Academic Editorial Services
“Maya’s proofreading on my book was in a word, excellent. When she returned the manuscript with her corrections, comments, and queries, everything was so clear and helpful that I didn’t need to ask her any additional questions. I am especially grateful for her thorough work with the Works Cited list and in-text citations. Thanks to Maya’s proofreading, it is a book I can now feel proud of having written. I also found Maya to be very personable, and I enjoyed our correspondence. I will recommend her to my colleagues working on similar projects!”
 
Laura Castor
​Academic Author
Are you:
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  • A student looking for an expert to ensure your paper conforms to your department's style guide?​
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  • A journal editor looking for style and formatting consistency across all the articles in a volume or issue?
 
  • An academic author looking for help polishing your English writing?
 
  • An academic supervisor looking for a professional and reliable proofreader to recommend to your students?
I offer professional editorial and reference-checking services for all levels of academic writing, from undergraduate essays to journal articles and scholarly monographs.

​In addition to my freelance editing and proofreading experience, I am educated to master's level, with a background in philosophy and English literature. I spent ten years working as an editor and editorial manager with higher education publisher *Research and six months as interim department manager of the chemistry department at King's College London.
"Thank you so much to Maya Berger for proof-reading my PhD thesis. She has done a great job, and I am very pleased with her proof-reading service. Her working style is very accurate and she pays close attention to grammar, English use, and spelling, and thereby improved my work immensely. She was able to deal with the complexity of human behaviour research and all the vocabulary related to it. Moreover, her comments and edits were clear, precise and comprehensive. I can definitely recommend Maya."

Joerg Berberich
PhD researcher
I edit and proofread academic texts in the arts, humanities (in particular, philosophy and literary theory), social sciences (in particular, political science and gender studies), education, and business and management studies.

Whatever your academic editorial needs, get in touch today to discuss your requirements. If you need a quick turnaround, enquire about my express service (subject to my availability).

Editorial Services for Students

Your writing, whether it be a piece of coursework, a thesis, a dissertation, or a research paper, should be evaluated based on the quality of your ideas and how well you understand the subject matter, without typos and poor English getting in the way. A professional proofreader can help eliminate these distractions so your writing is judged on its academic merit alone.
 
Academic integrity is my top priority, and it is crucial that your work remains your own. I will proofread student texts for spelling, grammar, punctuation, sense, and consistency, but I will never write, rewrite or substantially edit the content of your work. Please note that I require written proof from your department or supervisor that you have permission to use the services of an editorial professional before I will accept any work from you.
"I have to thank Maya for editing my paper. I am impressed with the great attention to detail, improvement in clarity, and overall advice around style and flow of the work. I think service is very efficient and effective, and would highly recommend her."

Mohammad Sarshar, LLB

Editorial Services for Academics

In the current "publish or perish" academic climate, having a regular output of innovative and clearly written academic writing has never been more important. An editorial professional can help ensure that typos, awkward wording, and inconsistencies don't undermine your ideas, and a fresh pair of eyes can give your research a better chance of being accepted in the top journals in your field.
"It has been a pleasure to work with Maya. She does an exquisite job. Unlike with some other proofreaders, your work doesn’t fail publisher spot-checks over and over again. She knows how to plan her time, she is friendly, supportive and solution oriented. Her strategic guidance is brilliant. Additionally, her response time is also very quick and she delivers the material back in the time agreed. I definitely recommend Maya. I look forward to working with her on future projects."

A. Kara
Author
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