Academic editing courses

Editing and indexing scholarly research that will change the world is one of the most rewarding careers out there.

Ideas on Fire’s online courses embody our commitment to social justice editing and indexing, and they foreground our interdisciplinary approach to scholarly knowledge production.

Whether you’re just starting out in the field or are a seasoned editor or indexer, our courses can help you sharpen your skills and broaden your client base.

Learn how to build a thriving academic editing career and get more great scholarship into the world.

Currently open for enrollment

We cover:

• How the academic publishing world is structured and where freelance academic editors come in
• Best practices for developmental editing and copyediting academic scholarship
• Prepping manuscripts and how to ask the right questions
• Helping authors transform a dissertation into a publishable book
• Troubleshooting tricky copyediting issues
• Building and sustaining strong author relationships
• Keeping up with changes and new developments in the academic editing world

 We cover:

• Holistically evaluating a manuscript with and without in-text edits
• Offering specific solutions to manuscript problems
• Describing revision recommendations without overwhelming authors
• Tying revision advice to academic authors’ goals and needs
• Differentiating editorial letters from peer review reports while valuing both
• Finding the language and structure that resonate with specific authors

We cover:

• Building a great podcast pitch and deciding on a show theme
• Identifying your audience and cultivating them over the long term
• Budgeting for and funding your show
• Finding guests and conducting successful interviews
• Identifying what equipment your show and its hosts need
• Making your show accessible via transcripts and metadata
• Writing great show notes for your audience
• Promoting your show