Freelance Writing

Tips from Editors

I thought I'd copy any comments I recieve from editors in on spot for easy retrieval.

1. parenthetical references to denote a specific reference within the body of your article. Specify the sources for each fact. Identify the reference in parentheses (See Reference 1) at the end of the sentence that contains the relevant fact. Include that reference in the corresponding box within the Reference section. Eg, editors would find the information for "(See Reference 1)" in the first reference field. For the next fact, write "See Reference 2" in parentheses and so on. If you include a reference with multiple pages, such as a PDF document, include a note in Writer's Comments box indicating the page that contains the fact.