The Post Editing Workflow White Paper

The present White Paper presents what could be considered as the optimal, 3-step Post-Editing workflow, compared to current norms and ordinary practices in the Post-Editing field that may turn out to be less effective or even counter-productive in the long run. Drawing from industry insights, this paper aims to provide a basic framework on how to streamline Post-Editing workflows and indicate what Language Service Providers and industry professionals should strive for in order to improve quality, achieve higher profitability and better return on investment. It is argued that Post-Editing is actually but one step in a comprehensive workflow, which consists in three essential tasks: Pre-Editing, Post-Editing and Annotation/MT evaluation processes.