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Academic editing and proofreading

Editing and proofreading are different jobs. Asking for a proofread when the argument does not hold produces a clean document that still fails; asking for a rewrite when the writing is already sound wastes money.

Suited to

  • Non-native English writers whose argument is sound but whose prose is holding it back
  • Completed theses needing a final pass before submission
  • Manuscripts rejected for language quality
  • Documents that must be consistent across chapters written months apart
Quote for this service

01In practice

How this actually works

Proofreading is the final pass: spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency, formatting. It assumes the argument and structure are settled.

Language editing goes further into sentence-level clarity, academic register and the flow between paragraphs. This is the level most non-native English writers need, and it is the level that most improves a well-argued draft.

Structural editing addresses the document itself — whether the argument runs in the right order, whether sections are proportionate, whether the conclusion answers the introduction. It changes more, and we agree the extent before starting.

02Scope

What is delivered

Written down so there is nothing to discover later.

You receive

  • An edited document with tracked changes, so every edit is visible and reversible
  • A clean copy alongside the tracked version
  • Margin comments where a change is a judgement call rather than a correction
  • A short editorial summary of recurring issues, so the next thing you write improves
  • Consistent terminology, capitalisation, hyphenation and number style throughout

Not included

  • Proofreading does not add content, sources or argument — that is writing, and we quote it as writing
  • We do not remove or disguise attribution to make sourced material read as original

03Process

From brief to delivery

  1. Sample and level

    We look at a sample and tell you honestly which level the document needs, including when the cheaper level is enough.

  2. Fixed quote by level

    Priced on word count and level, agreed before starting.

  3. Edit with tracked changes

    Everything visible. You accept or reject each change, so the document stays yours.

  4. Query resolution

    Where meaning is genuinely ambiguous we ask rather than guess, and the queries come back with the document.

04Questions

About editing & proofreading

More general questions about how we work are answered on the FAQ page.

Which level do I need?
Send a sample of two or three pages and we will tell you, including when a proofread is sufficient. We would rather quote the cheaper service and have you come back than oversell the deeper one.
Is editing allowed under my university’s rules?
Language editing of your own work is accepted at most European institutions, and many have an explicit proofreading policy setting out what an editor may and may not change. Check yours — some require you to declare that the work was professionally proofread, and some limit the depth of intervention permitted.
Can you edit into British rather than American English?
Yes, and it matters more than it sounds. We work in either, consistently, and apply the spelling and punctuation conventions your department expects throughout.
Will you tell me if the problem is not the language?
Yes. If a chapter reads badly because the argument is out of order rather than because the sentences are weak, a language edit will not fix it and we will say so before taking the work.

05Related

Often needed alongside this

Referencing & formatting

Your department’s handbook applied exactly, including where it departs from the standard.

Journal publication

Journal targeting, manuscript preparation and reviewer responses that address the review.

Dissertation & thesis

Full-length Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral projects, delivered chapter by chapter.

Coursework & essays

Module assignments written to the assessment criteria your marker is working from.

Start here

Get a quote for editing & proofreading

Send the assessment criteria and your department’s guidance with the brief. Those decide the shape of the work more than the topic does. We reply within a few hours on working days.

What to have ready

  • The assessment criteria or handbook
  • Your deadline and word count
  • Anything already written or approved

Not sure which service you need? Describe the project and we will tell you — including when the cheaper one is enough.

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