Ms Anika Parsons | Law and academic copyediting and proofreading
- Organisation
- Inter Alia Editing
- Job title
- Legal and Academic Copyeditor and Proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Anika
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I am a legal and academic copyeditor and proofreader with a background in law. I specialise in copyediting and proofreading non-fiction books for legal and academic publishers. I also have a background in humanities, with a particular focus on nineteenth-century literature.
Media
- Books
- Multi-author books
- Journal articles
- Law reports
Experience
- Freelance since 2018
- Legal and Academic Copyeditor and Proofreader - Inter Alia Editing (2018 - present)
- Court Associate
Training
- Essential Copy Editing (Publishing Training Centre) - 2021-2022
- Reading Victorian Fiction (University of Oxford) - 2019-2020
- References (CIEP) - 2019
- Proofreading Theses and Dissertations (SfEP) - 2018
- Diploma (Distinction) Proofreading and Editing (College of Media and Publishing) - 2017-2018
- LLB (Hons) (Nottingham Trent University) - 2009-2013
Clients
Cambridge University Press
Edward Elgar Publishing
Globe Law and Business
Integra
Newgen
Owl Press
Oxford University Press
PhD students
Private lawyers
Routledge
Straive
Taylor and Francis
University of Law
Whitefox Publishing
Subjects
Law, Academia, Humanities, Philosophy, Psychology, Literature, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Social Sciences, Politics, Business
Qualifications
LLB (Hons) Law
Diploma in Proofreading and Editing (Distinction)
Diplomas in Legal Studies and Humanities
Testimonials
“Anika did a wonderful job copy-editing my book. She corrected all my mistakes, all the while respecting my writing style and the specific vocabulary of my field.”
Dr Constance de Saint Laurent, Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow at the London School of Economics and the University of Bologna
"Peer review of my manuscript by a British international law journal had identified issues with language, punctuation and footnote consistency with OSCOLA. Not being a native English speaker, I then relied on Anika’s proofreading to improve the manuscript, which was then accepted for publication. Her assistance was competent and on schedule. For that, I am grateful and will gladly use her services again in future."
Ioannis Ntouvas, Mannheim, Germany
“Anika is a sharp-eyed, detail-oriented proofreader who detected errors which I and the earlier readers of my manuscript hadn’t noticed.”
Academic author (Routledge), Tokyo, Japan
“Anika was a joy to work with. In addition to her editorial eye and attention to detail, she is also prompt, pleasant, and dedicated. On a relatively complex project with dozens of authors and some unusual stylistic concerns, she had a light touch and did not assume, but rather asked questions to work toward clean, clear copy that met our vision.”
Dr Judy Wearing, Queen's University, Ontario
"Anika is diligent, prompt, and meticulous. Her editorial style is highly contingent on inquiry for clear reading and engaging collaboration with writers. She is flexible and proficiently familiar with multiple formatting styles.”
Dr Christopher E.S. Warburton, Berkeley College, New York
“Superb and outstanding work. Timely and supportive. Would recommend Anika to anyone looking for first-rate work.”
PhD candidate, London School of Theology
“Anika copy-edited a book I was publishing, which was adapted from my PhD thesis. She was extremely thorough and professional and took a lot of time to make sure the referencing was all correctly formatted, which is a challenging task. Would highly recommend Anika’s services for any legal or socio-legal project.”
Stewart Cunningham, Research Associate, University of Strathclyde
“Anika’s editing was extremely clear: she identified sections that required improvement in a professional manner, and offered advice where possible. I think my book is much better as a result of her contribution! I have found the process particularly smooth.”
Dr Francesca Salvi, University of Portsmouth
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