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I specialise in copy-editing academic work, particularly in the fields of history, archaeology, and literature, and am familiar with the main referencing systems in arts, humanities and social sciences (e.g. Harvard, MHRA, Chicago) as well as adapted styles for individual books, journals, and theses. As a published medieval historian and archaeologist, I am familiar with the processes of researching, writing, and preparing texts for publication as well as writing grant applications.
I have considerable experience of language editing the work of non-native English speakers both for monographs and volumes of collected essays prior to submission to a publisher in order to ensure a consistent standard of written English.
I have significant experience of editing work from outside my main areas of expertise: firstly, through my role as the academic editor of Northern Studies, the interdisciplinary journal of the Scottish Society for Northern Studies, which focuses on the connections between Scandinavia and Scotland from the medieval to the modern eras, and secondly, through my professional work as an editor for academic publishers such as Brepols and Boydell as well as individual academics.
Media
Experience
Freelance since 2018
Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Hull, 2013-2017
Research Fellow in Scandinavian Studies, University of Aberdeen, 2010-2013
Training
P3 Proofreading Progress (SfEP), 2019
CE1 Introduction to Copy-editing (SfEP), 2019
P2 Proofreading Headway (SfEP), 2018
P1 Introduction to Proofreading (SfEP), 2018
Clients
Brepols
Boydell
Amsterdam University Press
Universitetsforlaget
Whittles Publishing
Individual academics (for example, at the Universities of Aachen, Aberystwyth, Oslo, Iceland, NTNU, Syracuse, and Wrocław)
The Strathmartine Trust
Swales & Willis
PhD students
The Scottish Society for Northern Studies
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Subjects
Archaeology: Anglo-Saxon, classical, early medieval, English Civil Wars, Iceland, industrial, maritime, medieval, prehistory, post-medieval, Roman, Scandinavian, Scottish, theoretical
Education: higher education, primary, secondary, teacher training/education
History: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, British, church, early modern, English, European, genealogy, heritage, Irish, local, medieval, place names, political, Renaissance, Scandinavian (particularly medieval Norway, Denmark, Sweden & Iceland), Scottish, social, Welsh
Literature: English early/medieval literature, Old Norse, Scottish
Politics/government: British, curent affairs, European, international relations, Parliament, populism
Qualifications
MA in Mediaeval History
MPhil in Nordic Viking and Medieval Culture
PhD in Archaeology and History
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, accredited by the Higher Education Academy
Diploma in Icelandic Archaeology
testimonials
Thank you once again, I am immensely grateful for your fine and quick editorial work!
Dr Rijcklof Hofman, Brepols author
Thank you very much for quick but careful editing of my manuscript.
Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, Brepols author
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