Academic indexing and translation services

Indexing

Francis Young is an experienced professional indexer who specialises in indexing academic books, primarily in the fields of History, Theology, Classics and Philosophy. He is a member of the Society of Indexers.

Francis routinely compiles indexes for numerous major academic and trade presses including Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Brill, Brepols, Routledge, Boydell & Brewer, Palgrave MacMillan, Bloomsbury Academic and Penguin.

Some books recently indexed by Francis Young:

Francis is also able to supply specialist indexes such as a Biblical reference index and an index locorum of Classical texts should a book require this. Francis’s indexing fees generally follow the recommendations of the Society of Indexers. Please contact Francis for more details.

Translation

Francis Young is a specialist translator of medieval and early modern Latin texts, and is available to translate both snippets of prose and poetry or longer texts such as legal documents and accounts. His translation commissions have included a verse translation for Salisbury Cathedral’s 800th anniversary in 2020 that was set to music as The Salisbury Anthem; translations of Latin graffiti found in East Anglian churches; and a translation of a medieval life of St Knut the Holy of Denmark for Odense Museum. Francis is also an experienced reader of medieval Latin manuscripts and may be able to assist with palaeographical queries.

Please contact Francis for more information about his translation work.