Indexing and Editing Rates

Indexing rates vary according to the complexity of the material and are based on a sample of the work to be indexed. I tend to be thorough in my indexing. For scholarly work, rates range from $2.50 to $5.00 per indexable page. Less complex tests range from $2.00 to $3.50. Indexable pages are typically those of the book’s introduction, main body, captioned illustrations or tables, and footnotes/endnotes that are extensions of the main text. They usually do not include tables of contents, photo credits, bibliographical materials, or pages with no indexable text.

Unusual publishing may result in higher rates. These include, but are not limited to, excessively tight deadlines, changes in pagination during the indexing process or after the index has been submitted, and the submission of drafts whose final pagination has not been determined.

Editing rates range from $20.00 to $32.50 per 1000 words of editable text and, like indexing rates, vary according to the complexity of the material edited.

Indexing References

Michelle Boyd, Associate Professor, Departments of African American Studies and  Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago

Russell Clement, Head of Fine Arts Collection, Northwestern University Library, Evanston IL

Tom Fredrickson, Senior Editor, Department of University Relations, Northwestern University

Ken Hassman, indexer

Evan Mwangi, Assistant Professor in English, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

John Ochsendorf, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Editing References

Ed Denton—Ph.D., Educational Professional

Cheilozona Eze—Associate Professor in English, Northeastern University, Chicago, IL

Vivian Ikpa—Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Evan Mwangi, Assistant Professor in English, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Oscar Torres—Ph.D. Candidate in Education

Mirela Vesa—Teacher of Students with Autism/Special Needs, Evanston, IL

For further information regarding these references, please contact Jim Fuhr at jfuhr@earthlink.net.