Proofreading Procedure and Requirements for Book Printing [Buke Printing]

Proofreading Procedure and Requirements for Book Printing [Buke Printing]

Generally, books and periodicals go through three rounds of proofreading, and special manuscripts can also be proofread. Some books (such as dictionaries) require much more proofreading. The process of school reform can be roughly divided into three types

① One school (usually referred to as "primary school"), two schools, three schools, and three schools with three reforms.

② Second year of junior high school, third year of junior high school (or first year of junior high school, second and third year of junior high school), and second year of junior high school reform.

③ In the second and third year of junior high school, there will be three rounds of proofreading and one revision. Each publishing house can adopt different methods for proofreading according to their specific situation.

The proofreading procedure and general requirements are as follows

① Mao School. The typesetting workers in the printing factory usually have multiple errors in the proofreading of the original manuscript. In order to facilitate the proofreading operation, improve production efficiency, and avoid the phenomenon of unified layout after proofreading by the publishing unit, the printing factory proofreader needs to conduct a proofreading before the publishing department starts. This proofreading is called "gross proofreading", and the proofreading used is called "gross proofreading".

After the printing factory conducts a rough proofreading, the sample workers will correct and supplement the spelling errors, multiple word blanks, and formatting errors drawn on the proofreading one by one, and then produce a clear sample, which will be sent to the publishing department for proofreading.

② From primary school to tertiary school. The first three schools are conducted in the publishing department. The number of times proofreading is called proofreading. The number of revisions required for a book depends on the content and nature of the book, whether the original manuscript is clear, the amount of layout changes, and the level of quality requirements.

After each proofreading, the sample should be returned to the printing factory or typesetting company to correct any errors made, and then the sample should be sent for proofreading. In order to reduce the frequency of sending and returning proofs between the typesetting department and the publishing department, save time, and shorten the publishing cycle, a continuous proofreading method is adopted depending on the clarity of the proofs. If a school is completed and there are not many errors drawn on the proof, there is no need to return it to the printing factory for sample correction. You can use one proof to conduct a second sample in the publishing department, which is called a joint proofreading of one and two schools. But the proofreaders of the second school must use pens of different colors from those of the first school to distinguish themselves. Sometimes the second and third schools also adopt connected schools. After the school is connected, the samples that have gone through two rounds will be returned to the printing factory for modification.

In the era of networking, typesetting files from printing factories or typesetting departments can be output in PDF format and then transmitted to publishers through the internet. Publishers use the "proofreading" function on Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar PDF file reading programs to add proofreading annotations, and then send them back to the printing factory or typesetting company for sample editing. It can save time for sending back proof samples, as well as save paper. The electronic files of proofreading are also easy to save, which is a green and environmentally friendly measure to save resources.

Proofreading Procedure and Requirements for Book Printing [Buke Printing]