Theses & Dissertations
Congratulations! You’ve worked and studied hard, and you’ll soon be submitting your project. At this point, you really don’t want to worry about whether it is a comma or a period that goes after a name in a citation. And you don’t have to.
A professional editor allows you to focus more on your research and writing and less on grammar and formatting. I have over ten years’ experience editing theses and dissertations and working with students—especially with those whose first language isn’t English. My services include
Checking for consistency in all mechanical matters: spelling, capitalization, punctuation, hyphenation, abbreviations, etc.
Correcting errors in grammar, syntax, and word usage
Questioning phrasing that may not be clear and noting places where transitions are not smooth
Creating a table of contents
Ensuring citations are in the proper format
Noting where citations are needed
Cross-checking in-text citations with the reference list
Formatting the document
I edit using Microsoft Word’s track changes feature, so you will see my edits and can choose whether to accept them. Contact me today and we’ll discuss your project.
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