Standard line editing service: $0.05 (5 cents) per word (USD) as calculated by the Microsoft Word “word count” function applied to the manuscript before editing. Note: A typical double-spaced page contains 200 words.
- Includes editing for grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, style, consistency, word choice, and concision.
- Includes conversion from merely correct English to native-quality English writing.
- Includes reduction of word count if requested.
- Figure legends and tables, if provided, will be checked at the same rate.
- References, if provided, will be proofread at $0.02 per word.
Rewriting or substantive editing: $0.09 per word
- Includes everything above, but starts from a condition in which rewriting rather than editing is necessary.
Quick check: $0.035 per word
- Ensures that grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, style, consistency, word choice, and concision are all satisfactory and that the manuscript is generally ready for submission or resubmission to a journal.