Cengage A+ VCE Psychology

Publishing services

The A+ VCE Psychology series developed for Cengage Learning Australia contains two publications: Study Notes and Practice Exams. The books are designed to help students prepare for their VCE Psychology Exams.

Nikki M Group provided Cengage with publishing services, including:

• project management
• editing
• proofreading
• typesetting
• permissions research
• preparation for print.

Project management

Nikki M Group managed the production of A+ VCE Psychology, as well as other A+ titles, providing Cengage with:

• access to an experienced editorial team
• coordination between editorial and production teams
• speed to market through good planning of key stages and deadlines
• quality control of each stage to ensure best practice
• de-risking through collaboration and quality control.

Editing

Nikki M Group provided a skilled multidisciplinary team to ensure that the content was not only scientifically accurate, but expressed clearly and effectively.

Editing services included:

• copyediting
• cross-checking answers and syllabus requirements
• proofreading after typesetting
• refinements to avoid ambiguity, misinterpretation or offence
• assessing content to avoid gender or cultural bias, or stereotyping
• flagging First Nations content for specialist assessment.

Permissions research

Nikki M Group provided permissions research services for text and images. This service included:

• liaising with the state curriculum body
• researching appropriate imagery
• clearing usage rights
• identifying the correct attribution
• tracking budgets and contracts
• processing final invoices.

Typesetting

Nikki M Group typeset 472 pages across two titles.

Typesetting services included:

• design review before production
• initial layout of text, equations, illustrations and photos
• correction rounds from authors and editors.

Editing psychology publications demands attention from both a scientific and a social perspective.