Editorial Freelancers Association
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Rasa Hamilton, ELS
Hamilton Editing and Language Publishing Services (HELPS Edit)
I am a freelance MEDICAL EDITOR and SCIENCE EDITOR with over 25 years of experience in medical and science publications, substantive editing, formatting and editing of regulatory documents, rewriting and formatting of manuscripts for journal style, and editing grant submissions and books for language, consistency, and clarity. I work with journals, authors, institutions, and medical communications/pharma to provide assistance with health and science writing projects.
• Edited >300 oncology-related documents, both at the basic science and clinical level, and edited >500 transplant-related documents.
• Expertise in journal-specific formatting and submission of manuscripts to high-impact medical journals.
• Expertise in providing assistance to public health and health outcomes investigators.
• Expertise in helping investigators who are not fluent in English, including investigators from Turkey and the Middle East, Western and Eastern Europe, Puerto Rico, Asia, and Morocco.
• Experience in reformatting, rewriting, and resubmitting manuscripts based on peer review after journal submission, including writing response letters.
• Experience in rewriting NIH grants for clarity and consistent voice and to meet page and word limitations.
• >5 years of experience providing QC, formatting, and editing of investigator brochures, protocols, and clinical study reports, as well as PowerPoint presentations and manuscripts, for pharmaceutical agencies and medical communication companies.
- Certified by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) since 2005.
- More than 15 years of experience with AMA style; have also worked with GPO, Bluebook, CSE, and Chicago styles.
- Previously Medical Writer Certified (MWC®) by the American Medical Writers Association.
- Skilled in table, poster, and figure manipulation for clear presentation.
- Provided educational classes in EndNote and scientific communications for publication and grant preparation.
- Experience in rewriting scientific grants, including biosketches and budget justifications.
- Can quickly compile and edit your reference lists and bibliographies.
Hire me if you need the following:
- Quick and accurate edits of manuscripts for journals.
- Expert knowledge of AMA style but can also adapt to other journal and publisher styles.
- Quick formatting of your articles for submission.
- Creation or compilation of reference lists for submission.
- Expert EndNote knowledge.
- Concise editing and formatting of grants.
- Reduction of wordiness and inconsistencies but keep the author’s voice.
- Experience with regulatory documents.
Homosassa, FL
US
Email: helpsedit@gmail.com
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Years in the field: 25
Years freelancing: 15
Rasa Hamilton, ELS
I am a freelance MEDICAL EDITOR and SCIENCE EDITOR with over 25 years of experience in medical and science publications, substantive editing, formatting and editing of regulatory documents, rewriting and formatting of manuscripts for journal style, and editing grant submissions and books for language, consistency, and clarity. I work with journals, authors, institutions, and medical communications/pharma to provide assistance with health and science writing projects.
• Edited >300 oncology-related documents, both at the basic science and clinical level, and edited >500 transplant-related documents.
• Expertise in journal-specific formatting and submission of manuscripts to high-impact medical journals.
• Expertise in providing assistance to public health and health outcomes investigators.
• Expertise in helping investigators who are not fluent in English, including investigators from Turkey and the Middle East, Western and Eastern Europe, Puerto Rico, Asia, and Morocco.
• Experience in reformatting, rewriting, and resubmitting manuscripts based on peer review after journal submission, including writing response letters.
• Experience in rewriting NIH grants for clarity and consistent voice and to meet page and word limitations.
• >5 years of experience providing QC, formatting, and editing of investigator brochures, protocols, and clinical study reports, as well as PowerPoint presentations and manuscripts, for pharmaceutical agencies and medical communication companies.
- Certified by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) since 2005.
- More than 15 years of experience with AMA style; have also worked with GPO, Bluebook, CSE, and Chicago styles.
- Previously Medical Writer Certified (MWC®) by the American Medical Writers Association.
- Skilled in table, poster, and figure manipulation for clear presentation.
- Provided educational classes in EndNote and scientific communications for publication and grant preparation.
- Experience in rewriting scientific grants, including biosketches and budget justifications.
- Can quickly compile and edit your reference lists and bibliographies.
Hire me if you need the following:
- Quick and accurate edits of manuscripts for journals.
- Expert knowledge of AMA style but can also adapt to other journal and publisher styles.
- Quick formatting of your articles for submission.
- Creation or compilation of reference lists for submission.
- Expert EndNote knowledge.
- Concise editing and formatting of grants.
- Reduction of wordiness and inconsistencies but keep the author’s voice.
- Experience with regulatory documents.
