Mr Ray Loughlin
- Job title
- Academic Editor
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Ray
Skype
ray.loughlin
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Specialist in on-screen editing, online projects and overall project management. Over 25 years of experience at all levels of international STM publishing and dealing directly with academic authors/editors. In-depth knowledge of modern production processes (e.g. PDF processing, XML coding) and experienced in dealing with overseas (especially Indian) typesetters.
Media
Books, CD-ROMs, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, journals, multi-author books
Equipment and software
Industry-standard PC-compatible (MS Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, etc.). Can accept material in all standard formats (CD, DVD, Flash memory, FTP downloads, etc.)
Qualifications and awards
BSc Molecular Biology
Advanced Professional Member of the SfEP
Member of the European Association of Science Editors
Experience
Freelance since 1988; Production Manager, VNU Science Press, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1986–1988; Review Journals Manager, Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK, 1982–1986
Clients
Cambridge University Press, European Respiratory Society, Society for General Microbiology, Pearson Educational, Harper Collins, Oxford University Press, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Elsevier, Wiley, Vista Science Press, Pharmaceutical Press
Subjects
Biochemistry, biology (molecular/cell), biotechnology, chemistry (organic), genetics (human, microbial, molecular, recombinant DNA), medicine (general, biomaterials, public health, technology), medical specialisms (immunology, microbiology, oncology, pharmacology, rheumatology, virology), sciences (academic, technology (general, robotics)
testimonials
I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the work you did on the [...] project and for your patience and understanding. Your work has certainly made it achievable when it would no doubt not have been remotely ready otherwise.
James Maroney, Pearson Educational
Wonderful proofs. So neat, seldom seen them so good.
Professor Wytske Fokkens, Editor-in-Chief of Rhinology and Associate Editor of Allergy and Clinical Respiratory Journal
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