Editing Services for International Writers
Editage
Recommended and partnered with Journal of Documentation, Journal of Knowledge Management, and other Emerald publications
- Recommended by Emerald
- 2 levels:
- Advanced (for papers that need polishing but otherwise good)
- Cost estimate: from $0.051/word
- Starts at $306 for 6,000 word manuscript; $510 for 10,000 (can go up from there, however)
- Cost estimate: from $0.051/word
- Premium (complete language check, including formatting as per journal's guidelines, extensive revisions, unlimited Q&A with editor, unlimited rounds of editing)
- Cost estimate: from $0.072/word
- Starts at $432 for 6,000 word manuscript; $720 for 10,000 words
- Cost estimate: from $0.072/word
- Advanced (for papers that need polishing but otherwise good)
- Translations
- Traditional and Simplified Chinese to English
- Japanese to English
- Spanish to English
- Brazilian Portuguese to English
- Korean to English
- Turkish to English
American Journal Experts
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
University Writing Center "Hire an Editor" Services
- 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
Lex Academic
- 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
*additional services: www.eloquenti.com, www.EditorWorld.com
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Publication-Specific Editing Services
Wiley 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
SAGE Language Services
- 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