Scientific proofreading & editing

• Journal Articles | Conference Papers

• Other Complex Documents

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 ✔
  • 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 ✔
  • Reviews and adjusts table and figure captions ✔
  • Revision of changes due to comments ✔
  • Enhances sentence structure and syntax ✔
  • Inserts more appropriate/academic 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 changes 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 changes 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

I want to submit my document

If you would like to use this service to proofread or edit 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 require scientific proofreading or scientific editing, and whether you want the proofreading/editing process to follow British or American English spelling conventions. Once your document has been received you will be sent confirmation by email stating the fee, and detailing the date and time for return of the completed document.