MPS offers both onshore and offshore copyediting, proofreading, and indexing services, as well as a hybrid model that combines the best of onshore capabilities with the advantages of an India-based process. Our editorial team has varied specializations and skills designed to meet the disparate needs of our customers, from Spanish-language journal editing to editorial proofreading for school books. Editing

Onshore Editing MPS has onshore editorial hubs all over North America and the UK. Using both in-house staff and a large and varied pool of experienced freelancers, we are able to handle almost any type of book or journal that requires native language skills and local knowledge. In addition to English-language onshore editing, we also offer onshore editorial services for books or journals in several European languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, and Italian. All our freelancers undergo rigorous testing to become certified MPS freelancers. STM and Humanities Editing Our copy editors are experts in their chosen areas of specialization. Many have earned postgraduate degrees or PhDs. In addition to deep subject knowledge, our editors have the language skills to handle material written by authors who are not native English speakers. For our journal editors in particular, the focus is on a swift turnaround time. They must edit, style, and structure an article in just a couple of days. MacEditPro, an in-house tool, helps the book or journal copy editor achieve this speed without compromising on quality. The tool automates many of the most time-consuming editorial tasks, such as standardizing UK/US spellings or ensuring consistent use of hyphens. MacEditPro also helps the editor structure specific parts of an article or book, such as the references, and apply the relevant styles, thereby ensuring a higher quality of editing.

In addition, the tool features an XML-generating facility in preparation for production. Customer requirements vary greatly, which is why we split our editors into small client-specific teams whenever possible. This ensures that each editor is fully conversant with the house style, level of edit, and any other specific needs of the publisher. MRW Editing Editing major reference works (MRWs) presents significant style challenges. MRW editors make use of MacEditPro to help them ensure consistency across what can be multiple volumes running to hundreds of pages each, creating a title-specific macro based on each of the required style points. Editorial Proofreading MPS also offers an editorial proofreading (EPR) service for all types of books. Depending on a client’s need, this can involve a simple cold read of an edited text or a more detailed proofread of the typescript, where the layout of the text as well as the content is checked.

Indexing MPS has a small but fast-growing in-house team of qualified subject indexers and a large and diverse group of onshore and offshore freelancers for all types of book and journal indexing. Our indexers are subject-matter experts with several years of experience and, in most cases, ASI (American Society of Indexers) certification. They are well equipped to create an index that meets the requirements of both the publisher and the author in terms of style, structure, and the formatting of items such as cross-references and locators. As well as full subject indexing, we also offer a page-locating service for authors who prefer to provide headwords themselves. Our team is also able to index legal material such as legal treatises and textbooks. We use a leading indexing software, Cindex, which helps with sorting, alphabetization, and style-defining, thereby speeding up the process and eliminating errors. A comprehensive QA checklist and QA report help us maintain a high level of quality on every single index.