Rate
I charge $75/hour (USD) for editing and proofreading services. Charging an hourly rate allows my fee to fairly and accurately represent the amount of work involved. I am happy to provide a no-obligation estimate in advance. For your convenience, I have also included examples of approximate hours required for each service in the descriptions below.
Services
Developmental editing
This comprehensive editing process includes a full language edit, as described below, as well as a deep assessment of the structure and clarity of the manuscript. In addition to extensive edits and comments where necessary within the document itself, I will also provide a separate report highlighting the strengths and pointing out any issues that need to be addressed. The aim of a developmental edit is to provide edits and advice to help you maximize the impact of your work. For example, for a research article, I will ensure that:
- the rationale behind the study is clearly explained and well supported by your arguments
- there is a logical flow to the arguments and data presentation throughout the manuscript
- all sections are sufficiently detailed, while maintaining conciseness
- figures and tables are sufficiently clear and suitable
- your cover letter (if provided) is effective and persuasive.
Similar assistance can be provided for all types of documents (grant proposals, books, magazine articles, etc.). For a typical 6000 word manuscript, developmental editing usually takes approximately 20 hours.
This comprehensive editing process includes a full language edit, as described below, as well as a deep assessment of the structure and clarity of the manuscript. In addition to extensive edits and comments where necessary within the document itself, I will also provide a separate report highlighting the strengths and pointing out any issues that need to be addressed. The aim of a developmental edit is to provide edits and advice to help you maximize the impact of your work. For example, for a research article, I will ensure that:
- the rationale behind the study is clearly explained and well supported by your arguments
- there is a logical flow to the arguments and data presentation throughout the manuscript
- all sections are sufficiently detailed, while maintaining conciseness
- figures and tables are sufficiently clear and suitable
- your cover letter (if provided) is effective and persuasive.
Similar assistance can be provided for all types of documents (grant proposals, books, magazine articles, etc.). For a typical 6000 word manuscript, developmental editing usually takes approximately 20 hours.
Substantial language editing
Documents written by authors with English as a second language often benefit from considerable changes to the language and structure. In addition to checking for linguistic errors and misspellings, I will polish the sentence phrasing and suggest sections to reword as necessary to improve the clarity of your document. My aim is to ensure a smooth flow and appropriate tone throughout the manuscript, so that language is not a barrier to publication. For a typical 6000 word manuscript, language editing usually takes 8 - 10 hours.
Documents written by authors with English as a second language often benefit from considerable changes to the language and structure. In addition to checking for linguistic errors and misspellings, I will polish the sentence phrasing and suggest sections to reword as necessary to improve the clarity of your document. My aim is to ensure a smooth flow and appropriate tone throughout the manuscript, so that language is not a barrier to publication. For a typical 6000 word manuscript, language editing usually takes 8 - 10 hours.
Copyediting and proofreading
Even well-written manuscripts can contain grammatical errors, misspellings and typographical mistakes. Your document will be checked thoroughly for these mistakes and other inconsistencies. I will also suggest minor changes to improve clarity without substantively changing the content. For a typical 6000 word manuscript, minor editing/proofreading usually takes 4 - 6 hours.
Even well-written manuscripts can contain grammatical errors, misspellings and typographical mistakes. Your document will be checked thoroughly for these mistakes and other inconsistencies. I will also suggest minor changes to improve clarity without substantively changing the content. For a typical 6000 word manuscript, minor editing/proofreading usually takes 4 - 6 hours.
Discounts available for PhD and MSc theses
Contact me for a customized quotation for your thesis.To ensure that the thesis remains entirely the work of the author, changes will be limited to basic editing and proofreading and will exclude suggestions pertaining to argument structure or logical flow.
Contact me for a customized quotation for your thesis.To ensure that the thesis remains entirely the work of the author, changes will be limited to basic editing and proofreading and will exclude suggestions pertaining to argument structure or logical flow.
Bremner Scientific Editing can also assist with improving the clarity and impact of posters and presentations. Please contact the editor for additional information and a customized quotation.
How it works
1. Email your document to editor@bremnerscientific.com (Microsoft Word format preferred). For research articles, please state whether you wish the references to be edited or not, and the name of the journal to which you intend to submit your manuscript, if known.
2. I will assess the document and email a no-obligation estimate to you within 48 hours, as well as an indication of my current availability. If desired, I will edit a 300 word sample free of charge and send this to you as a demonstration of my editing style (new clients only). If you decide to proceed, simply confirm this with me by email.
3. All editing will be done electronically using the track changes function in MS Word, which gives you control over whether to accept or reject each individual change. Comments will be inserted in the margin where significant changes have been made or if the original text is ambiguous. If required, I can also include a clean version of the edited text with all changes accepted. If you have questions about any of the editing, I will work with you until you are satisfied with the document.
4. For repeat clients, payment is due on completion and an invoice will be sent with the edited document. For new clients, 50% of the fee will be due when I return the first half of the edited document. After receiving that payment, I will complete the editing and return the fully edited document, at which point the remaining 50% of the fee will be due. Secure payment can be made by debit or credit card via PayPal (you do not need to have a PayPal account).
2. I will assess the document and email a no-obligation estimate to you within 48 hours, as well as an indication of my current availability. If desired, I will edit a 300 word sample free of charge and send this to you as a demonstration of my editing style (new clients only). If you decide to proceed, simply confirm this with me by email.
3. All editing will be done electronically using the track changes function in MS Word, which gives you control over whether to accept or reject each individual change. Comments will be inserted in the margin where significant changes have been made or if the original text is ambiguous. If required, I can also include a clean version of the edited text with all changes accepted. If you have questions about any of the editing, I will work with you until you are satisfied with the document.
4. For repeat clients, payment is due on completion and an invoice will be sent with the edited document. For new clients, 50% of the fee will be due when I return the first half of the edited document. After receiving that payment, I will complete the editing and return the fully edited document, at which point the remaining 50% of the fee will be due. Secure payment can be made by debit or credit card via PayPal (you do not need to have a PayPal account).
Confidentiality
All documents and correspondence will be kept completely confidential and I am happy to sign non-disclosure agreements.