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Resources: editing
Flexible Plans for Journal Article Publishing
Successful journal article publishing requires a plan that can adapt to changing circumstances and needs. Here’s how to create one.
Creating a Social Justice-Focused Academic Journal Style Guide
How faculty journal editors can create a journal style guide that embodies the politics, ethics, and vision of their journal.
Jessica Bissett Perea on Indigenous Transformations in Academic Publishing
Cathy Hannabach interviews Dena’ina musician-scholar Jessica Bissett Perea about transforming the academic publishing pipeline by centering Indigenous worldviews.
Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla on Cite Black Women
Cathy Hannabach interviews Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla about the Cite Black Women movement.
Building Community through Acknowledgments
How scholars can use acknowledgments pages to build community, recognize intellectual and affective labor, and strengthen genealogies.
Writing with Confidence at the Sentence Level
Techniques for writing with confidence at the sentence level, including how to inhabit a confident voice no matter the genre.
How Authors Can Build Sustainable Editor Relationships
What academic authors can do to build sustainable editor relationships that help them meet their publishing goals.
Last Checks to Do Before Submitting a Book Proposal
Last checks and confirmations to run on your documents before submitting a book proposal to an academic publisher for consideration
Reviewing Your Index Draft
How to review your book’s index draft: what to check, how to evaluate quality, what can be modified, and how to request changes
Diversity, Plain Language, and Scholarship at Editors Canada 2019
Major themes at the 2019 Editors Canada conference included diversity in editing, the importance of plain language, and sensitivity reading.
A Farewell to Ibid.: Editing Footnotes at ACES
Tips on editing footnotes and endnotes, helping authors decide between them, keeping up with citation style changes, and curbing overcitation.