Academic copyeditor/proofreader Eleni Kotsyfou

Location Northamptonshire, UK
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Experience

Proofreader Freelance (Humanities, Social Sciences - Political Science, Education, Economics, Religion) and translator (English <> Greek), with more than 16 years of experience in academic publishing and a strong educational and professional background in the English language.

Copy-edit and proofread academic books from initial drafts to final copy 
Resolve queries with authors and review author revisions 
Research and resolve content-related issues
Expert in political theory, populism, extremism, euroscepticism, and the far-right in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe

Check translations against originals and ensure accuracy of translated content (English<>Greek)

Skills

Trained in proofreading for the UK publishing industry 

Bilingual – Greek and English (other languages: French, Spanish)

Have translated more than 35 academic books (Politics, Education, Economics, Religion)

Education

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) : Online courses on Proofreading 1&2, Editing with Word, The Art of Querying

London Institute of Linguists : Diploma in Translation (English>Greek)

The University of Hull : MA Applied Language and New Technologies

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) : BA English Language and Literature