Editing Copy editing (section)

=== Correlating parts, typecoding, and permissions ===
Most [[manuscript]]s will require the copy editor to correlate the parts within it. Copy editors must carry out the following tasks in this process:<ref name="einsohn2011">{{cite book |last=Einsohn |first=Amy |title=The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, with Exercises and Answer Keys |year=2011 |publisher=University of California |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=978-0-520-27156-2}}</ref>{{rp|7}}
* Verify any [[cross-reference]]s that appear in the text
* Check the numbering of footnotes, endnotes, tables, and illustrations
* Specify the placement of tables and illustrations
* Check the content of the illustrations against the captions and the text
* Read the list of illustrations against the illustrations and captions
* Read the [[table of contents]] against the manuscript
* Read the footnotes/endnotes and in-text citations against the [[bibliography]]
* Check the alphabetization of the bibliography or reference list
 
Some manuscripts may require special cross-checking. For example, in a how-to text, a copy editor might need to verify that the list of equipment or parts matches the instructions given within the text.<ref name="einsohn2011" />{{rp|7}}
 
Typecoding is the process of identifying which sections of the manuscript are not regular running text. These portions of text, known as elements, include the following:<ref name="einsohn2011" />{{rp|10}}
* Part and chapter numbers
* Titles and subtitles
* Headings and subheadings
* Lists
* Extracts
* Displayed equations
* Table numbers
* Source lines
* Footnotes
* Figure numbers and captions

It is the copy editor's job to typecode (or make note of) all manuscript elements for the publication designer.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160508130210/http://www.cyranoworks.com/documents/Editinglevels.pdf Cyranoworks.com]</ref> Hard-copy copy editors are usually asked to pencil in the type codes in the left margin of the manuscript. On-screen copy editors may be asked to insert type codes at the beginning and end of each element.<ref name="einsohn2011" />{{rp|10}}

Finally, if the manuscript contains long quotations from a published work that is still under [[copyright]], the copy editor should remind the author to acquire permission to [[reprint]] those quotations. The same goes for the reprinting of tables, charts, graphs, and illustrations that have appeared in print. Rules vary for the reproduction of unpublished materials (letters, diaries, etc.)<ref name="einsohn2011" />{{rp|10}}