Terry Anderson, ELS

Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (240) 413-0554
Website: http://www.alanedits.com

Services:
Author’s editing
Copyediting
Fact-checking
Developmental editing
Proofreading
Writing/Rewriting
Specialties: agriculture, infectious diseases and epidemiology, macroeconomics, medicine, public health, international development and politics

Media:
Journal articles
Reports
Books and book chapters
Proposals
Training documents

Education/Credentials:
B.S., Biology, University of Wisconsin
Certified Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS), awarded by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
American Medical Writers Association Essential Skills certificate
Contributor and Reviewer, CSE’s Scientific Style and Format (8th edition)
Former high school science and mathematics teacher
Self-employed editor since 1995

Affiliations:
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
Council of Science Editors
Editorial Freelancers Association
American Medical Writers Association (not current)

Experience:
Detail-oriented writer and editor for private industry, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and the U.S. Government
Extensive copyediting experience (>5,000 documents, including >2,000 articles for 30+ scientific and medical journals)
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, including 25 years as a Smithsonian Institution docent teaching visitors about natural history and horticulture
In 2025 I created a 60-page table that explains where editors can find information on more than 150 subjects, from abbreviations to zoology, in each of the six primary style guides currently used in American publishing. The table contains a short description of how well each guide covers the subject. I expect to be delivering a webinar on the subject in ate 2025 or early 2026 for the Editorial Freelancers Association.

 

Updated September 30, 2025