"Sasha is an efficient, professional, and compassionate editor. Her immediate response to my every call for help, her perfect understanding of the academic writing process, as well as her ability to empathize and readiness to offer suggestions of more than just a grammatical and syntactical nature, make her more than just than an editor for me. She is my writing companion and sometimes my writing mentor. Without her, my academic life would have been quite different. Thank you, Sasha, for your help!"
— Rubia Akram, academic
As an academic myself, I understand the rigours of scholarly writing.
I provide professional, high-quality editing of thesis and dissertation manuscripts, as well as articles for publication. I’ve edited widely in fields ranging from English literature to physics. I work in APA, Chicago, and MLA styles. I can also accommodate other style guides.
I provide reasonable rates, graduate student pricing, and fast turnarounds. I also work with ESL academic writers and edit in Canadian, U.S., and British English.
My own academic writing has won many awards. Read a sample here. I have an MA in English and teach scholarly writing and English at a university. Find my CV here.
Not sure how to go about the editing process? Message me to find out how I can help your writing.
See below for a full list of the academic editing services I offer.
ACADEMIC EDITING SERVICES:
PROOFREAD
Typographical errors
Mechanical errors
Spelling errors
Capitalization errors
Punctuation errors
Commas, semicolons, colons & hyphens
Oxford commas
Plural-possessive confusion
Contractions
COPY EDIT
All proofreading elements
Correct grammar
Passive voice
Subject-verb agreement
Verb tense
Pronoun-referent agreement
Consistency of style & voice, eliminating:
Vagueness
Subjective tone
Proper flow
Precision of diction (e.g., effect vs. affect)
Strict adherence to the required style (APA, Chicago, MLA)
In-text citations
Bibliographic citations
Table of contents
Body formatting
Appendix & introductory material
Headings
Block quotations
Headers & footers
Figures & tables
Pagination
Spacing
SUBSTANTIVE EDIT
Structural changes
Reorganization of sentences & paragraphs
Alteration of text to ensure logical sequence and structure of arguments
Contact me here for a free estimate and graduate student pricing!
You’ve probably seen terms like copy editing and proofreading but not known the difference between them. Knowing the different kinds of editing will help you get more out of your relationship with your editor. There are four kinds of editing: developmental, substantive, copy, and proofreading.