How should formatting errors be correctly indicated in the review?
Posted: 14 Oct 2024, 07:51
How should formatting issues (such as indentation errors, and scattered page numbers between lines of text) be correctly indicated in a review?
Initially, I listed them as grammar and spelling errors and mentioned them in the review. I received a response from the editor:
“The errors you listed are formatting issues that has nothing to do with grammar or spelling. It was okay to talk about it in the review. However, presenting them as a objective errors was against the guidelines.”
Last time, I indicated that there were 0 grammar and spelling errors. However, in the review, I mentioned formatting issues:
“I would rate The Pursuit of Happiness 4 out of 5 stars. I found no errors in the well-edited book, but it does have formatting issues. The version of the book I have contains errors with indentations and scattered page numbers between lines of text. This affects the flow of the text and the book’s visual presentation.
I received a response from the editor:
“You stated in the PRQ that the book contains zero errors but wrote in your review that the book contains errors. This is a breach of the guidelines.”
Initially, I listed them as grammar and spelling errors and mentioned them in the review. I received a response from the editor:
“The errors you listed are formatting issues that has nothing to do with grammar or spelling. It was okay to talk about it in the review. However, presenting them as a objective errors was against the guidelines.”
Last time, I indicated that there were 0 grammar and spelling errors. However, in the review, I mentioned formatting issues:
“I would rate The Pursuit of Happiness 4 out of 5 stars. I found no errors in the well-edited book, but it does have formatting issues. The version of the book I have contains errors with indentations and scattered page numbers between lines of text. This affects the flow of the text and the book’s visual presentation.
I received a response from the editor:
“You stated in the PRQ that the book contains zero errors but wrote in your review that the book contains errors. This is a breach of the guidelines.”