Redaktorlexues

Redaktorlexues is a term used in discussions of digital publishing to describe a collaborative editorial workflow in which editors and readers participate together in the editing process. The word combines redaktor, the editor, with lexues, the reader, signaling a move away from a single-author, publisher-controlled model toward participatory, community-informed content creation.

Concept and operation: In a redaktorlexues model, readers provide annotations, corrections, fact checks, and proposals, which editors review and, if appropriate, incorporate into the manuscript. The process is supported by platforms that provide versioned documents, transparent revision histories, and role-based permissions. Editors retain quality standards, while readers gain influence over the content's accuracy and relevance.

Benefits and challenges: Potential benefits include improved accuracy, broader perspectives, increased trust, and faster iteration. Challenges include managing large volumes of feedback, maintaining editorial coherence, preventing misinformation, and sustaining constructive participation.

Applications: Open-access journals, open textbooks, community newsrooms, and collaborative encyclopedias or wikis.

See also: open peer review, participatory journalism, and crowd-editing.