Serena Chan


Freelancing Editor


Background


Affiliations



Scribendi Inc. — Freelancing Editor
Mar 2022 – Jun 2024

  • Edit essays, papers, reports, and other works in the sciences, the humanities, medicine, and business, in an all-in-one service encompassing key elements of structural editing, stylistic editing, and copy editing:

  • Correct errors and inconsistencies in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

  • Correct issues in diction, usage, and style while maintaining voice and tone.

  • Correct or query inconsistencies in logic, facts, and details.

  • Recommend content addition or deletion and the reorganization or recasting of material.

  • Adhere to editorial style guidelines (Chicago) and ISO-certified quality standards.


The Martlet Publishing Society — Volunteer Staff Editor
Nov 2021 – Present

  • Act as a first or second editor in a system that assigns three editors to each article.

  • Edit news, lifestyle, and opinion articles for clarity, coherence, language, and style.

  • Verify sources, citations, and core content for accuracy, fact-checking as necessary.

  • Paraphrase technical information for readability, or rewrite copy for greater engagement.

  • Ensure adherence to journalistic standards.



Academics & Certifications



Bachelor of Science (Honours) ChemistryBusiness Minor
University of Victoria

  • ENGL 303: Copy Editing — Grade: A+ (95%)

  • ENGL 135: Academic Reading and Writing — Grade: A− (82%)


Professional Editing Standards Certificate
Queen's University

Structural Editing | Stylistic Editing | Copy Editing | Proofreading

  • Demonstrated an ability to perform up to the professional editorial standards defined by Editors Canada for structural editing, stylistic editing, copy editing, and proofreading.

  • Gained credit recognized by the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, UK.



Editing



A List of Non-Confidential Works


Academic | Technical

ACQ Wood Preservative Toxicity.docx — copy editing

Beowulf - A Show of Hands.docx — copy editing

Crowdsourcing for Behavioral Testing.docx — copy editing

Green Hydrogen Production.docx — copy editing

"Tangling and Untangling the Trollopes" — copy editing, introduction only

Thin-Film Black Gold Membranes.docx — copy editing


Journalistic

"Ocean Networks Canada" — stylistic editing, science rewriting

"UVic Students to Blast New-Tech Satellite into Space" — copy editing, science rewriting

"The Unplugging" — stylistic editing


Informative | Expository

Salt Spring Island.docx — copy editing

Speaking Dog.docx — copy editing

Trees.docx — copy editing


Narrative | Descriptive | Literary

I Am a Challenger.docx — narrative essay — structural editing, rewriting

Finding Self-Love.docx — narrative blog post — light copy editing

Fading Scent of the Red Lilies (ch. 1–20) — danmei web fiction — stylistic editing


Editorial | Meta | Other

Proofreading Book Blurbs — an exercise

A Style Sheet made for the first 24 paragraphs of Harlem Chic




Translations



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