Frequently Asked Questions
IPEd is not a membership organisation, in the sense of having individual members.
It is a company with seven Members (shareholders), which are the societies of editors of Canberra, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Individual editors are encouraged to join their local state or territory society of editors in order to keep in touch with IPEd activities.
Each state and territory society of editors has a register of freelance editors. You can access these registers by going to the appropriate website, using the tabs at the top right of this site.
If you want your thesis edited, you should also read the Guidelines on editing research theses.
At present IPEd does not accredit any courses, in Australia or overseas. In the first instance, individual editors will be accredited; accreditation of programs is likely to be considered in future.
Of course. IPEd is very happy that editors and others are using this document. You may download it here.
Style manual for authors editors and printers, 2002, 6th edition, revised by Snooks and Co., John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Australia. The manual may be purchased here.
There are editing courses available in most states of Australia at universities and TAFE institutes and colleges. IPEd does not recommend individual courses, but suggests that interested people look at the websites for TAFEs and universities in their own state or territory and contact their local Society of Editors.
You may download the Australian Standards for Editing Practice
Otherwise
Members of Australian societies of editors can obtain copies of the Standards from their own society. Non-members can obtain copies by sending a cheque or postal order for $20, payable to Institute of Professional Editors Ltd., and their return address to:
Society of Editors (SA) Inc.
PO Box 2328
Kent Town
SA 5071.
Please allow 10 working days for delivery.
