Copyediting is a crucial step that comes after developmental editing but before design and proofreading. It’s where we polish your text to ensure it’s clear, correct, and consistent—making your message shine while maintaining your voice.
What Is Copyediting?
At its core, copyediting involves correcting errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style while improving clarity and flow. Depending on your needs, we can provide different levels of editing intensity—from a basic polish to comprehensive refinement.
Our Copyediting Levels
Based on industry-standard guidelines from The Copyeditor’s Handbook by Amy Einsohn, we offer three levels of service to match your needs:
| Task Category | Light Copyedit | Medium Copyedit | Heavy Copyedit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Editing | |||
| Spelling, capitalization, punctuation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Format consistency (lists, abbreviations) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| House style compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Language Editing | |||
| Basic grammar and syntax errors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wordiness and clarity issues | Flag only | Suggest revisions | Rewrite |
| Jargon and technical terms | Query unfamiliar terms | Define/revise | Define/revise |
| Style and flow improvements | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content Review | |||
| Fact-checking | Basic queries | Standard verification | Thorough verification |
| Logic and organization | – | Query issues | Fix issues |
| Document Coordination | |||
| Table of contents verification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Citation and reference checking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permission requirements flagging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
We Work in Your Software!
| Document Creation | Design Tools | Project Management | Collaboration Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office | Canva | Monday | Teams |
| Google Drive | Figma | Basecamp | SharePoint |
| Acrobat | Dropbox |
Don’t see your software here? Just ask!
Ready to Get Started?
Schedule a discovery call to discuss your project’s specific needs and determine the right level of copyediting for your content.
Available 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday
