How our Oxford editors work
1. Academic Proofreading
We go through your thesis to conduct a preliminary proofread for grammar, punctuation and syntactical issues, while taking the opportunity to read and grasp the thesis in depth over a few weeks.
We edit and reorganise the Introduction and Abstract based on the key themes emerging from our first proofread of the entire text.
2. Academic Editing
We edit, proofread and, if necessary, reorganise the Literature Review based on our review of the
Research Questions and Objectives.
We may introduce more sub-headings and linking paragraphs to signpost how the review of the literature points to the key research objectives.
We reorganise the Findings drawn from analysis of the research data and then link these sections
to the Methodology chapter and the Data Analysis chapter, flowing into the Findings chapter.
3. Academic Formatting
We coordinate closely with you as the researcher to find a suitable structure for the Conclusion and Recommendations chapter.
We check and update the required referencing system throughout the text and bibliography.
We finish with a final proofread and a review of the more difficult chapters or passages.
Finally, we number the tables and the new sub-headings to complete the Contents pages.
What is the difference between academic editing and standard proofreading?
PROOFREADING
A fast but careful service to ensure your work is ready for submission:
- Careful and comprehensive proofreading to edit your text thoroughly and eliminate typographical, grammar and syntactical mistakes.
- We check for consistency in vocabulary, terminology and style and make sure the vocabulary selected is formal, consistent and appropriate to your sphere of research.
- We proofread with track changes so you can follow the full edit, providing you with a tracked and a clean version of your text.
- We also use margin comments to highlight points where meaning is ambiguous or unclear and further editing may be required.
EDITING
In our full editing, proofreading and formatting service, we provide:
- A preliminary proofread for grammar, punctuation and syntactical issues while reading the thesis in depth to understand its main themes and objectives.
- A focus on textual improvements to your writing style and the efficacy with which you present your argument, while correcting grammatical and syntactical flaws that might weaken your writing.
- Intensive editing of your written language and improvement of the structure of your work to provide a stylish, comprehensive and ambitious work meeting all of your objectives.
- Reorganisation of particular chapters and sections where required, adding linking sections to strengthen structure. A new Abstract, Introduction and Contents page may be created based on existing material. Our editing work may take 2-3 months based on the researcher's own revision of the material over this period of time.
For Undergraduate, Masters and PhD Students
- Comprehensive and stylish academic proofreading and editing to improve your written English. Our editor has 15 years of experience working with students, researchers and academics.
- Full editing, proofreading and formatting service for MA and PhD research, correcting English structures, providing referencing and bibliographies.
- Proofreading and writing support for undergraduate coursework including 3rd-year BA dissertations.
- Tuition, guidance and support for new students writing in English as a 2nd language, reorganising your research and coursework where required.