Parimala R.
Book Indexer|Professional Back-of-the Book Indexing|20+yrs experience
A Ph.D. (Electrochemistry) qualified professional with 23 years of experience in back-of-the book indexing for non-fiction books. Career highlights: completed almost 5000 index related projects in 23 years of experience with 100% job success. The projects involve any one of the following: New index (back-of-the-book index) generation using the camera-ready proofs; Embedded indexing in Word documents/live files; Index generation from author/client-provided keywords; Page number updating for existing index (when there is a change in page flow); Multiple indexes generation as per client’s needs. Upwork highlights: Projects completed: 31; Success rate: 100%; 5 Star rating jobs: 18; Job feedback as “Excellent” from clients: 18. Feedback points include: Committed to quality: 100%; Reliable: 100%; Clear communicator: 100%; Collaborative: 100%; Professional: 100%; Accountable for Outcomes: 100%; Detail oriented: 100%; Solution oriented: 100%
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Read daily since Oct 25, under 30 days
Billed in all: $9,513$9.5k
$164 in the last 6 months
Across 3 contracts
Across 35 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Tracked from Oct 25, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 24% in Article
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