Editing Services for International Writers

Recommended and partnered with Journal of Documentation, Journal of Knowledge Management, and other Emerald publications

Recommended by and partnered with Scientometrics (Springer)

Partners writers with native English language speakers in their field, which ensures terminology matches
All editors are in the process of completing either a MA, PhD, or MD in the US and are native English speakers
- Areas of expertise include information retrieval, information management, and library science
3 levels of editing:
- Standard: Editors not in-house. For grammer and phrasing. 10 percent discount on re-edits. Starts at $399 for 6,000 words; $513 for 10,000 words
- Advanced: professionally trained, in-house editors. 50 percent discount on re-edits. Starts at $450 for 6,000 words; $642 for 10,000 words
- Premium: all of the above, plus "optimize writing style and flow" and unlimited free edits. Starts at $560 for 6,000 words; $770 for 10,000 words

Writers can choose from a variety of editors that specialize in a bariety of kinds of editing and translation services
Editors generally have advanced degrees in English (many PhDs from UT Austin)
Normal cost for an aditor is somewhere between $30 and $60 an hour
Average rate of copyediting = 4 pages (1,000 words) per hour (for extensive copyediting, this will be slightly fewer pages/words per hour)
- Ex: 200-page dissertation = 50 hours x $30 = $1500

Specializes in both humanities and social sciences
"Technical language copy-editing aims at perfecting scholarly work – from the level of argumentation to the finer points of punctuation."
Staffed with international PhDs
Based in the UK
Pricing starts at £14/1,000 words, or approx. $19/1,000 words

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Publication-Specific Editing Services

Used by JASIS&T, Information Systems Journal, and other Wiley journals

3 levels
- Standard: Basic grammar and terminology check. Does not look at flow and logic of ideas. Checks for consistency but not accuracy of references. Starts at $428 for 6,000-8,000 words and 7 day turnaround; $493 for 8,000-10,000 words
- Advanced: Basic editing, plus checking for flow and logic, and both consistency and accuracy of references. Starts at $772 for 6,000-8,000 words and 6 day turnaround; $803 for 8,000-10,000 and 6 day turnaround
- Premium: All of the above, plus cross checking responses with revised manuscript and help formatting for journal. Starts at $904 for 6 day turnaround and 6,000-8,000 workds; $1003 for 8,000-10,000 words and 6 day turnaround

Offers editing, translation, manuscript formatting, and plagiarism check, as well as work with graphics
Pairs papers with subject specialists
3 levels
- Advanced; Basic package checking grammar, terminology. One free round of journal formatting check starts at $377 for 6,000-8,000 for 7 day turnaround; starts at $433 for 8,000-10,000 words
- Premium: All of the above, plus check for clarity, flow and logic. Starts at $597 for 6,000-8,000 words for 6 day turnaround; starts at $664 for 8,000-10,000 words
- Premium Plus: All of the above, plus tone, style and clarity. Cross checking revised manuscript with response letter. Starts at $747 for 6,000-8,000 words for 6 day turnaround; starts at $830 for 8,000-10,000 words