FREELANCE EDITOR
renebaileyeditor.uk
Books in the Social Sciences
I offer a comprehensive copy-editing service to publishers, completing book manuscripts in strict accordance with the in-house publishing guide.
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Political Science • Philosophy • Political Economy • Sociology • Economics • Urban Studies
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Books edited in accordance with British English or US conventions (Chicago Manual), as required.
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References thoroughly checked for completeness and consistency in accordance with the Harvard or APA referencing systems or the author’s own.
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Fully marked-up version of the text sent to the author for approval prior to final submission of the copy-edited text to the publisher. This ensures there are no ‘nasty surprises’ for the author at proof stage and no need for extensive (and costly) changes to the proof.
I also offer a bespoke service to authors prior to submitting their manuscript to a publisher along these lines.
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Here are some of the books I have edited.
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The Landscapes of W. H. Auden’s Interwar Poetry: Roots and Routes
Ladislav Vít (2022)
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Every day, with every chapter and in every stage, I knew I was in the hands of a person who not only knows their job, but also a person who fights for the author—me. I will always be grateful to you.
Ladislav Vít
Housing, Architecture and the Edge Condition: Dublin is Building, 1935–1975 (Routledge Research in Architecture)
Ellen Rowley (2019)
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Culture, Space and Climate Change: Vulnerability and Resilience in European Coastal Areas (Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research)
Thorsten Heimann (2018)
I was greatly impressed with Rene’s editing skills. Her work demonstrated a high level of competence and thoroughness. She paid strict attention to detail while remaining sensitive to the conventions in my field of research. Her international experience and ability to think in different languages was also very useful. It was a great pleasure to work with Rene and I would definitely recommend her as a copy editor and proof reader.
Thorsten Heimann
The Politics of Aquaculture: Sustainability Interdependence, Territory and Regulation in Fish Farming (Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy)
Caitríona Carter (2018)
An immense ‘thank you’ for all your work on the manuscript.
Wow – it looks really great.
Caitríona Carter
Modern Motherhood and Women’s Dual Identities: Rewriting the Sexual Contract (Routledge Research in Gender and Society)
Petra Bueskens (2018)
I found Rene Bailey to be an outstanding editor, noticing everything from small inconsistencies in language and tone through to a rather significant referencing error. I was amazed at Rene’s breadth of knowledge and the way she was able to engage with the manuscript at the conceptual level through to the technical details of language and expression. In my opinion, the way Rene worked holistically with the manuscript is both exceedingly rare and very valuable, and I highly recommend her as an editor, reviewer and copy-editor of all academic texts, especially those in social and political theory.
Petra Bueskens
China’s Financial Opening: Coalition Politics and Policy Changes (Routledge Contemporary China Series)
Yu-Wai Vic Li (2018)
Rene is a very professional editor of my first book with Routledge. While keeping the highest language standard, she also clearly understands the conventions and stylistic uses of different academic disciplines and specialized research areas. The end-product now reads very naturally thanks to her meticulous editorial efforts and expert language advice to authors!
Yu-Wai Vic Li