I.G. OVERVIEW: OPEN COPYEDITING.

When an article's two lead copyeditors have approved the article draft, it is posted for public, "open" copyediting.  Members of the public are able to point out problems that the lead copyeditors might have missed, and again either the author or a copyediting proxy makes the necessary changes.  After a minimum one-week comment period, the two lead copyeditors again approve changes to the article, and it is sent on for final approval and markup.