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Beyond my work as CEO of Lex Academic, I offer copy-editing, proofreading, translation (FR>EN), and indexing services in a personal capacity. I work directly with graduate students, universities, and academics looking for a more affordable alternative to Lex Academic's distinct dual editorial process.

 

An academic philosopher and editorial professional, I have 15 years' experience working within the humanities and social sciences. I am an official editorial supplier to many universities (including University of St Andrews, University of Tromsø, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, University of Turku, King’s College London, University of Lausanne, Durham University, and Radboud University), supporting the needs of their postgraduate students and those writing in English non-natively.

 

My own University of Cambridge Ph.D. focused on Immanuel Kant's moral anthropology. I also hold a master’s degree from the University of Oxford in Ancient Philosophy (supervised with Distinction by Professor Terence Irwin) and a first-class BA (Hons) from King’s College London in Philosophy. While my proofreading and editing experience spans a broad range of disciplines, I currently specialise in Anthropology, Ethnography, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology. 

 

My editorial support has helped thousands of students and academics (along with postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students) publish their work with the leading journals and publishing houses. I have recently edited manuscripts (including multi-authored edited volumes) for Oxford University Press, Brill, and Routledge. I have, in addition, created many bespoke indexes for Berghahn Books, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, and Palgrave Macmillan, amongst others.

I have extensive experience editing documents for those whose first language is not English. 

My impeccable, realistically priced author service includes correcting all typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. Where desired, I can make stylistic and substantive changes to prepare your work for publication. I am conversant with the dominant referencing styles for the Sciences, Humanities, and Law (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, OSCOLA). Furthermore, I readily familiarise myself with the peculiarities required by different university faculties for the sake of Ph.D. submission.

 

I offer author services roughly corresponding to the following:

 Proofreading 
  • Corrects all typographical and spelling errors

  • Ensures consistency in grammar, punctuation, referencing style, and formatting 

  • Produces fault-free prose

  • Light mark-up

     Copy-editing 

  • Full line-editing service (includes proofreading as standard)

  • Elevates style

  • Refines prose's readability through improved word-choice, tone, and diction

  • Transforms language into perfect, native-sounding English

  • Moderately heavy mark-up

     Substantive Editing 

  • Includes copy-editing as standard

  • Transforms prose into clear and elegant English

  • Ensures consistency vis-à-vis referencing style

  • Partial or substantive rewriting where necessary or requested 

  • Makes changes as per revise and resubmit instructions

  • Very heavy mark-up

 Indexing 

  • Back-of-the-book indexing (Routledge, Palgrave)

  • Hyperlinked indexes (Cambridge University Press)

  • Paragraph ID indexes (Oxford University Press)

  • Index locorum and classical glossaries

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We heed the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading's Standards for Proofreading.

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CONTACT

Contact me at louiserebeccachapman@gmail.com to enquire further.

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