1, editing refers to the compilation of works, etc. People engaged in this work are called "editing" or "revising" in Chinese, and their work also includes the study of basic editing theory, editing activity law and editing practice management, which belongs to the category of humanities. Editing is the central link of modern publishing.

2. Editing is a job and a professional identity. Refers to the compilation of works, etc. People engaged in this work are called "editing" or revision in Chinese. Editors belong to a profession, and the main person in charge of editing work is the editor-in-chief or editor-in-chief

3. There are two types of editing, namely CopyEditor and Arteditor. The former is mainly responsible for writing expression, knowledge point description and content structure, while the latter needs to ponder and analyze the topic, central idea, academic authenticity and theoretical value of the work, so the editor prefers to major, such as literature, education, philosophy, biology and computer.

4. Editors not only need to know a certain kind of books, but also need to be able to comment on a certain kind of professional content. Editors play a decisive role in the publication of a book, a paper or an article. The text editor is only responsible for the detailed arrangement and modification of the selected content.

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1, China's editing work appeared very early, and there were written records in the Shang Dynasty, indicating that some people have been engaged in editing and sorting out simple strategies. In fact, China's editing industry has a long history as China's academic culture. It is precisely because of exquisite editing activities that splendid academic culture can be preserved and developed.

2. According to 1986 on March 30th, the Trial Regulations for Publishing Professionals in China, editing posts (including Art editor) can be divided into four types: editor, deputy editor, editor and assistant editor, among which the editor is an intermediate post. In publishing institutions in other countries, editors can be roughly divided into senior editors, text editors and technical editors.

3, with the development of cultural activities and science and technology, in addition to books, newspapers, periodicals, pictures and other publications. Audio, video, symbols and images are also used to provide knowledge, spread information, accumulate culture and exchange ideas. Therefore, the connotation of editing work has expanded. Usually editors can be divided into book editors, periodical editors, newspaper editors, radio editors, television editors and electronic publication editors.

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