What is Different about Grant Proposal Editing? The ability to secure funding is crucial to academic success. In Australia, it is imperative to gain nationally competitive (category one) grants in order to secure academic employment, to conduct research and for career advancement. Grant proposal writing differs from other forms of…
What is Different about Conference Paper Editing Every year, Capstone Editing edits countless conference papers, both at the proposal and presentation stage. The nature of conference paper editing changes depending on the goals of the client. When editing a conference paper proposal, the focus must be on demonstrating a clear…
What is Different about Academic Job Application Editing An academic job application requires a level of detail and length that makes it quite unlike applying for a job in the public sector. This may initially seem daunting, especially for early-career academics applying for their first university post. However, the length…
In all our editing and interactions with our clients and editors, Capstone Editing maintains the highest standards of academic and professional integrity. Editing for postgraduate students When editing for students, we strictly adhere to the ‘Guidelines for Editing Research Theses’, which were revised by the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd)…
In the spirit of full disclosure, I feel I should begin by stating that I am an academic editor. However, I am also a published academic. My field is Australian Indigenous history. In writing about the importance of academic editing, I am speaking as an academic with insider knowledge: as someone who…
My previous blog referenced the Macquarie Dictionary’s definition of plagiarism: Plagiarism (noun): 1. the appropriation or intimidation of another’s ideas and manner of expressing them, as in art, literature, etc., to be passed off as one’s own. 2. a piece of writing, music, art, etc., appropriated or commissioned from another and…
Evaluating the Risk of Homelessness for Autistic Individuals We are so pleased to (belatedly) announce Elizabeth Osborn as the 2022 Capstone Editing Thesis Editing Grant winner. Elizabeth is completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Flinders University with a thesis entitled, ‘Evaluating the Risk of Homelessness for individuals with Autism…
We are so pleased to announce the 2021 recipient of our Capstone Editing Textbook Grant for Undergraduates, Bethany Cooper. Ms Cooper is a third-year medical student at Curtin University, studying a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. Below, Bethany introduces herself and the contributions she has already made…
While natural aptitude is essential if you want to become a fantastic editor, it’s also true that editing is a highly technical skill. Editors love working with the rules of language and writing. There are countless books and articles weighing in on everything from minor grammatical disagreements to profound linguistic controversies. When…
In this article, I’ll explain how to properly use a style sheet to ensure absolute consistency in any document that you are editing. It is mainly aimed at professional editors, but the information is certainly also relevant to writers who want to learn how to achieve consistency in their writing,…