James Cook

James Cook – Editor

Former Managing Editor for numerous academic Journals. MPhil in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews. Published by Blackwell.

Overview

Proofreader with four years experience in the publishing industry. I have extensive experience checking that manuscripts adhered to journal standards as well as supervising a team doing the same. I have worked on numerous journals which ranged from the hard sciences all the way to Humanities. My own background is in Philosophy. I have MPhil in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews and a Ba (hons) from the University of Hertfordshire; in both I averaged a distinction. I am myself a published author, contributing chapters to the Blackwell pop-culture and philosophy series. I am a native English speaker with a keen eye for flaws in spelling and grammar. I am happy to proofread anything, although my background is in academic writing. My experience here allows me to offer a specific service of getting journal articles ready for to be submitted. I will take note of the journal formatting and language requirements and will make sure that your manuscript adheres to these.
Services
Non-Fiction
Humanities & Social Sciences
Languages
English (AUS) English (CAN) English (NZ) English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Wiley

Nov, 2019 — Feb, 2022 (over 2 years)
• Overseeing the day-to-day management of academic journals • Supervising vendor editorial assistants on 24 journals • Handling ethical issues; plagiarism and peer review manipulation • Contributing to numerous best practice documents • Managing working relationships with editors and academic societies • Training new team members on reporting, plagiarism detection, and Microsoft Excel

Wiley

Nov, 2017 — Nov, 2019 (about 2 years)
• Read through papers and made sure they adhered to journal standards • Offered technical support and advice to editors, authors and reviewers • Managed the peer review system in numerous academic journals • Generated reports and analysed journal data

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