COPYEDITING

A copyedit corrects the mechanics of your writing. Here, in the most technical of editing levels, the editor corrects for errors in grammar, punctuation, and formatting as well as confirm consistency and factual accuracy. Further, a copyedit ensures that your writing is in accordance with the style guidelines of your publishing industry. There is little to no rewriting and restructuring of sentences in a copyedit. Generally, a copy edit should occur after a substantive and a line edit.