Proofreading services
The stamp of professionalism
Even a tiny error or inconsistency can undermine an entire document – and months of work. Minor mistakes can make you look unprofessional and damage your reputation. And it’s all too easy for such errors and inconsistencies to creep in when you’ve spent a long time looking at a document, when numerous people have collaborated on it and when designers or typesetters have moved text around. If this sounds familiar, you need a professional proofreading service.
Our experienced proofreaders are a fresh pair of eyes, trained and trusted to ruthlessly seek out and eliminate even the tiniest mistake. They’re here to help you enjoy peace of mind and avoid the cost and embarrassment of errors.
Why choose Tate & Clayburn?
Certified quality
Exceptional team
Trust and confidentiality
Customer service
Capacity and speed
What is proofreading?
Proofreading involves a series of checks to make sure everything is just right before a document is finalised. A proofreader will correct any remaining errors to ensure nothing’s gone wrong during the final phases of a project, such as design or typesetting. If your text requires more extensive work, you’ll need a copyeditor, and for many projects, we provide both copyediting and proofreading, with or without a design stage in between.
Alongside proofreading, we also offer a reference-checking service to ensure that your bibliography or reference list is consistent, complete and formatted in line with your chosen referencing style. We can also provide a specialist indexing service.
Our proofreading service involves:
- correcting language errors, including typos, incorrect grammar and punctuation, and inappropriate use of vocabulary
- ensuring consistency, both within the document and with any guidelines you send us
- eliminating errors in the document’s design, presentation, images and layout
- cross-checking the final, typeset version of a document against the original text (such as an MS Word file) to ensure that nothing has gone missing or awry during design.
Our proofreading process
Quote
We usually work with firm quotes, so you know exactly how much a job will cost before you commit.
Brief
We make sure we understand what you want to achieve so we can do the best possible job.
Proofread
We flag up problems, identify issues with the layout, and correct language errors. We can also cross-check designed documents against the original to ensure nothing is missing.
Follow up
We’re on hand to work through any queries or concerns until you’re completely satisfied with the final result.
Proofreading services
Academic proofreading
Eliminating errors to safeguard your credibility
Business proofreading
A final polish to protect your brand’s image
Website proofreading
Peace of mind before you go live
Frequently asked questions
We place quality at the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to be certified for compliance with ISO 9001:2015, the globally recognised quality standard. We only work with experienced and fully vetted editors and proofreaders, and our strict in-house quality-checking processes make sure nothing slips through the cracks. Read more about our approach to quality.
The work and personal data you share with us are treated as strictly confidential. All our team members 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.
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 accept payment via bank transfer and PayPal, which includes card payments via the PayPal interface.
For individual clients, we ask that you pay up front the first time we work together; after that, we’ll switch to 30-day invoicing. For businesses, universities and other organisations, we understand that you would most likely prefer an invoice on completion. We’ll ask for your business address, and our payment terms are 30 days from the date of invoicing.
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