Editor Profile

Alan Kerr

Profile

With a background in molecular biology, genetics, and bioinformatics, I have decades of experience in structural, stylistic, and copy editing, proofreading, and rewriting of scientific, medical, and other technical research papers for publication. In addition, I specialize in Canadian tri-agency (CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC) funding applications. I have a broad engagement with the physical sciences literature, including biology, chemistry, physics, and geoscience, as well as computer systems documentation and technical writing.

Having worked as a molecular biologist and bioinformatician in academic research environments, I know the importance of timely publication, and would love to help with writing and editing your manuscripts for publication, grants and other funding applications, and thesis preparation.

I make extensive use of the American Medical Association, Chicago, Oxford, IEEE, and APA Style Guides, and am comfortable working in British and American as well as Canadian English. 

Editorial Skills

  • Abstracting
  • Canadianization
  • Consulting and manuscript evaluation
  • Copy editing
  • Editing translations
  • On-screen editing
  • Online editing
  • Proofreading
  • Research and fact-checking
  • Rewriting
  • Structural and substantive editing
  • Stylistic editing
  • Writing
  • Mark-up and coding
  • Production editing
  • Plain language
  • Referencing

Media / Genres

  • Abstracts
  • Academic books and monographs
  • Academic materials general
  • Academic papers and essays
  • Bibliographies
  • Conference materials
  • Curriculum guidelines
  • Style guides
  • Textbooks college and university
  • Theses and dissertations
  • Booklets
  • Books general
  • Books self-published
  • Business materials general
  • Correspondence
  • Government materials general
  • Grant applications and fundraising
  • In-house publications
  • Music notation
  • Periodicals general
  • Policies and procedures
  • Proposals and evaluations
  • Reference materials general
  • Textbooks elementary and high school
  • Trade non-fiction
  • Transcripts and minutes

Subjects

  • Earth sciences
  • Health and medicine general
  • Health care
  • Information technology
  • Life sciences
  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Physical and chemical sciences
  • Sciences general
  • Ecology and environment
  • Engineering
  • Geography
  • Health
  • Industry and technology general
  • Music
  • Technology

Working Languages

  • English

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