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Editing Matters
The magazine for editors and proofreaders
Editor
Editing Matters is a bi-monthly magazine for those who work with words for publication – both in traditional printed form and on the internet – or are simply interested in learning about the world of editing and proofreading. It's available free to all SfEP members and associates and on subscription to retired members and non-members.
In its pages are many articles of interest – for instance …
- developments in publishing
- new media and web editing
- the finer points of grammar and editorial practice
- business advice for freelances and small businesses
- new developments in software
- training and professional development.
Buying and subscribing to Editing Matters
All prices include p&p
- Single issue: £4.00
- One year's subscription (six issues):
- retired members (UK): £17.00
- subscribers in the UK: £24.00
- subscribers in Europe: £30.00
- subscribers in the rest of the world: £36.00
Send your name, address, issue date (if buying a single copy) and a cheque (made payable to 'SfEP') to:
Society for Editors and Proofreaders
Apsley House
176 Upper Richmond Road
Putney
London SW15 2SH
Contributing to Editing Matters
The welcomes articles and letters from associates and members on unusual projects, editorial standards, the influence of new technology on the profession and finer points of editorial practice. The views of corporate subscribers are especially welcomed.
Requests to reproduce articles
The copyright of all articles published in Editing Matters remains with the authors, to whom requests to reproduce them should be directed. Acknowledgement should also be made to 'Editing Matters: The magazine for editors and proofreaders'.
Advertising
Details of advertising in Editing Matters can be found on the rate card (206 KB pdf). For further information, contact the .
The Editing Matters archive
The most current issue of Editing Matters plus an increasing archive of EM and its predecessors as pdfs, accessible to members and associates only.
The Editing Matters index
A complete index of Editing Matters and its predecessors CopyRight and the SFEP Newsletter – all the Society's journals from 1988 to the present.
Reprints of Editing Matters articles
You can obtain reprints of all articles listed in the index (see above). Send the article title, the month and year of publication and the page number(s), with your name and address and a cheque (made out to 'SfEP') for the appropriate amount, to the SfEP Office. Allow one week for a response.
Charges
- £2.50 for photocopy of one article
- £1.50 for each subsequent article ordered at the same time.
The SfEP review of books
Here you'll find the reviews that have appeared in Editing Matters from January 2007 – and many more we didn't have room for.