Business proofreading & editing

• Books | CVs | Social Media | Reports •

• Company Literature | Press Releases | Promotional Material •

Which level of service?

Proofreading

At the proofreading level, your document will be checked for spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors, with the editor working through the whole document twice to resolve all typographic issues. This service is recommended for authors who feel confident about their English language usage, but would like a second pair of eyes to review their manuscript without making any fundamental changes to either their syntax or writing style.

  • Removes typographic errors ✔
  • Repairs spelling, grammar and punctuation ✔
  • Ensures consistency of abbreviations ✔
  • Adjusts in-text and final references (if applicable) ✔
  • Reviews and adjusts table and figure captions ✔
  • Revision of changes due to comments ✔

Editing

At the editing level, your document will not only be proofread for inaccuracies in spelling, punctuation and grammar, but will also be developed from a style and readability perspective. Therefore, repeated terms will be substituted with suitable synonyms, sentences will be combined or rephrased where appropriate, and the overall written standard of the document will be enhanced to the level of a native English reader’s expectations.

  • Removes typographic errors ✔
  • Repairs spelling, grammar and punctuation ✔
  • Ensures consistency of abbreviations ✔
  • Adjusts in-text and final references (if applicable) ✔
  • Reviews and adjusts table and figure captions ✔
  • Revision of changes due to comments ✔
  • Enhances sentence structure and syntax ✔
  • Inserts more appropriate vocabulary ✔
  • Replaces repeated words with direct synonyms ✔
  • Additional comments on content and style ✔

What will I receive back?

Version 1: the markup

The first document contains all the changes marked in blue font style. Therefore, you can review and keep a record of all the edits made to the original document.

Thumbnail of a proofread page with track changes markup visible
Proof
Thumbnail of an edited page with track changes markup visible
Edit

Version 2: the clean copy

The second version is the clean copy where all the edits have been accepted. Therefore, you will only need to check the comments and take action where necessary.

Thumbnail of a proofread page with track changes accepted
Proof
Thumbnail of an edited page with track changes accepted
Edit

  • “Thank you so much for a fantastic job.”
    Book author
    Södertälje, Sweden
  • “Thank you so much for your fast delivery! As always, the job is excellent, all remarks and suggestions have helped me to better express my thoughts.”
    CV & cover letter author
    Cambridge, UK
  • “I remember you helped me to convey a very powerful message in a great style, so this time it will be also needed.”
    Cover letter author
    Vilnius, Lithuania
  • “Thank you for your hard work. I’m sending the two versions of yours to my colleagues so that we could discuss the comments. I am sure we will have some questions regarding this.”
    Report author
    University of Essex, UK

I want to submit my document

If you require the proofreading or editing of your document, then please use the contact form or send the file in Microsoft Word format to info@englishlc.com. In the email, indicate the speed of completion required, whether you want professional proofreading or professional editing, and whether you require the proofreading/editing process to follow British or American English spelling conventions. Once your document has been received, confirmation will be sent by email stating the fee, and detailing the date and time for return of the completed document.