Journal Article Editing & Proofreading
FAQs
⏰ Turnaround time: Depends on word count
đź’˛ Rate per word: Starts at $0.06/word
🪄 Includes: Free re-editing and journal formatting* (only for Expert Editing and Comprehensive Editing plans)
1. What does your journal article editing service include?
We offer comprehensive editing that covers clarity, structure, grammar, style, logical flow, and adherence to academic conventions. Depending on your needs, this may include line editing (improving expression and coherence), copy-editing (language accuracy and consistency), and final proofreading (checking for typographical, punctuation and formatting errors).
2. Do you edit articles for specific journals or fields?
Yes. We regularly work on articles in medicine, psychology, psychiatry, public health, and astrophysics, among others. If you are targeting a specific journal, we can adapt your manuscript to meet its stylistic and structural requirements.
3. Can you help improve a manuscript that has been rejected or received reviewer comments?
Yes. we can help revise a manuscript following peer review, focusing on improving the content in line with reviewers’ recommendations. We also offer pre-submission mock peer review services (optional add-on) and developmental and structural editing according to the review report’s guidelines.
4. Will you format the manuscript according to journal guidelines?
Yes, on request. If you provide the target journal’s formatting requirements (e.g. referencing style, headings, abstract length, figure/table conventions), I will format the manuscript accordingly.
5. Do you provide reference and citation checks?
We can check references for consistency, correct citation format, and proper ordering. Fact-checking reference content, verifying citations against primary sources, referencing and citation, and literature search and review are offered as additional opt-ins (click on Publication Support or the service required for further information)
6. Can you edit manuscripts by non-native English speakers?
Absolutely. We have extensive experience editing for multilingual authors and take particular care to enhance clarity, eliminate awkward phrasing, and ensure the text reads smoothly in natural academic English while preserving your intended meaning.
7. Will you rewrite or restructure content?
We can suggest restructuring where necessary to improve clarity, flow or logical sequencing (with Expert Editing or Comprehensive Editing), but we do not generate new content. Any significant changes are proposed with full transparency and returned as tracked edits and comments for your review.
8. Do you guarantee publication?
No editor can guarantee publication. However, professional editing significantly improves your manuscript’s readability, clarity and professionalism, increasing its chances of being well received by reviewers and editors.
9. Do you offer editing certificates?
Yes. Upon request, we provide a certificate of editing that confirms the manuscript has been professionally edited by a native English speaker, often required by journals when submitting work from non-native authors.