A proofreader's role is to identify and rectify any errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and layout that have slipped through the net at the typesetting and copy-editing stages, and to ensure your publication is as close to perfection as is possible.

When proofreading for you, therefore, I will do my utmost to ensure the following:

 

• Correction of errors in typing and spelling

• Correction of incorrect or missing punctuation

• Resolution of confusing or ambiguous use of words or expressions

• Correction of incorrect paragraph formatting

• Resolution/correction of clumsy/misleading word-breaks

• Adherence to, or the creation of, a text style guide

• Correction of errors in running headers and page numbers

• Cross-checking of chapter numbers/ titles and the table of contents

• Correction of incorrect column alignment

• Correction of any mislabelling of pictures, diagrams and illustrations

• Cross-checking of references within the text to other parts and end matter (appendices, index, etc.)