#Editing manuscripts for publication full#

WHAT IT IS: A h olistic evaluation of your full book manuscript, focusing on revision recommendations to make the manuscript fit with what current academic publishers are looking for and how you can best reach your desired audiences Or after you’ve secured a book contract or article acceptance-when you’re polishing the final manuscript for production.We can edit your manuscript before you’ve secured a book contract or article acceptance-when you’re creating a full draft to submit.MANUSCRIPT STAGE: After you’ve finished the content One style sheet to ensure consistency across the manuscript-you can keep the style sheet for your records or forward it along to your publisher as needed.

WHAT IT IS: Detailed editing of your writing and language, including sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, consistency, typos, document formatting, and citation formatting

#Editing manuscripts for publication series#

Series your book would be a good fit for.OPTIONAL ADD-ON (books only): Publisher research report (USD $395 flat fee) identifying 5 US academic presses that we recommend you pitch your book to. Journal articles, book proposals, and book chapters begin at 15 business days.TURN-AROUND TIME: Determined by manuscript length Or after you’ve received peer review reports and want help implementing them.We can edit your manuscript before you submit the manuscript to a publisher or journal.MANUSCRIPT STAGE: When you’re working on the manuscript content and figuring out what you’re trying to say in the piece Included for dissertation-to-book projects: Our advice on how and where you can revise the manuscript to transition away from the dissertation framework/voice and instead craft a book manuscript that fits what publishers are looking for.One editorial report addressing the manuscript’s key audiences and interventions, strengths, areas for improvement, revision recommendations, and ways to address the peer review reports (if you provide them).One round of in-text manuscript edits using Track Changes in Microsoft Word, including identifying exactly where and how you can strengthen the text.WHAT IT IS: Big-picture editing of your content, including argument, methodology, analysis, organization and structure, engagement with sources, and narrative arc