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Mark J. Davies English Language Editing

Davies – Editing
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ABOUT ME

I am a native speaker of English with more than thirty-five years' experience teaching and editing academic writing.

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I serve as English-language editor for several established academic journals, including Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy, Libri et Liberi, and Comparative Maritime Law.

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I copyedit books, theses, and research articles, primarily in the fields of law, education, and the arts, working closely with each author to produce a polished, precise manuscript ready for submission.

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THE HUMAN EDITOR AND AI

I work alongside AI translation and language tools. While AI can generate words, I make sure they are the right ones that capture the meaning, tone, and nuance you intend.

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Sometimes a draft translated by AI does not achieve its purpose. It might contain factual errors, inconsistency, ambiguity, redundancy, loose punctuation, or phrasing that is overly assertive or too cautious. I can advise on these issues and help you rework the piece before copyediting.

 

From the earliest draft to the final stage of copyediting, I ensure that your piece is clear, accurate, easy to follow, and fit for publication.

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SERVICES

Proofreading
Proofreading is the final check immediately before publication or submission. Here, grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, incorrect or inconsistent punctuation, and problems with formatting, layout, and headings are identified and corrected.
Line editing
This form of editing involves more thorough, line-by-line revision, preceding the proofreading stage. The editor ensures that the content reads well and that it is clear and coherent. He will reword sentences to ensure appropriate and precise word choice and collocation, breaking down long sentences where necessary. He may decide to cut the text to avoid redundancy or repetition. Alternatively, he might add to the text to ensure that the points are sufficiently elaborated and well connected.
 
Copyediting
There is some overlap between copyediting and line editing. The main difference is that copyediting aims to ensure that statements flow logically and that the content is appropriate to its readership. The copyeditor is also responsible for making sure that the text keeps the tone and style of the publication to which it is submitted, not only consistently within the paper itself but across all the works under the publication.
 
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