Publishing Workflow Guide · Updated September 2026
Article Rewriting SOP: A Repeatable Editorial Process
A rewriting SOP turns an informal editing habit into a repeatable process. It is most useful for teams, agencies and publishers who need consistent quality across many articles.
- Record the source, rights or ownership, destination, audience, required facts, protected terminology and approval owner.
- Choose the appropriate transformation depth.
- Record the update date and identify volatile facts that may need future checks.
Content Workflow Library
Intake
Record the source, rights or ownership, destination, audience, required facts, protected terminology and approval owner. Do not start automation with missing inputs.
Rewrite
Choose the appropriate transformation depth. Preserve the factual spine, restructure where useful and keep a source copy available for comparison.
Quality Control
Run factual, semantic and editorial checks separately. High-risk claims receive primary-source verification. Brand and client requirements get their own pass.
Publishing
Check headings, links, metadata, media, formatting and disclosures. Publish only after the designated reviewer approves the page.
Maintenance
Record the update date and identify volatile facts that may need future checks. Improve the SOP when repeated errors or bottlenecks appear.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should a rewriting SOP standardize?
Inputs, handoffs, checks, approvals and publication requirements.
Should settings be standardized?
A baseline can be useful, but settings should change with content risk and purpose.
How do you improve the SOP?
Track repeated editing errors, revision causes and time-consuming handoffs, then fix the process that creates them.