Editing Tools
- 21 Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Freelance Copy-editor or Proofreader (from the Society for Editors and Proofreaders)
- 21 Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Project Manager or Managing Editor (from the Society for Editors and Proofreaders)
- "50 Style Guide Tools, Articles, Books and Resources," from Tuts+
- 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form [reference work to buy]
- @AMAManual: the AMA Manual of Style on Twitter
- @APA_Style: the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association on Twitter
- @ChicagoManual: the Chicago Manual of Style on Twitter
- @Copyediting: Copyediting newsletter on Twitter
- Copyright and Permissions: What Every Writer and Editor Should Know [reference work to buy]
- @GrammarGirl: grammar expert Grammar Girl (aka Mignon Fogarty), author of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, on Twitter
- AAA Style Guide (from the American Anthropological Association) [PDF to download]
- AAJA Handbook to Covering Asian America (from the Asian American Journalists Association) [online reference work]
- Acronym Finder
- Acronym Search
- The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd edition (from the American Chemical Society) [reference work to buy]
- The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd edition (from the American Chemical Society) [reference work to download]
- "AGU Grammar and Style Guide" (from the American Geophysical Union) [PDF to download]
- "Air University Style and Author Guide" (guide to Air Force style) [PDF to download]
- All About PDF Stamps in Acrobat & Paperless Workflows [reference work to buy]
- "An Ally's Guide to Terminolog: Talking About LGBT People & Equality" (from the GLAAD) [PDF to download]
- ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, 5th edition [reference work to buy]
- AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition (see the publisher's page also) [hardcover reference work to buy and online reference to subscribe to]
- AMA Style Insider [blog by the publishers of the AMA Manual of Style]
- "American Forces Press Service Supplement to the Associated Press Stylebook" [PDF to download]
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition [reference work to buy]
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition [online reference work]
- American National Biography Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- American Sociological Association Style Guide, 4th edition [reference work to buy]
- Annotating PDFs: A Piece of the Digital Workflow, part 1, part 2, and part 3 (from Allen Press) [3 videos, each approximately 14 minutes long]
- AnyCount (word-, character-, and line-counting software that works on many different file formats) [software to buy]
- "AOU Checklist of North and Middle American Birds" (from the American Ornithologists' Union) [online reference work]
- AP StyleGuard (for checking Microsoft Word documents for Associated Press style) [software to buy; available in both PC and Mac versions]
- AP vs. Chicago [blog]
- The APA Dictionary of Psychology [reference work to use online or to buy]
- APA Style [blog by the publishers of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association]
- Appendix A: Abbreviations for Commonly Used English Words in Journal Titles (from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Apple Style Guide (from Apple Inc.) [PDF to download]
- @APStylebook: the Associated Press Stylebook on Twitter
- "The Argument for Making Changes Silently, Not Tracking Them," from the blog Right Angels and Polo Bears
- "Army Communicator Style Manual"
- The Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- The Art of Editing, 7th edition [reference work to buy]
- The Art of Editing for the Corporate Market [reference work to buy]
- Asana (project-management software) [software]
- ASME Guide to Conference Publications: References (from the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) [online reference work]
- Associated Press Stylebook [reference work to buy]
- Auditing Dictionary of Terms (from Accounting Institute Seminars)
- The Australian Editing Handbook, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- "Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing" (written by Miguel Roig, PhD, and made available by the Office of Research Integrity of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; document also available as a PDF)
- A–Z of Medical Writing [reference work to buy]
- Basecamp (project-management software) [software]
- Basic Legal Citation, online 2011 edition [reference work to download in e-reader format or as a PDF]
- "Basic PDF Mark-Up for Copy Editors and Proofreaders," from the blog Right Angels and Polo Bears
- The BBC News Styleguide (from the BBC) [online reference work]
- The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: Your Guide to Collocations and Grammar, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- "Benchmarks for Estimating Editing Speed" (from the Society for Technical Communication; also available as a PDF)
- "Bias-Free Language"
- Bibliography of articles for editors and writers
- BibMe (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [cloud-based freeware]
- Biological Journals and Abbreviations (searchable database)
- "BISAC Subject Headings List, Major Subjects" (from the Book Industry Study Group, for categorizing books for booksellers, libraries, etc.)
- The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation [reference work to buy]
- Bookends (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [Macintosh software to buy]
- "Brand Identity Style Guides From Around the World," from Logo Design Love [online reference works and PDFs to download]
- British Library (search page for the library's catalogs)
- Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right [reference work to buy]
- Butcher's Copy-editing, 4th edition [reference work to buy]
- California Digital Library Online Catalog
- Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Canadian Patents Database (from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office; search for Canadian patents)
- The Canadian Press Stylebook: A Guide for Writing and Editing [reference work to buy]
- The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing, revised edition [reference work to buy]
- Canadian Trade-marks Database (from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office; search for Canadian trademarks)
- The Careful Writer [reference work to buy]
- Catalogue of Life (a global index, with contributors from around the world, of all known animal, plant, fungus, and microorganism species)
- CDC Clear Communication Index (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [PDF to download]
- CDC Style Guide (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) [PDF to download]
- Chambers Dictionary of Etymology [reference work to buy]
- Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary [online reference work]
- Charlton T. Lewis,Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary [online reference work]
- Checklist For Revising Dissertations For Book Publication
- The Chemist's English, 3rd revised edition [reference work to buy]
- Chicago Manual of Style (a Spanish-language version is available; see the entry for Manual de estilo Chicago-Deusto on this page)
- "Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide" (a guide to following Chicago Manual style for references)
- Choosing a journal (collection of blog posts on the factors to consider when choosing which journal you will submit a manuscript to): part I, part II, part III, part IV, and part V
- The Christian Writer's Manual of Style, updated and expanded edition [reference work to buy]
- CIA World Factbook
- Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles—MLA, APA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Cite This For Me (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [cloud-based freeware; subscription plans and Microsoft Word add-on are available]
- Citation Machine (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [cloud-based freeware]
- Citation Style for Research Papers: APA, Chicago, EasyBib, Endnote Basic, MLA, Zotero
- Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 2nd edition [PDFs to download]
- Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing
- CNS Stylebook on Religion, 4th edition (Kindle version, from Catholic News Service) [reference work to buy]
- Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in Communication (from the International Communication Association, via the Center for Social Media)
- Collins Robert French Unabridged Dictionary, 8th edition [reference work to buy]
- "Combat Correspondent Style Guide & Notebook" (style guide for the U.S. Marine Corps) [PDF to download]
- "Comparing Citation Styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago" (a comparison of how three styles handle specific issues) [PDF to download]
- The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction [reference work to buy]
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Medical Terminology [reference work to buy]
- The Concise Guide to Copy Editing: Preparing Written Work for Readers [reference work to buy]
- Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary [reference work to buy]
- "Conflict of Interest in Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals" (from the World Association of Medical Editors)
- Copac National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue (for searching UK and Irish academic, national, and specialist library catalogs)
- The Copy Editing and Headline Handbook [reference work to buy]
- Copyediting [subscription-only newsletter]
- Copyediting: A Practical Guide [reference work to buy]
- "Copyediting Principles," from Mike's Web Log
- Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies [reference work to buy]
- The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- "Copyright Basics" (from the Copyright Clearance Center)
- Copyright resources (from the Copyright Clearance Center)
- "Copyright for Authors" (from the University of Texas Arlington Library)
- "Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States" (from the Cornell Copyright Information Center)
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology: All About Birds (for identifying birds by name, shape, and taxonomy) [online reference work]
- "Corrigo Archives" of articles on technical editing (from the Society for Technical Communication)
- "The Cost of Salami Slicing," from Nature Materials (about the problem with least publishable units, aka smallest publishable units)
- "Create a Checklist of Your PDF Mark-up in 2 Clicks," from the blog Right Angels and Polo Bears
- "Create a custom dynamic stamp in Acrobat XI" (PDF editing stamps)
- "Create custom stamps in Acrobat 9" (PDF editing stamps)
- "Create an Exclusion Dictionary" (a guide to setting up an exclusion dictionary for multiple versions of Microsoft Word)
- Creative Commons search (useful for searching for reusable images, music, and other media)
- Cultural Objects Name Authority
- "Customising Track Changes," from the LibroEditing blog
- Data Journalism Handbook [reference work to buy]
- "Deciphering a Redlined Manuscript," which explains to authors how to deal with Microsoft Word's track changes function in reviewing the edits made to their manuscript by copyeditors (from the blog Lingua Franca)
- Definitions of editorial services (from the Bay Area Editors' Forum)
- Definitions of editorial skills (from the Editors' Association of Canada)
- Definitions Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in APA Documents (from the American Psychological Association) [PDF to download]
- The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion [reference work to buy]
- The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed [reference work to buy]
- "Department of Defense Captioning Style Guide" [PDF to download]
- Developmental Editing: A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers [reference work to buy]
- Dictionary of American Regional English [reference work to buy]
- A Dictionary of Hiberno-English (English as it is spoken in Ireland) [reference work to buy]
- A Dictionary of Slang (has links to resources on U.S., Australian, British, Irish, South African, and specialty slang)
- Dictionary.com
- Digital object identifier (DOI) lookup for entire reference lists (from CrossRef; a DOI is a unique and permanent Internet document identifier)
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Docs for Facebook (for creating or uploading Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to share on Facebook) [freeware]
- Documents related to gender identity issues (a search on the website of the National Institute of Corrections)
- Dorland's Electronic Medical Speller, version 6.0, 6th edition [reference work to buy]
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 32nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Double-Tongued Dictionary
- Drug Information Portal (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- "EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles to Be Published in English" (major editorial recommendations for English-as-a-second-language authors of scientific articles and for the language and editorial professionals who work with them; translations to more than 20 languages are available)
- EasyBib (for editing, correcting, and linking bibliographies and reference lists according to multiple styles) [cloud-based freeware]
- EasyBib Pro (for editing, correcting, and linking bibliographies and reference lists according to multiple styles) [cloud-based software available by paid subscription]
- The Economist Style Guide, 12th edition [reference work to buy]
- Edifix (for editing, correcting, and linking bibliographies and reference lists according to multiple styles) [cloud-based subscription software]
- "Edit Tools for Marking up PDFs in Acrobat," from the blog Right Angels and Polo Bears
- Editing and proofreading symbols, from the Chicago Manual of Style
- Editing Canadian English, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- "Editing Documents on Google Drive—Screencast" (video tutorial)
- Editing exercise (from the American Copy Editors Society)
- Editing Technical Writing [reference work to buy]
- Editing tests (from the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing internship program, via EditTeach.org)
- Editing the Future (resources about the future of editing)
- The Editor's Companion (Australian style guide) [reference work to buy]
- The Editor's Companion: An Indispensable Guide to Editing Books, Magazines, Online Publications, and More [reference work to buy]
- An Editor's Guide to Working with Authors [reference work to buy]
- The Editorium: macro packages, including Editor's ToolKit Plus, FileCleaner, ListFixer, MegaReplacer, MultiMacro, NoteStripper, RazzmaTag, and WordCounter [editing macros to buy]
- Editorium Update archives (archives of a free e-mail newsletter from The Editorium; subscription information is here)
- Editors on Editing: What Writers Need to Know About What Editors Do [reference work to buy]
- "Editors' Show and Tell: Time-Saving Tips and Tricks," from the blog of Iva Cheung
- EditTeach
- EditTools [editing macros to buy]
- Effective Onscreen Editing: New Tools for an Old Profession [reference work to buy]
- "Electronic Editing: With Your Computer, Not Just On It"
- "Electronic Editing: With Your Computer, Not Just On It—Tipsheet" (including information on creating macros)
- The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody [reference work to buy]
- The Elements of Internet Style: The New Rules of Creating Valuable Content for Today's Readers [reference work to buy]
- The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English [reference work to buy]
- Encyclopaedia Britannica [online reference to subscribe to]
- Encyclopedia.com
- EndNote (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [PC and Macintosh software to buy]
- EndNote e-mail forums (for seeking advice on the software for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [PC and Macintosh software to buy]
- English Style Guide (from the European Commission Directorate-General for Translation) [PDF to download]
- English Verb Conjugations: 123 Irregular Verbs Fully Conjugated [reference work to buy]
- "English Versions of Chinese Authors' Names in Biomedical Journals: Observations and Recommendations" (article in Science Editor, 2002:25[1]:3–4) [PDF to download]
- Equipment and Software for Medical Writers [PDF to download]
- Ergonomic book and copy holders [equipment to buy]
- The European Library (portal for searching the collections of the 48 national libraries of Europe and leading European research libraries)
- An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition (a guide to nouns of multitude, or terms of venery, such as a murmuration of starlings, a gaggle of geese, and a parliament of owls) [reference work to buy]
- ExcelVBA e-mail list (when you need help with Microsoft Excel VBA, which is Visual Basic for Applications, a programming language that helps with document automation)
- "Federal Plain Language Guidelines," from the Plain Language Action and Information Network formed by U.S. government employees
- The European Library (portal for searching the collections of the 48 national libraries of Europe and leading European research libraries)
- Financial Times Lexicon [online reference work to buy]
- The Financial Writer's Stylebook: 1,100 Business Terms Defined and Rated [reference work to buy]
- FOB: Firms Out of Business (useful for finding details for reference-list items that were produced by long-gone publishers)
- "First Things First," about a hierarchy of writing and editing values, from the blog You Don't Say
- The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers, revised and updated edition (on stylistic and structural editing) [reference work to buy]
- "Formatting with Macros," from the blog An American Editor
- Fowler's The King's English [reference work to buy]
- Franklin Covey Style Guide for Business and Technical Communication, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- Free Medical Journals (links to medical journals with some or all articles available at no charge)
- Free Stamp Collections for PDF-XChange Viewer (PDF editing stamps)
- A Freelance Editor's Guide to Book Production [reference work to buy]
- Frequently asked questions about APA (American Psychological Association) style
- From Dissertation to Book, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- From Numbers to Words: Reporting Statistical Results for the Social Sciences [reference work to buy]
- FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II [reference work to buy]
- Garner's Modern American Usage, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- "General Guidelines for Reducing Bias" (supplemental material from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition)
- Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off, 4th edition [reference work to buy]
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Git (version-control software) [freeware]
- The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English [reference work to buy]
- The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market [reference work to buy]
- Glossary of Genomics Terms
- Glossary of Geology, 5th edition (revised) [reference work to buy]
- Google Scholar: find published research articles, find theses, find abstracts, determine where a research article has been cited, find court opinions, and find information on patents (free)
- Grammar by Diagram: Understanding English Grammar Through Traditional Sentence Diagramming [reference work to buy]
- Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing [reference work to buy]
- Grammatical Gleanings [reference work to buy]
- Grammatically Correct: The Essential Guide to Spelling, Style, Usage, Grammar, and Punctuation [reference work to buy]
- The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting Tribute Edition [reference work to buy]
- Guardian Style (from the The Guardian [of London]) [reference work to use online or to buy]
- A Guide for the Freelance Indexer [reference work to buy]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: The Title Says It All" (part 1, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: The Abstract and the Elevator Talk: A Tale of Two Summaries" (part 2, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: ‘It was a cold and rainy night': Set the Scene with a Good Introduction" (part 3, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Who, What, When, Where, How, and Why: The Ingredients in the Recipe for a Successful Methods Section" (part 4, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Show Your Cards: The Results Section and the Poker Game" (part 5, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: If an IRDAM Journal Is What You Choose, Then Sequential Results Are What You Use" (part 6, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Put Your Best Figure Forward: Line Graphs and Scattergrams" (part 7, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Bars and Pies Make Better Desserts than Figures" (part 8, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Bring Your Best to the Table" (part 9, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: The Discussion Section: Your Closing Argument" (part 10, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Giving Credit: Citations and References" (part 11, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: How to Write a Rave Review" (part 12, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Top 10 Tips for Responding to Reviewer and Editor Comments" (part 13, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- "Guide to Scientific Writing: Passing the Paternité Test" (part 14, from Clinical Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- Guidelines: How to Write and Report About People with Disabilities, 8th edition (from the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas) [brochure to buy and PDF to download]
- Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 13th edition [reference work to buy]
- The Handbook of Good English [reference work to buy]
- Handbook of Journalism (from Reuters)
- Handbook of Nonsexist Writing: For writers, editors and speakers, 2nd edition
- Handouts from the 2012 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- Handouts from the 2013 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- Handouts from the 2014 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- Handouts from the 2015 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- Handouts from the 2016 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- Handouts from the 2017 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- Handouts from the 2018 national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing (aka the American Copy Editors Society) [PDFs to download]
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, revised and updated [reference work to buy]
- Health Writer's Handbook, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- "How Does Track Changes in Microsoft Word Work?" from Shauna Kelly
- "How to Attach a Template to a Word 2010 Document," from the web site of the For Dummies book series
- "How to Avoid Bias in Your Writing," from the blog Daily Writing Tips
- "How to Back Up and Restore Your Macros," from the blog of Copyediting newsletter
- How to Do Everything Adobe Acrobat X [reference work to buy]
- "How to Learn a Style Guide in 10 Days," a session handout from the 2012 national conference of the American Copy Editors Society [PDF to download]
- "How to Proofread on a Kindle," from the blog Beyond Paper Editing
- How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers [reference work to buy]
- How to use Microsoft Word's "track changes"
- How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One [reference work to buy]
- How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 7th edition [reference work to buy]
- How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences: Guidelines for Physicians and Laboratory Researchers [reference work to buy]
- HubMed Citation Finder: paste in the contents of a bibliography and get back a numbered reference list, and then let the finder hunt down links, for each of those references, to the abstract, full text, and PubMed entry)
- HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee repository of gene nomenclature and associated resources)
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Style (from the Dudley Knox Library of the Naval Postgraduate School) [online reference work]
- IEEE Editorial Style Manual [PDF to download]
- "The Illusion of Certainty and the Certainty of Illusion: A Caution When Reading Scientific Articles" (article in The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2011:2[2]:118–123) [PDF to download]
- Indexing Specialties: Cookbooks [reference work to buy]
- IndexLinker [macro to buy for creating hyperlinks from index to test in indexes you have created]
- Inductel definition dictionaries and spelling checkers: medical, scientific and technical, and legal [software to buy; available in both PC and Mac versions]
- The Ins and Outs of Prepositions: A Guidebook for ESL Students, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Instructions to authors for more than 6,000 peer-reviewed journals in the health and life sciences (from the Mulford Health Science Library of the University of Toledo)
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (a searchable list, provided by the U.S. government, of all known plant, animal, bacteria, and fungus species)
- International Classification of Diseases (standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management, and clinical purposes, from the World Health Organization)
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References
- International Trademark Association's Trademark Checklist
- International Ornithological Committee World Bird List (English and taxonomic names of birds)
- Irvine's Writing About Music, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- ISMP's List of Confused Drug Names (from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices) [PDF to download]
- ISMP's List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations (from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices) [PDF to download]
- Ixquick (a metasearch engine that allows searches in 18 languages and that does not record searchers' IP addresses)
- Journalist's Toolbox
- jEdit (text editor with built-in macro language and the capability of serving as an XML/HTML editor) [free software]
- Journal Selector (a tool for choosing which journal to submit a manuscript to, on the basis of several factors) [online tool to use]
- Journals currently indexed in MEDLINE
- JournalTOCs (free searchable collection of tables of contents for thousands of scholarly journals)
- "Key Mark-Up Techniques for Proofreading PDFs," from the blog Right Angels and Polo Bears
- Keyboard shortcuts for Acrobat DC (for use in annotating PDFs)
- Keyboard shortcuts for PDF-XChange (for use in annotating PDFs)
- Lapsing Into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print—and How to Avoid Them [reference work to buy]
- Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid [online reference]
- Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works [reference work to buy]
- The Levels of Edit, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Library of Congress Online Catalog
- LibreOffice guides by Jean Hollis Weber (manuals for various programs in the LibreOffice suite)
- Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing [reference work to buy]
- List of keyboard shortcuts in Windows XP
- The Little Style Guide to Great Christian Writing and Publishing [reference work to buy]
- Macro Cookbook for Microsoft Word [reference work to buy]
- Macros for Editors [free book of editing macros to download]
- Making Word Work for You: An Editor's Intro to the Tool of the Trade [reference work to buy]
- Making Word 2010 Work for You: An Editor's Intro to the Tool of the Trade [reference work to buy]
- Manual de estilo Chicago-Deusto [reference work to buy]
- A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 8th edition (by Kate L. Turabian) [reference work to buy]
- A Manual of Scientific Style: A Guide for Authors, Editors, and Researchers [reference work to buy]
- A Manual of Style: A Guide to the Basics of Good Writing [reference work to buy]
- "Manuscript Format for Three Bibliographic Styles" (comparison of MLA, APA, and Chicago styles)
- Mark My Words: Instruction and Practice in Proofreading, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide, 6th edition [reference work to buy]
- Mathematics into Type, updated edition [reference work to buy]
- McEdit e-mail list (when you need help with Microsoft Word and other editing tools on the Macintosh)
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: ASME Citation Guide (from the University of Missouri Libraries [online reference work]
- Medical Abbreviations: 32,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communication and Safety, 15th edition [reference work to buy]
- Medical editing test (from BioMedical Editor)
- Medical Library Association Style Manual [online reference]
- Medical Usage and Abusage [reference work to buy]
- MediLexicon (medical dictionary, medical abbreviation definitions, ICD9 and ICD9CM code definitions, drug information, definitions of medical equipment and surgical instruments)
- MEDLINE (PubMed)
- MedlinePlus: Drugs, Herbs and Supplements
- MedlinePlus: Medical Dictionary
- MedDRA: Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (established by ICH, the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use)
- Merriam-Webster Online
- McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook [reference work to buy]
- Mathematics into Type [reference work to buy]
- Microsoft Knowledge Base
- Microsoft Office workbooks: Discover Microsoft Excel 2007; Discover Microsoft Word 2007; Enjoy ... Microsoft Office Excel 2007; Enjoy ... Microsoft Office Word 2007; Enjoy ... Upgrading to Microsoft Word 2007; Microsoft Word 2010 Upgrade from 2003: A New Way of Working; Microsoft Word 2010 Upgrade: Building on Word 2007; Using Normal Template in Word 2010 [reference works to buy]
- Microsoft Word 2010 for Medical and Technical Writers, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Microsoft Word for Publishing Professionals [reference work to buy]
- Microsoft Writing Style Guide [online reference work]
- MLA Handbook, 8th edition [reference work to buy]
- Monash University Web Style Guide
- MSO_2007 e-mail list (when you need help with Microsoft Office 2007 for the PC)
- "My Germ-Away Tea," from the blog EditorMom (for those days when editing must continue despite the editor's upper respiratory infection)
- NABJ Style Guide (from the National Association of Black Journalists)
- National Geographic Style Manual [online reference work]
- National Security Agency (NSA) SIGINT Reporter's Style and Usage Manual, 2010 [PDF to download]
- NCBI Bookshelf (search inside medical books and documents in life science and health care, a service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- New Perspectives on Technical Editing [reference work to buy]
- The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper, 5th edition [reference work to buy]
- The New York Times Newsroom Navigator
- NLM Catalog: Journals Referenced in the NCBI Databases (search for journals indexed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- NTC's Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs and Other Idiomatic Verbal Phrases [reference work to buy]
- Office Watch: advice and tips about Microsoft software (not from Microsoft; subscribe here) [free newsletters]
- Ojibwe People's Dictionary [online reference work]
- "One Editor's Editing Process," from the blog of the Indian Copyeditors Forum
- "The Only Thing We Have to Fear: Wildcard Macros" (how to create wildcard macros to speed up routine tasks in Microsoft Word)
- "On the Use of Italic and Roman Fonts for Symbols in Scientific Text" (from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) [PDF to download]
- Online Consistency Checker [free editing software, in beta, to use online]
- Online Sticky Notes [free web-based wall for notes]
- OnlineStylebooks.com (allows users to simultaneously search multiple online style guides)
- Oxford African American Studies Center [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Art Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Biblical Studies Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford English Dictionary Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Islamic Studies Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Language Dictionaries Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Music Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Reference Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Oxford Scholarship Online [online reference to subscribe to]
- Patent Full-Text Databases (from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; search for U.S. patents)
- PDF stamps from Wiley, for both the PC and the Macintosh (PDF editing stamps)
- PDF-XChange (for use in viewing and annotating PDFs)
- PerfectIt [editing software to buy]
- PerfectIt YouTube channel (video tutorials on various aspects of using the PerfectIt software)
- The Plant List (a searchable list of all known plant species)
- Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew [reference work to buy]
- Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek [reference work to buy]
- Prepositionary: The Writer's Guide to Prepositions [reference work to buy]
- "Professional Editorial Standards" (from the Editors' Association of Canada)
- Proofreading Practice: A Book of Exercises with Model Answers and Commentary (for UK proofreaders) [reference work to buy]
- Proofreading test (for British English) (from Proofreading and Copy-Editing [UK])
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition [reference work to buy]; corrections to the first printing and corrected sample papers [free downloads]
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA style
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: Chicago Manual of Style
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: MLA (Modern Language Association) style
- "The Radical Copyeditor's Style Guide for Writing About Transgender People (from the blog Radical Copyeditor) [online reference work]
- Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- Readability (web and mobile application for cleaning up cluttered web pages for easier reading on the computer, smartphone, and tablet) [free software]
- The Recipe Writer's Handbook, Revised and Updated [reference work to buy]
- Recipes Into Type: A Handbook for Cookbook Writers and Editors [reference work to buy]
- Red and black stamps (PDF editing stamps; go to the "Resources" tab, then look under the "Miscellaneous" heading for Diana Stirling's two compressed files.)
- Reference Manager (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [software to buy]
- Reference works on many diverse topics, such as bibliography software, ethics, and maps (from the Council of Science Editors)
- RefWorks (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [software to buy]
- Resolve a DOI (from The DOI System; a DOI [digital object identifier] is a unique and permanent Internet document identifier)
- "Resources for Writing and Editing Grant Proposals," from the blog EditorMom
- Revising Prose, 5th edition (on stylistic and structural editing) [reference work to buy]
- "Roundup: PDF Proofreading Stamps" (PDF editing stamps)
- "Salami Slicing and the SPU: Publish or Perish?" from Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (about the problem with least publishable units, aka smallest publishable units) [PDF to download]
- The SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Science Editors' Handbook, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- "The Science of Scientific Writing" (from American Scientist)
- Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 8th edition [reference work to buy]
- Scopus: a citation indexing database for determining where a science research article has been cited (subscription required)
- Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Self-Publishing Using LibreOffice Writer [reference work to buy]
- Self-Publishing Using OpenOffice.org 3 Writer [reference work to buy]
- Sentence diagramming with Grammar Revolution [online tools to use]
- Sick English: Medicalization in the English Language [reference work to buy]
- "Significant Rule Changes in The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition" (a comparison of the 15th and 16th editions of Chicago)
- "Simple Words and Phrases," a resource from the Plain Language Action and Information Network (formed by employees of the U.S. government) providing simple equivalents for long phrases
- Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose, revised updated edition (on stylistic and structural editing) [reference work to buy]
- "Software for Editors," from the blog The Editors' Weekly
- Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary, 4th edition [reference work to buy]
- Spellex spelling checkers: medical, legal, scientific, veterinary, botanical, dental, and geography [software to buy; available in both PC and Mac versions]
- Sports Style Guide & Reference Manual: The Complete Reference for Sports Editors, Writers, and Broadcasters [reference work to buy]
- Statistics for Dummies, 2nd edition [reference work to buy]
- Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols, 4th edition [reference work to buy]
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th edition [reference work to buy]
- Stedman's Medical Terms and Phrases [reference work to buy]
- Stedman's Plus 2017 Medical/Pharmaceutical Spellchecker, standard edition [software to buy]
- Stet Again! More Tricks of the Trade for Publications People [reference work to buy]
- Sticky Notes [software to buy; free version is available]
- Strategic Copy Editing [reference work to buy]
- Strunk and White's The Elements of Style
- A Student's Dictionary for Biblical & Theological Studies [reference work to buy]
- Style Guide (from The Economist)
- Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 11th edition (on stylistic and structural editing) [reference work to buy]
- Style Manual & Writers Guide for Intelligence Publications, 8th edition (from the CIA) [PDF to download]
- Stylebook Supplement on Lesbian, Guy, Bisexual & Transgender Terminology (from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association)
- Subtleties of Scientific Style [PDF to download]
- The Subversive Copyeditor [reference work to buy]
- Tagging manuscripts (adding typesetting codes) by using Microsoft Word's AutoText toolbar (from the Editorium)
- Tea Vendors and Communities (links to online vendors of whole-leaf teas and to tea communities—necessities because all good editing, in the opinion of KOK Edit's Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, is fueled by tea)
- Technical Editing, 5th edition [reference work to buy]
- Technical Editing in the 21st Century [reference work to buy]
- Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers [reference work to buy]
- Technical Editors' Eyrie
- Telegraph Style Book (from the The Daily Telegraph [of the United Kingdom])
-
Textbook Development as an Art and a Science
[reference work to buy] - TextSTAT (text analysis and concordance software; useful for generating a word-frequency list and eliminating spelling inconsistencies) [free software]
- The Times Style and Usage Guide (from the The Times [of London])
- Trademark Electronic Search System (from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; search for U.S. trademarks)
- "Turabian Quick Guide" (a guide to following Turabian style)
- U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, 31st (2016) edition [reference work to buy]
- U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, 31st (2016) edition [PDF to download]
- Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
- Union List of Artist Names Online
- United Nations Editorial Manual
- "United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Style and Graphics Guide, 2008" [PDF to download]
- Universal Currency Converter
- USCCB Style Guide (from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) [reference work to buy]
- USPTO Design Search Code Manual (from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; search for U.S. design pieces)
- Video tutorials on editing and macros, created by Paul Beverley
- The Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual [reference work to buy]
- Voices, Identities, Negotiations, and Conflicts: Writing Academic English Across Cultures [reference work to buy]
- Web of Knowledge: a citation indexing database for determining where a science research article has been cited (subscription required)
- Web Style Guide, 3rd edition: Editorial Style
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
- Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms [reference work to buy]
- What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing [reference work to buy]
- What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing (book review here) [reference work to buy]
- "What Is Substantive Editing?"
- WikiDoc (a searchable wiki of medical knowledge)
- Windows keyboard shortcuts for PCs and Macs
- Who's Who with Who Was Who [online reference to subscribe to]
- Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word [reference work to buy]
- "Wildcard Find-and-Replace: Changing Part, Preserving Part," from the blog of Copyediting newsletter
- Windows Secrets—"Everything Microsoft forgot to mention" [newsletter]
- WIPO Gold (from the World Intellectual Property Organization; search for patents, domain names, brands, designs, marks, etc.)
- Wired Style, revised edition [reference work to buy]
- Word-PC e-mail list (when you need help with Microsoft Word as designed for the PC)
- Word_VBA e-mail list (when you need help with Microsoft Word VBA, which is Visual Basic for Applications, a programming language that helps with document automation)
- Word 2007 Macros & VBA Made Easy [reference work to buy]
- Word Hacks: Tips & Tools for Taming Your Text [reference work to buy]
- Words into Type, 3rd edition [reference work to buy]
- The World Clock—Time Zones
- Writer–editor relationships, onscreen editing, avoiding repetitive-stress injuries, and more
- Writing From A to Z [reference work to buy]
- The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World (see also the style guide's home) [reference work to buy]
- YourDictionary.com [online reference]
- Your Dictionary: Romance Languages [online reference]
- Zotero (for managing bibliographies and reference lists) [free software]
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