Editing services

We’re used to absorbing complex style guides in a flash. Just send us your guidelines and we’ll make sure your document adheres to these.

The work and personal data you share with us are treated as strictly confidential. All our expert editors are fully vetted and have signed a contract and non-disclosure agreement. We never share your details or documents with third parties, and we delete data once they are no longer needed. To find out more, please see our privacy policy.

We can usually edit or proofread short documents in as little as 24 hours. Let us know your ideal turnaround time and we’ll do our absolute best to meet it.

All varieties! We most commonly work in British, American, Canadian and Australian English, but we’ll adapt to whatever preferences you have.

We work with all kinds of files. We most commonly edit and proofread in MS Word as changes can be easily tracked, but we also work in Google Docs, PDFs, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, LaTeX, InDesign and most other file types that are sent our way.

We’ve helped hundreds of academic clients in a wide range of fields to publish their research. When we’re editing academic writing, our focus is on ensuring the language is clear and accessible. That said, we work with subject matter experts if further expertise is needed. Tell us about your subject area, and we’ll find the very best editor for the job.

Once we’ve finished editing or proofreading your document, we’ll send it back in the format of your choice. If it’s a file type that supports tracked changes (such as MS Word or Google Docs), our suggestions and comments will be clearly marked up in the document. Of course, if you have any questions after we’ve sent you the final document, we’re more than happy to answer them.

We do everything we possibly can to correct all errors in a document. We hire only experienced editors and proofreaders with a keen eye for detail, and we have a strict quality assurance policy in place. We’re also certified for compliance with globally recognised quality management standard ISO 9001:2015, which means we place customer satisfaction and quality at the heart of everything we do. Despite all of this, human error is still possible and we can’t guarantee 100% accuracy. Read more about our approach to quality.

We calculate the cost of editing and proofreading based on the number of words in your document and the amount of work involved (for example, a heavy copyedit will cost more than a light proofread as more work is involved in reworking the document). Send us your document and deadline (or a sample of your text and the total word count) and we’ll get back to you with a free, speedy and precise quote. If you’re not sure whether you need our editing or proofreading service, we’ll be happy to advise.

All documents you send us are edited by humans, not machines. AI tools are impressive but they cannot rival the quality, thoughtfulness and confidentiality of work by human editors. We use handy, non-AI-driven editing tools that act as an extra safety net to pick up mistakes – but the core work is always done by a human editor.

Don’t worry in the least! For most of our academic clients, we liaise directly with the finance department to sort out the admin, so you can focus on the research side of things. If you put us in touch with the relevant team, we’ll work through the supplier registration, quoting and invoicing process with them. Just let us know how you prefer to work and we’ll fit in with you.

Generally speaking, editing, copyediting and copy-editing are different terms for the same service: they all aim to take your text to the next level. That said, we also offer more extensive editing services for when your project needs a complete rethink. To discuss all the editorial magic we can work on your document, get in touch for a free consultation.