The advent of the Internet and the availability of online publishing have ushered a rise in collaboration among writers from different parts of the globe, and with it, the hiring of online proofreaders. Proofreading involves carefully scanning and comparing proof with an original copy, word for word, in order to check for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, pagination, figures, tables and any significant error that may have escaped the copyeditor.
DRX has a team of proofreaders who are among the best in the business. Their considerable experience and expertise include the following:
- reading proof word-by-word and comparing it with the original manuscript;
- checking names, figures, tables, scores, summaries and others;
- using proper proofreading symbols;
- making marks and corrections absolutely clear on the margin;
- watching out for errors in punctuation;
- checking consistency of font sizes;
- detecting commonly occuring transpositions, i.e. rahter for rather;
- providing the most accurate proofreading.
DRX Research strives to always present the best and the most cost-effective proposal for every prospective assignment. We study in great detail the client’s requirements for the specific job in order to gain an in-depth appreciation of its nature, scope, complexity and constraints. Based on this requirement mix, we identify the best person to do the job from among our pool of writers, determine whether the requirements can be satisfactorily met, and then propose the best possible terms that mutually benefits the client and DRX.
