Kathryn J. West
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Work Experience
September 2009 – Present
Sheridan Journal Services, Waterbury, VT
Freelance Copyeditor
- Electronically edit manuscript files using Microsoft Word-based applications for spelling, grammar, accuracy, style consistency (AMA, house style, etc.) for the Journal of Immunology, Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Journal of Cell Biology, Endocrinology, Endocrine Reviews, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Journal of the Endocrine Society, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book, including editing tables and figure legends within Word files
- PDF annotation to provide edits to figure files for consistency with manuscript text
February 2005 – February 2009
Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Journal Manager
- Supervised the copyediting and proof management for a combination of quarterly, monthly, and bimonthly medical journals and transitioned to working primarily on a monthly journal of approximately 250-350 pages/issue
- Management of each journal’s content included manuscript receipt, tracking, editing, reviewing all stages of proof, and obtaining and transferring author corrections to master proofs
- Daily updating of a web-based manuscript and issue tracking program (Production Tracking System [PTS]) for each of my journals and was responsible for planning reprojections in schedules based on the progression of each issue or supplement
- Distributed assignments to freelance copyeditors, setting deadlines for the return of edited files and sized artwork and providing feedback on their work
- Responsible for communication with authors for corrections to articles, follow-up on late corrections, route incoming reprint requests, copyright forms, and color approval forms, and any relevant follow-up on articles being published electronically ahead of print
- Managed the generation and proofing of a yearly or bi-yearly subject and author index for my journals using freelance indexers or indexing services
- Daily communication with editorial offices to establish issue lineups, obtain corrections for article proofs, follow-up on permission requests and approvals, resolve style and author questions
June 2003 – February 2005
Cadmus Professional Communications, Linthicum, MD
The Sheridan Press, Hanover, PA
Maryland Publishing Services, Gibbsboro, NJ
Freelance Copyeditor
- Electronically edit manuscript files using Microsoft Word-based applications for spelling, grammar, accuracy, style consistency (AMA, Chicago, house style, etc.)
- Hard copy styling and proofing of tables to ensure consistency to journal style
March 2002 – June 2003
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA
Journal Production Editor
- Responsible for the copyediting and proof management for a combination of monthly, bimonthly, and biweekly medical journals
- Management of each journal’s content included manuscript receipt, tracking, editing, reviewing all stages of proof, and obtaining and transferring author corrections to master proofs
- Maintained a schedule-tracking spreadsheet for each of my journals using Microsoft Excel and was responsible for coordinating schedule reprojections with my managing editor
- Duties included sizing artwork for journal articles and front matter and editing tables
- Distributed assignments to freelance copyeditors, setting deadlines for the return of edited files or sized artwork and providing feedback on their work
- Responsible for communicating with authors to request corrections to articles, following up for late corrections, handling incoming reprint requests and complimentary copy forms, and collecting feedback on their experience with the editing process
- Managed the creation and proofing of a yearly subject and author index for my journals using freelance indexers or indexing services
- Communicated with editorial offices on a daily basis to establish issue lineups, resolve author questions/issues, and obtain corrections for article proofs
May 2001 – March 2002
Digest Publications, Medford, NJ
Editor of Limousine Digest
- Proofed and edited all editorial and advertisements to be printed in Limousine Digest
- Managed all outside and in-house contributing writers
- Wrote at least one feature story per issue
- Designed and edited Limousine Digest’s 2002 Media Kit
- Responsible for updating content of Limousine Digest website
- Interviewed the president of Limousine Digest and wrote the President’s Notes for every issue
- Maintained contact and relationships with the Limousine Digest Advisory Board and with industry association leaders
- Attended industry events, such as trade shows and association meetings
Education
1997 – 2001
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Bachelor of Arts/English major
- Graduated magna cum laude
- Achieved Dean’s List status for all semesters completed (cumulative GPA was 3.896)
- Enrolled in the Honors College program
- Relevant course work in creative and technical writing and in copyediting
Skills
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook
- Adobe Acrobat
- SGML and HTML coding
- Extensive use of manuscript editing programs based on Microsoft Word (Edit2000, EditExpress, eXtyles, ArticleExpress)
- Extensive use of web-based manuscript and issue tracking programs (e.g., PTS for Elsevier)
Awards Received
- Received Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar’s Award in senior year of high school and the Provost Award from Rutgers University
- Inducted into Athenaeum, the Honor Society for Rutgers University, in March of 2001
