How to Become an Academic Editor

Becoming an Academic Editor - Lite

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Full lifetime access to all videos and updates, including 5 workshops with experts in marketing and sales.
Templates and Tools

The academic business "starter kit." Everything you need to get started--from invoices and contracts to citation style cheat sheets and a spreadsheet to track your hours and earnings.
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Course Modules

1. Welcome Note and Important Links
2. Welcome to the Course
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3. For Community Members
4. 12-Week Cohort Schedule
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1. Introduction
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2. Lesson 1: Deciding to Leave
3. Lesson 2: Preparing to Leave
4. Lesson 3: Taking the Leap into Entrepreneurship
1. Lesson 1: Types of Editing
2. Lesson 2: A Focus on Academic Editing
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3. Lesson 3: Who Hires Freelance Academic Editors?
4. Agencies, Packagers, and Publishers
1. Lesson 1: From CV to Resume
2. Lesson 2: Drafting Email Cover Letters
3. Lesson 3: The Editing Test
4. Lesson 4: Choosing Where to Apply
1. Lesson 1: The Overall Workflow
2. Lesson 2: Document Clean-up and Formatting
3. Lesson 3: Editing Books
4. Lesson 4: The References List and In-Text Citations
5. Lesson 5: Editing the Text
6. Lesson 6: Finalizing the Document
7. Lesson 7: Developmental Editing
1. Lesson 1: Beginning Marketing
2. Lesson 2: Invoices and "Contracts"
3. Lesson 3: Payment
1. Lesson 1: Finding Your Niche
2. Lesson 2: Services and Pricing
3. Lesson 3: Attracting Clients
4. Lesson 4: Working with Clients
5. Coaching Packages and Pricing
6. Worksheet on Packages and Pricing
1. Start Here: Beginning Editing Checklist
2. 1-Page Resume Template
3. Shared Folder for Resumes
4. Members of Becoming an Academic Editor
5. List of Editing Agencies and Packagers
6. ETD Offices
7. Email Cover Letters
8. Common Abbreviations, Terms, and Links
9. Excel Earnings and Hours Spreadsheet
10. Invoice Template
11. Letter of Agreement Templates
12. Copy Editing Workflow
13. Developmental Editing Workflow
14. Editing and Proofreading Checklist
15. Common Editing Errors
16. Style Sheet Template
17. Journal Recommendation Template
18. Manuscript Review Template
19. Example Editing Tests and Copy Editing Resources
20. APA7 Cheat Sheet
21. CMOS17 Cheat Sheet
22. MLA9 Cheat Sheet
1. Map Your Academic Business Workbook
2. Website Platform Comparisons
3. Example Websites from Other Academic Editors
4. Website wireframe
5. AI Assistants
6. Marketing Examples
7. Social Media Content Calendar
8. Further Reading/Listening
9. Marketing for Introverts
10. Annual Revenue and Marketing Planner
1. Catie Phares, copy editor, business faculty, August 2024
2. Leslie Castro-Woodhouse, developmental editor and book coach, November 2024
3. Jen Liddy, brand voice and messaging strategist, April 2025
4. Farya Barlas, Shifting Your Identity
5. Maria Bayer, Learning to Love Sales, July 2025
6. Becky Launder, Oh My Hi, websites, content, and conversions
7. Laura Jawad, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
8. Guest Speaker Links
1. Books and Resources
2. Handling day-to-day editing work
1. Course Completion Survey
2. Share the Course and Earn!
3. Products I Recommend

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Becoming an Academic Editor - Lite

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Videos

Templates and Tools

Launch Your Business

Course Modules

Welcome!

Module 1: Leaving the Academy

Module 2: An Introduction to Editing

Module 3: Landing Your First Jobs

Module 4: Editing Scholarly Documents

Module 5: Running the Business

Module 6: Coaching

Editing Resources

Marketing Resources

Guest Speaker Replays

Further Reading

Course Survey and Referral Program

About this course

Build the rewarding and profitable career you've always wanted.