Manuscript Editing Service & Prices
The procedure for using our professional editing and proofreading service is very easy:
1. Upload manuscript
2. Confirm quote
3. Editing process
4. Author approval
5. Payment**Please note that we offer the postpay option only to returning clients or clients from the EU. For all remaining orders we may ask for advance payment or the provision of an official purchase order from your institute/company.
Customer Testimonials
We offer two different levels of editing
Standard Editing€0.046per word
- Eliminating errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Checking for accuracy in language, structure, and rhetoric expressions as well as consistency in tense
- Improve word choice, style, academic tone, sentence structure, comprehension, and terminology
- Direct line to your editor
- Highlighting of obvious issues
- Free Editing Certificate
Premium Editing€0.065per word
- All of Standard editing plus
- Intensive editing including more substantive rewrites (may be required depending on the level of English of your manuscript)
- Reduction of word count if required by target journal or funding agency
- Fine-tune manuscript for enhanced readability and logical flow
- Edit cover letter to journal editor (free for ms with >3000 words)
There is a minimum charge of €25 per order.
Not sure which plan to choose? You can send us your document for a free evaluation using the manuscript submission form. We will then recommend a level of editing depending on the amount of corrections required. The example below shows the level of editing for the standard package.
Example showing the level of editing for the "standard editing" package.
Some of our clients
Optional Extras
We also provide a quote calculator to help you estimate the expected cost of your order.
Statistical analysis
We can perform the statistical analysis of your data, recommend appropriate study designs, or simply double-check the robustness of your statistics.
Hourly rate:
€85.00
Rush orders
Our turnaround time depends on the length of your manuscript (see "Turnaround" section below). If you require a faster processing of your manuscript we do offer a rush service which carries a
30% surcharge
Direct line to your editor
Unlike our competitors, we provide you with a direct Q&A line to your editor. You can provide supplementary information or ask questions regarding the corrections.
This service is included free of charge in the Standard and Premium packages.
Help formulating reviewer responses
If the initial manuscript is returned to you with a request for minor/major revisions, we can help you formulate your replies to the reviewers' comments.
Hourly rate:
€85.00
Formatting to "Author Guidelines"
We format the manuscript according to the target journal's Author Guidelines. This includes headings, margins, indents, tables, captions, etc., but excludes the references (see Reference Checking)
€80.00
Reducing your word count
If you manuscript or abstract exceeds the maximum allowed length by your target publication, we can help you eliminate superfluous phrases and reduce verbosity.
This service is included in the Premium package.
Artwork preparation
We can create figures from your data or revise existing graphics to ensure they meet the target journal's style criteria, are technically accurate and aesthetically pleasing. Price per item
€35.00
Editing the cover letter
We help you write the cover letter to the target journal editor (included in the Premium editing package for manuscripts >3000 words)
€35.00
Abstract writing
If you have difficulties condensing your work into a powerful abstract, our experienced editors can help you with the formulation of abstracts and capsules
€75.00
Basic reference checking
We verify that all citations in your text are listed in the references, and vice versa. In addition, we check for correct ordering both in the text citation and the reference list
€1.00 per reference
Comprehensive reference checking
This includes everything from the "Basic" package. In addition, we adapt your references to the target journal style; we thoroughly check each reference for errors and add any missing information such as DOI numbers
€2.00 per reference
Poster creation
Using Adobe Illustrator®, we can turn your text and graphics into a powerful and visually appealing poster for presentation at scientific meetings and conferences. If your graphics are of insufficient resolution or quality, we can create new ones from your data (at additional cost - see Artwork preparation)
€175
Turnaround
Our turnaround times depend on the length (word count) of your document. To find out the turnaround time for your document, please enter the word count below (note that rush orders carry a 30% surcharge). Please contact us directly for a specific quote if your document is very large (> 25,000 words). Thank you.
Word Count: Normally: ? Rush orders: ?
Editing 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 certificate, please simply include the request at the time of submitting your manuscript to us.
Discounts
Group or volume discounts
If you would like to use our services to edit a large number of papers (e.g., for your entire research group or department), subscription plans are available which provide discounts on the per-word pricing plans shown above. Please contact us to obtain a specific quote for your needs.
Revised manuscripts
For revisions (i.e., manuscripts that have been sent back to the authors for revision), we offer up to a 30% discount, provided that the original submission was already edited by us.
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