Single Article or Chapter Manuscript Editing

On a case-by-case basis I will edit article or chapter mss. primarily in the humanities and social sciences (and select other fields such as Education, Social Work and the occasional STEM field).  I read for organization and language, soundness of evidence and argumentation, balance of data and theory, and suitability for the journal being targeted, as well as basic issues of wording, grammar, sentence structure, and style.

In particular I flag weak logic, jargon, word repetition, and the scourge of redundancy.

I am not a copy-editor! While I will catch and correct all typos and spelling errors that I see, I don’t promise to see them all. My value is in seeing the mss. as a whole and evaluating its structure, organizational logic, writing style, and argument, along with a wider check of disciplinary norms, especially as they relate to any given targeted journal.

I always review the topic and field first (usually by reading the abstract or first few pages) to ensure a good fit.

The cost is $240/hour and the number of hours depends on the page length of the mss., but in most cases, the cost is 2 hours for one draft of edits or 3 hours (with a 10% discount applied) for two drafts, coming to $480 for 1 draft edit and $648 for 2 drafts of edits.

To get in touch about this work, please email me at gettenure@gmail.com.