co-editor

Joint publication partner

A co-editor is one of two or more people who share editorial responsibility for a publication, anthology, or other work.

The role implies equal or near-equal authority over content decisions: She served as co-editor of the journal for five years.

The term appears frequently in academic publishing, where scholars collaborate on edited volumes.

collaboration

coauthor

Joint creator of text

associate · collaborator · teamwork · shared · joint · cooperative · fellow · ally · contributor · peer

revision

draft

Preliminary version of text

annotations · redline · comments · feedback · revisions · amendments · modifications · adjustments · refinement · polishing

publishing

manuscript

Original text before publication

  • galleyOnboard food preparation area
  • imprintMark from applied pressure
  • prefaceIntroductory book section

foreword · acknowledgments · bibliography · masthead · byline · journal · anthology · periodical · volume · issue

Opposites
collaboration vs. sole responsibility

co-editoreditor-in-chief

Publication's top authority

chief editor · managing editor · executive editor

editorial role vs. contributor role

co-editorcontributor

One who provides something

author · writer · submitter · content creator · freelancer

editorial role vs. non-editorial role

co-editorcontributor

One who provides something

author · writer · reader · subscriber · audience

Family

coeditor, coeditors

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