galley proof
Uncorrected page draft
A galley proof is an early printed version of a text, produced for proofreading before final publication.
Originally printed on long sheets from type set in galleys (shallow trays), the term now applies to any preliminary proof regardless of format: The author marked corrections on the galley proofs.
Also called galleys.
Not fixed or revised
- advance copyPre-publication edition for reviewers
- draftPreliminary version of text
- reviewCritical written assessment
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
publisher · blueline · prepress · final review · first pass · second pass · deadline · sign-off
Checking text for mistakes
- errataPublished list of corrections
- typoPrinting mistake
- corrigendaItems requiring correction
- emendationsCorrections to written work
markup · annotations · revisions · amendments · redlining · stet · query · discrepancies
uncorrected
Not fixed or revised
- advance copyPre-publication edition for reviewers
- draftPreliminary version of text
- reviewCritical written assessment
manuscript · publisher · blueline · prepress · final review · first pass · second pass · deadline · sign-off · release
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
- errataPublished list of corrections
- typoPrinting mistake
- corrigendaItems requiring correction
emendations · markup · annotations · revisions · amendments · redlining · stet · query · discrepancies · rectifications
typesetting
Arranging text for print
leading · kerning · tracking · pagination · margin · indentation · column · gutter · widow · orphan
typeset
Arrange text for printing
- impositionUnfair demand on someone
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- quireTwenty-four sheets
recto · verso · folio · imprint · binding · sheet · press · offset · letterpress · plate
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, chapter
- submissionssubmit, query letter, application, entry, request
galley prooffirst edition
Original published version
first draft · bound volume · finished product · hardcover edition · hardcover