Approximately 250 words (four A4 pages of 12-point double-spaced) type per hour. Includes:

• structural editing: grading headings, section flow, optimising paragraphing for target medium
• copy editing to clear, concise, health-professional-oriented plain English without loss of technical information/accuracy
• fact & reference checking
• changes tracked for easy vetting/undoing of edits
• author queries/explanations/suggestions embedded for any change that is uncommon or whose rationale may not be obvious
• electronic as well as human grammar & spell check

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1st page proof (4 A4 pp/hour)

• check of page specifications
• check of typeface & colour specifications
• word-for-word + style/format check vs final manuscript
• corrections marked up with your choice of:
• Adobe Acrobat Professional on-screen mark-up tools
• standard typesetters’ proofing marks on hard copy, scanned and emailed
• standard typesetters’ proofing marks on hard copy, couriered to requested destination

2nd page proof (12 A4 pp/hour)

• corrections to 1st pp checked
• pages read through completely

3rd and subsequent proofs (30 A4 pp/hour)

• corrections to 2nd pp checked

Printer’s proofs (two sheets of 8‐up A4 pp/hour)

• check vs typeset page specifications
• check typeface specifications & colour match
• character-for-character check vs final page proof sent to print

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In Adobe InDesign, with page proofs supplied as PDFs. Includes:

• creating new templates with stylesheets: typically half a day to one full day, depending on extent and complexity
• importing, styling & copy-fitting text & images: 1 page/hour
• importing, laying out & styling graphs & tables: 30–60 min per item, depending on complexity
• liaising with printer/mailhouse if required: base rate (see below) per hour required

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Includes:

• text-to-HTML conversion/uploading/formatting: 1000 words/hour
• image resizing/resolution-optimising/uploading: four images/hour
• CSS (ie, HTML stylesheet) editing: per-quote basis depending on extent of work
• metadata & SEO optimising: 1 hour/web page
• publishing/updating/removing pages: six pages/hour
• page linking/listings: six pages/hour
• URL redirecting: six pages/hour

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Per-quote basis depending on type and extent of work required:

• website hosting
• domain name (ie, website URL) procurement
• site-structure analysis for optimal design and site-mapping
• page design, including guidance on use of templates versus building from scratch, use of plug-ins/widgets
• loading/maintaining/updating content (see content management above)
• dynamic HTML with Javascript, XML, PHP and MySQL for interactive pages or interaction with databases or other data sources

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Per-quote basis depending on type and extent of work required:

• logo design/creation
• resizing/re-dimensioning
• touching-up (brightness, contrast, colour-mixing)
• altering resolution and/or file type conversion
• animation

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Per-quote basis depending on type and extent of work required:

• audio/video transcription
• creation, editing, uploading & publishing of web videos
• sound mixing/mastering
• DVD production, eg, dissertations, conference videos

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