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Zachary Low Reyna

The Editing Cooperative

Writing is difficult. A good editor can help. This is especially true if you are not writing in your native language. In the spring of 2020, I joined with UK-based academic and editor Kirsty Kay to create The Editing Cooperative. Although we are open to all types of editing and proofreading (including fiction!) projects, we are especially oriented toward non-native English writing academics. Both Kirsty and I have lived and worked in Eastern Europe and Asia. We have found brilliant colleagues doing work that deserves the wider academic audience English provides. We acknowledge the injustices of a global system of communication that privileges English and seek to introduce as much linguistic egalitarianism into this system as we can. Our hope is to provide fairer non-Western rates to non-Western academics.

 

Experience

I have over 15 years’ experience proofreading and editing academic texts (journal articles, essays, dissertations, monographs, book proposals, research grant proposals, etc.). I served as an assistant editor of a Q1 Scopus journal from 2012-2017, so I understand what top journals look for and the ins and outs of the submission and review process. I also have extensive experience teaching academic writing to both native and non-native speaking undergraduates. I mainly focus on academic texts in the social sciences and humanities, however, I do have experience editing texts in the hard sciences and I am willing to work with you. So if you are looking for an editor, proofreader, tutor, or researcher/writer do not hesitate to get in touch!

 

What I offer

Editing:

-ms evaluation

-developmental editing (including advice on writing process and publication)

-line editing

-copy editing

-proofreading

Teaching:

-tutoring in academic writing or political science; critical theory

Research:

-writing and research

 

The process

Most texts require a round of line editing and/or copy editing before the proofread. I therefore offer a flat, one-time fee for multiple rounds of editing/proofreading on journal articles and essays as you prepare them for publication. The first round is the most intensive and includes fixing grammatical and spelling errors, restructuring sentences for style and clarity, and engaging closely with the argument of the text. Authors usually receive the text back from me with extensive tracked changes and margin comments and questions. After this first round, authors accept, incorporate, or reject my changes and try to elaborate where I noted lack of clarity or structural problems. The second round is much the same as we home in together on a clear, crisp text (sometimes not needed depending on state of the original). The final round is proofreading which corrects any remaining grammatical and spelling errors, formats the text and bibliography, and ensures consistency. Authors are encouraged to provide me with the style guide of the journal or press they plan to submit to before this final round.

St John, IN
US

Email: zel.reyna@gmail.com

https://zachary-low-reyna.org

More information: View PDF file

Years in the field: 15
Years freelancing: 6

zachary low.reyna.31629

Zachary Low Reyna

 

Writing is difficult. A good editor can help. This is especially true if you are not writing in your native language. In the spring of 2020, I joined with UK-based academic and editor Kirsty Kay to create The Editing Cooperative. Although we are open to all types of editing and proofreading (including fiction!) projects, we are especially oriented toward non-native English writing academics. Both Kirsty and I have lived and worked in Eastern Europe and Asia. We have found brilliant colleagues doing work that deserves the wider academic audience English provides. We acknowledge the injustices of a global system of communication that privileges English and seek to introduce as much linguistic egalitarianism into this system as we can. Our hope is to provide fairer non-Western rates to non-Western academics.

 

Experience

I have over 15 years’ experience proofreading and editing academic texts (journal articles, essays, dissertations, monographs, book proposals, research grant proposals, etc.). I served as an assistant editor of a Q1 Scopus journal from 2012-2017, so I understand what top journals look for and the ins and outs of the submission and review process. I also have extensive experience teaching academic writing to both native and non-native speaking undergraduates. I mainly focus on academic texts in the social sciences and humanities, however, I do have experience editing texts in the hard sciences and I am willing to work with you. So if you are looking for an editor, proofreader, tutor, or researcher/writer do not hesitate to get in touch!

 

What I offer

Editing:

-ms evaluation

-developmental editing (including advice on writing process and publication)

-line editing

-copy editing

-proofreading

Teaching:

-tutoring in academic writing or political science; critical theory

Research:

-writing and research

 

The process

Most texts require a round of line editing and/or copy editing before the proofread. I therefore offer a flat, one-time fee for multiple rounds of editing/proofreading on journal articles and essays as you prepare them for publication. The first round is the most intensive and includes fixing grammatical and spelling errors, restructuring sentences for style and clarity, and engaging closely with the argument of the text. Authors usually receive the text back from me with extensive tracked changes and margin comments and questions. After this first round, authors accept, incorporate, or reject my changes and try to elaborate where I noted lack of clarity or structural problems. The second round is much the same as we home in together on a clear, crisp text (sometimes not needed depending on state of the original). The final round is proofreading which corrects any remaining grammatical and spelling errors, formats the text and bibliography, and ensures consistency. Authors are encouraged to provide me with the style guide of the journal or press they plan to submit to before this final round.