Holly edits theses, dissertations, journal articles and nonfiction books. She works with text, figures, tables, and mathematical & chemical equations. She is fluent in APA, CMS, and LaTeX formats.
Copy editing
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, consistency, usage, and style (APA, Chicago)
Line editing
Sentence structure and clarity
Substantive editing
Organization and structure
Formatting
APA, Chicago, MLA, or according to university of publisher guidelines
APA 5th to 6th edition conversions
Chicago to APA conversions, and vice versa
Tables, figures, equations
LaTex
Editorial Specialties
A good editor can work within just about any field, but Holly is particularly interested in the following areas:
economics
education
film and film studies
game theory
history
leadership studies
linguistics, communication, and rhetoric
nursing and medicine
philosophy
physics and geophysics, including water
psychology and social sciences
urban studies
Background and Past Work
Holly has worked on books and articles published by many of the world’s leading publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, MIT Press, W. W. Norton, Sage, John Wiley, Springer, Lawrence Erlbaum, Pearson-Prentice Hall, Praeger, Greenwood, Blackwell, and other top names in academic and nonfiction publishing. To date, she has edited more than 2,000 published journal articles, more than 150 nonfiction books, and a wealth of dissertations and theses. Ms. Monty is proud to have worked with a diversity of students and academics from a broad range of our nation's universities. Holly is proud to have worked with a diversity of students and academics from a broad range of universities, including the following:
Capella University
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
Columbia University
ETH Zürich
Florida State University
Johns Hopkins University
London School of Economics
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Pepperdine University
Trinity International University
Unidad La Paz, Mexico
University of British Columbia, Canada
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of Florida
University of Maryland
University of New Hampshire
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of North Texas
University of Phoenix
University of Texas
. . . and many others
Holly graduated with honors from the prestigious Writing Seminars program of the Johns Hopkins University, ranked second in the United States, with a concentration in nonfiction writing. She also holds two master’s degrees: one a master of arts degree in linguistics from Rice University, and the other a master of arts degree in communication from Johns Hopkins (with honors). In 2010, she became certified as an editor in the life sciences with the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS). Holly is currently pursuing a PhD in technical communication and rhetoric.
Adámek, J., J. Rosický, and E. M. Vitale. Algebraic Theories: A Categorical Introduction to General Algebra. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Adler-Tapia, Robbie, and Carolyn Settle. EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children. New York: Springer, 2008.
Alvarez, R. Michael, Lonna Rae Atkeson, and Thad Hall. Evaluating Elections: A Handbook of Methods and Standards. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Ames, Eric. Ferocious Reality: Documentary According to Werner Herzog. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Anderson, Graham. Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook.Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
Baaz, Matthias, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Hilary Putnam, Dana S. Scott, and Charles L. Harper Jr., eds. Kurt Gödel and the Foundations of Mathematics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Baxter, Susan, and Jerilynn Prior. The Estrogen Errors: Why Progesterone Is Better for Women’s Health. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2009.
Ben-Porath, Yossef S. Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Benton, Sarah Allen. Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic: Professional Views and Personal Insights. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2009.
Bertelli, Anthony. The Political Economy of Public Sector Governance. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Black, Ryan C., and Ryan J. Owens, The Solicitor General and the United States Supreme Court: Executive Branch Influence and Judicial Decisions. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Booker, M. Keith. Blue Collar Pop Culture: From NASCAR to the Jersey Shore. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2012.
Bourque, Stephen A. Post–Cold War. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Braun, Bruce, and Sarah J. Whatmore, eds. Political Matter: Technoscience, Democracy, and Public Life. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
Breggin, Peter R. Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry: Drugs, Electroshock, and the Psychopharmaceutical Complex. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2007.
Bresser Pereira, Luiz Carlos. Globalization and Competition: Why Some Emergent Countries Succeed, While Others Fall Behind. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Brockway, Laurie Sue. Your Interfaith Wedding: A Guide to Blending Faiths, Cultures, and Personal Values into One Beautiful Wedding Ceremony. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010.
Bromley, James M., and Will Stockton, eds. Sex Before Sex: Figuring the Act in Early Modern England. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming.
Browne-Miller, Angela, ed. Faces of Addiction, Then and Now. Vol. 1. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2009.
Bunting-Perry, Lisette K. Comprehensive Nursing Care for Parkinson’s Disease. New York: Springer, 2007.
Campbell, Timothy C. Improper Life: Technology and Biopolitics from Heidegger to Agamben. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Carter, James M. Inventing Vietnam: The United States and State Building in Southeast Asia, 1954–1968. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Cecchetto, David. Humanesis: Sound and Technological Posthumanism. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming.
Chapman, Bert. Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues. Contemporary Military, Startegic, and Security Issues. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2011.
Cimbala, Paul A. The Civil War. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Claunch, Ann, and Linda L. Tripp. Gateways to Westward Expansion: Using Literature and Primary Sources to Enhance Reading Instruction and Historical Understanding. Westport, CT: Teacher Ideas Press, 2009.
Cocca, Carolyn, ed. Adolescent Sexuality: A Historical Handbook and Guide.Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Cohen, Norm. American Folksongs: A Regional Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Conlisk, A. T. Essentials of Micro- and Nanofluidics: With Applications for the Biological and Chemical Sciences. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Cornwall, John M., Joannis Papavassiliou, and Daniele Binosi. The Pinch Technique and Its Applications to Non-Abelian Gauge Theories. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Currier, Ashley. Out in Africa: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Danna, Denise, and Sandra E. Cordray, eds. Nursing in the Storm: Voices from Hurrican Katrina. New York: Springer, 2009.
Ellens, Harold J., ed. Medical and Therapeutic Events. Vol. 2 of Miracles: God, Society, and Science in the Paranormal. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008.
———. Radical Grace: How Belief in a Benevolent God Affects Our Health. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
Even, Guy, and Moti Medina. Digital Logic Design: A Rigorous Approach. New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Farrar, William L., ed. Cancer Stem Cells. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Finger, Anke, Rainer Guldin, and Gustavo Bernardo. Vilém Flusser: An Introduction. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Fisk, Nathan W. Understanding Online Piracy: The Truth about Illegal File Sharing. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2009.
Fitzgerald, Hiram E., Kaija Puura, Mark Tomlinson, and Campbell Paul, eds. International Perspectives on Children and Mental Health. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2011.
Flad, Rowan K. Salt Production and Social Hierarchy in Ancient China: An Archeological Investigation of Salt Production in China’s Three Gorges. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Flad, Rowan K., and Pochan Chen. Ancient Central China. New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Flusser, Vilém, with an introduction by Mark Poster. Does Writing Have a Future? Translated by Nancy Ann Roth. Electronic Mediations 33. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
———. Into the Universe of Technical Images. Translated by Nancy Ann Roth. Electronic Mediations 32. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Fogel, Robert W. Explaining Long-Term Trends in Health and Longevity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Francis, Roger. The Corrosion of Copper and Its Alloys. Houston, TX: NACE International, 2009.
Frantzich, Stephen. OOPS: Observing Our Politicians Stumble: The Worst Candidate Gaffes and Recoveries in Presidential Campaigns. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2012.
Fraser, Craig. The Cosmos: A Historical Perspective.Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
Fusaro, Peter, ed. The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to Energy and Environmental Markets.New York: PRMIA, 2006.
Gabriel, Richard A. Soldiers’ Lives through History. Vol. 1, The Ancient World. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
Gallagher, C. J., M. C. Lewis, and D. A. Schwengel, eds. Core Clinical Competencies in Anesthesiology: A Case-Based Approach. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Galván, J. A. Culture and Customs of Puerto Rico. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2009.
Garrigan, Shelley E. Collecting Mexico: Museums, Monuments, and the Creation of National Identity. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Gasparatos, Alexandros, and Per Stromberg. Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Evidence from Developing Nations. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
George-Kanentiio, Douglas. Iroquois on Fire: A Voice from the Mohawk Nation.Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Glicken, Morley D. Retirement for Workaholics. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010.
Goodwin, Michele Bratcher. Baby Markets: Money and the New Politics of Creating Families. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Greenwood, Susan. The Anthropology of Magic. Oxford: Berg, 2010.
Guzzetti, Barbara, ed. Literacy for the New Millennium. Vol. 3 of Adolescent Literacy. Westport. CT: Praeger, 2007.
Haag, Wendell R. North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Haber, David. Health Promotion and Aging: Practical Applications for Health Professionals. 4th ed. New York: Springer, 2007.
Hanash, K. Anthony. New Frontiers in Men’s Sexual Health: Understanding Erectile Dysfunction and the Revolutionary New Treatments. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008.
Helbig, Adriana, Oksana Buranbaeva, and Vanja Mladineo. Culture and Customs of Ukraine. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Helmke, Gretchen, and Julio Ríos-Figueroa, eds. Courts in Latin America. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Holcombe, Charles. A History of East Asia. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Holland, Eugene W. Nomad Citizenship: Free-Market Communism and the Slow-Motion General Strike. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Holtsbaum, Brian. Cathodic Protection Procedures. New York: NACE International, 2009.
Hudson, David L. The Rehnquist Court: Understanding Its Impact and Legacy. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Huff, Toby E. Intellectual Curiosity and the Scientific Revolution: A Global Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Huria, Arti. Practical Geriatric Oncology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Iganski, Paul, ed. The Consequences of Hate Crimes. Vol. 2 of Hate Crimes. Barbara Perry, series ed. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2009.
Jarrow, Robert A., and Arkadev Chatterjea. An Introduction to Derivative Securities, Financial Markets, and Risk Management. New York: W. W. Norton, forthcoming.
Kantor, M. The Essential Guide to Overcoming Avoidant Personality Disorder. Santa Barbara, CA: AB-CLIO, 2010.
Kellerman, Henry. Love Is Not Enough: What It Takes to Make It Work. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2009.
Kennedy, Eileen, and Laura Hills. Sport, Media, and Society. Oxford: Berg, 2009.
Kilde, Jeanne Halgren. Nature and Revelation: A History of Macalester College. With a foreword by James Brewer Stewart. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
Klein, Herbert S. A Population History of the United States. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Kousser, Thad, and Justin H. Phillips. The Power of American Governors: Winning on Budgets and Losing on Policy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Kozloff, Arielle P. Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Kroker, Arthur. Body Drift: Butler, Hayles, Haraway. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Kurtz, Marcus J. Latin American State Building in Comparative Perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Lem, Stanisław. Summa Technologiae. Translated and with an introduction by Joanna Zylinska. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming.
Levin, Brian, ed. Understanding and Defining Hate Crime. Vol. 1 of Hate Crimes. Barbara Perry, series ed. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2009.
Levine, James E. Learning from Behavior: How to Understand and Help “Challenging” Children in School. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
Levitt, Jeremy I. Illegal Peace in Africa: An Inquiry into the Legality of Power Sharing with African Warlords, Rebels, and Junta. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Lim, Henry C., and Hwa Sung Shin. Fed-Batch Cultures: Principles and Applications of Semi-batch Bioreactors. New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Lone, Stewart, ed. Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Asia: From the Taiping Rebellion to the Vietnam War. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Ludwig, George H. Opening Space Research: Dreams, Technology, and Scientific Discovery. Washington, DC: AGU, 2011.
Magner, L. N. A History of Infectious Diseases and the Microbial World. Wesport, CT: Greenwood, 2009.
Malpass, Michael A. Daily Life in the Inca Empire. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Maniates, Michael, and John M. Meyer. The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2010.
Marill, Alvin H. Big Pictures on the Small Screen: Made-for-TV Movies and Anthology Dramas. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
Matta, William J. Relationship Sabotage.Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Matthews, Glenna. The Golden State in the Civil War: Thomas Starr King, the Republican Party, and the Birth of Modern California. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
May, Timothy M. Culture and Customs of Mongolia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Mayer, Geoff, and Brian McConnell. Encyclopedia of Film Noir. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
McClain, Linda C., ed. Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women’s Equal Citizenship. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
McThomas, Mary. The Dual System of Privacy Rights in the United States. New York: Routledge, forthcoming.
Mickolus, Edward F., and Susan L. Simmons. The Terrorist List. Vol. 3, Eastern Europe. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Security International, 2011.
———. The Terrorist List. Vol. 5, South America. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Security International, 2011.
Monteil, Peter J. Macroeconomics in Emerging Markets. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Mullaney, Michael D. The Complete Guide to Option Strategies. New York: John Wiley, 2009.
Murray, Williamson, Richard Hart Sinnreich, and James Lacey. The Shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Musselman, Lytton John. A Dictionary of Bible Plants. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Nebraska Educational Media Association. Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs. 7th ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2010.
Nelson, Murry. The Rolling Stones: A Musical Biography. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2010.
Netzer, Hagai. The Physics and Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei. New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Noel, Jana, ed. Moving Teacher Education into Urban Schools and Communities: Prioritizing Community Strengths. New York: Routledge, forthcoming.
Noland, Carey M. Sex Talk: The Role of Communication in Intimate Relationships. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
Ormand, Kirk. Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008.
Paravesini-Gebert, Lizabeth. Literature of the Caribbean. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008.
Pettman, Dominic. Human Error: Species-Being and Media Machines. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Phegley, Jennifer. Courtship and Marriage in Victorian England. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2011.
Piper, Ross. Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species That Have Disappeared during Human History. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2009.
Protevi, John. Life, War, Earth: Deleuze and the Sciences. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming.
Rabett, Ryan J. Human Adaptation in the Asian Paleolithic: Hominin Dispersal and Behaviour during the Late Quaternary. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Ravitch, Frank S. Marketing Intelligent Design: Law and the Creationist Agenda. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Reevy, Gretchen M., with Yvette Malamud Ozer and Yuri Ito. Encyclopedia of Emotion. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2010.
Rhodes, John David, and Elena Gorfinkel, eds. Taking Place: Location and the Moving Image. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Riklan, David, ed. 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life.3 vols. Marlboro, NJ: Self Improvement Online, 2006.
Roach, Kent. The 9/11 Effect: Comparative Counterterrorism. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Rodowick, D. N., ed. Afterimages of Deleuze’s Film Philosophy. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
Rogers, Clifford J. Soldiers’ Lives through History—The Middle Ages. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Rosenbaum, Richard. Understanding Parkinson’s Disease: A Personal and Professional View.Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Russell, Edmund. Evolutionary History: Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Samelson, R. M. The Theory of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Sampson, Tony D. Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Networks. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Santa Clara County Office of Education. Where Do I Start? A School Library Handbook. 2nd ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Linworth, 2012.
Schaie, K. Warner, and Ronald P. Abeles. Social Structures and Aging Individuals: Continuing Challenges. New York: Springer, 2008.
Schwartz, Janelle A. Worm Work: Recasting Romanticism. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Serlin, Ilene Ava, and Marie A. DiCowden. Humanizing Healthcare. Vol. 1 of Whole Person Healthcare. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
Seward, Frederick D., and Philip A. Charles. Exploring the X-ray Universe. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Shearer, Benjamin F. Culture and Customs of the United States. 2 vol. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Showalter, Dennis, and William J. Astore. Soldiers’ Lives through History—The Early Modern World. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Siddiq, Muhammad, ed. Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Processing and Packaging. Ames, IA: Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming.
Simon, Richard M. Genomic Clinical Trials and Predictive Medicine. New York: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
Soltau, Friedrich. Fairness in International Climate Change Law and Policy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Somerville, Alice Te Punga. Once Were Pacific: Maori Connections to Oceania. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Spence, Lester K. Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Stonecash, Jeffrey M. Reassessing the Incumbency Effect. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Starck, Jean-Luc, Fionn Murtagh, and Jalal Fadili. Sparse Image and Signal Processing: Wavelets, Curvelets, Morphological Diversity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Steinberg, Marc. Anime’s Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
Stuessy, Joe. Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development. 6th ed. New York: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.
Tate, Michael L. The American Army in Transition, 1865–1898. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Tepper, Mitchell, and Annette Owens, eds. Sexual Health. Vol. 2. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Torlasco, Domietta. The Heretical Archive: Digital Memory at the End of Film. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, forthcoming.
Torstrick, Rebecca L., and Elizabeth Faier. Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2009.
Vardoulakis, Dimitris, ed. Spinoza Now. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Velkar, Aashish. Markets and Measurements in Nineteenth-Century Britain. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Vincent, Susan J. The Anatomy of Fashion: Dressing the Body from the Renaissance to Today. Oxford: Berg, 2010.
Viswanathan, G. M., M. G. E. da Luz, E. O. Raposo, and H. E. Stanley. The Physics of Foraging: An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Weiner, Steven. Microarchaeology: Beyond the Visible Archaeological Record. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Werner, Emmy. In Pursuit of Liberty: Coming of Age in the American Revolution.Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006.
Westheider, James E. The Vietnam War. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Whitmarsh, I., and David S. Jones. What’s the Use of Race? Modern Governance and the Biology of Difference. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2010.
Wildemuth, Barbara M. Applications of Social Research Methods to Questions in Information and Library Science. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2009.
Wong, Glenn M. Essentials of Sports Law. 4th ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010.
Woodard, J. David. Ronald Reagan: A Biography. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2012.
Young, William H., and Nancy K. Young. Music of the World War II Era. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Journals (a shortlist)
Analytica Chimica Acta
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Assessment for Effective Intervention
Atomization and Sprays
Behavior Modification
Behavior Sleep Medicine
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education
Evaluation Review
Feminist Criminology
Fluid Mechanics Research
GROUP
International Journal of Press/Politics
Journal of Attention Disorders
Journal of Clean Air
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Journal of English Linguistics
Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal of Listening
Journal of Management Education
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Journal of Men and Masculinities
Journal of Multiphase Computations
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Journal of Porous Media
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Journal of Urban History
Language Assessment Quarterly
Moving Image
Multiphase Science and Technology
Parenting: Science and Practice
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Political Research Quarterly
Political Theory
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, United States of America
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“For me, looking for a copyeditor to work on my book--which was the result of four years of intense research--was not a matter that I could take lightly. My work was a rather special case, as it dealt with very different subjects, such as science and technology, medicine, drug discovery and development, business management and public policy. So, it was very difficult to find (and trust) someone who would feel comfortably enough working in this particular book and who would do the job well. In addition to this, the copyeditor needed to deal with the fact that the book deals with a controversial subject matter, namely the high cost of medicines, and was not written by a native English speaker, but by someone who came from a different culture with very different values. Then, Lynda Lotman, from the Book Editing Associates network, recommended Holly. In the beginning, I was very hesitant to hire Holly's services, because I had not spoken with her in person, despite the fact that I was very impressed with her credentials and presentation. But once I spoke with her over the phone, I just ‘felt’ that she was the right person to work with...and I was not mistaken! Holly did an excellent job with my book, and helped me to make it a finer work. There were passages in the book that seemed too long, and I was afraid the reader would get lost, but Holly helped me solve this problem by inserting some headings and polishing up some long paragraphs. She also made some very important criticisms (and suggestions) as a reader, which helped me to transmit to the reader what I wanted to say in a much clearer and effective manner. She also helped me greatly with the book proposal and was very patient and helpful throughout the process. I cannot but speak very highly about Holly's work and her outstanding skills and professionalism. I will certainly be very happy to hire her services in the future and recommend her to anyone. As Ms. Lotman said: Holly is the whole package!” —
Ibis Sanchez-Serrano, "The World Health Care Crisis: From the Laboratory Bench to the Patient's Bedside," Elsevier (Forthcoming, 2011).
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