Editing for researchers
Journal articles, theses, grant applications, and book chapters, edited to the conventions of your field and the requirements of your target journal.
Your research will be judged on its substance, so we edit to make sure that reviewers and examiners can see it clearly.
What we work on
- Journal articles, from first submission through to the revised version
- Theses and dissertations
- Grant and funding applications
- Book chapters and monographs
- Conference papers and abstracts
- Response letters to reviewers
What editing does to a research document
It gets you past the avoidable objections. Language problems can use up a reviewer’s patience early, whereas a clean manuscript keeps the focus on your method and your findings.
It applies your style guide properly. Whether it’s APA, OSCOLA, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE, or a journal’s own requirements, send the guidelines and we’ll work to them throughout, including the reference list.
It checks that your sources exist. As standard, we confirm that every reference is real and formatted consistently. Whether each source supports the argument it’s cited for is developmental work; let us know if you’d like that done, and we’ll quote for it separately.
It reads for the non-specialist reviewer. Panels often include someone outside your subfield, so we flag where your argument assumes knowledge they won’t have.
Writing in English as an additional language
Editing research by authors whose first language isn’t English is a large part of our work. We edit for precision and idiom while leaving your argument and your voice intact, so that the finished text still sounds like you and says what you meant.
Editing certificates
If your journal, institution, or funder wants proof that a professional editor worked on the manuscript, we’ll issue an editing certificate on request, at no extra charge.
Departments and research groups
If several people in your group send us work over the year, a prepaid credit account gives you one balance for the whole group and a monthly statement for your finance office.
What we can’t promise
No editor can promise acceptance because reviewers and examiners judge the substance of your work. We can make sure the language doesn’t get in the way, and that the manuscript shows your thinking at its best.
Send us the manuscript
Tell us the target journal or the submission rules you’re working to. We’ll agree the scope with you before quoting.
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