What I do
I offer a range of academic editing services – have a look below to see how I can help you.
These services are described in more detail in my terms of service and on my FAQs page.
If you’re not sure what service(s) you need, feel free to get in touch and ask me!
Copyediting
Basic fact-checking and sentence-by-sentence editing of the text, ensuring that it’s consistent and technically accurate.
Line editing
Extensive sentence-by-sentence editing of the language of the text, checking it for tone, idiom, flow, accuracy and consistency.
Structural editing
Feedback on the structure of the text, examining the organization and clarity of the argument and suggesting areas for improvement.
Reference editing
Ensuring that all references in the text are formatted correctly and consistently.
Typescript preparation
Ensuring that the text is styled and formatted correctly for submission to a particular journal or publisher.
Proofreading
Review of typeset proofs to ensure that they’re in good condition before publication.
Why I’m the editor for you
I have over ten years’ experience of language editing and teaching, and have been working as a freelance editor since 2017. In addition to my work with direct clients, I currently work as a copyeditor and proofreader for a host of academic journals, publishers and editing agencies based in the UK, the USA and Canada.
I’m a humanities editor first and foremost, and hold a PhD in modern European history from University College London. I’ve previously studied at the University of Cambridge, where I gained a first-class degree in modern languages (German and Russian).
If you’d like more details, here’s my CV.
Cambridge University Press
Freelance copyeditor (book manuscripts)
Baylor University Press
Freelance copyeditor and proofreader (book manuscripts)
University of Bristol Press
Freelance copyeditor (book manuscripts)
University of Toronto Press
Freelance copyeditor (book manuscripts and journals)
SAGE Publications
Freelance copyeditor (journals)
Oxford University Press
Freelance copyeditor (journals)
Department of German, University College London
PhD in Cold War History
School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
MA in History
Churchill College, University of Cambridge
MA in Modern and Medieval Languages (German and Russian)
What my clients think
More about me
Who am I? Glad you asked!
I’m a native UK English speaker, born and bred in London, though I’m now based in Northern Ireland.
When I’m not editing or trying to get some writing done, I love immersing myself in books – mostly history, of course, but also science fiction of all sorts. I also enjoy playing and writing about video games, particularly on my other site, The Sidewise Historian.
Latest posts
Posts and reblogs on the editing world, as well as more general language-related topics.
Working with references in Markdown: a better way
Linux language learning (via the Mezzofanti Guild)
