Language/Copy Editor | 10+ Years of Experience | Academic & Trade Publishing

Chennai, India | dharshana.bajaj@gmail.com | www.dharshanabajaj.in/editing |

+91 90943 41945

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Edited 100+ Books & Journals for Global Publishing Houses
• Bound Publishing Course 2025
• Art Exhibition Experience
• Author of Two Books

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PROFILE

Language/copy editor with over a decade of experience in academic and trade publishing, specializing in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and narrative writing across both fiction and nonfiction. I have edited books and journals for global publishing houses including Taylor & Francis, Bloomsbury, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC) through editorial service providers such as Nova Techset, Apex CoVantage, Academic Consulting & Editorial Services, and Newgen Knowledge Works. __________________________________________________________________________________

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Freelance Editor – Books & Journals (Mar 2025–Present)

• Nova Techset / ASCE (STEM journal)
• Academic Consulting & Editorial Services / WSPC (STEM journals & HSS books)
• Apex CoVantage / Taylor & Francis (STEM books)
• Newgen Knowledge Works / Bloomsbury (HSS books)

– Copy editing (Levels 1–3) for academic and professional manuscripts

– Adherence to publisher-specific style guides (APA, Chicago, etc.)

Senior Executive – Copy Editing (Nova Techset Ltd, Chennai | Nov 2023–Feb 2025)

– Language editing for ASCE and Frontiers journals (Levels 2–3)

Language Editor – Books (Academic Consulting & Editorial Services Pvt. Ltd, Chennai | Oct 2017 – Oct 2023)

– Edited STEM & HSS books and journals across editing levels (L1–L3)

Copy Editor (Office Tiger Pvt. Ltd, Chennai | Aug 2006–Jun 2007)

– Edited financial documents for KPMG Ltd.

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OTHER EXPERIENCE

Artist (Independent Visual Artist | June 2004–On going)

– Participated in several National and International Art Shows

Author (Written two books: Gaia’s Own: Every Child’s Guide to Living in Harmony with Nature, published on KDP in 2022 • Gulmohar Dreams: A Woman’s Journey to Healing and Transformation, published on KDP in 2023)

– Self-publishing experience on Amazon KDP and other platforms

Writer (Ability Foundation Success & Ability Magazine | Dec 2001–April 2009)

– Interviewed people, wrote and edited articles when required as a voluntary service

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EDUCATION

The Bound Publishing Course, 2025

MA, History of Fine Arts, Stella Maris College, Chennai

BA, Psychology, JBAS Women’s College, Chennai

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SKILLS

MS Word • PDF Editing • Academic Editing • Publisher Style Guides •

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OTHER INTERESTS

Interior Design, Traveling, Journaling, Philosophy, Movies

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Some Books Edited

For more details about editing, please mail your queries to dharshana.bajaj@gmail.com | deepblueedits@gmail.com