My focus for economics clients is on creating high-quality documents ready for submission or publication. Trust that your project is being worked on by a trained and experienced professional.
With a bachelor’s degree in economics, I’m highly familiar with the field’s concepts and vocabulary. I’ve worked with individuals, public and private organizations (J-PAL, World Bank, Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School, MIT Press, Urban Institute, The Hamilton Project at Brookings Institution, American Marketing Association, Charles River Associates), and the government (Federal Reserve of St. Louis).
Why should you hire an editor?
Documents that are wordy, unconvincing, unclearly structured, or incohesive look unprofessional and can damage your credibility. Errors can distract and turn off the reader. You can also save time and money by outsourcing to an editor.
If you’re submitting a paper or manuscript for publication, careful editing can help prevent rejection. A large majority of papers submitted to journals are rejected before they even reach the peer-review stage, one of the top reasons being poor writing (e.g., jargon, issues with syntax and grammar, not clear and concise).
Sure, you can try to self-edit, but most likely you’re too familiar with the project to notice mistakes. Spell checkers don’t catch missing words, misused words, punctuation and grammar errors, or some misspellings. For example, they cannot distinguish between "uniformed investors" and "uninformed investors" and will permit errors such as "homogenous" for "homogeneous.” These programs also don’t check that your writing is clear and coherent.
Editing services
I offer a fresh pair of eyes to review your project and suggestions for improvement. I first determine the level of editing needed. I then edit the document thoroughly, corresponding with you throughout the process. The end result is writing that is not only error free but also informs, engages, and inspires your target audience.
Copyediting/Mechanical editing—Starting at $0.04 (4 cents) per word (one round of editing, additional rounds are charged hourly)
Sentence-level edit that checks for grammar and punctuation, spelling, clarity, syntax, language usage, awkward sentence construction, paragraphing, and wordiness.
Line editing—Starting at $0.06 (6 cents) per word (one round of editing, additional rounds are charged hourly)
Sentence- and paragraph-level edit that goes a bit deeper than copyediting/mechanical editing, clarifying meaning, ensuring coherence and flow, and refining the language. This edit does the following:
points out and suggests solutions for factual inconsistencies, faulty logic, and awkward or unclear passages; simplifies long, complicated sentences; and edits redundant passages
ensures smooth transitions between paragraphs
simplifies technical language, eliminates jargon, and proposes or introduces definitions (if applicable)
ensures consistency in multi-author works
replaces passive constructions with active verbs (when appropriate)
removes excess words that don’t advance arguments
ensures overall consistency
suggests alterations to paragraph structure
offers improvements to readability and tone
“Antonn edited a study that I co-authored on the politics of education reform. I was really impressed by the depth of feedback and editing she offered, both the line edits as well as some more substantive feedback. I learned a lot from simply reviewing her work.”
“I had the pleasure to work with Antonn in my role as a chief editor for the fall 2016 issue of Intelligent Risk magazine.
The task of putting together the issue was quite challenging, as we had to collaborate intensely with multiple authors while meeting a very tight deadline. While I was managing the overall workflow and the professional standards of the publication, Antonn was the editor for the issue. During a short period of time, we had to go through multiple cycles with the different authors to bring the articles to the professional and technical standards of the publication.
Antonn was a highly professional and trustworthy partner in this challenging endeavor. She made commitments and she kept them by doing a lot of work, doing it thoroughly, and doing it quickly. I would highly recommend Antonn as an editor to any professional publication.”