Academic copy-editing and proofreading: What types of texts do I work on?
Academic copy-editing and proofreading have been the main areas of my work to date, so I have extensive experience in these fields. Typically, I work on the following types of documents:
- doctoral (PhD), theses and master’s dissertations (please see my Student proofreading page)
- journal articles for submission to peer-reviewed international journals
- single-author books/monographs
- multiple-author edited collections
- book chapters
- conference papers
- reports
- grant applications
Which academic service do you need?
I have tried to define what proofreading, proof-editing and copy-editing are on my website. If you are still unclear about what work you’d like to be done on your text, just send it to me and I can advise you. Most texts require both copy-editing and proofreading, and many people ask for these to be done at the same time (often referred to as a proof-edit).
Specialist areas of academic work
The majority of my academic copy-editing and proofreading work has been in the humanities (e.g. English literature, history, philosophy) and social sciences (e.g. ethnology, gender studies, international relations, migration studies, political science, public health ethics, social anthropology, social geography, sociology, sociology of education, sociology of health and illness), but I also work in other academic subject areas.
More specific areas I have worked on include abortion law, ADHD, AI and healthcare, architecture, artificial intelligence, business and marketing, caste in India, climate change, cyber bullying, disinformation and fake news, environmental anthropology, gender and work, digital media, digital news, digital support for excluded citizens, ecommerce, disaster risk management, education, health promotion, health and rehabilitation, higher education, information communication, information systems, intermedial ecocriticism, international students, legal theory/philosophy, limitarianism, management, media transformation, medical software/apps, migration, misinformation, museum studies, music composition, music technology, nursing and physiotherapy, palliative care nursing, psychotherapy, public policy, representations of Muslims in the media, responsible innovation, self-harm, traditional religions in Kenya, typography, violence and the production of space, and virtual real estate and the metaverse, so I would probably be able to help you even if your subject area isn’t listed in this paragraph. If you get in touch I can let you know.
I have a legal background, so I am comfortable with much law-related content. Other areas of special interest are English Literature and History (both of these were my degree subjects). You can find details of some of the publications I have worked on here: portfolio.
Examples of thesis subjects
Some more specific areas I’ve worked on have included (not an exhaustive list) the Battle of the Coral Sea, business, cancer treatment, creative writing, design history and theory, disaster risk management, film, food system transformation, gendered roles in TV series, housing for older people, human resource management, linguistics, logistics management, management and further education, migration, music technology, nursing, oncology nursing in Indonesia, physiotherapy, psychology, sixteenth-century Church of England, social work, sustainable tourism, Swiss migration and citizenship, theology, traditional religions in Kenya, war studies and Welsh GCSEs.
English as a second or third language
If your second or third language is English, you should feel confident that I’m familiar with the types of issues that may crop up in your text, because I work for many academic clients working in the UK and across Europe who are writing in their second or third language.
Style guides
I can check that the language used in your text complies with a style guide that you are following. I have worked with lots of different style guides so I’m familiar with the types of requirements that are set out in them.
Previous projects
Please click here for details of some of my previous projects
You can also have a look at my testimonials page to see what some of my clients have said about my work.