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The status of your manuscript and where you are in the writing process determines your editing needs.

If you are unsure, we can review your manuscript and offer a professional recommendation at no charge!

 

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Our fiction editors have professional experience & proven success

Our professional book editors have advanced degrees and extensive experience in book writing, proofreading and novel editing. The editors on our team also have a solid history of successfully published books, stories, and novels.

We are confident enough in their work to offer a FREE FICTION EDITING SAMPLE if you email us your manuscript.

Editing services do not include formatting to set margins, spacing, font, and font size. Please add the Formatting in Word additional service if you wish to receive formatting.

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Levels of Fiction Editing Services for Books & Novels

  • Fiction Books
  • Novels
  • Poetry
  • Children’s Books
  • Science Fiction
  • Romance
  • Black Genre / Urban Literature
  • Short Stories
  • Chapter Synopsis
  • Book Jacket Cover
  • Author’s Bio
  • And more…
Basic

Copy Editing

Your final edit before formatting and publishing

Recommended ONLY for confident writers who have completed all revisions

Necessary as your last edit before formatting

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Line Editing

Line by line editing of your revisions

Recommended before you share publicly

Necessary before submitting to literary agents or beta readers

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Content Editing + Rewrites

All-Inclusive, Done-For-You (DFY) Content Edit with up to 20% sentence rewrites and in-line critique

Recommended for in-depth editing and extensive writing support with corrections which are Done-For-You (DFY)

Necessary when you need English writing help & comprehensive editing, plus honest feedback with professional in-line critique of your overall presentation

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Coaching

Developmental Story Editing & Critique

Evaluates the big concept of your story and answers the question “Is it any good?”

Recommended for feedback from a Certified Book Coach. Get an in-depth substantive edit to better structure and develop your story. You will also receive a professional summary letter critiquing your entire presentation.

Necessary for strengthening your story, while REVISING and organizing your narrative. Get a Certified Book Coach to assess and strengthen your storytelling.

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Basic Copy Editing

Basic Copy Editing includes checking your grammar, spelling, and punctuation for accuracy; ensuring consistency in your writing’s word choices, style, and compositional spacing; and eliminating jargon and repetitious words.

Basic Copy Editing is your FINAL edit after multiple revisions. You request this level when you are done. You have no further changes planned before formatting, proofreading, and then publishing.

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Standard Line Editing

Line Editing is your ideal choice when seeking professional editing services for ongoing revisions. Your Line Editor addresses your writing style, creative content, and use of language at the sentence and paragraph level.

Line Editing focuses on how you communicate with your reader. It corrects your sentence and paragraph structure, checks for subject-verb agreement, and inserts transitional phrasing as appropriate. Standard Line Editing includes our Basic Copy Editing services (correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage; eliminating jargon and repetition; ensuring style consistency; and adjusting compositional spacing). Line Editing is a more technical editing style which adheres to your chosen style guide.

Your professional line editor improves the continuity and flow of your writing and support statements. You also receive in-line editorial remarks, suggestions, and feedback throughout your manuscript.

Line Editing is the writing industry standard. Publishing agents and university professors recommend this as the minimum level of professional editing prior to submitting for review and consideration.

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Advanced Content Editing

Content Editing is your ideal choice for completing your manuscript’s first draft when you desire honest feedback and thorough professional guidance on your overall presentation. Choose content editing for your first round of editing and always prior to peer review or public distribution as it is comprehensive.

Content Editing critiques your written presentation, flow/continuity, and consistency of thoughts. Your content editor provides professional, structural assessments and feedback on your manuscript throughout your document’s comments section. It ensures support of all statements, and it provides formatting according to industry style guides, such as APA, MLA, Chicago, etc. Your content’s structural edit includes basic copy and standard line editing which corrects spelling, grammar, and punctuation; reviews your word choice; eliminates jargon and repetition; guarantees writing consistency; revises inappropriate verb tenses; and inserts transitional phrasing.

 

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Executive Content Editing + Rewrites

Executive Content Editing is your ideal choice for advanced English editing corrections. This in-depth writing assistance encompasses Content, Line and Copy Edits for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and consistency of verb tenses.

You get our in-line professional Editorial Critique of your English writing strengths and challenges. You will receive sentence rewrites of up to 20% of your entire document, when necessary.

Executive Content Editing ensures you have a smooth English presentation which reads easily. Your in-line editorial critique evaluates your writing’s overall substance, organization, and presentation. You have insight into your writing, along with improvements made on your behalf. Upon completion, you can use the positive professional editorial commentaries to enhance your book marketing.

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Coaching Developmental Story Editing & Critique

Get a Developmental Edit with a Certified Book Coach who evaluates your story and gives you professional insight and instructions at the highest level. Strengthen your story arc, character development, and plot. We use a checklist of 38 elements for every scene for an objective edit to show you exactly where and how to strengthen your writing.

Our Certified Developmental Editors structurally organize and professionally critique your manuscript’s story. You get a high-level, substantive review with specific feedback for making revisions. Your book coach helps strengthen your presentation before you contact an agent. This allows you to overcome rejection due to common foundational weaknesses. Get help from an experienced publishing professional first.

Receive an in-depth Developmental Edit with analysis of your writing, reader engagement, and structural strength, plus a professional summary letter critiquing your entire presentation. The Developmental Edit includes an outline of your story arc with instructions for improvement. We also confirm your 5 key scenes and show you how to create the ideal story form. You receive a comprehensive evaluation of the word counts per scene and per character. Well recommend adjustments for your genre’s pacing to ensure theme consistency and overall balance. All of this is outlined in a professional summary letter which references your necessary revisions, highlights what you do well, instructs you where and how to solve specific issues, and explains why we recommend such. The developmental edit includes in-line changes, syntax rules, and feedback.

Developmental fiction editing focuses on story development, such as the plot, scene, point of view, characters, tone, voice, dialogue, pace, setting, readability, organization, and more. It is the most in-depth editing service available for storytellers.

Get a certified Story Coach who has unique publishing experience to assess your writing. They will developmentally edit and analyze your novel to show you HOW to make your story shine.

Delivery time is approximately 5-7 weeks.

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Professional Nonfiction Editing Services

The Nonfiction Editors contracted by First Editing have advanced degrees with extensive experience in writing, proofreading, and editing.

Plus, they have a successful history of published books, manuals, online content, and articles!

Truly, they represent some of the best nonfiction book editors online! We are confident enough in their work to offer FREE PROFESSIONAL EDITING SAMPLES to anyone who sends us their manuscript.

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Nonfiction Editing Services & Proofreading for business and more...

  • Biographies and Memoirs
  • eBooks for Promotion, Authority, and Profit
  • Manuals, Worksheets, and Cheat Sheets
  • Swipe Copy and Templates
  • Online Courses, Seminars, and Summits
  • Press Releases and Public Relations Materials
  • Blogs, Articles, eZines, and Newsletters
  • Case Studies and White Papers
  • Advertising and Marketing Copy
  • Business Proposals & RFPs
  • Teaching and Training Manuals
  • Media Kits
  • Executive Bios
  • Company Fact Sheets
  • Website Content
  • Catalogues, Brochures, and Flyers
  • Direct Mail Content
  • Query Letters
  • Reference Guides
  • And more…
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Copy Editing

Order a Copy Edit LAST before formatting and publishing.

Recommended ONLY for confident writers after completing all revisions and preparing to format

Necessary as your FINAL edit before publishing and as a formatting check before distribution

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Line Editing

Order a Line Edit as your final REVISION before sharing publicly or distributing your manuscript.

Recommended BEFORE sharing, distribution, review or publication

Necessary MINIMUM edit before submitting to organizers, agents, and publishing houses

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Book Coaching

Order a Package Edit to achieve confidence that you are READY to share your manuscript publicly.

Recommended as a COMPLETE editorial service. Get a Content Edit, feedback and a final Copy Edit.

Necessary MULTIPLE EDITS organizing and presenting your ideas. Get assistance with the English language and an extensive assessment of structure.

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Basic Copy Editing

FINAL EDIT

Basic Copy Edit is your FINAL edit after multiple revisions with no planned changes before formatting, proofreading, and then publishing.

Copy editing your nonfiction book includes checking your grammar, spelling, and punctuation for accuracy; ensuring consistency in your writing’s word choices, style, and compositional spacing; and eliminating jargon and repetitious words.

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Standard Line Editing

INDUSTRY STANDARD REVISIONS

Standard Line Edit corrects your sentence and paragraph structure, checks for subject-verb agreement, and inserts transitional phrasing as appropriate. Your Line Editor addresses your writing style, creative content, and use of language at the sentence and paragraph level. Line editing focuses on your language and communication with your reader.

Standard Line Edit includes our Basic Copy Editing services (correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage; eliminating jargon and repetition; ensuring style consistency; and adjusting compositional spacing).

Your professional Line Editor improves the continuity and flow of your writing and support statements. You also receive editorial remarks, suggestions, and feedback throughout your manuscript.

Line editing is the writing industry standard most recommended by publishing agents prior to submitting for review and consideration.

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Executive Content Editing

IN-DEPTH EDIT

Executive Content Edit is your ideal choice when you desire honest feedback to revise your overall manuscript. Your Content Editor evaluates if your book is achieving your inspirational, motivational, or instructional goals in writing.

Content Editing critiques your manuscript’s flow, continuity, and consistency of presentation and thoughts. Your novel’s Structural Content Edit includes basic Copy Editing and standard Line Editing which corrects spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Your Content Editor reviews your word choice; eliminates jargon and repetition; guarantees writing consistency; revises inappropriate verb tenses; and inserts transitional phrasing.

Your Content Editor also provides essential professional guidance, developmental assessments, and continual feedback on your manuscript throughout your document’s comments section.

Achieve professional guidance on your overall concept and presentation. Choose Content Editing prior to sharing with beta readers or the public in general.

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PROFESSIONAL CRITIQUE & SUBSTANTIVE STRUCTURAL CONTENT EDIT

Receive structural revisions while evaluating your presentation, proposition, point of view, and call-to action. Your best career investment.

Recommended as a COMPLETE editorial service. Get a Content Edit, feedback and a final Copy Edit.

Necessary MULTIPLE EDITS organizing and presenting your ideas. Get assistance with the English language and an extensive assessment of structure.

Secure a professional CONTENT EDIT AND CRITIQUE to ensure your success!

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Scientific Research Editing Services

Experienced editors with a proven track record and a global reach….

Our team of experienced PhD Academic English Editors has helped research authors from top-tier universities and institutes publish their work in high impact journals.

FirstEditing puts clients first, and we remain involved throughout the editing and journal submission process to give you the support you need to achieve success.

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Our skill, expertise, and integrity have helped us successfully perfect the writing of over 50,000 clients! We hire only seasoned, professional Academic English Editors, and we absolutely GUARANTEE your satisfaction.

  • Scientific Journal Articles
  • Abstracts
  • Research
  • Symposiums
  • Technical Papers
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Technical Copy Editing

Order a Technical Edit as your LAST REVISION before submitting publicly or distributing your manuscript.

Technical Copy Editing is your ideal choice during the final revisions of your research. We recommend this only if you are fluent in the English language.

Your Technical Copy Editor corrects your grammar and improves the organization, style, readability and tone of your manuscript.

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Academic English Editing

Order an advanced edit to get professional FEEDBACK for your revision. This allows you to rework your English grammar and text successfully.

Academic English Editing is your ideal choice when you need in-depth help with technical English language and academic research writing. We recommend this if you are not fluent in the English language or struggle with technical presentations.

Your Academic English Editor corrects your overall technical composition and presentation to improve the readability of your manuscript.

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Publishing Package

Order the Impact Publishing Package with a developmental edit if you are looking for research collaboration, consultation & coordination for high impact results.

Developmental Editing is the most comprehensive editing service for researchers and academically publishing authors.

You receive consultation with a qualified subject matter expert and technical editor early in your writing process to create a higher impact with your research.

Multi-Round Edits and Final Proofread before submission included!

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Standard Technical Copy Editing

Technical Copy Editing is your ideal choice during the final revisions of your research. We only recommend this if you are fluent in the English language.

Your selected technical copy editor correct your manuscript’s grammar and improve the organization, style, readability and tone of your manuscript. The Copy Editor provides you with valuable editorial insights, corrections, remarks, suggestions, and explanations throughout your manuscript.

Level 1 – Technical Copy Editing includes:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Tracked Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request
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Advanced Academic English Editing

Academic English Editing is ideal when you need in-depth help with Technical English language and academic research writing.

This level is necessary for English writing support. Researchers who have English as a Second Language (ESL) and who need help with academic writing require this service.

Academic English Editing is recommended for a high-level Technical Line Edit when reviewing overall composition and presentation.

“Level 2 Advanced Academic English Editing” includes “Level 1 Technical Copy Editing” plus the advanced services:

  • Reducing up to 10% of your word count as necessary
  • Reworking basic sentence and paragraph structure
  • Formatting to journal style guidelines (e.g., APA, MLA)
  • Modifying & enhancing your use of the technical English language
  • Assigning a Scientific Editor experienced in your field of study
  • Confirming the meaning and substance of your manuscript communicates accurately
  • Critiquing the presentation, flow, continuity, and consistency of thoughts
  • Evaluating the evidence provided to support claims, assertions, and conclusions
  • Validating technical accuracy
  • Communicating directly during and after editing

“Level 1 – Technical Copy Editing” includes:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Tracked Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request
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Premium Substantive Content Editing

Substantive Content Editing is ideal when you need a Subject Matter Expert, research feedback, and professional guidance on overall concept, presentation, and submission.

This level is necessary for writing support and organization. ESL authors and publishing researchers require this service for success.

Substantive Content Editing is recommended for extensive content organization and formatting for journal submission guidelines.

 

“Level 3 Substantive Content Editing” includes “Level 2” and “Level 1” services (see below) plus the advanced services of:

  • Receiving a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Scientific Research Editing
  • Implementing a professional Content Review and Abstract Critique
  • Critiquing your supporting visual elements, such as tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics
  • Recommending improvements to tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics

“Level 2 –  Advanced Academic English Editing” includes:

  • Reducing up to 10% of your word count as necessary
  • Reworking basic sentence and paragraph structure
  • Formatting to journal style guidelines (e.g., APA, MLA)
  • Modifying & enhancing your use of the technical English language
  • Assigning a Scientific Editor experienced in your field of study
  • Confirming the meaning and substance of your manuscript communicates accurately
  • Critiquing the presentation, flow, continuity, and consistency of thoughts
  • Evaluating the evidence provided to support claims, assertions, and conclusions
  • Validating technical accuracy
  • Communicating directly during and after editing

“Level 1 – Standard Technical Editing” includes:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Tracked Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request
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Impact Publishing Package

This is the Comprehensive Developmental Editing and Publishing Service for researchers and academically publishing authors.

You receive a consultation with a highly qualified Subject Matter Expert and technical editor early in your writing process to create a higher impact with your research. Increased competition makes it difficult to publish in premier journals.

Our expert Developmental Impact Editors collaborate closely with you to create a compelling manuscript that distinguishes your important work and impresses high-impact journal editors.

“Level 4 – Developmental Impact Editing and Publishing Package” includes ALL Levels of Editing (see below) plus the advanced services of:

  • Consulting online at an early stage to ensure high-quality documentation
  • Collaborating with an expert Developmental Impact Editor with extensive subject matter, publication, and production value expertise
  • Optimizing your Abstract for Impact Ratings and online exposure

ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR FREE:

  1. FREE High Impact English” Language Enhancement to highlight the core elements of your research (Value of $.045/word)
  2. FREE Three Multi-Round Edits (MRE) within 6 months if required* (Value of $.028/word)
  3. Proofreading – ONE FREE Final Proof and Quality Check” of your corrections* (Value of $.022/word)

“Level 3 – Substantive Content Editing” includes:

  • Receiving a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Scientific Research Editing
  • Implementing a professional Content Review and Abstract Critique
  • Critiquing your supporting visual elements, such as tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics
  • Recommending improvements to tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics

“Level 2 –  Advanced Academic English Editing” includes:

  • Reducing up to 10% of your word count as necessary
  • Reworking basic sentence and paragraph structure
  • Formatting to journal style guidelines (e.g., APA, MLA)
  • Modifying & enhancing your use of the technical English language
  • Assigning a Scientific Editor experienced in your field of study
  • Confirming the meaning and substance of your manuscript communicates accurately
  • Critiquing the presentation, flow, continuity, and consistency of thoughts
  • Evaluating the evidence provided to support claims, assertions, and conclusions
  • Validating technical accuracy
  • Communicating directly during and after editing

“Level 1 – Standard Technical Editing” includes:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Tracked Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request
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Your editor is an expert! FirstEditing only hires highly qualified scientific and technical editors with a proven history of successful publication. All of our Thesis & Dissertation Editors have had their work published in premier journals.

Your editor has experience! Since 1994, our management team has led an exceptional team of experienced, Academic Editors, PhD editors and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in a wide range of academic and scientific disciplines.

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Your reputation is valuable. We guarantee that an expert in your field of study edits your important work professionally. You focus on the research while we make it shine!

Beware other editing companies which advertise their services on the internet without proven success. You need qualified experts and professional Academic Editors who know how to get you published in high impact academic and scientific journals.

Avoid other editing companies which hire inexperienced English language editors without post-graduate degrees. They are not familiar with complex academic subjects.

Steer clear of editors from India which claim “native English” speakers. This is not your ideal choice.

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Technical Copy Edit

Your Paper’s Final Technical Copy Edit Before Submission

Technical Copy Editing is ideal for scholarly authors who are in their last revision stage and fluent in the English language.

Your Technical Copy Editor provides you with valuable academic and editorial remarks, suggestions, and explanations throughout

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Academic English Edit

Technical Line Editing and Academic Feedback During Revision Process

Academic English Editing is ideal for scholarly authors seeking professional editing services to address your writing style, substance of content, and use of language.

Academic English Editing focuses on how you communicate your proposal. It corrects sentence and paragraph structure, checks for subject-verb agreement, and ensures accurate use of the English language.

Recommended Add-On:
“Final Proofread” of prior manuscript submission’s corrections.

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Research Support Package

Research Collaboration, Consultation & Coordination for High-Impact Results

Research Support Package is the most comprehensive editing service for researchers and academically publishing authors.

You receive consultation with a qualified subject matter expert and technical editor early in your writing process to create a higher impact with your research.

FREE Add-Ons
– “High Impact English” Language Enhancement to highlight the core elements of your research (Value of $.045/word)
– Three Multi-Round Edits (MRE) FREE within 6 months if required* (Value of $.028/word)
– One FREE “Final Proof and Quality Check” of your corrections* (Value of $.022/word)

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Standard Technical Copy Edit

Technical Copy Editing is ideal for scholarly authors fluent in the English language and experienced in technical writing.

Technical Copy Editing is your final edit after completing all revisions, correcting your grammar, spelling and punctuation while improving the organization, style, readability and tone of your manuscript. Your Technical Copy Editor provides you with valuable academic and editorial remarks, suggestions, and explanations throughout.

We only recommend Technical Copy Editing for native English writers with a powerful command of their subject, the English language, and the overall submissions process.

LEVEL 1 – STANDARD TECHNICAL COPY EDITING includes these services:

  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Microsoft Word Track Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request
  • Microsoft Word Track Changes is used to show all modifications for thoroughness.
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Advanced Academic English Edit

Academic English Editing is ideal for scholarly authors seeking professional editing services for their paper revisions.

English Line Editing is the writing industry standard most recommended by department heads and university professors prior to submitting for peer review and course completion. Your Academic English Editor addresses your writing style, substance of content, and use of language at the sentence and paragraph level.

Academic English Editing focuses on how you communicate your scholarly proposal. It corrects your sentence and paragraph structure, checks for subject-verb agreement, and ensures accurate use of the English language in technical presentations.

This level is the minimum necessary when your dissertation requires additional English writing support. ESL authors with limited English language proficiency and inexperienced academic technical authors require this service at a minimum.

LEVEL 2 – ADVANCED ACADEMIC ENGLISH EDITING includes Level 1 (see below) plus the folllowing services:

  • Reducing up to 10% of your word count as necessary
  • Reworking basic sentence and paragraph structure
  • Formatting according to journal style guidelines (e.g., APA, MLA)
  • Modifying and enhancing your use of the technical English language
  • Assigning an Academic Editor experienced in your field of study
  • Confirming the meaning and substance of your manuscript
  • Critiquing the presentation, flow, continuity, and consistency of thoughts
  • Evaluating the evidence statements provided to support claims, assertions, and conclusions
  • Communicating directly during and after editing
  • PLUS, Level 1 – Standard Technical Editing:
  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Microsoft Word Track Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request

RECOMMENDED ADD-ONS:
– One “Final Proofread” of prior manuscript submission’s corrections

 

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Premium Substantive Content Edit

Substantive Content Editing provides honest feedback and an academic evaluation of your overall concept, presentation, and cohesion of theses.

Substantive Content Editing critiques your manuscript’s presentation, flow/continuity, and consistency of proposal. It ensures support of all statements, and it provides formatting according to industry style guides, including your citations, references, and footnotes.

Choose Content Editing for your first round of editing and always prior to peer review or public distribution as it is comprehensive.

LEVEL 3 – PREMIUM SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT EDITING includes Level 1 and Level 2 (see below) plus the advanced services of:

  • Substantive Editing, which focuses on the organization, structure, content, and presentation from a high-level academic and technical perspective
  • Collaborating with a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for scientific research editing
  • Receiving a professional Content Review and Abstract Critique
  • Examining your supporting visual elements, such as tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics
  • Recommending improvements to tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics
  • PLUS, Level 2 – Advanced Academic English Editing:
  • Reducing up to 10% of your word count as necessary
  • Reworking basic sentence and paragraph structure
  • Formatting according to journal style guidelines (e.g., APA, MLA)
  • Modifying and enhancing your use of the technical English language
  • Assigning an Academic Editor experienced in your field of study
  • Confirming the meaning and substance of your manuscript
  • Critiquing the presentation, flow, continuity, and consistency of thoughts
  • Evaluating the evidence statements provided to support claims, assertions, and conclusions
  • Communicating directly during and after editing
  • PLUS, Level 1 – Standard Technical Editing:
  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Microsoft Word Track Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request

RECOMMENDED ADD-ONS:
– One “Final Proofread” of prior manuscript submission’s corrections
– One “Multi-Round Edit” before the “Final Proofread”

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Graduate Research Support Package

Graduate Research Support Packages are Comprehensive Academic Editing Services, ideal as a multi-round academic pre-review of your thesis or dissertation before submitting your graduate thesis work to your final review committee as a PhD, masters, or licentiate candidate

Your Academic Editor is a highly qualified Subject Matter Expert (SME) who professionally advises you early in your research submissions process so you can accurately create a successful and compelling abstract, thesis, and dissertation. Your revisions receive multi-rounds of editing prior to submission.

LEVEL 4 – RESEARCH SUPPORT PACKAGE includes ALL Levels of Editing (see below) plus the advanced services of:

  • Rewriting up to 20% of your word count, as necessary
  • Consulting online at an early stage to ensure high-quality documentation
  • Collaborating with an Academic Editor who has extensive experience submitting for committee review and approval
  • Optimizing your abstract for clarity and acceptance
  • Validating technical accuracy
  • FREE High-Impact English Language Enhancement highlights the core elements of your research (Value of $.029/word)
  • FREE Three Multi-Round Edits (MRE) prior to submission if required* (Value of $.028/word)
  • FREE Final Proofread and Quality Check of your corrections* (Value of $.022/word)
  • PLUS, Level 3 – Substantive Content Editing:
  • Substantive Editing, which focuses on the organization, structure, content, and presentation from a high-level academic and technical perspective
  • Collaborating with a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for scientific research editing
  • Receiving a professional Content Review and Abstract Critique
  • Examining your supporting visual elements, such as tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics
  • Recommending improvements to tables, images, figures, diagrams, and schematics
  • PLUS, Level 2 – Advanced Academic English Editing:
  • Reducing up to 10% of your word count as necessary
  • Reworking basic sentence and paragraph structure
  • Formatting according to journal style guidelines (e.g., APA, MLA)
  • Modifying and enhancing your use of the technical English language
  • Assigning an Academic Editor experienced in your field of study
  • Confirming the meaning and substance of your manuscript
  • Critiquing the presentation, flow, continuity, and consistency of thoughts
  • Evaluating the evidence statements provided to support claims, assertions, and conclusions
  • Communicating directly during and after editing
  • PLUS, Level 1 – Standard Technical Editing:
  • Correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Eliminating jargon, repetition, and redundancy
  • Using Microsoft Word Track Changes to show all modifications
  • Rectifying basic English language
  • Fixing citations and references format
  • Correcting your technical English language
  • Verifying style and terminology consistency
  • Issuing a FREE Editing Certificate upon request
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