Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

Best practice

Publications director  

The SfEP is a professional society for freelance and employed copy-editors and proofreaders. Desk editors, project managers and other editorial professionals are also encouraged to join, as are any individuals or organisations that share our aim of upholding editorial excellence.

Clear relationships between clients/employers and freelances/employees are vital. To help promote these, the Society provides the following:

• Ensuring editorial excellence: The SfEP code of practice
  Includes sections on the professional behaviour of both supplier and client, standards for proofreading, editing and project management, information on web editing, electronic file handling, email etiquette, confidentiality and computer security.


• Contracts and terms & conditions between freelances and their clients
  Guidance and model terms & conditions, with definitions and points to note, for sole-trader SfEP members and associates.


• Contracts between freelances (limited companies) and their clients
  Guidance and model terms & conditions, with definitions and points to note, for SfEP members and associates who have formed themselves into limited companies.

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