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Editors' Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs

Certification Study Guide and Exemplars. 3 vols. Toronto: EAC/ACR, 2006.

Committee on Professional Standards, Web-Editing Subcommittee. Discussion paper. March 1, 2004.

"Definitions of Editorial Skills" [online]. n.d. http://www.editors.ca/hire/definitions.html.

Editing Canadian English. 2nd ed. Toronto: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 2000.

Meeting Editorial Standards. 2 vols. Rev. ed. Toronto: EAC/ACR; Concord, Ont.: Captus Press, 2000.

Principes directeurs en révision professionelle. Toronto: EAC/ACR, 2006. French standards corresponding to Professional Editorial Standards.

Professional Editorial Standards [online]. Rev. ed. 2000. Professional_Editorial_Standards-Web-FINAL.pdf (PDF, 145 KB).

Professional Standards Documents

American Medical Writers Association. Code of Ethics [online]. Third revision 2008. http://www.amwa.org/default.asp?id=114.

Association of Canadian Archivists. Code of Ethics [online]. Partly revised 1999. http://archivists.ca/content/code-ethics.

Council of Australian Societies of Editors. Australian Standards for Editing Practice [online]. 2001. http://www.iped-editors.org/sites/iped-editors.org/files/Australian%20Standards%20for%20Editing%20Practice.pdf.

Council of Science Editors. Editorial Policies [online]. 2006. http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_policies/cse_editorial_policies.cfm.

Cultural Human Resources Council/Conseil des resources humaines du secteur culturel. Competency Profile: Book Publishers [sample]. 2006. http://www.culturalhrc.ca/minisites/Writing_publishing/e/PDFs/CHRC_Book_Publisher_Profile_sample-en.pdf.

International Association of Business Communicators. IABC Code of Ethics for Professional Communicators [online]. n.d. http://www.iabc.com/about/code.htm.

Publishing Training Centre at Book House (U.K.). National Occupational Standards [online], especially units 13–15, Design (visual); 16–18, Editorial management; and 22–25, Editing. n.d. http://www.train4publishing.co.uk/occstd/what.

Society for Editors and Proofreaders (U.K.). SfEP Code of Practice [online]. n.d. http://www.sfep.org.uk/pub/gen/sfepcop.asp.

Society of Graphic Designers of Canada. Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Graphic Designers[online]. Revised May 2006. http://www.gdc.net/database/rte/file/1_3%20Ethics%202006.pdf.

Society of Indexers (U.K.). Code of Professional Conduct [online]. 2007. http://www.indexers.org.uk/index.php?id=159.

Editing and Style Texts

Butcher's Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

The Canadian Press Stylebook: A Guide for Writers and Editors. 14th ed. Toronto: Canadian Press, 2006.

The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing. Rev. ed. Toronto: Dundurn Press in co-operation with Public Works and Government Services Canada, Translation Bureau, 1997.

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Editors of EEI Press. The Copyeditor's Guide to Substance and Style. 3rd ed. Alexandria, Va.: EEI Communications, 2005.

Einsohn, Amy. The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications. 2nd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005.

Judd, Karen. Copyediting: A Practical Guide. 3rd ed. Mississauga, Ont.: Crisp Learning, 2001.

McFarlane, J.A. (Sandy), and Warren Clements. The Globe and Mail Style Book: A Guide to Language and Usage. Rev. ed. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1998.

Plotnik, Arthur. The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists. New York: Macmillan, 1982.

Rude, Carolyn D. Technical Editing. 4th ed. New York: Longman, 2006.

Sharpe, Leslie T., Irene Gunther, and Richard Marek. Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Skillen, Marjorie E., and Robert Malcolm Gay. Words into Type. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1974.

Smith, Peggy. Mark My Words: Instruction and Practice in Proofreading. 3rd ed. Alexandria, Va.: EEI Press, 1997.

Stoughton, Mary. Substance and Style: Instruction and Practice in Copyediting. Rev. ed. Alexandria, Va.: Editorial Experts (EEI Press), 1996.

Tarutz, Judith A. Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers. New York: Hewlett Packard, 1992.

Williams, Joseph. Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.