You can use this form to upload your files (manuscripts, presentations, cover letter, etc.) and request a quote for proofreading, translation, or consulting services. You can also send supplementary material (e.g., author instructions) or data files (e.g., Excel tables) for us to produce artwork, perform data analyses, or create Word formatted tables.

For pricing information and all available editing/translation/consulting options, please visit our editing, consulting, or translation service pages. We also provide a quote calculator to help you estimate the cost of our editing and translation services.

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*For information purposes only. You will receive the actual quote as a PDF proforma invoice once we have reviewed your order.

Service Type

Please click on the type of service you require

If the work involves both editing and consulting components (e.g., you would like us to edit your manuscript and help you formulate the replies to reviewers), please select "Editing" below and add the consulting tasks as optional add-ons in Step 3.

EDITING

  • We edit and proofread your manuscript, presentation, thesis, etc.
  • Help you write a cover letter or abstract
  • Format your manuscript to author guidelines
  • Word-count reduction, reference checking
  • Plagiarism check, article submission, etc.

We edit your existing text; we do not create new scientific content. Charged per word.

TRANSLATING

  • We translate your manuscript, presentation, abstract, thesis, CV, etc. from your native language* to English
  • We edit and format your manuscript to author guidelines
  • We reduce the word count, etc.

*You can send us your documents in the following languages: Spanish, German, French, Japanese, and Chinese. Charged per word.

CONSULTING

  • Help formulate replies to reviewers
  • Create figures, tables, or posters
  • Perform statistical data analyses or numerical modelling
  • Synthesize internal reports into a publishable manuscript
  • Create literature reviews, etc.

Charged per hour or we may negotiate a job-based flat fee.

PURCHASE CREDIT

Do you want to expedite the order process? Or maybe you have some money left over in your project that needs to be spent before a certain date? Why not use it to buy some credits which you can redeem at a later time for our editing, translating, or consulting services? Credits never expire and for every €1000 you spend we will add a €50 bonus.

Acceptance Guarantee

Acceptance Guarantee

If a journal rejects your paper merely because of its English proficiency, although you accepted all our edits and made no further changes prior to submission to the journal, we will re-check your manuscript for free and formulate a rebuttal letter to the journal (see our FAQ section).

Discounts for large documents

Discounts for large documents

Bespoke discounts may be granted for larger documents such as books or theses upon request. Simply send us an email with your word count and subject area and we will let you know.

Upload Files

Please upload all relevant files

Select file(s)* We accept the following file types
Document typeAccepted file types
-Main manuscript
-Cover letter
-Suppl. Material (do edit)-Reply to Reviewers (we edit your replies)		doc, docx, odt, odp, ppt, pptx, txt, rtf
-Suppl. Material (do NOT edit)
-Reply to Reviewers (do not edit)		all of the above plus: pdf, tex, xls, xlsx, csv, ods, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff, bmp, png, gif, ai, psd, mp4, avi, enl, eps, ps, zip, rar
-Data (for analysis or to create artwork/tables)all of the above plus: nc, netcdf, mat, bin, dat, sav, sps, spv, hdf4/5

We do not directly edit *.tex or *.pdf files (see our FAQ). To upload a *.tex/*.pdf file, please proceed as follows:

  1. convert the PDF to MS Word format using a PDFtoWORD converter
  2. check the Word file to ensure that all text is rendered properly
  3. upload the Word file as "Main manuscript" and the original PDF as "Suppl. Material (do NOT edit)".
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Accepted file types. We accept the following file types
Document typeAccepted file types
-Main manuscript
-Cover letter
-Suppl. Material (do edit)-Reply to Reviewers (we edit your replies)		doc, docx, odt, odp, ppt, pptx, txt, or rtf
-Suppl. Material (do NOT edit)
-Reply to Reviewers (do not edit)		all of the above plus: pdf, tex, xls, xlsx, csv, ods, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff, bmp, png, gif, ai, psd, mp4, avi, enl, eps, ps, zip, rar
-Data (for analysis or to create artwork/tables)all of the above plus: nc, netcdf, mat, bin, dat, sav, sps, spv, hdf4/5

We do not directly edit *.tex or *.pdf files (see our FAQ). To upload a *.tex/*.pdf file, please proceed as follows:

  1. convert the PDF to MS Word format using a PDFtoWORD converter
  2. check the Word file to ensure that all text is rendered properly
  3. upload the Word file as "Main manuscript" and the original PDF as "Suppl. Material (do NOT edit)".

Please
include all tables and figures in the manuscriptPlease ensure that your manuscript contains all tables and figures, as we can only edit those parts that describe the results if we can compare your text to the actual data.
. Maximum file size: 20MB.
 

Job details

Please choose your editing options

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typical word countIf you wish to exclude certain parts or sections, please specify them either in the manuscript or the comment field below.
includes everything except the author names, affiliations, and references.

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    For a comparison of these options visit this page.

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info iconProofreading certificate

Upon request, we are happy to provide you with a free proofreading certificate to confirm that a document has been proofread and edited by one or more of our expert editors.

These certificates can be used when you submit your paper to academic journals and publishers. In order to obtain a proofreading certificate, please simply include the request at the time of submitting your manuscript to us.

  
info iconAcceptance Guarantee

If a journal rejects your paper merely because of its English proficiency, although you accepted all our edits and made no further changes prior to submission to the journal, we will re-check your manuscript for free and formulate a rebuttal letter to the journal (see our FAQ section).

  
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One free round of re-editing of minor revisions prior to submission (Included with Premium Edit)

  
info iconWord-count reduction

We can reduce the word count of your manuscript (requires selecting Premium Editing above). Please specify the target word count in the box on the right and add pertinent instructions (e.g., the sections that enter into the word count) under "Additional Comments" below.

Typically, a reduction of 10-15% can be achieved through mere simplifications and reformulations; for more substantial reductions you should expect some loss of content as well. (Included with Premium Edit)

  
info iconCover letter

We help you write the cover letter to the target journal editor (included in the Carefree package and in the Premium package for manuscripts >3000 words)

  
info iconFormatting to "Author Guidelines"

We format the manuscript according to the target journal's Author Guidelines (included in Carefree package). This includes headings, margins, indents, tables, captions, etc., but excludes the references (see Reference Checking) (free with Carefree package)


  
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Included with Carefree Package

  
info iconReviewer-responses support

Assistance with peer review process: incorporating reviewer suggestions into manuscript and formulating responses to peer reviewers and journal editor (free with Carefree package)

  
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Free re-edits and reformatting for 365 days (limited to minor changes of originally edited manuscript) (free with Carefree package)

  
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Handling article submission and all communication with the target journal (free with Carefree package)

 

Personal details

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info icon*Choose bank transfer if you intend to post-pay via your institution.
Please note that we currently only accept post-payment for orders from established institutional EU clients with a good payment history (after receipt of an official purchase order). If your institution is located in a non-EU country you could arrange for them to pre-pay or you may pre-pay the order yourself and have your institution reimburse you.
 

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