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Item The concepts of content and copy editing in book publishing in Nigeria(2016-12) Akangbe, C. A.Editing is highly technical activity in the book publishing process which is central to the overall success of a publication. Editing consists of sequential and interrelated activities which are geared towards the production of a worth while publication for readers. The paper takes a surgical look at the content editing and copy editing stages of the book editing process. Content editing ensures the veracity of the intellectual content of manuscripts while copy editing is concerned with the purification of manuscripts through the use of proofreaders’ marks. The current trend of electronic editing in publishing was also highlighted in the paper.Item Open access and editorial quality control(2019) Akangbe, C. A.; Apotiade, J. K.Publishing is an enduring profession that has undergone series of metamorphic changes over time. Of unique impact is the innovative prowess and ingenuous mobility which technology has brought into publishing. The journey from traditional to electronic publishing had been gradual but that of electronic has been swift and accelerative. The latest in the trend is Open Access (OA) which is facilitated by the technological cohesiveness of computer and internet. Open access is the current academic trend which permits nearly an unfettered access to published articles by numerous enthusiastic users. Open Access publishers are many just as its patronage is teeming. With the prevalence and ubiquitousness of OA, one cannot but be agitated by the issue of quality of publications which is a sine qua non to effective knowledge transmission and academic growth. This paper discusses the issue of quality control in Open Access under six sub-headings, namely: introduction, overview of Open Access, Concept of editing, Total Quality Management, OA quality control, and conclusion.