Mr Nick Jewitt

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www.n-jewitt.eu

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Welcome! Onscreen copy-editing & proofreading for academic & professional publishing, specialising in Sub-Saharan Africa & Social Science disciplines. I have edited more than 90 books to date (July 2022), as well as reports for, e.g., United Nations bodies & UK Government departments; also two annual & more than 30 other reports for the African Development Bank. I received training in copy-editing & proofreading with the then Society for Editors and Proofreaders in 2009.

Media

• Books
• Multi-author books
• Government reports
• Reports for international organisations
• Online materials
• Theses and dissertations

Experience

Freelance since 2009
Academic books mainly on African subjects, and Social Sciences
International reports

Clients

James Currey (Boydell & Brewer); Routledge (Taylor & Francis / Informa); African Development Bank; WordLink agency for: UK Government Office for Science, UN Inter-Parliamentary Union, UN AIDS; Tate & Clayburn agency for: University American College Skopje

Subjects

Africa (literature, theatre, women, ethnicities, history, contemporary issues, conflict, religion);

Social sciences (cultural studies, LGBTIQ, social/cultural anthropology, education);

Environment;

Religion;

Other (annual reports, reports on land transport services, international issues, financial reports). 

Qualifications

BA in Environmental Studies & Sociology

Equivalent diploma in Education Theory

Copy-editing & proofreading courses

testimonials

'Thanks so much too for all your hard work. I am not given to false or inflated compliments, so please accept my heartfelt appreciation for the excellent investment you made in copyediting my book. I can honestly say that your work is the best I have seen, ever, and many of the errors you caught were errors that existed for many editions. If you ever need a recommendation, please don’t hesitate to contact me.' (2018)

Dr. Diane E. Schmidt, author, Writing in Political Science: A Practical Guide (2018).

I just wanted to say thanks for your meticulous work on this title – I appreciate your attention to detail and your clear presentation.

I [also] wanted to pass on the typesetter’s compliments to you as they said how complex the setting had been but that ‘the copy-editor did an amazing job identifying everything!’ (2018)

O. Hatt, Production Editor, Taylor & Francis Group (2018)

I offer my profound gratitude to Nicholas Jewitt for his excellent copy-editing of the manuscript, graciously and patiently providing me with meticulous comments and insightful suggestions, all of which improved the quality of the manuscript. (2015)

Dr. Mohammed Hassen, in the Acknowledgements of his book The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia 1300−1700 (2015).

My sincere gratitude, too, to Nicholas Jewitt, who edited the manuscript with such an eye for detail, and a fine ear for what I was trying to say. (2015)

Dr. Grace A. Musila, in the Acknowledgements of her book A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder (2015).

Thanks Nick for a wonderful job.

Hear hear – thanks for an eagle eye. (2022)

Stefano Ponte and Dan Brockington on the copy-editing of Contested Sustainability: The Political Ecology of Conservation and Development in Tanzania (2022).

I would like to thank you particularly for your diligent work and the many suggested changes. I have found them to be enormously productive and constructive. I am also grateful for your pleasant way of communication. (2021)

Hauke-Peter Vehrs, on the copy editing of Pokot Pastoralism: Environmental Change and Socio-Economic Transformation in North-West Kenya (2022).