Professional editing and proofreading of academic work, including thesis editing, scholarly articles, books and chapters, as well as research proposals and grant applications. As an IPEd accredited and certified editor I can ensure your work meets industry standards.
Expert editorial support for more than 100 scholarly books, chapters and journal articles working with clients from over 50 universities in Australia and internationally.
As a former postgraduate researcher, academic, and scholarly book reviewer, I am a specialist in academic editing. As an accredited editor I work with students, researchers and academic authors in Australia and internationally to prepare essays, theses and dissertations for submission and journal articles, books and chapters for peer review and publication in line with Australian and international publishing standards.
Whether you need thesis editing, quality assurance for a journal article or book chapter, or assistance with a research proposal or grant application, I provide timely, high-quality support to ensure all work is error-free, properly referenced and professionally presented in time for research milestones, peer review, final submission or publisher’s deadlines.
All academic editing covers:
Language: typography, syntax, punctuation, grammar etc.
Style: length, terminology, tone, referencing, compliance with style guides etc.
Consistency: citations, abbreviations, cross-references etc.
Accuracy: contents, indexes, charts, symbols etc.
Format: headers/footers, fonts, pagination, captions etc.
Thesis Editing
Thesis editing includes comprehensive copyediting to ensure a professional academic style and writing that is clear, consistent and complies with university style requirements and word limits. For more information, see Thesis Editing.
Scholarly Publishing
I have helped numerous academic writers, in Australia and internationally, succeed in publishing research in peer-reviewed journals and in other formats. For researchers and authors I provide tailored structural editing, copyediting, proofreading and formatting for scholarly journal articles and other monographs to produce a rigorous, professionally presented work that is ready for peer review and meets journal or publisher requirements. I can also assist with identifying publishable material from previous research – such as a thesis – and developing your publication plan.
Workwisewords also provides professional editing, proofreading and drafting assistance with a wide range of other materials for academic clients, including research proposals, grant applications, conference papers, training material and curricula vitae.
Accredited Academic Editing
There are many businesses offering thesis editing services. While their websites may appear professional, Australian postgraduate students and researchers should always choose an editor accredited under Australian editing industry standards.
International (and some Australian) businesses often work by farming projects out to subcontracted editors. In many cases these editors have no training, qualifications or accreditation, and very few have backgrounds in evaluating or grading academic work.
More importantly, overseas businesses and editors are not bound by the Australian Standards for Editing Practice or the university-endorsed Guidelines for Editing Research Theses, which set the boundaries between editing and plagiarism for Australian higher research students.
Over the past decade especially, the editing industry has burgeoned in the wake of an ever increasing globalisation of research and of academia in general. However, this industry is insufficiently (if at all) controlled, and is often seriously problematic.
To avoid risking years of research, to ensure the intellectual ownership and rigour of your work cannot be called into question, and to be guaranteed the services of a qualified professional, you should always engage an editor accredited under Australian standards by the national industry body, the Institute for Professional Editing.
Choosing Workwisewords to edit your academic work guarantees:
- Personalised expert editing from a qualified and accredited editor and with academic and research experience.
- Professional editorial support that meets national industry standards.
- Experience working with over 50 universities and tertiary institutions in Australia and internationally.
- Ongoing support for changes until submission.
- Clear costs based on word count and a range of payment methods.
- Confidentiality and security, with secure offline storage and options for password-protected file sharing.