Student Proofreading

Proofreading for students

Your dissertation, research paper or PhD thesis represents many months, if not years, of hard work. Don't let your grade be undermined by bad grammar and errors that could quickly be eliminated by proofreading your paper before submission. 

My student proofreading services include:
  • Proofreading to check punctuation, spelling, grammar
  • Light editing to improve sentence structure and proper word choice
  • Checking references to ensure consistency of style
  • Ensuring consistency in spelling, eg British English/American English spellings 
Student proofreading prices: 

£8 per 1000 words up to 20,000 words
£7.50 per 1000 words for 20,000 words and over. 

If your work is urgent, a 24-hour turnaround is possible. Please send your paper to info@abcproofreading.co.uk

I will proofread your work using Track Changes in Word. That way you will see clearly what corrections I have made. All final work will be sent back by email in two versions - a tracked version showing all my changes, and a final (or 'clean') version showing all those changes made. Therefore, you will be in complete control of your work and will be free to accept or change any of my suggestions. For large documents, you can send your work chapter by chapter if you wish. 

Read more about my thesis proofreading services.

I am a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) and abide by their code of practice. I will be the only person working on your document. All work is 100% guaranteed confidential and will never be passed to a third party.
 
My work also complies with the Cambridge University Guidelines on Proofreading. 

Before sending your thesis for proofreading

Before you send your academic paper for proofreading, there are a few things to bear in mind.

Please ensure you carry out a full spellcheck first. This might sound obvious, but it is surprising how many clients  send me their paper without doing a simple spellcheck. This will help me to proofread your document and will avoid any unnecessary ambiguity. You might also want to read about How I Work.

Please note that this is not an essay-writing service. I cannot write your essay for you. Neither can I advise on the content, rewrite text, reduce the word count, or paraphrase, which is plagiarism and therefore illegal.

You should ensure that you have permission from your educational institute to use the services of a proofreader.
Useful resources
MyBib Online reference generator

English Oxford Dictionary Multi-language dictionary including thesaurus

Oxford Reference Online Access to 100 key dictionaries and reference works.

Anglia Ruskin citation guides Very useful guide on Harvard, APA and OSCOLA reference styles

Google Translate Offers free machine translation of web pages or texts in over 40 languages, as well as translated search and a translator's toolkit. 

Online Books Page University of Pennsylvania treasure trove of online literature.

Omniglot Guide to over 150 different alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems.

Omniglot More useful phrases in any language.

The World Clock Current local times around the world


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