exercise (approx. 4000 words)
Template formatting (8:39)
Template formatting exercise (4000 words)
Day 4
Covering letter guidelines
Quality Index
Quiz
Reviewing
Screening jobs before reviews
Review process under Standard Editing
Using a compare merge
Selecting complete sentences using keyboard shortcuts
Checklist for Standard Editing Service
Practice review (1000 words, SES, with LFTE, beginner-level check)
Language enhancement guide (LEG)
Day 5
Giving QI and QI comments
Using QI recommender
Providing effective feedback
QI Quizzes
Post-review process
Video demonstration: Post-review process
Instructions
Common Errors to Look Out For
Post-review (2500 words, SES, with LFTE)
Day 6
Style guides: APA, MLA, ACS, and AMA
Editing translation assignments
Review Level 2 Translation edit (2500 words, beginner-level check, with instruction to draft QI)
Day 7
Reviewing with ahkJobUtil
Time management: Tips and tricks
Editing LaTeX files
Reviewing LaTeX files
Review LaTeX assignment (over 1000 words, beginner, with instruction to draft QI)
Review (3000 words, non-beginner, formatting, with instruction to draft QI)
How's Phase 1 going?
Day 8
Review (over 4000 words, SES, non-beginner, formatting, cover letter, with instruction to draft QI)
Multiple Round Edits (MREs) and Client Questions (CQs) (11:29)
Response letter crosscheck (RLC)
SES MRE review with Response Letter Crosscheck (RLC)
Day 9
2 Reviews (1 beginner, 1 non beginner/(humanities) post review)
Assistive Editing assignments
Practice exercise (250 words, Assistive editing review)
Day 10
2 Reviews (1 beginner, 1 post review)
Merops
Merops formatting exercise
Day 11
Editing SoPs
Conventions in linguistics
Terminology in language teaching
Flagging ethical misconduct
Troubleshooting
Editing non-academic documents
Editing "accepted" manuscripts
Useful resources
Editing content in PowerPoint and Excel files
Editing PDF files
Orientation to corporate clients
Abstract writing
Subject-specific reading
Identifying the Use of Gen AI Tools for Editing Manuscripts
Generative AI Policy for CACTUS Freelancers and Contractors
Day 12
My Report
Avoiding a deadline breach
Before you begin Phase 2
Process checklist for live jobs
Guidelines for quality re-edits
Review process for quality re-edits and trial jobs
Process for CD audits
Reviewing "Abstract–Cover Letter Dev" assignments
Subject-specific reading
CRM guide for reviewers
Quiz: Process test for reviewers
Troubleshooting
Phase 1 completion checklist
Identifying the Use of Gen AI Tools for Editing Manuscripts
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