Editing & Proofreading Services Worldwide

No.1 Editing & Proofreading Services Worldwide. Human-Edited, Since 2001

Polish your draft to publication standard. PhD-qualified editors in your subject area improve grammar, clarity, structure, citations, and argument flow. Dissertations, theses, journal manuscripts, essays, books, conference papers. Every edit is made by a human in Word Track Changes so you can see exactly what changed. Trusted by students and researchers in 60+ countries.

100% Human-Edited • Word Track Changes • PhD Editors in Your Subject

50,000+Documents edited since 2001

500+PhD editors worldwide

3 hFastest turnaround

2,000+Subject areas covered

Sitejabber 4.8 ★★★★★ Trustpilot 4.7 ★★★★★ Reviews.io 4.8 ★★★★★

Four Editing Tiers. Choose What Your Document Needs

From light proofreading to deep developmental editing. Tell us your goal and we recommend the right tier.

Proofreading

Grammar & spelling
Punctuation
Typos & consistency
Formatting basics
Track Changes

For near-final drafts

Copy Editing

Everything in Proofreading
Sentence-level clarity
Word choice & flow
Tense & voice consistency
Reference style check

Standard for academic work

Substantive Editing

Everything in Copy Editing
Paragraph restructuring
Argument coherence
Section reordering
Comment annotations

For drafts needing structure work

Developmental

Everything in Substantive
Chapter-level feedback
Argument framework review
Citation quality audit
Methodology critique

For dissertations & journal papers

Why Students & Researchers Choose Our Editors

1. PhD Editors in Your Subject

A nursing dissertation goes to a Nursing PhD editor. A finance paper to a Finance PhD. Subject expertise matters for citation accuracy and discipline conventions.

2. Native English Editors

All our editors are native English speakers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia. Fluent in academic register, not just grammar.

3. Track Changes in Word

Every edit visible in Microsoft Word Track Changes. Accept or reject each change. Comment annotations explain reasoning where needed.

4. Citation Style Expertise

APA 7, MLA 9, Harvard, Chicago, OSCOLA, Vancouver, IEEE, AMA, MHRA. We fix and standardize references to your required style.

5. 100% Human Editing

No Grammarly. No AI. No machine translation. Real PhD editors, line by line. Your voice is preserved.

6. Free Re-Review

After delivery, accept some edits, reject others, send it back for a second pass at no extra cost. We work until you're satisfied.

How It Works in 3 Steps

1

Upload Your Draft

Word, PDF, or LaTeX. Tell us the editing tier you need, deadline, citation style, target journal if any. Takes 30 seconds.

2

Get a Quote in 30 Seconds

Transparent quote by email. PhD editor matched to your subject. No commitment until you accept.

3

Receive Edited Document

Returned in Word with Track Changes. Review, accept or reject changes. Free re-review if you need a second pass.

Get an Editing Quote →

Document Types We Edit

Every academic document type, at every level.

PhD Dissertations

40,000-100,000 words

Full dissertations or individual chapters. Methodology rigour, citation accuracy, argument coherence.

Master's Theses

10,000-25,000 words

MA, MSc, MBA, LLM, MRes. Pre-submission polish and supervisor-ready editing.

Journal Manuscripts

5,000-12,000 words

Pre-submission editing to target-journal standards. Cover letter and abstract polish included.

Reviewer Responses

Revise-and-resubmit

Point-by-point response letter editing, revised manuscript polish for resubmission.

Conference Papers

5,000-10,000 words

ACM, IEEE, AOM, EGOS-ready editing. Presentation slide review available.

Research Papers

2,000-10,000 words

Empirical, conceptual, systematic reviews. PRISMA alignment for systematic reviews.

Essays & Coursework

500-5,000 words

Undergraduate, Master's, MBA, professional qualification essays.

Personal Statements

500-1,500 words

UG, PG, MBA, JD admissions essays. Voice preserved, clarity sharpened.

CVs & Cover Letters

Job applications

Academic and industry CVs, cover letters, research statements.

Books & Monographs

50,000+ words

Academic books, doctoral monographs, edited volumes. Chapter-level developmental editing.

Grant Proposals

ESRC, NIH, EU H2020

Research grant proposals, ethics applications, funding bid editing.

Translations

Non-native drafts

Heavy editing for non-native English drafts. Preserves meaning, polishes language.

Citation Styles & Reference Manager Expertise

We fix and standardize references to your required style. Reference manager support included.

APA 7 MLA 9 Harvard Chicago OSCOLA Bluebook Vancouver IEEE ACM AMA MHRA EndNote Mendeley Zotero LaTeX BibTeX

What Our Editors Fix

Grammar & Mechanics

Tenses, agreement, articles, prepositions, sentence fragments, run-ons, comma splices.

Punctuation & Spelling

Comma usage, semicolons, dashes, apostrophes. US vs UK English consistency.

Clarity & Concision

Wordy phrasing, passive voice overuse, nominalizations, redundancies. Sharper writing.

Academic Register

Informal phrases, contractions, hedging language, appropriate tentativeness for claims.

Structure & Flow

Paragraph cohesion, topic sentences, transitions, logical progression of argument.

Citations & References

In-text citation accuracy, reference list completeness, formatting consistency.

Tables & Figures

Caption formatting, numbering, in-text references, figure source attributions.

Formatting

Margins, line spacing, heading hierarchy, table of contents, page numbers, ToC accuracy.

What Students & Researchers Say

Anonymised extracts from Sitejabber, Trustpilot and Reviews.io reviews.

“PhD dissertation editing, 80,000 words. Substantive tier. Track Changes showed every edit. Three rounds, supervisor accepted on first review.”

— PhD Public Health • LSHTM, UK • ★★★★★

“Journal manuscript polish before Nature Comms submission. Citation reformat APA to Nature style. Accepted with minor revisions.”

— Postdoc Biology • Cambridge, UK • ★★★★★

“Master's thesis copy editing, 18,000 words, Harvard referencing. Returned in 48 hours. Distinction.”

— MBA • Rotman, Toronto, Canada • ★★★★★

“Reviewer response and revised manuscript editing for revise-and-resubmit. Editor preserved my arguments. Paper accepted.”

— PhD Marketing • NYU Stern, USA • ★★★★★

“Translation polish for non-native English thesis. Heavy editing tier, 20,000 words. Reads naturally now. Distinction band.”

— PhD Engineering • ETH Zurich • ★★★★★

“Personal statement for MBA applications. Voice kept, clarity sharpened. Admitted to two top-10 programs.”

— MBA applicant • USA • ★★★★★

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Editing Help Worldwide

United States

APA, MLA, Chicago. US English conventions.

United Kingdom

Harvard, OSCOLA, MHRA. UK English conventions.

Canada

APA, MLA, Chicago. Canadian English.

Australia

Harvard, APA, Australian Style Manual.

UAE & Middle East

APA, Harvard. English conventions per institution.

Singapore

APA, Harvard. Singapore English conventions.

Non-native English

Heavy editing for non-native drafts. Preserves meaning, polishes language naturally.

Europe

APA, Harvard, IEEE. Bologna-aligned PG programs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between editing and proofreading?

Proofreading fixes surface errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting). Copy editing improves clarity, word choice, and flow. Substantive editing reworks structure and argument coherence. Developmental editing reviews the document at chapter level.

Will you change my voice or argument?

No. We preserve your voice and argument. Every edit is tracked in Word so you can accept or reject each change. We never rewrite your ideas.

Do you edit dissertations and journal papers?

Yes. Dissertations, theses, journal manuscripts, conference papers, books, essays, coursework. PhD-qualified editors in your specific subject area.

How fast can you edit my document?

From 3 hours for short essays to 7 days for full dissertations. Most documents under 5,000 words: 24-48 hours.

Do you use AI to edit?

No. All editing is done by a human PhD editor. Your document does not pass through any AI tools. Word Track Changes shows every edit made.

Can you reformat my citations?

Yes. We reformat in-text citations and reference lists to your required style: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, OSCOLA, Vancouver, IEEE, AMA, MHRA. EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, LaTeX BibTeX support.

What file formats do you accept?

Microsoft Word (preferred for Track Changes), PDF, LaTeX, Google Docs. Final delivery in Word with Track Changes by default.

Do you edit non-native English drafts?

Yes. Heavy editing tier preserves the author's meaning while polishing language to read naturally in academic English.

What if I want to revise some edits?

Free re-review. Accept some, reject others, send back for a second pass at no extra cost. We work until you're satisfied.

How do I get a quote?

Use the calculator at the top of this page. Quote returned within 30 seconds. No commitment.

Most-Adjacent Projectsdeal Services

Dissertation Writing Services

Full dissertations and chapter support

Thesis Writing Services

Master's and PhD theses

Research Paper Writing

Journal submissions and conference papers

Essay Writing Services

Worldwide essay writing by subject experts

Coursework Writing Services

Module-level coursework

Assignment Help

Math, programming, problem sets