Inclusive Editing: Actionable Recommendations for Editors and Instructors

Abstract

Technical editing is a core competency in the field of technical and professional communication relevant to practitioners, instructors, and scholars. Yet, despite the relevance of editing to the work of many technical communicators, little has been written about explicitly, intentionally inclusive editing practices. This paper presents editing strategies specifically focused on inclusion, drawing from strategies developed and piloted at Technical Communication Quarterly and pedagogical design piloted at an urban, racially diverse university. These strategies are useful for informing the professional practice of those presently engaged in editing and those who teach professional practice to future editors.