Cheryl Smith
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INFORMATION FOR EDITORS


  • Performing the services of
      Copyediting
      Proofreading
      Indexing
    Via
      Hardcopy
      Online
      On disk

  • Areas of expertise include
      Science - physics, biology, geology
      Environmental studies
      Politics and political studies
      Ethics
      Composition/English studies
      Health
      Criminology

  • Have a history of on-time work experience with

      Academic Press
      Addison Wesley
      Allyn & Bacon
      Brooks/Cole
      Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
      Dearborn
      Elsevier
      Heinemann
      Mosby
      Pearson
      Wadsworth
      Wiley

    Experienced with following the guidelines of


      Chicago Manual of Style
      Associated Press
      American Psychological Association

  • Professional work experience includes
    • Production editor for Prentice Hall, College Textbook division, Englewood Cliffs, NJ for 5 years. Responsible for making and maintaining schedules, contact with authors, copyediting, proofreading, interior design. Subjects included sciences and social sciences.
    • Freelancer for Hoover Press, Stanford, CA. Taught to index for their publications.
    • Public Relations Specialist, National Information Systems, Cupertino, CA. In addition to public relations, copyedited all technical publications.
    • Freelance editorial services for 15+ years. Deadlines faithfully met, whether copyediting, proofreading, or indexing.
    • Membership in Editorial Freelancers Association.

  • Samples of titles and work performed
    • Copyediting
      - Mixed Signal Test Methods, Crump, Academic Press, 2003
      - Convergence of Voice, Ellis/Purcell, Academic Press, 2003
      - General Linear Models, Hoffmann, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - Introduction to Texas Politics, Crain, Wadsworth, 2003
      - Reason & Responsibility 12/e, Feinberg, Wadsworth, 2003
      - Family Violence 4/e, Wallace, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - Solid State Physics, Vol. 56, Elsevier, 2004
      - Philosophical Horizons, Cahn/Eckert, Wadsworth, 2004
      - Creating a Profession, Reynolds & Holladay-Hicks, Allyn & Bacon, 2004
      - Contemporary Moral Problems, White, Wadsworth, 2004
      - Comparative Politics, Brown, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Mechanical Engineering Licensing Requirements, Dearborn, 2005
      - Crime and the American Dream, Messner, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Community Colleges, Wiley, 2005
      - Writing the Research Paper, Baglione, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Freshwater Aquarium Models, Wiley, 2006
      - School Law, LaMorte, Allyn & Bacon, 2006
      - Great Traditions in Ethics 12/e, Denise, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Can It Really Be Taught, Ritter, Heinemann, 2006
      - Math You Can Really Use, Wiley, 2006
    • Proofreading
      - Content Area Literacy, Alvermann et al, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - General Linear Models, Hoffmann, Allyn & Bacon, 2003
      - Reading the New Testament, Van Voorst, Wadsworth, 2004
      - Watersheds, Newton, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Advanced Mathematics, Smith & Eggen, Brooks/Cole, 2005
      - Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, Elsevier, 2005
      - Mosby's Pocket Dictionary, Elsevier, 2005
      - Therapeutic Exercise, Huber, Elsevier, 2005
      - Judicial Process, Neubauer, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Disaster Mental Health, Halper, Brooks/Cole, 2006
      - Therapy for Couples, Long & Young, Brooks/Cole, 2006
      - Politics in a Changing World, Ethridge, Wadsworth, 2006
      - Power & Society, Harrison, Brooks/Cole, 2006
    • Indexing
      - Differentiated Instruction, King-Shaver/Hunter, Wadsworth, 2003
      - Group Process 2/e, Wheelan, Allyn & Bacon, 2004
      - Management in Dietetics, Hudson, Wadsworth, 2005
      - Covering Health in a Multicultural Society, Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, 2005