Editing untuk the University of Birmingham

Sebelum subuh tadi, saya menyelesaikan pekerjaan editing untuk disertasi doktoral di University of Birmingham, Inggris. Sebenarnya, pekerjaan editing disertasi doktoral sudah sering saya lakukan, tapi editing disertasi dari kampus di Inggris selalu memberi kesan yang berbeda karena rekognisi yang diberikan oleh pihak kampus. Saya harus menandatangani surat pernyataan third-party editor dari the University of Birmingham.

Ini praktik yang menurut saya baik dan keren. Kenapa? First, kampus memberi pengakuan kepada editor bahasa profesional. Dokumen third-party statement ini bukan sekedar dokumen administratif, tetapi akan dilampirkan di dalam disertasi sehingga akan dibaca oleh penguji disertasi. Second, karena dokumen masuk ke university, dibaca semua pembimbing dan penguji, ini menjadi promosi gratis yang efektif. Nama saya sebagai editor ‘nampang’ di dokumen-dokumen disertasi University of Birmingham (dan beberapa kampus di UK). Eh tapi ini bukan tanpa resiko! Third, ini adalah bentuk keterbukaan dan akuntabilitas pekerjaan editing. Menandatangani third-party statement artinya saya menyatakan bertanggung jawab dengan kualitas pekerjaan editing yang saya lakukan. Kesalahan editing adalah kesalahan saya sebagai editor profesional. Ini seru! Saya harus selalu bekerja dengan teliti dan detail. More than that, saya harus selalu membaca dan belajar supaya tidak ketinggalan substansi keilmuan.

Editing untuk the University of Birmingham dan kampus-kampus lain di UK? Bisa.

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