Biography

My name is Orlin Yalnazov. I teach at the University of Hull in England. I have published a book, as well as a few papers in reasonably good journals. Previously, I worked at universities in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. During my time in Europe, my colleagues would ask me to edit their papers. I got quite good at it, and many of them kept coming back to me for language advice after I had returned to England. When the pandemic began, I found myself with a bit of time on my hands, so I tried to turn editing into a side gig. I managed to secure places at a few large European agencies. There, I worked on hundreds of texts, mostly for academics who speak English as a second language.

There are many editors out there. I am not better than all of them, but I might be the best for you. According to my clients, my main selling points are that I know what reviewers expect and that I can explain the changes that I make to a text in a way that academics can understand; working with me is nothing like taking a class on English grammar (unless you would like one!). I also have some niches: few editors can follow complex legal texts or understand econometric models. My clients have scored some excellent results in the last few years - manuscripts that I have edited have appeared in, among many others, the Common Market Law Review, Scientific Reports, and Appetite. Lastly, I have never missed a deadline – try me if you do not believe me!