The English Association has a very useful Publisher Address List for when you need a place of publication in your reference list or you need to ask permission to cite or reproduce something. 36 words Published 26...
For a quick practical tool, Title Case Converter (https://titlecaseconverter.com/) lets you paste a title and choose the exact style guide (Chicago, APA, MLA, AP, etc.), and it will auto-capitalise accordingly – useful...
Items in a reference list should always be accessible to researchers who want to read the original text for themselves. That accessibility is the principle behind all the information provided about its author, date,...
Editors quite often have to edit or proofread PDFs. There is an excellent article by Laetitia Sullivan in the January 2021 issue of PEGboard about using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC to proofread PDFs. However, one...
A PEGforum question with the subject line 'JustDone' was posted on 28 April 2026 asking about the effectiveness of AI detection tools. It received many responses so it was obvious that several of our members had been...
Question Is there a quick way of telling whether a figure in a manuscript must be saved as a TIFF or as an EPS file? Also, I know that TIFF is available as a part of MS Office. However, if I need to generate ESPs, is...
There is no consensus amongst clients and dictionaries -- so the bottom line is consistency, consistency, consistency. Make a style sheet for each client or project and stick to it. Question Please, I need help...
Question Some time last year I proofread and edited a Masters dissertation and guess what, it's back and I have to furnish it with a certificate of publication that is library journal ready/compatible. My ask is, has...
You can view information about the membership options and complete the renewal form at this link:Â https://editors.org.za/membership-renewal/ On the renewal application form, you can also indicate your requirement for a...
Question Does anyone have access to an updated urban dictionary or reference for contemporary terminology? If it leans heavily towards scholarly use, I’d appreciate it. Answer 1 Though not a dictionary, I've found the...
Question Some clients seem extremely disinclined to pay for the editing services they have received. I realise that one should have the correct agreement in place beforehand but, despite that safeguard, some clients...
The Pharos Online dictionaries corpus is within the Media24 publishing group, so includes all books available from imprints like the trusted Tafelberg, Human & Rousseau, Kwela and Queillerie, the Best Books...
Many PEGgers think CPD is not worthwhile because: they don't have time for it they know it all already they can't afford it it's boring This article by Louise Harnby has some interesting ideas about how CPD is a...
Question I've been freelancing as an author in educational publishing for some years now, and the royalty percentage for the writing has dropped several times in the 10+ years I've been doing this work. I was...
Question I was wondering if someone could provide some guidance on an issue with footnote numbering. I am editing a document, and text has been deleted, but the footnotes have not automatically updated. For example,...
Question One of our PEG members asked: Hi, everyone! I just want to ask if there are any English-Afrikaans (and vice-versa) resources anyone can point me to that I can use for translation purposes? Preferably free and...
Have you ever had to edit a document that has kilometres in one sentence and miles in the next, or kilogrammes in one recipe and pounds in another -- and muttered to yourself about having to look up the conversion rate...
There are two ways to access the jobs: either singly through a {PEG Official} WORK email or in bulk via the website: Through PEG Official emails Go to the website and log in. (NB:Â You will not be able to view any of...
The PEG events have such a lot of detail in them about dates and times, and ‘More info’ about presenters and scope. Wouldn’t you like all of that to show in your Outlook calendar so you don’t have to keep checking the...
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