The
editing process is very important in the writing of scientific
papers. Editing is an activity of preparing the manuscript and so on
to be circulated or published in printed form by paying attention to
its presentation. So, it is important to be discussed. The definition
of Text editing is the ability to change text by adding, deleting,
and rearranging letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Text
editing is the main operation users perform in word processors, which
typically also handle graphics and other multimedia files.
Someone who does editing is called an editor. Editor serves the
project, author, and the reader. The editor balances the author's
passion with published standards and reader expectations - and finds
ways to produce a story to fit all three. The editor is an enhancer.
They work to make what is better good, what is great, amazing. They
challenge the writer. They challenge themselves. There are important
things that editors need to keep in mind when editing a text, as the
editor should do and should not be; an editor’s job is to make a
story, article, or manuscript better. Better in terms of clarity,
enjoyment, logic, flow, and meaning. Better in terms of meeting the
needs of the audience.
Specific
dos of text editing. First, You should Improved
Spelling and Grammar. This is done if there is a sentence that is
wrong grammatically, then it has become the right editor to fix it.
Second, Removing Words or Content that Violates Norms of Decency or
SARA.
As an editor, they are required by the editor's
sensibility and wisdom to decide whether a content is worthy or not
read by the crowd. Third, fixing Content that does not match Facts.
In this case the editor is required to have extensive general
knowledge in order to be able to correct the information or
information that has been mentioned by the author is correct. that's
why editors should often googling and have extensive knowledge.
Specific
Don’ts of text editing. First, Changing Writer Style. Writing style
(let alone fiction) is something that is personal, unique, and
peculiar to the author, therefore he cannot be changed. Second,
adding Scripts. An editor might have advised the author to have his
story added. The communication between editors - the author is vital,
editors can not add stories without author's permission. Third,
changing the Script Without the Author's Authorship. The editor
should not change the script manually. The editor also should not be
knowledgeable by saying how the story should be and changed without
communication with the author. Fourth, distributing Related
Information Book Content Before Rising. Related to the secrecy of the
issuer's property in which an unpublished manuscript is a "corporate
secret." Fifth, Be Knowable. Anything that he doubts and does
not know, must be checked first or consulted first.
