Editingi

Editingi is a hypothetical, multidisciplinary field that studies and practices editing across media. It encompasses text, image, audio, video, and software content, emphasizing revision history, quality assurance, and collaborative workflows. Proponents view editingi as both a practical discipline—improving clarity, accuracy, and coherence—and a scholarly field that analyzes editing as a social and cognitive process.

Origin and terminology: The term editingi is used in this article to illustrate cross-media editing concepts. In practice, the idea emerged from digital humanities and professional editing communities seeking an umbrella for traditional manuscript editing, content curation, and AI-assisted revision. It is not tied to a single organization and has been adopted by universities, laboratories, and publishing houses that conceptually engage with editingi training and research.

Practices and methods: Editingi involves auditing revision histories, developing editorial guidelines, and modeling workflows with version control and metadata. It emphasizes ethical considerations, accountability, transparency of edits, and reproducibility. Tools include collaborative editing platforms, content management systems, and AI-assisted editors, used with human oversight to ensure quality.

Impact and institutions: In this hypothetical field, research groups and professional bodies exist to advance editingi, including an imagined International Institute of Editingi that publishes guidelines and convenes discussions. Educational programs cover editing theory, project management, and quality control, while the field intersects with information science, linguistics, journalism, and software engineering.