I am an ACADEMIC COPY EDITOR who specializes in editing and improving academic work in the humanities and
qualitative social sciences.
I have more than THREE DECADES' EXPERIENCE
working on manuscripts published by a number of academic and educational
presses, including Amsterdam University Press, Associated University Presses, Brill, Central and Eastern European Online Library, Central
European University Press, Cork University Press, Gill & Macmillan,
Intellect, Ohio State University Press, and Polity Press. I have also edited
articles that have appeared in a wide range of peer-reviewed academic journals.
I have
DEGREES from the University of Michigan (BA), the University of Wisconsin
(MA), and Temple University (PhD) and I am familiar with a
WIDE VARIETY of
subject areas, including anthropology, art history, classics, comparative
literature, English, ethnic studies, film studies, folklore and mythology,
history, history of art and architecture, history of science, minority and
ethnic studies, political science, popular culture, sociology, and women’s
studies.
I can EDIT your materials according to US
English, UK English, or international English, or following your in-house style guide.
My PROMISE is to deliver accurate work, in a timely fashion, and at a reasonable rate.
Finally, let me QUOTE some positive feedback I've received:
"You are our preferred copy editor for English/academic" – Editorial coordinator at a university press
"My great thanks and admiration to the editor who worked on the corrections. It was really superb and very helpful. I accepted virtually everything."
"Let me also add an enormous thank you to the copy editor, who did an amazing job, particularly on all the details of the publications – so many errant commas and periods were fixed! I am very grateful."
"Will you please extend our heartfelt thanks to the copy editor? He has done a wonderful job."
"I think the copy editor did a great job!"
"Thank Mr. Hatton for the superb and thorough
editing!"
"The editor did an excellent job – I'm so happy
– Please pass the editor my thanks!"
"Many thanks for the excellent job you did in
editing my text. I am very grateful for your scholarly attention to detail."
"I would like to warmly thank the reviewer for his/her excellent job."
"Please convey my thanks to your editor, he did a great job!"
"Thank you very much for your excellent work."
"Many many thanks for this – you did a great job."
"You did an amazing job."
