Dayita Nereyeth

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Dayita is an editor and a dancer based in Bangalore, India. She has a BA in Psychology and Dance from Mount Holyoke College (USA). Dayita has worked for The Clean Copy since 2017 as editor, and since 2019 as senior editor. As of 2022, she is an Advanced Professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK. Dayita enjoys editing manuscripts in the social sciences, humanities, and arts. She is passionate about making text clear, direct, and accessible. Apart from editing and reviewing others' work, Dayita also leads writing and editorial workshops for editors and researchers. She can often be found with a tall glass of kombucha that functions as moral support through complex papers.

We read each manuscript we edit multiple times, focusing on a different issue each time, to make it perfect. Read on how multiple passes help us create compelling text.

The Editorial Process

Our ‘Editing ABCs’, originally published as a series of Facebook posts, highlights various parts of our process. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it offers a glimpse into our world. So, let’s start at the very beginning… A is for Abstract An abstract informs readers about the background, […]

Editing ABCs