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PhD Research Consultant | Academic Writing | Journal Publication | Literature Reviews | Manuscript Development

Profile Summary

I am a PhD-qualified Research Consultant and Assistant Professor with expertise in academic research, scholarly writing, and publication consulting. I collaborate with researchers, universities, graduate students, and industry professionals to develop high-quality, publication-ready manuscripts across the humanities and social sciences. My work spans the entire research lifecycle—from identifying research gaps and refining research questions to conducting comprehensive literature reviews, developing theoretical and conceptual frameworks, structuring manuscripts, and preparing articles for submission to peer-reviewed journals. I have extensive experience in manuscript revision, reviewer response preparation, academic editing, and publication strategy for Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals. My primary research areas include English Literature, Cultural Studies, Film and Media Studies, Environmental Humanities, Ecocriticism, Urban Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Graphic Narratives, Digital Humanities, and Qualitative Research. I also work on interdisciplinary projects requiring critical analysis, evidence synthesis, and advanced academic writing. I have authored and co-authored peer-reviewed research articles in internationally indexed journals and have presented research at national and international conferences. As an academic researcher, I understand the expectations of journal editors and reviewers and help clients produce rigorous, original, and publication-ready work. Services I provide include: • Journal manuscript writing and development • Literature reviews, systematic and scoping reviews • Research proposal and thesis development • Manuscript editing and academic proofreading • Reviewer response preparation • Journal selection and publication strategy • Abstract, title, and keyword optimization • Qualitative research design and theoretical framework development • Citation formatting (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard) • Academic mentoring for postgraduate and doctoral researchers Every project is handled with complete confidentiality, attention to detail, and a commitment to academic integrity. My objective is not only to deliver polished manuscripts but also to help clients produce research that meets the standards of leading international journals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Cultural Studies
• ★ English Literature
• ★ Asian Studies
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Health
• ☆ Environmentalism
• ☆ English Language
• ☆ Postcolonial Studies
• ☆ Humanism
• ☆ Urban Studies
• ☆ Fiction
• ☆ Film Studies
• ☆ Film Criticism
• ☆ Media Studies
• ☆ Identity
• ☆ Humanities Education
• ☆ British Literature
• ☆ Rural Studies
• ☆ Nationalism
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Rural Development
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Text Mining & Analytics

Product Development Product Launch Support

Work Experience

Assistant Professor

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology

October 2025 - Present

Research Scholar

B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology

January 2021 - June 2025

Education

Ph.D in English (Department of English)

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology

2021 - 2025

Certifications

• Certification in Editing and Proofreading

  Virtued Academy International

  https://www.udemy.com/certificate/UC-b9f5bc01-12e8-4f3e-9d54-6a04bd534133/

  July 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Zaid Akhter, Md. Sahidul Islam, Lincy Manuel (2026). Urban Ecologies in the Capitalocene: Postcolonial Environmental Crisis and Spatial Inequality in Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger . Contemporary South Asia.

Akhter, Z., Islam, M.S., Manuel, L.(2026). Urban ecologies in the capitalocene: postcolonial environmental crisis and spatial inequality in Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger . Contemporary South Asia.

Akhter, Zaid, Islam, Md. Sahidul (2025). Mapping Resistance: Environmental and Postcolonial Critiques in the Graphic Narratives <i>River of Stories</i> and <i>All Quiet in Vikaspuri</i> . South Asian Review.

Akhter, Z., Islam, M.S.(2025). Mapping Resistance: Environmental and Postcolonial Critiques in the Graphic Narratives River of Stories and All Quiet in Vikaspuri . South Asian Review.

Zaid Akhter, Dr. Md. Sahidul Islam (2024). The Dual Faces of Modern India: An Urban Ecocritical Examination of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland, Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger, and Vikram Chandra’s Sacred Games. Research Journal of Chinmaya International Foundation Shodha Sansthan.

Zaid Akhter, Md. Sahidul Islam (2024). Urban Ecocriticism and Kolkata's Metamorphosis: A Narrative Exploration of Environmental Crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland . 3L The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies.

Akhter, Zaid, Islam, Md Sahidul (2024). Urban Ecocriticism and Kolkata's Metamorphosis: A Narrative Exploration of Environmental Crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland . 3L LANGUAGE LINGUISTICS LITERATURE THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES.

Akhter, Z., Islam, M.D.S.(2024). Urban Ecocriticism and Kolkata's Metamorphosis: A Narrative Exploration of Environmental Crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland . 3l Language Linguistics Literature. 30. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 36-49.

Zaid Akhter, Dr. Md. Sahidul Islam (2024). The Multifaceted Realities of Modern Mumbai: A Narrative Exploration of Crime, Corruption, and Glamour in Vikram Chandra’s Sacred Games. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai.

Akhter, Z. (2023). Ecological Disparities & Urban Aspiration: A Study of Adiga’s The White Tiger in the context of Rural-Urban Shift in India. Journal of Humanities and Social Science Studies, 12(2), 09. ISSN 2319-829x.

Akhter, Z. (2021). Diaspora and Home-Consciousness. Kalyan Bharati, Journal of Indian History and Culture, 24(8), ISSN 0976-0822.