Editing is not impersonal. It is subjective. Editing is an art. In editing, the inner world takes priority. Editing is subjective as it involves looking more closely at the content itself, using specialist knowledge of the subject to clarify text, but editing is objective as well because it’s another chance to look closely at spelling and grammar, just as with proofreading. I never taught editing in universities only as an art and my this understanding of editing reflected in my long career of journalism. I've proof-read and edited • Columns • Reviews • Articles • Research articles • Research papers • Dissertations • Thesis