I copy-edit science journals

I began working as a scientific copy-editor in 2007. I received extensive training in scientific copy-editing at Elsevier and Nature, and I was previously the Copy-Editing Manager at Nature Reviews. I have worked on numerous journals, including New Scientist, Nature and the Trends journals.

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Nature

I’ve been working as a freelance sub editor for Nature since 2013. I copy-edit ‘front-half’ material: that is, features, news articles, editorials, comments, correspondence and various other news items both online and in print. Below are a few examples of the articles I’ve copy-edited.

• How secret conversations inside cells are transforming biology
• How 2D semiconductors could extend Moore’s law
• The fight for control over virtual fossils
• A murdered teen, two million tweets and an experiment to fight gun violence
• The key to a happy lab life is in the manual
• Global warming tops the agenda as climate brings down a third Australian prime minister
• How digital drug users could help to halt the US opioid epidemic
• Preprints could promote confusion and distortion

New Scientist

As with Nature, I provide freelance sub-editing cover for New Scientist as and when required. I’ve copy-edited online and print features, news articles, news snippets, book reviews and comment articles as part of the sub-editing team, as well as proofreading the brochure for the New Scientist Live 2017 exhibition and the regular weekly newsletter.

• Food made from natural gas will soon feed farm animals – and us
• ‘I’m more confident’: Paralysed woman’s life after brain implant
• Video games become a political platform as the US election looms
• Pirate party prepares for first major win in Iceland elections
• Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes

Nature Supplements

I’ve copy-edited several supplements to Nature, including Outlooks, Insights and White Papers.

• Nature Outlook: Headache
• Nature Outlook: Cystic Fibrosis
• Nature Outlook: Gene Therapy
• Nature Outlook: Lymphoma
• Nature Outlook: Brain Cancer
• Naturejobs Career Guide: China
• Nature Outlook: Energy Transitions
• Nature Outlook: Liver Cancer

Nature Reviews

I was the Copy-Editing Manager at Nature Reviews for more than two years, and I have undertaken copy-editing and proofreading for all seven of the life-science titles (listed below).

• Nature Reviews Cancer
• Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
• Nature Reviews Genetics
• Nature Reviews Immunology
• Nature Reviews Microbiology
• Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
• Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Nature Research Journals

I have copy-edited articles for several of the Nature research journals, including Chemical Biology, Nature Genetics, Nature Neuroscience and Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.

Trends Journals

I worked at the Elsevier-owned Trends journals for two years, and I have undertaken freelance work for journals such as Trends in Biotechnology and Trends in Neuroscience.

Drug Discovery Today

I have provided freelance copy-editing services for this Elsevier-owned review journal.

Genetics in Medicine & Pediatric Research

I checked the copy-editing on outsourced manuscripts for these journals.