Coedit

/koʊˈɛdɪt/ verb

Definition

To edit something jointly with one or more other people; to share editorial responsibilities for a publication or text.

Etymology

From co- (together, jointly) + edit (from Latin editus, put forth). A 20th-century word created with the co- prefix to describe collaborative editing.

Kelly Says

Academic journals rely on coedit structures where multiple editors handle different sections—the word emerged from publishing's need to describe this increasingly common collaborative process.

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