co-editors

Shared editorial partners

Co-editors are two or more people who share editorial responsibility for a publication, anthology, or other work.

The term indicates equal or near-equal standing in the editing role: The book was assembled by three co-editors over several years.

In academic publishing, co-editors typically divide duties by section or expertise.

revision

drafts

Preliminary written versions

markupAdded percentage for profit
correctionsAdjustments to fix errors
redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood

annotations · comments · revisions · amendments · modifications · refinements · rephrasing · rewriting · feedback · suggestions

publishing

manuscript

Original text before publication

proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
copyeditingCorrecting written material
typesettingArranging text for print

layout · galley · pagination · preface · foreword · acknowledgments · bibliography · index · footnotes · endnotes

collaboration

coauthors

Joint creators of text

contributorsThose who give help
partnersJoint venture participants
teammatesFellow squad members

collaborators · byline · coordination · cooperation · synergy · interplay · consensus · feedback · input · reciprocity

Opposites

collaborative vs. sole editorial control

co-editorschief editor

Head of editorial staff

editor-in-chief · managing editor

editorial role vs. non-editorial role

co-editorscontributors

Those who give help

authors · writers · submitters · correspondents · staff writers

Family

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