Editing Services
Fees and payment
We offer two kinds of editing service, which have different
fee rates:
1. Editing of English
The goal of editing English is to produce a document
that is written clearly and precisely in an elegant
style and that contains no errors. The English should
be as simple as possible and easy to understand. In
order to achieve our goal, we do the following:
- Resolve ambiguity that is caused by either syntactic
or semantic factors
- Correct grammar
- Correct spelling
- Correct punctuation
- Ensure that the correct vocabulary is used
- Ensure that an appropriate level of formality is used
- Improve style
We offer the following:
- Proofreading and editing for both native and
non-native speakers
- Editing academic and scientific/technical documents
is our speciality, but we also edit documents for
business and commerce
- A professional look for your documents
- Care and attention to detail
- Different levels of editing.
- International English and North American spelling
conventions respected
- Clarity and precision of expression
2. Editing for Logic and the Flow of Argument:
- Assessment of logical consistency within various
parts of the text
- Identification and rectification of unclarities
due to structure
- Assessment of how the argument of the paper fits
together as a whole, i.e. cohesion of structure
- Identification of fallacies in argument
- Assessment of evidential relations, e.g we ensure
that claims made in the conclusion do not go beyond
the evidence supplied in the main body of the text
- Tightening up of the structure of argument, e.g.
by identifying , and rendering explicit, hidden
premises, or by pointing out text that is unnecessary
to the argument
- Pointing out of omissions in the text, e.g. references,
notation, figure and table captions
If you require this service, please indicate what
parts of your document you would like to be reviewed,
when you submit your paper. It should be noted that
the successful completion of this service will usually
require more extensive communication between author
and editor than does simply editing the English. It
is especially useful for papers that have been rewritten
to take into account the comments of anonymous reviewers,
prior to resubmission to a journal.
Editing for Logic and the Flow of Argument is not
available to students who are preparing a thesis or
dissertation for submission for a degree.
NB Editing English and Editing for Logic and Flow
of Argument are not mutually exclusive. It is, for
example, not always possible to edit English satisfactorily
without changing lthe logical structure of paragraphs
at the same time. When this happens, the editing will
be charged at the Editing of English rate only.
Our
editing staff
Cambridge Language Consultants is
committed to providing a quality service. We employ
only highly qualified and experienced native speakers
to edit for us. All of our consultants have the
following qualities:
Our consultants have experience of
proofreading and editing documents with a wide range
of content: business, biological sciences, medical
sciences, computer science, engineering, physics
and astronomy, archaeology, anthropology, sociology,
geosciences, artificial intelligence, education,
economics and history, among others.
We demand a higher standard still for editing for
logic and the flow of argument. Our editors for
this service all have a PhD in Philosophy , specialising
in Philosophy of Science, and are familiar with
fundamental concepts in a wide range of scientific
disciplines.
How
to submit your document for editing
Your document should be in the following format:
You can send your document to us in the following
ways:
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You should include a covering
letter stating the length of the document, your
deadline for receipt of the finished document
and any special requirements that you may have.
Should you wish us to edit your document by hand,
please let us know and send us your return address.
How long does it take?
The time taken to edit and deliver a document will
be a matter for discussion between the client and
CLC. Long documents will, obviously, require more
time than short ones.
CLC will edit and return a document of about 2000
words in 24 hours if necessary, but we prefer a
turnaround time of about 7days for academic documents.
This gives us time to find an editor with the appropriate
skills and background knowledge. Please
note that, depending on our workload, it might not
be possible to provide express service.
Our charges for express service are as follows:
24 hour service: 30% surcharge for a 2000-word paper
48 hour service: 15% surcharge for a 2000-word paper
48 hour service: 30% surcharge for a 4000-word paper
Double charge for work on Sundays
(It is not practical to specify precisely surcharges
for every kind of document. CLC reserves the right
to assess surcharges as necessary, using the above
as guidelines.)
Procedure:
editing of English
- CLC staff will analyse the document and send
it to an editor who possesses the required expertise.
- The editor will save the original, make corrections
in blue, red or green according to your preference,
and send a revised copy to CLC.
- CLC will calculate the fee and send a copy of
the revised version of the document back to you
by e-mail or ordinary mail, with a bill.
- Once the document has been returned to you, you
will be able to ask the editor any questions that
you have, without further charge.
- Should you revise significant sections of the
document in such a manner that they may be deemed
to be new work, the checking of these sections will
be charged at the standard rate.
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