ACADEMIC TEXTS
JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOKS
Are you looking for someone to polish your journal article or book? I can help you with that!
I offer both proofreading and copyediting for academic publications. Are you not sure what the difference is between proofreading and copyediting? You can read more about that here. When I was still working in academia, we used to call all kinds of editing ‘proofreading’. You may do so too, and that’s totally OK. If you don’t feel like reading up on the different levels of editing, feel free to simply send me your manuscript. Then I’ll help you figure it out.
I specialize in philosophy, history, and languages.
HOW I CAN HELP
Writing isn’t everyone’s strong suit. Even if it is yours, small mistakes are easily made, and easily missed. As an editor and proofreader, I work as your second set of eyes to help catch those mistakes. But editing is so much more. As an editor, I can also:
- help improve the flow and readability of the text
- check the text for consistency issues
- ensure conscious and inclusive language
- make sure your references are in the required style (APA, Chicago, house style, or other)
As an editor, I evaluate your text from the point of view of the reader. But at the same time, I make sure not to interfere with the author’s voice and writing style.
I may also be able to help if you have a limited budget. Please get in touch to learn more.
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
I know from experience how tough a PhD programme can be, and how much work goes into your dissertation. By the end, you have read, written, and edited your thesis so often that it becomes difficult to catch small mistakes. A copyeditor or proofreader could help with that.
Writing a dissertation can also be especially challenging if English isn’t your first language. You might have great ideas, but find it difficult to express them properly. Again, a copyeditor could help with that.
In both cases I stressed the could. I did that because editing a dissertation is tricky. Its purpose is to show that you qualify for a degree. As such, it has to be your work. This means that any editing or proofreading done to your dissertation has to be done with the permission of your supervisor(s). It also means that I cannot make any edits that change the content of your dissertation. I can, for example, fix a spelling mistake or grammatical error and make the use of abbreviations, fontsize or indentations consistent. I can also leave a comment to point out any unclarity or repetition, so that you can address these issues yourself. What I cannot do is rewrite the text for you to fix such content-related issues.
If you are allowed to hire a proofreader or copyeditor, I’d of course be delighted to help you out!
You can read about my qualifications as an editor by clicking this button; they include a course specifically on proofreading theses and dissertations.