Editing Services
Experienced Scholarly Editors
Dissertation & Professional Manuscripts
Submission-Ready Documents
Personalized Client Experience
WHAT WE OFFER
Preferred Edits offers professional editorial services designed to support doctoral and graduate writers throughout the manuscript preparation process. Whether you need final proofreading, comprehensive editorial review, or individualized guidance, our services are tailored to strengthen clarity, organization, academic tone, and submission readiness.
Proofreading & Formatting
Best for manuscripts that are substantially finalized and primarily need correction and APA formatting.
Proofreading & Formatting focuses on polishing your manuscript while correcting technical and formatting issues. This service is ideal for clients who are confident in the content, organization, and development of their manuscript but want an additional review before submission.
Services include:
Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics
Sentence-level clarity and readability
Scholarly and academic language
Consistency in terminology, capitalization, abbreviations, and formatting
APA formatting and style
In-text citation formatting
Reference list formatting and consistency
Tables, figures, headings, and other APA elements
Verb tense and basic sentence structure
This service focuses on polishing existing content and does not include developmental feedback on scholarly arguments, research support, synthesis, or content development.
Comprehensive Editing
Best for manuscripts that need correction and substantial improvement to the academic writing.
Comprehensive Editing provides an in-depth review of your manuscript at the sentence and paragraph levels. In addition to grammar, mechanics, and APA formatting, this service focuses on strengthening clarity, precision, scholarly tone, sentence structure, and the overall readability of your academic writing while preserving your intended meaning and authorial voice.
Services include:
Line-by-line editing for grammar, mechanics, and scholarly language
Clarity, precision, and conciseness
Academic tone and scholarly voice
Sentence structure and syntax
Active voice and verb tense consistency
Logical flow and transitions
Restructuring or rewriting sentences when necessary while preserving your intended meaning
APA formatting and style
Technical review of in-text citations and references
Tables, figures, headings, and other APA elements
This service improves and refines the content you have written but does not include extensive developmental coaching or the development of new scholarly content.
Comprehensive Editing + Writing Coach Support
Best for manuscripts that need comprehensive editing plus guidance strengthening the scholarly content and overall development of the study.
Writing Coach Support provides the highest level of editorial support offered by Preferred Edits. In addition to comprehensive line-by-line editing and APA review, this service evaluates broader elements of scholarly writing and provides targeted feedback to help you strengthen your own manuscript.
Services include:
Comprehensive line-by-line editing
APA formatting and technical citation and reference review
Feedback on scholarly arguments and development
Research support and use of scholarly evidence
Synthesis of the literature
Organization and logical progression
Alignment among key elements of the manuscript
Identification of underdeveloped content
Embedded coaching comments identifying areas that may require additional research, evidence, explanation, development, or revision
One targeted post-edit coaching review of revisions made in response to the original feedback
Writing Coach Support is designed to help you strengthen your own scholarly work. It does not include conducting research, locating sources, developing new scholarly content, completing statistical analyses, or writing portions of the manuscript on your behalf.
Reference Verification Included with Every Service
As part of the editing process, citations and references are reviewed to help identify missing entries, inconsistencies, and discrepancies and to verify source information when possible. Reference verification addresses the technical correctness and consistency of citations and references and includes:
Reconciling author and publication year discrepancies.
Identifying references without corresponding in-text citations.
Identifying in-text citations without matching reference entries.
Resolving ambiguous or duplicate citations.
Verifying consistency between in-text citations and reference entries.
Checking DOI and source information when applicable.
Reference verification does not replace the author’s responsibility for the accuracy, appropriateness, or use of sources within the manuscript.
Not Sure Which Service You Need?
You do not have to determine the appropriate level of editing before contacting Preferred Edits.
Send your manuscript in Microsoft Word format for a free, no-obligation estimate. After reviewing your manuscript, we will recommend the service that best matches its current condition and your editing needs.
Each estimate includes the recommended service, project cost, and turnaround time.
Timing
We understand the importance of meeting deadlines. That’s why we offer flexible turnaround options to accommodate your schedule.
Standard: 10–12 days*
Rush**: 5–7 days*
Expedited**: 2–4 days*
Budgeting
Your editing needs are unique, and we offer options for every project.
Our Preferred Client Value Package provides you with comprehensive editing support throughout your dissertation journey with the most savings!
Need a custom quote? Contact us with details about your project.
Flexible Payment
How It Works
- Submit Your Manuscript
- Receive a Custom Quote
- Receive Your Edited Documents
Let’s prepare your manuscript for submission.