Academic proofreading

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 proofreaders.

Our academic proofreading/editing services include a strict quality-checking process to make sure nothing slips through the cracks. Read more about our approach to quality.

We can usually edit or proofread short academic documents within 24 hours. Let us know your deadline 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 in PDFs, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Excel, PowerPoint, LaTeX, InDesign and most other file types that are sent our way. Once we’ve finished proofreading your document, we’ll send it back in the format of your choice.

If we’re working in a file type that supports tracked changes (such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs), our suggestions and comments will be clearly marked up in the document. You can easily review and implement these, as well as view our comments in the margin.

If we’re working in a PDF, you’ll also see our changes and comments. You’ll need a PDF editor to implement these. If you need guidance on file formats or how to review our changes, just ask and a member of our team will be happy to help.

We do everything we possibly can to correct all errors in a document. We hire only experienced proofreaders and editors 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. Despite all of this, human error is still possible and we can’t guarantee 100% accuracy.

We calculate the cost of proofreading based on the number of words in your document and the amount of work involved. 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.

We work with all kinds of subject areas, including complex scientific and technical topics. When proofreading academic writing, we focus on clarity, structure and accessible language. That said, we work with a wide range of subject matter experts if further expertise is needed.

Ultimately, we’ll match your project to the team member who’ll get the best possible results – whether you’re a researcher or a PhD student.

All our proofreading and editing work is carried out by experienced human experts. As impressive as AI tools are, they simply can’t compete with the excellent quality you’ll get from human beings.

As an extra safety net, we use the latest tech to support our proofreaders, such as spell-checkers and editing tools – but these are not AI tools. We never use tools that could cause confidentiality, personal data or copyright issues.

Consider it sorted! 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.

Yes, as long as you can provide us with a full business address. 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.