Alan Thwaits

A freelance editor for history, art, philosophy, China, Japan

English editorial services offered

• Copyediting
• Substantive editing
• Rewriting
• Translating Chinese and Japanese

Subject areas edited

• History, especially Chinese and Japanese history
• China and Japan studies
• The fine arts
• Archaeology
• Philosophy
• Economics

English editing experience

I began my editing career in 1977 in Japan. For fourteen years I edited scholarly books at the MIT Press, primarily in the fields of philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science. In 2003 I began editing as a freelance, serving publishers and the academic community. For more on my impressive track record of quality editorial work, please see Alan’s copyediting and translating experience.

Encyclopedias copyedited

Medieval Warfare and Military Technology: An Encyclopedia, 2009.
Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought, 2009.
Encyclopedia of Modern China, 2009.
Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, 2009.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, 2008.
New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, 2008.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, 2008.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2007.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, 2007.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, 2007.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2006.
Encyclopedia of Religion, 2005.
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, 2005.
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation, 2005.
International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis, 2005.
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 2005.

Languages

Chinese   Work as a professional translator.
Japanese   Work as a professional translator.
French   Proficient in speaking and reading.
German   Possess a reading knowledge.
For more on my language abilities, please see Alan’s Chinese and Japanese translation work.

Computer

• Can work with MS Word, PDF, and text files.
• Can receive and deliver projects by e-mail.
• Immediately receive and reply to e-mail when working.
• Use a Dell computer running Windows 7.
• Connected to the Internet via a high-speed connection.

Payment

I can receive payment by check in U.S. dollars, international bank transfer, and credit card. 

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