EDITING RESOURCE LIST
The Graduate Division posts this list of editors for hire as a third party to connect students with potential editors: we do not officially endorse the quality or services of anyone on this list, nor do we receive compensation of any kind for business that transpires through this list. The only two vetting criteria used to determine editor qualification are that 1) the person demonstrates sufficient professional editing abilities and 2) is directly associated with the university (either as a faculty person or as a current/former student). Please click on the following editor names to learn more about their editing experiences, rates, and contact information.
Qualifying experience: Copyediting certificate, UC San Diego / 6+ years of professional editing experience working with academic and trade manuscripts, doctoral dissertations, and grant proposals
Type of editor: General/humanities-oriented
Specialties: Dissertations, Greek, Hebrew, Latin sources
Rate: Basic editing, proofreading, or fact checking – $35/hr; Heavy editing – $45/hr; Indexing –$5.50/indexable page
Contact e-mail: ryanlefflerkelley@gmail.com
Qualifying experience: Contractor for English manuscript editing service for Japanese speakers, freelance editor of manuscripts and grant/fellowship proposals, published author in peer-reviewed journals, recipient of NSF graduate research fellowship
Type of editor: Science, general
Specialties: Grant and fellowship proposals, manuscripts, ESL
Rate: $35/hr
Contact e-mail: Victoria.ma.steffes@gmail.com
Qualifying experience: Worked as a researcher on a NSF grant doing copy-editing and transcription of hand-written notes from the Smithsonian researching linguistic and cultural data about several indigenous peoples of the Oregon Coast. I have a B.A. in Linguistics, specializing in syntax, with a minor in Political Science, specializing in political philosophy, both of which require editing as an essential component of the work. Furthermore, I have successfully completed a 227 page historical linguistics undergraduate thesis.
Type of editor: General editing, humanities, political science, linguistics
Specialties: Linguistics, Political Science, Philosophy
Rate: In accordance with the Editorial Freelancers Association, $20-$40 per hour for basic copyediting and $30-$50 for heavy copyediting.
Contact e-mail: jdouglas@ucsb.edu
Qualifying experience: PhD in Linguistics, UCSB (2014). Freelance Academic Copyeditor since 2009, specializing in ESL support. Assistant Editor of “How Languages Work” introductory linguistics textbook, Cambridge University Press, first and second editions (volume editor: Carol Genetti, Dean of Graduate Division, UCSB). Scientific Editor for Craig Hawker, Materials Research Laboratory, UCSB (2015–2016). Copyediting experience with monographs and edited volumes for John Benjamins, Cambridge University Press, Palgrave MacMillan, Routledge, etc., as well as with scholarly journal articles (e.g., the Asian and African Languages and Linguistics journal for Tokyo University of Foreign Studies), and dissertations for doctoral candidates at universities in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
Type of editor: Primarily Social Sciences and Humanities. Most experience in: Linguistics, Conversation Analysis, Education, Art History, History, and with ESL/ELL writers.
Specialties: Working with ELL and ESL clients, from varied linguistic backgrounds. Very experienced working with writers whose first language is Japanese or Korean. (Proficient in Japanese and conversational in Korean.) Background in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.
Rate: Variable. (My rates are determined based on word count for shorter projects, like an abstract or journal article. My rates are hourly for long-term projects like dissertations or book manuscripts.)
Contact e-mail: allison.adelman@gmail.com
Qualifying experience: Ph.D. in English Literature; Instructor of Record for lower and upper div English courses
Type of editor: General, humanities
Specialties: Dissertations, grant applications and reports, business communications, creative writing
Rate: $30/hr (negotiable for longer projects)
Contact e-mail: floyd.elizabeth.m@gmail.com
Qualifying experience: Current academic writing Instructor at UCSB and previously at universities in China, Tunisia, and Europe
Type of editor: Academic and non-academic writing in most disciplines
Specialties: English as a Foreign Language writers; business and academic communication (reports, grant writing, correspondence, presentations, essays).
Rate: Rate quote to be determined based on length and urgency of the work
Contact e-mail: ibowman@linguistics.ucsb.edu
Qualifying experience: Bachelor’s degree in English; Master’s degree in Education; previously served as an editor for graduate students at the University of San Diego; edited masters theses
Type of editor: General; humanities; scientific communication
Specialties: ESL/EFL and TESOL teaching background
Rate: $50/hour
Contact e-mail: anicolaescu@ucsb.edu
Qualifying experience: PhD in linguistics from Radboud University Nijmegen, active researcher, created index for Feeling It (editors Bucholtz, Casillas, and Lee) and for my own book with Oxford University Press
Type of editor: social science and humanities > linguistics, communication > sociolinguistics
Rate: Negotiable based on project
Contact e-mail: elliotthoey@gmail.com