Proofreading Guidelines

 

Proofreading focuses on consistency and not having errors. The biggest danger is when text is missing or hidden from view. The approach is minimalist. Spacing is important.

Font

  • Times New Roman, sized 11.5. Arial 16 for title, 14 for author and affiliation—all three bolded.
  • Usually, Arial or Times New Roman are used in text boxes. Clio’s Psyche is kept in Imprint MT Shadow or
    another special print.


Punctuation

  • The period, comma, exclamation point, and question mark are within quotes.


Spacing

  • Two spaces are always used between sentences.
  • One space is always used after a colon.
  • The start of a new paragraph is indented. Remove indentations only when there is inconsistency caused
    by some being spaced rather than tabbed over.


Quotation Marks

  • The period, comma, exclamation point, and question mark are within quotes.
  • Use double rather than single quotation marks.
  • Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes.


Italics and Bolding

  • Biographies of authors are indented and put in italics as are the introduction to interviews and the information on books beginning with the author and name of the book(s).
  • Bold titles of articles, the author’s name, the author’s affiliation, and highest degree of the author at the beginning of the biography at the end of the article.
  • Bold the initials in interviews.
  • In the first part of the Bulletin Board, bold the names that are mentioned, but only for the first instance of their use.


Other Style Issues

  • Starting a sentence using the word, “And” is generally not acceptable.
  • Author biographies normally end with the e-mail address of the author.
  • Articles end with a small italicized block.
  • Block quotes are not italicized but require indentation of their left and right margins.
  • Ignore the “Y” touching the “E” below on the masthead of the first page


The "Binion Rule"
Articles written by Clio’s Psyche senior contributor Rudy Binion are edited for spacing only. If a major problem is discovered, please simply indicate its presence without making changes to the text. If you have any questions or require clarification, please contact us.