Samuel N.
Book & Academic Editor | Proofreader | APA 7, Chicago, KDP
Top Rated editor and proofreader with 100% Job Success, 300+ completed jobs and 137 client reviews on Upwork. I edit books, dissertations and journal manuscripts so your readers, committee or reviewers notice your argument, not your errors. I hold a Master of Educational Technology and a degree in Computer Science from the University of Portland, and I'm a member of IEEE, so I'm at home in education, social science and technical writing. WHAT CLIENTS SAY "Superb work from Samuel. It was of high quality and he has really good communication skills. I will definitely work with him again!" "Would highly recommend. Very quick to respond, check details and undertake the task of proofreading and formatting an academic article." RECENT WORK • Book editor for Chronicles of Eldoria: Elara's Awakening and Whispers of the Ancient Flame (Myka Publications) • Full edit of an 18,500-word doctoral dissertation proposal in community college leadership: nearly 1,000 tracked changes covering clarity, APA 7, headings, table of contents and front matter BOOKS: NONFICTION, MEMOIR & FICTION • Developmental, line and copy editing • Proofreading before you publish • KDP-ready Word manuscripts: styles, headings, front and back matter AI-ASSISTED DRAFTS • Turning AI-assisted text into natural, human prose in your voice • Removing repetition, generic transitions and robotic phrasing • Fact-checking and catching fabricated or broken references DISSERTATIONS & THESES • Line and copy editing for clarity, flow and academic tone • APA 7 formatting to your university's template: headings, tables and figures, front and back matter, table of contents, pagination • Citation audits: every in-text citation matched to the reference list, broken links and DOIs flagged • Literature review support and source checks JOURNAL MANUSCRIPTS • Editing to the target journal's author guidelines • Formatting in APA 7, Chicago, MLA 9, IEEE or Harvard EDITORIAL SUPPORT Need an editorial assistant for ongoing work? I handle recurring proofreads, style-guide consistency checks, article and blog edits, and document formatting for authors, publishers and teams. HOW I WORK • Free one-page sample edit before you commit • Word Track Changes plus margin comments, so you accept or reject every edit • 100% human-edited and confidential • Proofreads in 24-48 hours; milestone schedules for books and dissertations • Small jobs welcome: a single chapter, article or final proofread I edit your work; I don't write academic work on your behalf. Send your word count, deadline and style guide, and I'll reply with a clear plan and price.
Earnings and projects
An estimate from an earlier read
Last 6 months: $5.5k
Billed in all: $67,590$68k
$290 in the last 6 months
Across 21 contracts
Across 311 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
No data since Nov 1, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 7% in Academic Proofreading
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- #14Voice & Tone Consistency150 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 9%🇺🇸#4 of 61
- #16Dissertation95 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 17%🇺🇸#6 of 26
- #20References & Citations208 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #7Top 10%🇺🇸#7 of 38
- #23Track Changes231 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #10Top 10%🇺🇸#10 of 119
- #27Chicago Manual of Style277 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #17Top 10%🇺🇸#17 of 208
- #31APA Formatting348 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #11Top 9%🇺🇸#11 of 125
- #42Literature Review486 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #10Top 9%🇺🇸#10 of 72
- #63Nonfiction711 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #38Top 9%🇺🇸#38 of 321