Academic copyediting, proofreading, developmental editing, and project management services

Dr. Taylor Sawyer

About Me

I am a professional freelance academic editor who works with book manuscripts, monographs, journal articles, conference papers, dissertations, and theses.

My academic background is in policy studies, sociology, education, and urban planning. I have an MSc from University of Edinburgh (2016) and PhD from University of Glasgow (2022).

Services

• Developmental Editing: Examing of overall structure, identifying problems, and proposing solutions
• Copyediting: Improving of writing clarity, flow, consistency, tone, word variety, and precision
• Proofreading: Correcting spelling mistakes, solving grammatical errors, and fixing typos
• Reference Formatting: Editing reference lists, checking citations, and applying your preferred referencing style
• Document Formatting: Tidying up tables and figures, finalising tables of contents, formatting headers, checking footnotes, etc.
• Project Management: Getting organised, creating timelines, setting targets, and achieving goals

Referencing Styles

APA, MLA, and Chicago

Languages

Edit: US English or UK English
Speak: English or Spanish

Rates

My rates are in line with the Editorial Freelancers Association’s editorial rates chart and the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading’s suggested rates.

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