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Interpreting Copyeditors'
Notations
If a manuscript is accepted for publication, a copyedi-tor will edit it using the following standard proofreading marks:
Changes to Text
^ Delete
3    Close up; delete space
Jjf   Delete and close up (for letters within a word)
Let it stand as is /s     Insert space 4-     New paragraph Flush paragraph ]    Move to the right; indent C.     Move to the left; to left margin 2L Center r|     Move up |J    Move down Si     Align vertically JOkj Transpose (^g)    Spell out
Type Specifications
	Italic type
	Roman (not bold or italic) type
®	Bold type
	Lowercase letters
<®	Uppercase letters
	Superscript
	Subscript
	Capitalize
Punctuation	
	Insert comma
© QO©
;i
/
JL "ST
Cll
Insert apostrophe or single quotation mark Insert quotation marks Insert period Insert ellipses Insert semicolon Insert colon Insert virgule (slash) Insert hyphen Insert em dash Insert en dash Insert parentheses Insert brackets
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