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Editing
The goal of editing is to bring the level of English in your paper to a standard such that it can be published in a major English-language academic journal. In order to achieve our goal, we do the following:- Resolve ambiguity that is caused by either syntactic or semantic factors (if we cannot resolve the ambiguity completely, we will offer alternative constructions or ask you for clarification.)
- Correct grammar
- Correct spelling
- Correct punctuation
- Ensure that the correct vocabulary is used
- Ensure that an appropriate level of formality is used
- Improve style
Standard editing
In this case, one round of editing by one editor is sufficient to attend to all the issues mentioned above. We assume an editing speed of no less than 1000 words per hour for this service.
Intensive editing
In this case, two different editors will go through your paper carefully. This is because it helps a great deal to have a fresh eye when working on difficult text, to ensure that all errors are recognised and corrected. Second editing is easier than first editing, so we assume that the second editor will work at a rate of no less than 2000 words per hour.
Super-intensive editing
In this case, your paper will need a great deal of work to bring the English to a publishable standard. Our editors will take as much time as is required in order to give you the quality of service that you require.
At all three levels, our goal is to bring the English in your paper to a publishable standard. The difference lies in the amount of editing that is required to meet your needs. In every case, we will provide you with the level of editing that your paper warrants.
What we do not provide
1. We do not edit undergraduate, Masters, or PhD theses, because in almost all cases, the kind of work that we have to do breaches university regulations such that your thesis must be clearly written and be the product of all your own work.
2. We do not reduce word counts, except when that occurs during the normal course of editing as we attempt to express your content correctly, stylishly, and succinctly. If the word count is still too high following our normal attempts to express your content correctly, stylishly, and succinctly, the problem must be that there is too much content. We are not responsible for the content of your paper. If your paper contains too many words, even after we have edited and done our best to express your content succinctly, you must reduce the content in order to reduce the word count. We cannot decide what content to omit, because we did not do the research.
N.B. Having your paper edited by us does not guarantee acceptance for publication. There are all sorts of reasons, completely unrelated to English, as to why your paper may not be accepted for publication.
Our editing staff
Genedits is committed to providing a quality service. We employ only highly qualified and experienced native English-speaking editors. All of our editors have the following:
- They all hold either (i) a PhD in the Life Sciences, or (ii) health professional qualifications (MD, DDS or DVM), or (iii) a PhD in philosophy, specializing in Philosophy of Science, and are familiar with fundamental concepts in a wide range of scientific disciplines, or (iv) a combination of the foregoing.
- They all have experience of writing specific kinds of document to a professional level.
- They all have a proven track record of proofreading high-level documents.
- They are recruited specially from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Our consultants have experience of proofreading and editing documents with a wide range of content in the life sciences.
How to submit your document for editing
Your document should be in the following format:-
12 pt. text
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double-spaced
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saved in either .rtf (rich text format), MS Word or .tex format. If you submit your document in .tex format, please also send a compiled version in .pdf format.
- Please submit your entire document, including figures and figure legends, even if you do not wish us to edit all sections. If you wish us to omit certain sections, please inform us upon submission and highlight those sections. If we do not receive the entire document, we will not edit your paper.
You can send your document to us in the following ways:
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Send it by e-mail to editor@genedits.com, fax it to +66 (0)38-664-798 or send it using our online submission form.
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You should include a covering letter stating the number of words in the document , your deadline for receipt of the finished document and any special requirements that you may have.
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If you fax your document, please include a return address. We will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
How long does it take?
The time taken to edit and deliver a document will be a matter for discussion between the client and Genedits. Long documents will, obviously, require more time than short ones. In addition, documents that are difficult to edit will take longer than documents that are not so difficult. In general, we will return a document of up to 8000 words within 12-14 days. We are aware that it does not take that amount of time to actually do the editing. However, the fact that our editors are themselves practising and publishing scientists, which is an advantage for our clients, also has a disadvantage; the editors have their own schedules and it sometimes takes time to schedule editing.
Procedure
- Genedits staff will analyse the document and send it to an editor who possesses the required expertise.
- The editor will make changes that include corrections, suggestions and comments, and send a revised copy to Genedits.
- Genedits will calculate the fee and send a copy of the revised version of the document back to you by e-mail, fax, or ordinary mail, together with an invoice and details of payment.
- Once the document has been returned to you, you will be able to ask the editor any questions that you have about the editing, 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.