James Baron

James Baron – Editor

Professional editor/proofreader for most subjects—such as science, engineering, humanities and business—for authors and publishers worldwide

Overview

Over the past 30 years, I've worked in various public and private sector roles covering industries ranging from the environment and engineering, to IT and financial services. This has given me lots of experience handling all sorts of technical and business language, which I've been using as a freelance editor and proofreader since 2017.

I provide copyediting and proofreading support to authors, publishers, and businesses for manuscripts, academic papers, blogs, case studies, etc.

The service is tailored according to your requirements but it usually involves:

• identifying corrections to spelling, grammar, and punctuation

• ensuring consistency throughout (e.g., capitalization, hyphenation, terminology)

• correcting any formatting, spacing, or layout issues

• checking page numbers, captions, headings, references, etc

• rephrasing to improve the flow of a sentence, particularly if the author's first language isn't English.

Of course, I'm always happy to include any other specific requirements that you might have.

I offer a service for most subjects, ranging from philosophy and linguistics, to science and public health.

AI policy: I don't use AI while editing. I will not put a client's text into a large language model (LLM).

Sample testimonial:

“Calling James a proofreader does not do him full justice. To be sure, he attended to my highly specialized philosophy book with rare precision and sensitivity. Not only did he catch my errors, but he also made me sound better! I would prefer to call him a collaborator of unequalled expertise. Further, he completed his work ahead of schedule, and substantially lowered our agreed-upon fee as a result. I recommend him enthusiastically and unequivocally.”

— Dr. Bernard Freydberg, USA

Services
Non-Fiction
Agriculture Business & Management Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences Education & Reference Engineering Engineering & Materials Science Humanities & Social Sciences Nature
Languages
English (UK) English (US)
Certifications
  • Chartered Environmentalist
  • Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)
  • Full Member of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP, formerly IEMA)

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2017 — Present
Providing a freelance copyediting, proofreading and copywriting service for most subjects, with clients around the world. Experience of working for publishers, authors, academics, and businesses.

Various

Sep, 2008 — Aug, 2017 (almost 9 years)
• Writing technical reports. • Providing instructions and advice to engineering teams on environmental matters. • Leading inspections and audits at sites across industrial sectors.

Various

Jan, 1998 — Aug, 2007 (over 9 years)
• Analysis and development of software for clients within the financial services industry. • Writing technical documents for software owners and users.

Portfolio

Proofreading
Cambridge Nat Lev 1/2 Award Cert Enginee

Adams, Jonathan

Hodder Education

Proofreading
Copy Editing
How to Manage Your Family Business: The 10 Imperatives for Success

Josiane Fahed-Sreih

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
Coaching for Human Capital Development

Zuzana Birknerová

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
Sustainable Tourism Development in Tanzania

Wineaster Anderson

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
Proofreading
Humanistic Philosophizing

Nicholas Rescher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Philosophy is the project of seeking for answers to “the big questions” regarding the condition of man, the nature of Reality, and man’s place within its scheme of things. The philosopher trie... read more
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Herbs and the Evolution of Human Societies

Yue Yue

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
The Eco-physiological and Genetic Basis of Invasiveness

Gowher A. Wani

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
The Promising Future of Public Health

Irving I. Kessler

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
Proofreading
The Niakhar High-Titer Measles Vaccine Trial, 1987-1990

Michel Garenne

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
Copy Editing
The Riddle of Alchemy

Kiritsis, Paul

Mantra Books

Proofreading
Copy Editing
This book is an integrated series of philosophical investigations that offers significant new insights into key philosophical concerns ranging from methodological issues to substantive doctrin... read more
Proofreading
Proofreading
Ethical Studies

Rescher, Nicholas

LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

Proofreading
Productivity of Contemporary Economies: Theory and Evidence

Anton Filipenko

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
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Proofreading
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Bombay Novels: Some Insights in Spatial Criticism

Mamta Mantri

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Copy Editing
Proofreading
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