Professional Proofreading Services

What does proofreading involve?

Corrections are provided on the following:

  • Structure: sentence, paragraph and entire assignment
  • Clarity: clear meaning and expression
  • Grammar: of words, phrases, clauses and sentences
  • Cohesion: joining sentences together and linking words
  • Coherence: logical flow of ideas throughout
  • Register: appropriate (academic) tone
  • (For academic assignments) academic style: adherence to UK academic conventions, including referencing and bibliography or reference list

How is it done?

  • Academic assignments: corrections are provided in tracked changes and comments in Microsoft Word. All you need is a desktop computer or laptop (not a smartphone or tablet) and Microsoft Word (not the online version).
  • Institutional documentation: corrections are shown using stamps (symbols) that conform to British Standard BS5261-2 (2005) markup in a PDF format. All you need is the PDF writer software (not just the PDF reader software) and a desktop computer or laptop (not a smartphone or tablet).

Who is it for?

  • University students: undergraduates and postgraduates
  • Researchers and academics
  • Fiction writers
  • Professional institutions

What can you send?

  • Essays
  • Reflective assignments
  • Reports
  • PhDs: chapters or entire thesis
  • Journal articles
  • Literature reviews
  • Critiques
  • Novels
  • Professional documentation
  • Reports

What do you need to do?

  • Email me with your initial enquiry and availability
  • Send me your work in a Microsoft Word or PDF document
  • Receive an invoice
  • Pay for the service first by bank transfer preferably (PayPal and other transfers also accepted if agreed beforehand)
  • Wait for the proofreading (a clear deadline will be given)
  • Open the document on your desktop computer or laptop in Microsoft Word (accept or reject the changes)
  • Or open the document on your desktop computer or laptop in a PDF (amend your original copy or the sent copy and delete the symbols too)
  • Email or call me with any queries you may have regarding the corrections
  • … and breathe…

What else I offer?

  • Follow-up support
  • Student mentoring
  • Viva preparation