Dr Rani Kerin, AE
Accredited Editor
Academic Editing &
Proofreading Services
Academic editing
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Books
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Theses
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Journal articles
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Reports
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Grant applications
SERVICES
Disciplines
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Humanities
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Liberal arts
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Social sciences
Editing services
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Substantive or structural editing
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Copyediting
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Proofreading
Which service do you need? ​
Contact me and I'll explain the difference in more detail and provide a free quote.
Substantive or structural editing is sometimes referred to as 'heavy' editing. It often involves restructuring and rewording.
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Copyediting removes mistakes, inconsistencies and other errors.
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Proofreading is the final level of checking and correcting before publication. It is only available if your work has been professionally copyedited.
ABOUT ME
My love of words and attention to detail makes me a great editor. I'm especially good at editing for clarity and improving flow, but I'm just as good at knowing where the comma goes!
I studied history at university and loved it so much I did a PhD. I still occasionally work as a historian, but these days I mostly edit academic books, which means I get to read fascinating accounts of intriguing people, places and events.
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I am an accredited editor with the Institute of Professional Editors, so you can be confident that your writing is in good hands. I am also a published academic author, which means that I know how important your writing is to you and how hard you've worked to get it to the stage of needing an editor.
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Some of my books include:
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Rani Kerin, Making A Difference: Fifty Years of Indigenous Programs at Monash University, Melbourne: Monash University Publishing, 2016.
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Rani Kerin, Doctor Do-Good: Charles Duguid and Aboriginal Advancement, 1930s-1960s, Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2011.
RECENT JOBS
Uncle Roy Patterson and Jennifer Jones, On Taungurung Land: Sharing History and Culture, Aboriginal History Inc. and ANU Press, 2020
Trish Mercer, Russell Ayers, Brian Head and John Wanna (eds), Learning Policy, Doing Policy: Interactions Between Public Policy Theory, Practice and Teaching, ANZOG and ANU Press, 2021
The team were highly impressed by Rani's professionalism, flexibility and responsiveness. Rani was also very helpful in terms of providing sage advice and explanations.
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Trish Mercer
Natalie Köhle, Shigehisa Kuriyama, Fluid Matter(s): Flow and Transformation in the History of the Body, ANU Press, 2020
Rani was very thorough yet flexible in her approach, and she was always extremely quick to respond to e-mails. All of this made the copyediting process very smooth, and allowed us to complete the task within a very tight time frame. Thank you, Rani!
Natalie Köhle
ANU Historical Journal II: Number 2, ANU Press, 2020
The ANUHJ II had a fantastic experience working with Rani towards the publication of our second issue. We were grateful for her attention to detail which saw our 100,000 word manuscript edited quickly and without fault
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Jess Urwin, journal editor
If any of these titles interest you, click on the book cover to read the book!
CONTACT ME
For further information or to request a free quote, please email me at ranikerin.editing@gmail.com
IPEd Accredited Editor
Last modified February 2022