WORDSHARP
Editing and Proofreading
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Academic Editing Service
Academic Proofreading Service

Turnaround is currently 3-5 business days.
Publishing with Precision
Even high-quality research takes on little value when described in poorly written prose that often leads to misunderstanding and misinterpretation—instead of publication.

You deserve finely honed editing that presents your findings and conclusions with all of the subtlety, precision, and effect necessary in academia. The only way to assure full and accurate conveyance of your ideas is through having your manuscript evaluated by highly experienced specialists in academic editing—before submitting it for peer review.
Reliable and Affordable Service
  • Eminently Qualified—chief editors managing your text
  • Service-Oriented—hyper-focused
  • Rapid Throughput—efficient, solid, deadline-driven
  • Easily Accessible—there when you need us
  • Cost Effective—quantifiable benefits, sensible editing rates
  • Self-Directed—stay focused on core business activity
  • Secure & Trustworthy—industry-leading security, see our guarantee
  • Global Interconnectivity—worldwide and one-to-one

Clear Communication
We match the right academic editor to your needs. With preparation from academic professionals, your manuscript or journal article will conform to your precise standards.
Full Support
The help you need, when you need it. See our contact page for more information.
A-level English Editing
Article, manuscript, or thesis editing requires a thorough examination of the text for concision, consistency, and clarity after a complete, thorough and fast proofreading.
Format-Specific
Specialists structure your citation style properly (whether APA format, MLA, Chicago Style (CSM), Canadian English, Harvard, Turabian, International English, ASA, Australian, Vancouver, Oxford Style, and many other styles). They can easily handle citation style guides from your school, arrange reference materials, make sure direct quotes are cited, and examine in-text citations to make sure they appear in your reference section or bibliography.

Academic Editing and Proofreading Service FAQ

Our professional editors, who are all native English speakers, proofread and edit academic projects of all types and match them to the appropriate writing editor.

Yes! Our academic editors correct grammar as part of our academic proofreading service.

Journal article proofreading and editing
Grammar, typographical errors, misspellings, punctuation, clarity, comma splices, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb disagreement, and verb tense, flow, phrasing ambiguities, audience appropriateness, organization, structure, theme, rhetorical consistency, levels of diction, lexical register, rhythm, and colloquialisms.

Journal article formatting
Specific to the citation style of your journal. This includes your citations and references and all other journal requirements.

If you send your journal article in Microsoft Word format, we can return two copies to you when finished. One is the original with changes highlighted. The other is the final version.

All of our journal article editors have doctoral degrees and years of training as teachers, published authors, and professionals in various disciplines. We provide the right editor for your needs. We default to American English, APA publication style, and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. We’re happy to use other styles and conventions. However, any deviations from these rules must be noted by the author beforehand to avoid re-editing.

No. The editing function has been a long-time feature and the files we send you are for a PC or Mac.

We much prefer Microsoft Word because of its Track Changes feature. However, if you check with us first, we support digital texts in a range of formats (e.g., Microsoft Word, Works, AppleWorks, Pages, Rich Text, and Open Office).

Our editors ensure that your journal article complies with your style requirements. Specify whether you are using APA, MLA, Chicago, CSE, either of the Canadian styles, Harvard, Turabian, International English, ASA, Australian, Vancouver, Oxford Style, or another citation style of your choosing.

A member of our journal article editing staff can usually respond within two to three hours. We complete most journal articles within a few business days. An editor and proofreader will accept it only if we can have the finished journal article back to you before your deadline.

Proofreading and editing are approximately 1 cent per word; the exact price can be determined using our cost calculator. Formatting is approximately ½ a cent per word.

We currently accept PayPal, Zelle, SquareUp, Venmo, bank cards, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Debit, and Maestro. The method of payment is a secure system with industry standard 128-bit encryption. This is the premier form of encryption available for Internet transactions and is the same level of security used in cash machines (ATMs) and most retail stores. Please note: An account is not required to process your credit card and our staff never see your personal data.

The proofreading and editing rate is based on word count and your choice between proofreading and editing or formatting too. Unlike other journal article editing companies, we do not have confusing editing rates per page or vague quotes. We provide exact figures for editing services. Send us your file and specify editing and proofreading and whether you want formatting too.

MS Word has a feature that you can use to obtain a word count. Alternatively, send it to us. We will calculate the amount and send you an email with a link to your invoice and payment options. If you want to calculate it yourself, multiply the number of words in your journal article times 0.013 for proofreading and editing or times 0.019 for proofreading, editing, and formatting. For instance: 30,000 x 0.013 = $390 [USD].

Our smallest charge is $25 [USD]. If you have a project with a word count that is shorter than the minimum, we may be able to work on it for you but the charge would be $25 USD.

We reword individual sentences. We may rearrange sentences. We may offer suggestions to improve the organization of paragraphs and sections within your journal article. Rewriting would constitute plagiarism and is not an option.

We provide an editing certificate if your journal requires it.

We consider the issues surrounding intellectual copyright and confidentiality to be crucial. Only your journal article editor and a managing editor have access to your journal article. Each of our staff members is required to sign a copy of the confidentiality agreement, which ensures that under no circumstances can an employee share your journal article with anyone. If you require a separate non-disclosure agreement, contact us. Unless you request otherwise, all journal articles and related files are deleted after sixty days. We do not sell, trade, transfer, rent or share ANY information with ANY other party. All journal articles reviewed by our editors remain the intellectual property of you, the original author. In keeping with our strict confidentiality, we never release names or titles without prior consent. For further information, view our privacy policy.

We make use of the most powerful and updated security measures including the industry standard in encryption (128-bit secure socket layer). This is the highest level of security commercially available and is the same standard of security used in cash machines (ATMs) and by many retail stores. To protect your credit card information, we have partnered with Venmo, PayPal, and SquareUp to offer you the most trusted financial transaction systems on the Internet. The entire payment process is conducted through one of their secure websites. No banking information or credit card data is ever collected or stored by us.

You always maintain ownership and copyright. We make no claim on your copyright, and we do not require credit or acknowledgement beyond the fees for the services rendered. It is a commonly accepted practice for some writers to credit us as their editor and this is always appreciated.

All of our editors and proofreaders must, at a minimum: (a) be native speakers of English; (b) have at least five years of professional experience as a writing editor; (c) have a doctoral degree; and (d) provide samples of their writing, proofreading and editing. A typical editor has more than fifteen years of professional experience and is published in his or her chosen field.

We are confident that our journal article proofreading services are among the best in the industry. We are a professional company focused on providing you the best service possible. Each journal article is proofread twice before returning it to you. If you are not completely satisfied, you can resubmit your journal article for further editing/proofreading. We are committed to your satisfaction.

Yes, although we can nearly always tell when we read something, please specify which form of English you need when you place your order.

Journal article editors are available nearly twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Our administrative staff is available between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. CST (GMT −6); we typically answer messages within a few hours.

Our global headquarters is based in the United States in Chicago, Illinois. Your communications are channeled through this office.

Even the best writers benefit from an impartial, professional and thorough look at their journal article. Our editors recognize things in your journal article that become unnoticeable to you. After you have done several drafts, reviewing and revising, that familiarity with the journal article results in your filling in missing text and skipping over errors when you read.

Your journal article will be print-ready subject to the state of the project when submitted to us.

We edit all sorts of styles, dialects, special kinds of formatting and other types of creativity. If there is something you do not want us to alter, mention this when you email the journal article.

Certainly you may explain things to your journal article editor. Once it arrives, your journal article is quickly routed directly to a chief editor who is familiar with, and appreciates, your type of journal article. A client services representative will be happy to relay your comments and queries to your journal article editor and then send the answers back.

We're happy to provide a certificate of English editing upon request.

For greater parsimony, clarity, and flow; we reword individual sentences, may rearrange sentences, may offer suggestions to improve the organization of paragraphs and sections within your journal articles, and may make other suggestions for you. Additionally, we protect you from plagiarism by not altering the content of your journal article; that's the domain of you and your committee. Along these lines, we do not look up reference material for you; we tell you when references and citations are missing and we format the material you provide.

Contact us directly with your journal article editing questions. One of our chief editors will be more than happy to discuss your journal article with you and provide any additional information you may require.



Try before you buy!

Send us ten pages or more of your work and ask for a FREE academic editing sample. We'll choose a section to proofread, edit, and format, then return it to you within 48 hours. Let our professionals ensure that the meaning of your words comes through, not your mistakes.
FREE SAMPLE
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Academic Proofreading & Editing Services

We're committed to providing top-quality academic services. Our academic editors and correctors have extensive experience in the following key academic manuscript areas:

Bachelor's thesis proofreading - Academic and professional editing - Article editing - Case study editing - Dissertation proposal editing - Dissertation proposal proofreading - Book editing - Dissertation proofreading and analysis - Dissertation prospectus editing - Dissertation prospectus proofreading - Instructional handbook editing - Journal article editing - Monograph editing - Teaching manual editing - Textbook proofreading - Thesis editing and proofreading - Style guides: APA format, MLA, Chicago Style (CSM), CSE, Canadian English, Harvard, Turabian, international English, ASA, Australian, Vancouver, Oxford Style, or another citation style of your choosing.


Client Comments
I was impressed with the editing. I have 2 scientific proposals to submit this semester. My work looks good and makes more sense than it did before. My professor is happy with the editing. Thanks so much. I appreciate your help.
-Delroy

Once again, thank you for the great your job. After your editing, I have got the confirmation of acceptance of my journal article.
Sincerely
-Genovaitė

Hi! You did a FANTASTIC job with my dissertation - thanks! Attached please find a short journal article that I wrote for publication in the SDC. I would like to have the article proofread, edited, etc.
I'm comma challenged.
Many thanks!
-Anne

I've been using another editing company and I decided to try your company. Return around was faster than expected. I believe in them. Excellent journal article service. Thorough review and corrections of grammar mistakes. Congratulations!
-James

It's hard to find someone you trust online. I was happy I could get your assistance. You gave me solid academic editing. The editor preserved my intent while making the article clearer and a lot more comprehensible. The comments were insightful. Aside from being professional, I think I have now established a true human relationship with Charlie. I will always use you guys.
-Vivian

Was glad not to have to ask a colleague for a favor and to get it done professionally and quickly. Cannot fully express my gratitude to you. Definitely couldn't have chosen a better service for editing my journal article. A lot of great suggestions. In summary, I will definitely recommend this service to others.
-Avory

Very gratified with the results of my first journal article with you. In addition, the customer service was very helpful and friendly. Provide targeted feedback regarding APA guidelines, clarity, and writing style. Proofreaders are very thorough and look at the most minute things that one may miss. Very fast and accurate in the correction of all different kind of mistakes made during the editing, like grammar, typos, and style.
-Lilly

Nothing negative to say about the journal article proofreading. The third time I have used them. As an educator in higher education, I highly recommend this company to my students. Truly appreciate you.
-Ela

I give a great deal of credit to them. I've used them for two years now. And the process is smooth and easy. Highly recommend this academic proofreading service to people preparing materials for academic publications. Kudos!!!
-William

You were prompt, professional and comprehensive in proofreading my manuscript. Your editing meshes so well with my writing style. Your company will definitely be credited in my book!
-Ethan