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| Editorial services |
At Hurix, we have been providing world-class editorial services to the who’s who of the global publishing industry. Our services have impressed our clients and have provided consistent client delight, leading to a major chunk of our revenues arising from repeat business from our existing clients.
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| Our editorial team has several hundred man-years of rich experience in providing services in different subject types that include: |
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SSTM (scholarly, scientific, technical and medical) books and journals |
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HSS (human social sciences) books and journals |
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Educational books and academic journals [school (grades K to 12) and higher education] |
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Legal and financial |
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Trade |
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Fiction and non-fiction. |
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We also provide a wide range of editorial services that include |
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Copy editing |
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Technical editing |
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Editorial proofreading |
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Indexing and abstracting. |
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Copy Editing |
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Our editors work closely with the client’s organisation and the content author to improve the clarity, readability and effectiveness of the supplied manuscript. The editorial team creates a style sheet prior to project initiation and uses it as a basis to effect changes to the format, style and content usage in the manuscripts, wherever necessary. The team works in close association with the author and the client, to effectively weed out inconsistencies, contradictions and inaccuracies in the content.
Mechanics of Copy Editing: |
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Light |
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Simple |
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Medium |
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Complex |
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Heavy |
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| Technical Editing |
The Technical Editor is responsible for the technical accuracy of printed material. Technical editing involves proofing of a technical document against the original specifications, to ensure accuracy of facts. The Hurix team takes all possible care to ensure that information is presented in a way that facilitates quick and easy understanding.
Technical editing also includes checking if every instruction, procedure, hyperlink and graphic corresponds to what is in the application. There are three levels of technical editing: |
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Editing the text for grammatical, spelling and style errors |
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Editing the organization of content, emphasis, appropriateness and adherence to standards and guidelines |
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Editing for the accuracy of content |
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| Editorial Proofreading |
| Editorial proofreading includes the following tasks: |
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Scanning the typeset pages diligently, character by character, against the manuscript, identifying errors (such as misspellings, typos, incorrect numbering, etc.) and listing the points that need to be raised with the writer |
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Checking the applied styles and formats in the typeset pages against client specifications |
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Checking for font kerning, line and word spacing, page margins, layouts, hyphenations, etc. |
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| Complex Copy editing involves |
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Everything included in Moderate Copy editing |
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Eliminating verbosity, unoriginality, and inappropriate lingo/slang |
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Leveling modifications and shifting sentences to improve readability |
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Assigning new levels of headings to achieve logical structure |
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Recommending and occasionally employing supplements and removals, mentioning them at the piece level |
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Indexing and Abstracting |
Indexes and abstracts are invaluable tools that help a reader to navigate through the content. They facilitate users to easily locate content about subjects or topics of interest and to assess the relevance of the content to the purpose for which it is sought. Originally used in the scientific and technical fields, their utility and effectiveness have led them to being a part of any well-presented content, whatever be the subject or discipline.
At Hurix, we perform indexing in a thorough and systematic manner, so that no word or subject that might be of importance in the given subject and that is present in the body of the content is omitted from the index.
Our abstractions present the objectives, scope and major findings included in the content in compact capsules that facilitate users to scan through and assess them in the shortest possible timeframe. Our method uses a detailed analysis of the content to create abstracts that are structured, concise, relevant, and coherent.
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