Jim Hesson

Academic English Solutions

I am passionate about editing science and medical manuscripts, and I enjoy helping authors tell their best research story. I have revised over 1,900 scientific journal articles published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Cell, PLOS One, Science Magazine, MDPI, Cochrane Reviews,  PNAS, various Elsevier journals, and various IEEE journals. Click here to view samples of my editing work. 

I edit the following type of documents:

•  Scientific journal articles
• NIH grant applications
• Regulatory documents and FDA submissions
• PhD dissertations
• Academic monographs (books)
• Continuing medical education materials
• Medical and health communication newsletters and blogs,
• and other scholarly, scientific, and technical documents.

In addition to editing, I am available to write manuscripts, provided sufficient support. I have edited a wide range of manuscripts from various areas in the physical sciences, natural sciences, arts and humanities, and social sciences (84 areas of study), but the majority of the manuscripts I edit are from the life sciences. I have extensive experience in editing manuscripts written by multilingual scientists and scholars (non-native speakers of English) from 28 countries. I have expertise in aligning manuscripts with the following style guides:

• AMA Manual of Style 11th ed.
• Chicago Manual of Style 18th ed.
• The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 9th ed.
• APA Style Manual 7th ed.
• IEEE Editorial Style Manual
• American Chemical Society Style Guide
• Oxford Style Manual

EDUCATION

–Earned a certificate in Medical Writing from the University of California, San Diego, which includes completing 270 hours of coursework in the following classes:

• 
Medical Terminology: An Anatomy and Physiology Approach 

• Practical Clinical Statistics for the Non-Statistician 

• Grammar Lab 

• Introduction to Medical Writing and Editing 

• The Spectrum of Medical Writing and Editing 

• Applied Medical Writing and Editing 

• Ethics for Medical Writers 

• Designing Figures, Tables, and Graphs 

• Citations and Reference Methods for Medical 

• The Drug Development Process 

• Understanding Oncology 

• Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

• Capstone in Journal Article and Publication Development

 

–Earned the American Medical Writers Association’s Essential Skills certificates for medical writers. 

–Earned a certificate of Copyediting from the University of California at San Diego.

—MEd., Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

–Bachelor of Arts – BA, STEPEC, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

–Completed coursework on medical statistics, general chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, epidemiology, oncology, real-world evidence, anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology.

CERTIFICATIONS/ACCOMPLISHMENT

•  Board-certified editor in the life sciences, BELS
• Certificate from Medical Writing Certificate Program from UCSD
• Certificate in Copyediting, UCSD
• Earned AMWA Essential Skills Certificate
• Wrote popular writing guide: English for Research Papers: A Handbook for Brazilian Authors
• Designed, maintained, and upgraded my copyediting business website, AES
• Managed freelance copyediting business for over 20 years
• Recommendations on LinkedIn from 84 clients

Carlsbad, CA
US

Home phone: 831-345-5282

Email: Jim@AcademicEnglishSolutions.com

https://www.AcademicEnglishSolutions.com

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Years in the field: 20
Years freelancing: 20