{"id":53616,"date":"2018-08-30T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T11:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?post_type=qa_faqs&#038;p=53616"},"modified":"2021-11-24T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T11:45:15","slug":"types-of-editing","status":"publish","type":"qa_faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/types-of-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"What types of editing does Scribbr offer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Scribbr order comes with our award-winning <a href=index-981.html#proofreading-editing\">Proofreading &amp; Editing service<\/a>, which combines two important stages of the revision process.<\/p>\n<p>For a more comprehensive edit, you can add a <a href=index-981.html#structure\">Structure Check<\/a> or <a href=index-981.html#clarity-check\">Clarity Check<\/a> to your order. With these building blocks, you can customize the kind of feedback you receive.<\/p>\n<p>You might be familiar with a different set of editing terms. To help you understand what you can expect at Scribbr, we created this table:<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Types of editing<\/th>\n<th>Available at Scribbr?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=index-1786.html><strong>Proofreading<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Correction of superficial mistakes, such as typos, misspellings, punctuation errors and consistency errors.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong style=\"color: green;\">Yes!<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the \u201cproofreading\u201d in Scribbr\u2019s standard service. It can only be selected in combination with editing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Copy editing<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Focus on grammar, syntax, style, tone and the conventions of the field. The editor also considers the internal logic of the text and flags any obvious contradictions.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong style=\"color: green;\">Yes!<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the \u201cediting\u201d in Scribbr\u2019s standard service. It can only be selected in combination with proofreading.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Line editing<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Focus on language, style, concision and choices. The editor helps you strengthen your story, polish your sentences and ensure that your use of language drives home your ideas.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong style=\"color: green;\">Yes!<\/strong><br \/>\nSelect the Structure Check and Clarity Check to receive a comprehensive edit equivalent to a line edit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Developmental editing (i.e. content editing, substantive editing)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>This is the first step of the editing process and applies to very early drafts. The editor helps you structure your ideas, decide what story to tell and find direction for your writing.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong style=\"color: red;\">No.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis kind of editing involves heavy rewriting and restructuring. Our editors cannot help with this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=index-1124.html class=\"btn btn--blue\">View an example<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_category":[253,258],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>What types of editing does Scribbr offer?<\/title>\n
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