About the ODE

What is the Online Directory of Editors?

The Online Directory of Editors (ODE) is the official advertising directory of Editors Canada. The ODE allows editors to promote their services and experience to prospective clients in Canada and around the world. Individualized entries let editors highlight their specialties.

Prospective clients can easily access the ODE through a link on the Editors Canada home page and search the directory by name, location or editorial specialty.

Who hires through the ODE?

The ODE is available to any client who wants the convenience of a searchable directory and the reassurance of using Editors Canada members and affiliates. Typical clients include government personnel, business people, book and magazine publishers, new-media developers, university students and faculty and independent authors.

How much does it cost?

The fee for a listing in the ODE is $80 for one year, plus applicable taxes. 

Pay online to renew or to purchase a new ODE listing for a year.

• To renew your ODE listing for more than one year, please contact the national office at info@editors.ca.

All payments must be made out to Editors’ Association of Canada. If you purchase or renew an ODE listing in the middle of your membership or affiliation year, please contact the national office at info@editors.ca.

ODE listing fees are non-refundable.

How can I create or make changes to my Online Profile?

You’ll need to create an Online Profile account first. Visit your profile page to create, edit or activate your Online Profile

If you have further questions, contact the national office.

When will my listing or update go online?

Once it’s paid for, you decide when your profile will be published online.

Please note that processing of Editors Canada memberships or affiliation, renewals, Online Directory of Editors profiles and email addresses may take up to a week. You will receive an email confirmation from Editors Canada once your request has been processed. Thank you for your patience.

Search Tips

Hundreds of experienced editors have profiles in the Online Directory of Editors (ODE). Searching for an editor to suit your requirement is easy.

Types of searches

The ODE offers a powerful search engine to help you find the right editor. You can browse the ODE by name or create a custom search criteria.

Browse by name 

• Do you want the profile for an editor you know? In the Enter Keywords search box, type the person’s name (first and/or last) and click Search. 
• Are you not sure of the name? Click browse all editors by last name. On the Find Editors by Last Name page that opens, click a letter to display a filtered table of editors. When you hover your cursor over a letter, the tooltip displays how many ODE entries begin with that letter. 

Search by custom criteria

• Do you want to display a focused list of editors by choosing search criteria? Use one or more of the other three search filters provided, or the keywords search, then click Search. The more criteria you specify, the narrower will be the result. 
• The Search Results page will show how many editors in the ODE match your criteria (which is summarized near the top of the page), and each matching editor’s Name, City and Province. You will also see the first 150 characters of the editor’s profile statement. Matching editors are sorted first by relevance, then by alphabetical order.
• To see an editor’s full profile, click the editor’s name. (Tip: if you hold the Shift key when you click, the editor’s profile will open in a new browser window, leaving the Search Results page open for later reference.)
• Do you want to start a new search? Click Search for Editors near the top.
• Do you want to narrow your search? Click Too many results? Refine your search. It’s just above the table of results.

Search criteria

The search filters available are as follows: 

Keywords 

Add terms to this text box and your results will include editors who include these exact terms in their profile. Use plurals if you want to match plurals. The keyword search looks for matches in the editor’s Media/genres, Editorial skills and Subjects lists, as well as in the Statement. Furthermore, an editor’s profile contains a list called Other interests, and the keyword search will also look for matches in this list. A matching word in an editor’s Subjects list will rank his or her profile higher than a matching word in the list of Other interests. 

Skills and Experience

If you’re trying to find the right categories under which to search, these questions may help: 

Editing Question	Search Category	Description
What do you want done with your document?	Editorial skills	Editors are often competent in other fields, but only editorial skills are listed here. If you require someone with additional qualifications, try a keyword search or browse the profile statements, in which the editors describe their experience and qualifications. If you’re unfamiliar with any term used for editorial skills, please read Editors Canada’s Definitions of Editorial Skills, and Professional Editorial Standards. Reading these definitions can be instructive, for some editorial terms are commonly misapplied in modern business contexts.
What kind of document is it?	Media/genres	These are the types of material which the editor works: academic materials, brochures, websites, newsletters and so on. If your medium is not listed, choose the nearest match or try a keyword search. Tip: a skilled editor can adapt his or her expertise to new areas.
What is your document about?	Subjects	This is a list of the topics with which the editor is most experienced. The order in which an editor ranks his or her subject areas affects the order of your search results.

Location

Select one of these three buttons to choose editors based Anywhere (the default) or to limit results to editors based in Canada who are Within XX km of a Canadian postal code, or editors based Outside Canada. Many editors are quite used to working with clients who are not “local.” 

Working Languages

This filter can help you find an editor who works in one or both official languages, or an editor who works in another language. The list of languages available is compiled directly from ODE profiles. If you need a translator, it may help to also select Translation from the Editorial skills.  

Number of search criteria

You may specify several search criteria at one time (e.g., “proofreading” under Editorial skills AND “newsletters” under Media/genres) if you’re looking for an editor with a particular set of qualifications. Remember, the more search criteria you use, the fewer matches will result.

Can’t find what you need?

What happens if no editor listed in the ODE seems to have the right experience, or if you’re not quite sure what sort of editor you require? Remove one or more criteria and try again. Versatility and the ability to generalize are the stock-in-trade of most editors. For example, an editor who can lay out a magazine page can probably lay out a study guide. Reading through the Definitions of Editorial Skills can help you decide what you need.