Proofreading subject areas

I have wide experience in many proofreading subject areas (specialty proofreading subject areas are highlighted in bold with some further details further down the page:

accounting (including bookkeeping, and cost, financial, general, and management accounting)
astronomy (general/popular), artificial satellites, and space exploration – I am a practising amateur astronomer and a member of the British Astronomical Association and the Society for Popular Astronomy, and a former visual observer for the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory
banking and investment
building appraisal, survey, and valuation
business and management (including organizational behaviour and strategic management)
corporate real estate / residential real estate (including workplace design, planning and strategy; space optimization and cost efficiency; sustainability and waste minimization; automation)
economics and economic geography
education (primary, secondary, further, higher, business, professional, and vocational)
education theory and practice
finance and financial risk, loans, leases, and mortgages

history (especially twentieth century and ancient Greek)
human resources and training
law (all areas)
marketing and brand management
military and defence
philosophy and ethics
politics and current affairs
property management (including repairs and renewals, rates, rent, and insurance)
social and cultural studies, including poverty and social exclusion
theology and religion
travel, tourism, and exploration (e.g. mountaineering and polar).

I also have experience in proofreading non-academic (trade) books on classic cars, crafts, DIY, fishing, gardening, pets, sailing, and sport.

Subjects I do not proofread

mathematics and statistics
medical.

As a matter of policy I do not proofread material related to

erotica / pornography
violence
bad language / swearing
gambling
hate speech
racism / sexism / homophobia.

Specialty proofreading subject areas

For over 30 years I have proofread books, journals, and other publications in a wide variety of subjects, and during this time and in previous employment I have built up knowledge and experience in particular fields.

Accounting, banking, business, economics, and finance

Practical employment experience

I had several years’ experience working in retail banking and a building society, during which time my duties included:

branch balance sheets
cashiering
forex
investment accounts
mortgage lending
safe custody and securities.

Proofreading experience

For over 30 years I have proofread many dozens of books on:

accounting (all types, for example Colin Drury’s Cost Accounting)
banking
economics
finance
investment (for example periodic reports for an actuary).

I addition I have proofread the following quarterly journals for some years:

and helped to maintain and develop a standard house style for these journals.

Astronomy and space exploration

I am an amateur astronomer, a member of the British Astronomical Association, and a member of the Society for Popular Astronomy. I am a former visual observer of artificial Earth satellites for the Science Research Council’s Satellite Orbits Group (then at Slough).

Corporate real estate

Practical employment experience

For several years I worked in the estate department (later the property department) in the tied tenanted / managed public house division, and in the free trade finance division of a major UK brewer. During this time my responsibilities included:

acquisitions and disposals
debt recovery
insurance cover and claims
leases, licences, and mortgages
licensed and unlicensed property rents
rating assessments and appeals
secured and unsecured lending.

Proofreading experience

For some years I have proofread the following quarterly journals:

and helped to maintain and enhance a standard house style for these publications. See Henry Stewart Publications.

Education

Proofreading experience

I have many years’ experience in proofreading hundreds of books and other media for

Cengage Learning: books, textbooks, and management education and career development book
City & Guilds Institute, London: vocational learning modules
Edinburgh Business School: course notes
HarperCollins Publishers: textbooks
National Children’s Bureau: books, reports, and teacher resources
Oxford University Press: academic and business books
Pearson Education: academic books, textbooks, and management education and career development books

Routledge: academic and business books
UCL Institute of Education Press: books, reports, and journals on education
UCL Press: books and journals on education and cultural studies
University of Leicester School of Business (formerly School of Management): online distance learning modules / course material.

Philosophy

Proofreading experience

For many years I proofread philosophy titles for Routledge, by or on the following philosophers: Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, David Hume, George Herbert Mead, M. Merleau-Ponty, George Simmel, Baruch Spinoza, Paul Virilio, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

More recently I have proofread philosophy for Oxford University Press. See examples in recent proofreading projects completed.