Copy-Editing

Academic Editing

My process for academic editing includes:

  • ensuring formatting including document language is correct according to the style being used (APA/MLA/etc);
  • ensuring that references are captured correctly both in-text and at the end according to the style being used;
  • ensuring that ALL references have been captured;
  • an initial read, checking for:
    • language errors, including:
      •  grammatical;
      • abbreviation;
      • conjunctions; etc.
    • correct use of punctuation;
    • consistent use of spacing;
  • an in-depth read to check for:
    • run on sentences;
    • clarity of phrase and words;
    • repetition;
    • paragraph order;
    • wordiness;
    • consistency of style;
    • homophones
  • a third read to ensure good flow and readability;
  • making comments and suggestions wherever necessary, and
  • providing a full breakdown of every stage undertaken

More as per specific client requirement
I’m familiar with many styles as well as UK and US English.

We can fix it!

I provide a certificate of veracity at the end of the job.

All other types of editing:

– Reports
– Website copy
– Blog posts
– Books
– Magazines
– Articles
– CVs / Resumes
– Cover letters (will proofread existing ones or write new ones based on your requirements)
– Any other written material

I have worked for book authors, magazine editorial teams, media companies, fire forensics teams, journalists, research companies, recruitment companies, poets, students and other private individuals

Make contact to discuss your needs or obtain a free sample edit.

Publications edited include:

Academic:

Sunkiree Veerasamy:  Managing self-regulatory behaviour in young autistic children in the Western Cape, South Africa 

Corporate:

Bulldog Abrasives Volume 4: https://bulldoggroup.co.za/vol-4/ (see my name on page 5!)

Government:

Services SETA Annual Report 2022/2023 for Purple Square Media:  https://static.pmg.org.za/Services_SETA_APP_2022-23_LR.pdf

Books:

Phumlani Majozi – Lessons from Past Heroes: How the Rejection of Victimhood Dogmas Will Save South Africa 

Mark Dunbar Anderson – Poetry Anthology – Versio

Magazines:

Young Movers and Shakers (in production between 2011 and 2016) 

Letter of Recommendation from YMS