In book publishing in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world that follow British nomenclature , the term copy editor is used , but in newspaper and magazine publishing , the term is sub-editor ( or the unhyphenated subeditor ) , commonly shortened to sub .
In book publishing in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world that follow UK nomenclature , the term ` copy editor ' is used , but in newspaper and magazine publishing , the term is sub-editor , commonly shortened to ` sub ' or ` subbie ' .