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Please contact me for my current rates.  Students are eligible for discounted student rates.

Proofreading

Proofreading includes checking for typos; ensuring the format, appearance, and consistency of headings, paginations, and spacing; and comparing table of contents against text.

Copyediting

Copyediting includes all of the elements of proofreading, plus ensuring proper grammar, punctuation, syntax, spelling, and style (e.g., APA); ensuring consistency of acronyms and numbers; querying author about unclear, inconsistent, or questionable text; checking text for logic and sense; and providing parallel structure to lists.

Substantive Editing

Substantive editing includes all of the elements of proofreading and copyediting, plus eliminating passive voice, wordiness, and poor usage; revising text organization; eliminating redundancy, ambiguity, and jargon; formatting and verifying of citations; and ensuring appropriate tone.

Reference Formatting

Reference formatting includes formatting all references per a specific style; references are formatted as is and are not checked for completeness or accuracy.

Reference Verification

Reference verification can include checks for completeness or for completeness and accuracy.  In checking for completeness, only references that do not appear complete will be verified, and the missing information will be added.  In checking for accuracy, all references will be verified as accurate and complete.  Reference verification includes checking references against citations to ensure that all references have been cited in the document.

Scientific Rapporteur

I attend all sessions of the meeting as deemed appropriate by the client.  The final meeting product will be determined by the client and includes detailed minutes (with or without attribution), executive summaries, or comprehensive reports that include action items, recommendations, results, and outcomes.  For samples of meeting reports I have written, please visit my Portfolio.  I have covered scientific meetings on a variety of topics, including nanotechnology, particulate matter, microbiology, various cancer topics, pesticide spray drift, sustainable water infrastructure, remote sensing, tribal science, pharmaceuticals, environmental concerns, and computer sciences.

Scientific meeting rate:  I request that travel expenses, including airfare, hotel, ground transportation, and per diem, are paid.  Rates depend on the length of the meeting and the detail of the subsequent report; please contact me with your requirements so that we can discuss rates.

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Payment

For projects with multiple chapters/sections, payment is due following the receipt of each edited chapter/section.  After the first chapter/section is edited, it will be returned to the client for approval and payment will be due.  Once the payment for the first chapter/section is received and cleared and the client approves the level and quality of editing, editing will continue on the remaining chapters.

For projects with no obvious section breaks, editing will be performed on the first 30 percent of documents shorter than 100 pages or the first 30 pages of documents longer than 100 pages.  This edited portion will be sent to the client for approval, and payment is due upon receipt.  Once the payment for the first edit is received and cleared and the client approves the level and quality of editing, editing will continue in 30-page increments.

For reference formatting and verification, payment is due upon receipt of the formatted reference list.

For meeting attendance, please contact me to discuss payment options.