Student proofreading & editing

• Assignments | Dissertations | Theses | CVs | Personal Statements •

• Supporting Native & Non-native English Students •

Which level of service?

Proofreading

At the student proofreading level, your entire document will be checked for errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. The editor will work through the whole document twice to remove all typographic errors, while your references will be checked in the main body of the document as well as your final references list/bibliography. Any issues that cannot be fixed will be highlighted with a comment for your attention. This service is recommended for authors who feel confident about their English language usage, but would like a second pair of eyes to review their document without making any fundamental changes.

  • Removes typographic errors ✔
  • Repairs spelling, grammar and punctuation ✔
  • Ensures consistency of abbreviations ✔
  • Adjusts in-text and final references ✔
  • Reviews and adjusts table and figure captions ✔
  • Revision of changes due to comments ✔

Editing

At the student editing level, your document will not only be proofread for inaccuracies in spelling, punctuation and grammar, but will also be developed from a style and readability perspective. Therefore, repeated terms will be substituted with appropriate synonyms, short sentences will be combined using linking structures, sentences will be rephrased where necessary, and the overall written standard of the document enhanced to the level of a native English reader’s expectations. Feedback and advice will also be given on your content, writing style, referencing approach, opportunities for improvement and so on.

  • Removes typographic errors ✔
  • Repairs spelling, grammar and punctuation ✔
  • Ensures consistency of abbreviations ✔
  • Adjusts in-text and final references ✔
  • Reviews and adjusts table and figure captions ✔
  • Revision of changes due to comments ✔
  • Enhances sentence structure and syntax ✔
  • Inserts more appropriate/academic vocabulary ✔
  • Replaces repeated words with direct synonyms ✔
  • Additional comments on content and style ✔

What will I receive back?

Version 1: the markup

The first document contains all the changes marked in blue font style. Therefore, you can review and keep a record of all the changes made to the original document.

Thumbnail of a proofread page with track changes markup visible
Proof
Thumbnail of an edited page with track changes markup visible
Edit

Version 2: the clean copy

The second version is the clean copy where all the changes have been accepted. Therefore, you will only need to check the comments and take action where necessary.

Thumbnail of a proofread page with track changes accepted
Proof
Thumbnail of an edited page with track changes accepted
Edit
  • “My supervisor was very impressed with the proofreading. We must thank, value, and appreciate those of the professional work who do the work with passion and honesty.”
    PhD candidate
    British University in Dubai, UAE
  • “I am really grateful to Damian because he carried out the proofreading of my master dissertation in LSE. It gave me much more confidence regarding my performance. As a result I obtained a very good grade and grammar and syntax mistakes were not a problem at all.”
    MSc student
    London School of Economics
  • “It was really useful and efficient for me to send my papers for proofreading to English Language Centre as I always receive my documents on time and without any error. I feel that I was really lucky that I could find English Language Centre.”
    PhD candidate
    Salford University
  • “Damian provides a high quality proofreading and editing service. He is also very patient and kind to answer all of the questions. As an international student, his service really helped me a lot. In terms of the mark of my dissertation, the result (distinction) is much higher than my expectation.”
    MSc student
    University of Sussex

I want to submit my document

If you would like to use this service for assignment proofreading, dissertation proofreading or thesis proofreading, or you are interested in writing development through the student editing service, then please use the contact form or send your file in Microsoft Word format to info@englishlc.com. In the email please indicate the speed of completion required, whether you require student proofreading or student editing, and whether you would like the process to follow British or American English spelling conventions. Once your document has been received, you will be sent confirmation by email stating the fee, and detailing the date and time for return of the completed document.

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