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  • palaeography Jan 2007, 12–13
  • paper
    • formats and sizes Nov 2006, 3–4
    • recycling Jul 2017, 16
  • paper merchants Nov 1995, 11
  • Paperlessproofs Ltd Sep 2007, 5
  • papermaking Nov 2006, 3–4; Jan 2017, 4–5
    • Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding (book review) Jan 2003, 9
  • Parcelforce Nov 1991, 5
  • Parcellink Nov 1991, 5
  • parentheses: But I Digress: The exploitation of parentheses in English printed verse (book review) May 1992, 6
  • parenthetical clauses Sep 2015, 13
  • PARN (Professional Associations Research Network) May 2000, 2–3
  • part-time working Nov 1992, 1–2; Feb 1993, 14–15
  • participles
    • dangling Jul 2015, 7
    • fused May 2003, 10
    • present Jan 2018, 11–12
  • partnerships Jan 1998, 9–10; Sep 1998, 5–6; Dec 2000, 6; Sep 2001, 2
    • case-studies Sep 2001, 1–2
    • limited liability partnerships Sep 2001, 1; Nov 2001, 6
  • passive/active voice, use of Jan 2015, 7; Mar 2018, 15–16
  • past participles Mar 2003, 7
  • patents: How to Find Information: Patents on the internet (book review) Mar 2005, 11
  • pathology: Dictionary of Plant Pathology (book review) Sep 1990, 12
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation
    • bursaries Nov 1993, 5; Dec 1997, 13
    • Guide to the Provision of Skills Training for Book and Journal Publishers Mar 1999, 8–9
    • Student Publishing Awards Nov 1996, 9; Dec 1997, 13; Jun 1999, 15–16
    • training grants Apr 1992, 3; Oct 1992, 2; Jul 1993, 8; Apr 1995, 6; Dec 1997, 13; 18; Jul 1999, 8–9; May 2000, 4; Aug 2000, 16–17; May 2001, 3; Jan 2003, 14; May 2003, 12–13; Jan 2004, 6; May 2004, 12; Mar 2005, 4; Jul 2006, 5; Sep 2006, 13
  • pay
    • budgeting Dec 1993, 7–8
    • calculating rates Sep 1989, 1–4; Nov 1990, 6–7; May 1991, 4; May 1998, 1; Nov 1999, 4; Apr 2000, 3; Jan 2008, 9
    • conference workshops (2012) conference supplement Nov 2012, 2–3, 4; (2017) Nov 2017, 30–31
    • difficulties with Jul 2018, 29–30
    • fixed fees Nov 2008, 16
    • improvement of Nov 2018, 32
    • journals editing rates Aug 1995, 6–7
    • low rates: accepting work at Sep 2015, 6–7; Nov 2015, 9
    • negotiating Jul 1989, 3; May 1993, 10; Mar 1994, 4–5; Jun 1995, 8–9; Dec 1995, 7–8; Apr 2000, 3; Apr 2001, 4; Mar 2004, 11; May 2004, 10; conference supplement Nov 2004, 9; Nov 2006, 11; conference supplement Nov 2012, 2–3, 4; Nov 2012, 7
    • NUJ rates Sep 1989, 1–4; Mar 1992, 3–4; Jan 1995, 1–3; Jul 1996, 12–13; Mar 1997, 11; Jul 1997, 10; Jan 1998, 4; Nov 1999, 4; Aug 2000, 15; May 2007, 1, 8; Mar 2012, 3
      • 1989–90 Sep 1989, 1
      • 1991 Jan 1991, 11
      • 1992 Nov 1991, 8
      • 1993 Dec 1992, 7
      • 1994 Dec 1993, 9
      • 1995 Dec 1994, 10
      • 1996 Jan 1996, 2
      • 1997 Jan 1997, 15
      • 1998 Mar 1998, 5
      • 1999 Mar 1999, 6; Jun 1999, 16
      • 2000 Mar 2000, 13; May 2000, 15; Aug 2000, 15
    • outside London rates Jun 1989, 4; Nov 1989, 10–11
    • Preparing Quotations for Jobs (SfEP Guide) Mar 2012, 14
    • Pricing a Project: How to prepare a professional quotation (SfEP Guide) Jan 2014, 11
    • quotes for clients Jan 2019, 3–4
    • rate for the job (website section) May 2007, 14; Nov 2009, 13
    • rates of pay surveys Sep 2008, 5; Sep 2013, 5
      • 1990 Jan 1990, 7; Jun 1990, 1–3
      • 1994 Jul 1994, 1–4; Aug 1994, 12; Jan 1995, 14
      • 1996 Sep 1996, 2–4
      • 1998 Nov 1998, 15–17
      • 2000 Jun 2000, 18; Apr 2001, 1–3; Jul 2001, 9–10
      • 2003 Mar 2003, 14–15; Sep 2003, 1–4; 8; Jan 2004, 12
      • 2006 Mar 2005, 14; May 2006, 14; Jul 2006, 14; May 2007, 3–5
      • 2009 May 2009, 13–14
      • 2010 Sep 2010, 1
      • 2013 Sep 2013, 5
    • rates for registered/accredited copy-editors Dec 1997, 15
    • ‘Rate for the Job’ (SfEP listing) Jul 2011, 13–14
    • SfEP suggested minimum rates May 1991, 5; Sep 1999, 11; Nov 1999, 4; Nov 2006, 11; May 2007, 1, 8; Jan 2009, 12; Nov 2012, 6; Jan 2013, 16
      • 2001 Apr 2001, 3
      • 2002 Mar 2002, 8
      • 2003 Mar 2003, 5; May 2003, 15
      • 2004 Mar 2004, 9
      • 2005 Mar 2005, 6
      • 2006 Mar 2006, 4
      • 2007 Mar 2007, 14
      • 2008 Mar 2008, 10
      • 2009 May 2009, 13
      • 2010 Mar 2010, 13
      • 2011 Mar 2011, 3
      • 2012 Mar 2012, 3, 13
      • 2013 Mar 2013, 3
      • 2014 May 2014, 3
      • 2015 May 2015, 7
      • 2017 May 2017, 3
    • words per hour rates Jan 2006, 13
  • payment
    • Better Payment Practice Group Jul 1999, 1
    • debt collection Apr 1990, 3; Feb 1991, 1; Apr 1993, 1–3; Jun 1993, 6–7; Aug 1993, 8; Sep 2002, 4; Jan 2005, 9; Nov 2005, 9–11; May 2006, 8–9; Jan 2009, 8–9; Mar 2014, 8–9; May 2014, 8–9
    • EU directive on late payment Nov 2011, 3
    • insolvency Nov 2004, 9–10
    • Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act (1998) Jun 1998, 10; Mar 1999, 18; Jul 1999, 1; Jan 2001, 9; Nov 2005, 9
    • mediation May 2006, 8
    • Money Claim Online May 2014, 8
    • small claims court Jul 2002, 5; Nov 2005, 10–11; Jan 2006, 8–9; May 2014, 8–9; Sep 2015, 5
  • payment periods Feb 1991, 1; May 1995, 4; Dec 1995, 10; Sep 1996, 13
  • PDFs: conference supplement Nov 2005, 4; conference supplement Nov 2006, 5; Jan 2008, 11–12; Mar 2008, 13; Mar 2018, 13–14
    • marking up Mar 2013, 7; Nov 2014, 18; Mar 2018, 13–14; Nov 2019, 31
    • Practical Mark-up of PDFs (training course) May 2016, 14; Mar 2018, 22–23
  • Peacock, Sara: profile Nov 2013, 10
  • Peak District Group
    • formation of Mar 1999, 2–3
    • meeting reports Jul 1998, 15; Mar 2001, 14; May 2001, 15–16; Sep 2001, 14–16
  • pedantry Nov 2007, 16; Mar 2010, 16
  • peer review
    • Editorial Peer Review: Its strengths and weaknesses (book review) May 2008, 11
    • Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals: Guidelines for good practice (book review) May 2008, 11
  • PEG see Professional Editors’ Group (South Africa)
  • Pembrokeshire Group
    • formation of Sep 2009, 15; Nov 2009, 15
  • Pen Press (publishers) Sep 2007, 3–4
  • ‘peninsula’/‘peninsular’ Jul 2012, 6
  • Penn Club, The Aug 1993, 7
  • pensions Jan 2001, 9; Mar 2004, 8; Nov 2008, 10
    • see also retirement, planning for
  • perfect infinitives Apr 1998, 10
  • PerfectIt (software) May 2010, 10–11; May 2012, 14; conference supplement Nov 2013, 6–7; May 2015, 11; Jul 2016, 11; May 2017, 3, 16; Nov 2017, 26–27, 32; Jul 2018, 4–12; Jul 2019, 3–4
  • performance indicators Jul 2007, 3
  • permissions May 1995, 11; May 1999, 15–16; Jul 2001, 1–2; Jan 2009, 16; Jan 2020, 3–4
    • see also copyright
  • perpendicular pronouns Jan 2017, 8–9
  • personal computers see computers
  • Personal Effectiveness (training course/workshop) Jul 1991, 8; Jan 1992, 5–7; May 1993, 7; Jul 1995, 5; Oct 1995, 10; Apr 1997, 4; May 1999, 12; Dec 1999, 15
    • see also Negotiating Effectively (training course)
  • Peterborough: training courses Jul 2001, 12; Nov 2002, 13
  • Peterborough Group
    • formation of Apr 1989, 1
    • meeting reports Jun 1989, 2
  • Petherick, Caroline May 2010, 3
  • Petit Larousse (dictionary) Oct 1990, 4
  • pharmaceutical names Sep 1989, 8; Nov 1989, 13; Jan 1990, 3; Mar 2001, 6
    • British National Formulary Jan 2001, 10
    • Medictionary: Spell-checker for prescription and OTC medicines in the UK (software review) Jun 2000, 9–10
  • philosophy: Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy (book review) Jun 1998, 13–14
  • phonetics May 2019, 15–17
  • photo competitions Sep 2007, 15; conference supplement Nov 2007, 3
  • photographs
    • copyright of Jul 2002, 9; Sep 2009, 13
    • proofreading Aug 2000, 11
  • photography: digital Sep 2005, 1, 5; Nov 2005, 13
  • phrase books: Rough Guide Greek Dictionary and Phrase Book (book review) Sep 2001, 10
  • PhraseExpress (software)‎ Jan 2020, 14–15
  • physics
    • Complete A–Z Physics (book review) May 1998, 12
    • editing Sep 2007, 1, 4
    • IOP Publishing Oct 1990, 7; Nov 1991, 8–9; May 2002, 1–2
  • physiology, human Aug 2000, 3–5
  • Pickard, Julie: profile Apr 2000, 7–9
  • picture research Apr 1998, 6–7
  • Pindar (printers) Dec 1997, 10–11
  • pitching (for business) Jul 2007, 9
  • place-names
    • apostrophes in Mar 1998, 7
    • Roman Mar 2000, 6
  • plagiarism: conference supplement Nov 2010, 3–4; conference supplement Nov 2012, 5–6
  • plain English Nov 2018, 26
    • Editing into Plain English (Finley, Ripper and Carr) Nov 2019, 12
    • Plain English for Editors (online course) Mar 2019, 9
  • Plain English Campaign Jan 1991, 5; Dec 1999, 1–2; Nov 2011, 6–7; Nov 2017, 33–34
  • planning permission: for home-offices Jul 1995, 6–7
  • Plantin-Moretus Museum (Antwerp) Mar 2003, 4–5
  • plants
    • cacti Jun 1991, 6
    • Dictionary of Plant Pathology (book review) Sep 1990, 12
    • names Nov 2003, 9–10
  • ‘plastic’/’plastics’: meaning of Apr 1992, 11
  • plurals
    • misuse of Jul 1998, 10
    • use of ‘(s)’ for singular/plural terms Jan 2012, 3; Mar 2016, 3
  • POD see print on demand
  • podcasts, reviews Jul 2019, 18–20
  • poems
    • ‘Ballad of Thomas Correction, The’ (Jackson) Oct 1993, 15
    • ‘Emidepic’ (Nelson) Sep 2006, 16
    • ‘Haiku for Editors’ Oct 2000, 7
    • ‘Prooflistening the Silent Night’ (Probst) Mar 2005, 16
    • ‘Proofreader, The’ (Ward) May 1993, 5
    • ‘Society for Extraordinary Patience’ (Probst) Nov 2005, 16
  • Poetics of Editing, A (Greenberg)‎ Jul 2019, 26
  • poetry
    • poor quality Jul 2009, 16
    • translation of Sep 2009, 1, 5
    • writing Mar 2014, 6
  • 'pointing' clauses May 2009, 9–10
  • 'pole'/'poll' Nov 2010, 6
  • politics
    • Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century British Politics (book review) Jul 2006, 12–13
    • Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (book review) Jul 2002, 10
  • 'populace'/'populous' Nov 2010, 6
  • post offices Jul 1993, 1–2; Oct 1993, 1
  • postage charges Mar 2010, 13
  • postal addresses: format of Feb 1991, 13; Jan 1992, 11; Jul 1992, 10–12
  • postal delivery services Nov 1991, 4–6; Jun 1995, 10; Aug 1995, 11; Nov 2014, 12; Mar 2015, 11
  • postcards (SfEP) Oct 1995, 15
  • poster presentations Mar 2007, 9
  • postgraduate qualifications: in publishing Jul 2007, 8; Jan 2014, 9
  • PowerPoint (software)‎ May 2019, 10–12
  • ‘practical’/‘practicable’ Nov 2010, 6
  • Practical Mark-up of PDFs (training course) May 2016, 14; Mar 2018, 22–23
  • ‘practice’/‘practise’ Nov 2010, 6; Jul 2012, 6
  • ‘predominate’/’predominant’ Jun 2000, 7
  • ‘preferred supplier’ status Mar 2005, 4–5; Sep 2006, 14
  • Preparing Quotations for Jobs (SfEP Guide) Mar 2012, 14
    • see also Pricing a Project
  • prepositions Mar 1993, 11; Mar 2007, 2; Mar 2011, 16
    • ending sentences with Nov 2000, 8; Mar 2001, 10; Apr 2001, 12; Jul 2001, 10; Sep 2005, 16; Nov 2009, 16
    • unnecessary Mar 2010, 16; Mar 2011, 16
  • Prepress Projects (typesetters) Jan 2002, 5
  • Prescott, John: his use of English Jun 1993, 8
  • present participles Jan 2018, 11–12
  • presentations: Giving Presentations (book review) Jul 2006, 13
  • Price, Sarah: profile Nov 2007, 9–10
  • Pricing a Project: How to prepare a professional quotation (SfEP Guide) Jan 2014, 11; Sep 2018, 16
  • prime marks Nov 2009, 1, 5
  • ‘principal’/‘principle’ Nov 2010, 6
  • Principles and Practice of Proofreading (training course) May 1989, 5; Dec 1999, 15–16
  • print on demand (POD) Jul 2007, 1; 10
  • printers (commercial)
    • Charlesworth Group Jun 1990, 8
    • Clays May 2011, 11
    • ColourPrint May 2001, 15
    • Earle and Ludlow Dec 1998, 8
    • Friary Press Jul 1991, 8
    • Henry Ling Sep 1990, 8
    • Hobbs the Printers Sep 1999, 19–20; Jul 2007, 15
    • J W Arrowsmith Ltd Oct 1990, 8
    • J W Northend Nov 2008, 15
    • Linney Group Jul 2007, 15
    • Pindar Dec 1997, 10–11
    • Reed’s the Printers (Penrith) Mar 2002, 15–16
  • printers (for personal computers) May 1992, 5; Aug 1993, 5; Oct 1993, 11–12; Jan 1994, 12; Nov 2017, 14
    • ink/toner cartridges Sep 2017, 19–20
    • wireless Jul 2008, 9
  • printing
    • Blueprint Dictionary of Printing and Publishing (book review) Sep 1991, 9
    • in India Mar 1999, 4–5
    • mathematics texts Nov 1994, 3
    • processes Dec 1998, 8; Nov 2015, 19
    • special characters Oct 1991, 4; May 1992, 5–6; Nov 2003, 5–6
  • Printing House Museum (Cockermouth) Oct 1994, 2
  • Problem Solving (workshop) Mar 1994, 4
  • procrastination Nov 2011, 16
  • ’prodigal‘: misuse of Nov 2013, 5; Jan 2014, 9
  • production controllers Jan 1999, 6
  • Production for Copy-editors (training course) Jan 1999, 8; Jan 2008, 1
  • production editors Jun 1992, 1
    • relations with freelancers Jul 2013, 8–9; Nov 2013, 6–7
  • productivity see time management; workflow management
  • Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) May 2000, 2–3
  • Professional Development Board (SfEP): establishment of Jul 2007, 6; Sep 2007, 7
  • professional development director (SfEP) Nov 2017, 13
  • Professional Editors’ Group (South Africa; PEG) May 2015, 1
  • professional indemnity insurance Mar 1991, 4; Apr 1998, 8–9; May 2000, 8; Nov 2006, 6
  • professionalism
    • and continuing professional development May 2001, 1–2
    • of freelances Apr 1997, 1; May 1997, 1–2; Jun 1997, 9; Nov 1999, 5; Sep 2001, 11; Jan 2005, 16; May 2006, 3; Jul 2006, 9; conference supplement Nov 2006, 3–4
    • and SfEP Code of Practice Jul 2009, 11
  • Profile Books (publisher) conference supplement Nov 2007, 1, 3–4
  • profiles Sep 1997, 12; Jun 1999, 14
    • Abrahamson, Robert Louis Apr 1998, 4–5
    • Anderson, Marion Jan 2001, 5
    • Beattie, Caroline Jun 1998, 2–3
    • Browne, Lionel May 1997, 3–4
    • Bryant, Jane May 2000, 6–7
    • Dix, Fiona Jun 2000, 6–7
    • Duin, Nancy Nov 1997, 2–3
    • Fairnell, Eva Sep 1997, 2–3
    • Genesys Editorial Ltd Dec 1999, 8–9
    • Hine, Robert Aug 2000, 8–9
    • Hollingworth, Chuck Jun 1999, 2–3
    • Hulse, Sara Jul 2007, 13
    • Hutchings, Jane Sep 1998, 2–3
    • Jones, Bridget Jan 2000, 6
    • Kaplan, Susan Sep 1999, 2–3
    • Kara, Helen Mar 1999, 2–3
    • Karmali, Shereen Jul 1998, 2–3
    • Kirkham, Peter Apr 1999, 2–3
    • Krug, Gerlinde Jun 1997, 2–3
    • Laredo, Naomi May 1999, 2–3
    • Lawson, Alison May 1998, 2–3
    • McDonald, Fred Jan 1998, 2–3
    • MacDonald, Helen Oct 1998, 2–3
    • Nason, Ruth Mar 1998, 2–3
    • Nellist, Kate Jul 2000, 6–7
    • Neville, Anne Jul 1999, 2–3
    • Peacock, Sara Nov 2013, 10
    • Pickard, Julie Apr 2000, 7–9
    • Price, Sarah Nov 2007, 9–10
    • Rice, Val Mar 2007, 12
    • Ross, Janine Oct 1999, 8–9
    • Singha, Lotika Jul 2008, 4
    • Smith, Eric Dec 1998, 2–3
    • Sullivan, Sylvia Jul 1997, 4–5
    • Sutherland, Mairi Oct 1997, 4–5
    • Teague, Elizabeth Nov 2000, 6–7
    • White, Caroline Nov 1999, 9–10
    • Woodruff, John Dec 1997, 2–3
    • Woodruff, Ken Nov 1998, 2–3
    • Yeo, Martyn Jan 1999, 2–3
  • profitability: measuring Jul 2007, 3
  • progress, technological Jul 2000, 4–5; Aug 2000, 3–4; conference supplement Nov 2005, 3; conference supplement Nov 2006, 1; 4
  • Project Gutenberg May 1994, 4; Mar 2003, 5
  • project management
    • children’s books Mar 1998, 2–3
    • and editorial process Nov 2019, 23
    • Editorial Project Management (Horn) Jan 2007, 3; Mar 2007, 11
    • Editorial Project Management (Saffrey)‎ Nov 2019, 13–14
    • Editorial Project Management (training course) May 2018, 6
    • freelance Nov 1991, 7; Aug 1994, 11; Jan 1995, 4–6; Nov 1995, 10; Jan 1996, 4–5; Jan 1997, 7; May 1997, 1–2; Jan 1998, 8–9; Mar 2016, 16; May 2018, 4–6
    • in-house Jan 1996, 3; May 1997, 1–2
    • Managing Projects (training course) Oct 1996, 10
    • outsourcing Jan 2007, 1; 5–6; conference supplement Nov 2009, 6–7
    • Project Management 1 (training course) May 1997, 8; Sep 1997, 9
    • Project Management 2 (training course) May 1997, 8; May 2000, 12; Sep 2012, 13
    • Publishing Training Centre course Sep 2004, 14; May 2018, 6
    • software reviews Nov 2019, 10–11
    • tips for project managers Nov 2010, 14; May 2018, 4–6
    • Working for Non-publishers (training course) May 2000, 12; Jan 2001, 15; Jul 2001, 11–12
    • workshops Dec 1997, 10; conference supplement Nov 2005, 6–7; conference supplement Nov 2009, 6; conference supplement Nov 2013, 2–3
    • Zenkit review Jul 2018, 22–23
  • Project Management 1 (training course) May 1997, 8; Sep 1997, 9
  • Project Management 2 (training course) May 1997, 8; May 2000, 12; Sep 2012, 13
    • see also Editorial Project Management (training course); Working for Non-publishers (training course)
  • pronouns
    • for animals Oct 1994, 6–7
    • avoiding ambiguity May 1994, 5
    • misuse Mar 2017, 2
    • perpendicular Jan 2017, 8–9
    • third person singular/plural May 2001, 8; May 2015, 8–9; Jan 2017, 13
  • pronunciation Mar 2013, 12
    • Oxford BBC Guide to Pronunciation: The essential handbook of the spoken word (book review) Jul 2007, 12
    • Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation (book review) Jul 2016, 13
    • Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English (book review) Nov 2004, 10–11
  • proof-correction symbols see correction symbols
  • ‘Prooflistening the Silent Night’ (poem: Probst) Mar 2005, 16
  • ‘Proofreader, The’ (poem: Ward) May 1993, 5
  • proofreading
    • colour codes Sep 2005, 7; Nov 2005, 13
    • essential requirements Apr 1998, 3; Mar 2015, 14
    • importance of May 2012, 1
    • relationship to copy-editing Nov 1993, 6; Mar 1994, 10–11; Apr 1994, 7; May 1994, 8–9; Jan 2003, 11; Jan 2004, 6; Sep 2014, 7
    • starting out in May 2019, 3–5
  • Proofreading Theses and Dissertations (SfEP)‎ Sep 2018, 16
  • Proofreading 1: Introduction (training course) Sep 2013, 13
  • Proofreading 2: Headway (training course) Nov 2016, 1
  • Proofreading 2/3: Progress (training course) Sep 2013, 13–14; Jan 2014, 15
  • Proofreading for Accreditation (training course) Jan 2005, 13; May 2005, 13–14; Jul 2005, 14; May 2008, 5; Jan 2014, 8
  • Proofreading Problems (training course) May 1993, 6; Oct 1995, 9; Dec 1999, 15–16; Jul 2005, 13–14; Jan 2013, 14; Jul 2013, 15; see also Proofreading 2/3: Progress
  • proofreading2020 (study) May 2018, 7
  • proper names
    • Penguin Dictionary of First Names (book review) Nov 2000, 9–10
    • word breaks in Mar 2006, 8
  • ‘prophecy’/‘prophesy’ Nov 2010, 6
  • proverbs: Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (book review) Sep 2004, 10–11
  • PTC see Publishing Training Centre
  • public edit (live critique) Nov 2016, 17; Nov 2018, 25–26
  • Public Lending Right Scheme Nov 2004, 4
  • public relations Feb 1993, 7
  • public relations co-ordinator/and marketing director (SfEP) Nov 1995, 2–3; Jul 2007, 13; Jan 2010, 3; Nov 2017, 13
  • public sector bodies, working for Nov 2010, 9; Nov 2016, 13
  • public sector tendering Nov 2010, 9
  • public speaking see speaking and speechwriting
  • publicity: Publicity, Newsletters and Press Releases (book review) Jan 2003, 10
  • publishers
    • freelances relationships with Jul 1989, 2; Jun 1990, 7–8; Mar 1991, 4; Jan 1992, 1; Apr 1992, 1; Apr 1997, 1; May 1997, 1–2; Jun 1997, 9; Nov 1999, 5; Jan 2002, 4–5
    • Guide to Book Publishers, The May 2002, 10
    • Small Press Guide, The May 2002, 10
  • Publisher’s Freelance Directory Apr 1989, 4
  • Publishers Handbook, The Feb 1991, 10
  • Publishing Business: A guide to starting out and getting on, The (Smith and Ramdarshan Bold)‎ Jul 2019, 25
  • publishing industry
    • academic Oct 1999, 4–5; Dec 2000, 1–2; Jan 2009, 7–8; Sep 2017, 4–6; Jan 2018, 3
    • in Australia Jul 1993, 10–11
    • Books and Publishing on the Internet (book review) Nov 2001, 9
    • careers advice line Sep 2011, 3
    • commercial Oct 1999, 5–7
    • Content Machine: Towards a theory of publishing, The (book review) Mar 2014, 13
    • in Eastern Europe Feb 1993, 7
    • educational Nov 1993, 2–3; Jan 2009, 7–8; Nov 2016, 22
    • future of Jul 2009, 4–5; Nov 2015, 12; Nov 2016, 15, 18
    • globalisation of: conference supplement Nov 2009, 6–7
    • Guide to Book Publishing (book review) Oct 1990, 4
    • historical development Nov 2012, 8–9; Nov 2014, 13
    • How to Get a Job in Publishing (book review) Jan 2009, 13
    • indy publishing Mar 2019, 3–5
    • Inside Book Publishing (4th ed; book review) Nov 2008, 11–12
    • numbers employed in Mar 2012, 5
    • outsourcing Jan 2007, 1, 5–6; May 2007, 12; conference supplement Nov 2007, 6; Jan 2008, 5; conference supplement Nov 2009, 6–7; Nov 2018, 3–5
    • Professionals’ Guide to Publishing: A practical introduction to working in the publishing industry, The (book review) Jul 2011, 12
    • restructuring Jan 1994, 1–5; Nov 2000, 1–2; conference supplement Nov 2004, 3
    • trade Oct 1999, 7
    • see also self-publishing
  • publishing matrix May 1996, 3–5
  • publishing qualifications
    • postgraduate Jul 2007, 8; Jan 2014, 9
    • undergraduate Sep 2008, 3–4
  • Publishing Qualifications Board Nov 1990, 2; Jan 1991, 6–7; Apr 1991, 3–4; Jun 1991, 6; Sep 1991, 1; Nov 1991, 8
  • Publishing Scotland Jul 2009, 3–4
    • see also Scottish Publishers Association
  • Publishing Skills Group Sep 2004, 6–7
  • Publishing Training Centre
    • about Jul 2018, 16
    • basic editing course Nov 2000, 6–7
    • chief executive post Jul 2011, 3
    • development of May 2001, 1; conference supplement Nov 2004, 3, 5; Jul 2009, 4–5
    • discounts Nov 2009, 13
    • distance-learning courses Mar 2001, 4; Jan 2004, 14; Sep 2004, 14
    • and establishment of Institute of Publishing Jan 1998, 15, 20
    • establishment of Dec 1997, 13
    • proofreading courses May 2019, 3–5
    • room rental Jun 1999, 10; Sep 1999, 17
    • training courses reviewed Mar 1999, 8–9; Sep 2012, 3
    • training grants Sep 1999, 13; Jan 2003, 14
    • see also Book House Training Centre
  • Publishing World (magazine) May 2002, 15
  • punctuation
    • apostrophes Feb 2020, 19–20
    • Art of Punctuation, The (book review) Nov 2006, 11
    • Between You and Me: Confessions of a comma queen (book review) Jul 2015, 12
    • changing meaning Apr 1997, 7; Oct 1997, 10; Dec 2000, 2
    • commas, use of Sep 2018, 15–16
    • competitions Mar 2006, 14; Sep 2006, 13; Nov 2006, 7
    • conference workshop (2000) Dec 2000, 2
    • Cutting a Dash (radio series) Nov 2002, 15
    • of direct speech Dec 1997, 16; May 1998, 9; Jul 1998, 9
    • Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Truss) Mar 2004, 2, 10–11; Jul 2005, 16; Jul 2013, 11
    • exclamation mark Sep 2019, 8–9
    • Getting the Point: A panic-free guide to English punctuation for adults (book review) Mar 2008, 11
    • Guide to Punctuation (book review) Jan 1999, 10
    • Handbook for Writers of English: Punctuation, common practice and usage (book review) Jan 2004, 11
    • help for, on the SfEP forum Sep 2019, 16
    • hyphen Jul 2019, 13–14
    • Improve Your Punctuation and Grammar (book review) May 2004, 9
    • of lists Jan 1990, 2; Mar 1990, 4; Mar 2002, 10–11; May 2017, 13; Jan 2019, 5–6
    • Making a Point: The pernickety story of English punctuation (Crystal) Nov 2015, 6–7; (book review) Jan 2016, 12–13
    • Oxford A–Z of Grammar and Punctuation (book review) Nov 2013, 13
    • Penguin Guide to Punctuation (book review) Oct 1998, 14
    • Punctuation (book review) Mar 2004, 10
    • Punctuation …? (book review) Mar 2008, 11; May 2012, 11–12
    • Punctuation Matters: Advice on punctuation for scientific and technical writing (book review) Jan 2011, 11
    • of quotations Nov 2016, 6
    • semicolons May 2019, 13–14
    • US–UK differences Apr 1997, 9; Nov 2016, 6
    • vocative comma Jan 2020, 7–9
    • You Have a Point There: A guide to punctuation and its allies (book review) Mar 2001, 7
    • see also individual punctuation marks
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