Editing services
Our service concentrates on improving your written English so that your research results stand out. Editors focus on correcting spelling, grammar, usage and punctuation errors. They will change improper language and rephrase sentences that sound awkward or unnatural. Editors use their scientific training to point out language in your document that is vague or confusing and will work on style to make the article sound more professional.
Editors will not edit for research content or formatting and will not translate text from another language.
After approval from a managing editor, our senior editors quality check the editing process and strive to ensure that the standards of excellence synonymous with Nature Publishing Group are maintained.
Choose from our Gold or Silver service, read our guarantee, and see an edited sample below.
Gold service
- Editing by two subject-expert editors
- Approval by a managing editor
- Quality assessment by an experienced senior editor
- Suggestions regarding the finer points of language and style
- A summary of the editing performed on your manuscript with any editorial concerns or comments detailed
- A tiered pricing system based on the word count and desired turnaround time
The Gold service offers a comprehensive editing service. The document is edited by two editors, with the second editor providing a thorough re-edit, contributing more in-depth suggestions for language improvement, and placing additional emphasis on the overall flow and sound of the document. The summary provides valuable feedback on the manuscript and will help researchers develop their writing skills for the future.
Silver service
- Editing by one subject-expert editor
- Approval by a managing editor
- Quality assessment by an experienced senior editor
- A tiered pricing system based on the word count and desired turnaround time
The Silver service provides a thorough, reliable editing service at an affordable price.
Our guarantee
Nature Publishing Group Language Editing stands behind the quality of our work. We are confident that our editing will improve your chances of publication. (However, we cannot guarantee that your manuscript will be published; please see our 'disclaimer' below.) If a publisher rejects your manuscript for reasons of English language alone, and we believe that you have made a good-faith effort to incorporate our changes, we will re-edit your manuscript one additional time for free.
Unfortunately we cannot extend this guarantee to manuscripts that have been rewritten after our editors have performed their revisions. For that reason, we recommend that you upload your manuscript in its final form, just before you send it to the journal.
If you have any suggestions or feedback about our service, please contact us.
Editing tools
Nature Publishing Group Language Editing accepts manuscripts as Microsoft Word documents (preferred) or as rich text format (RTF) or text files. Once we receive your manuscript, we use a tool built into Microsoft Word called 'Track Changes' to edit your document. This feature is present in all Microsoft Word versions on the 'Tools' menu.
After we edit your manuscript, you will get a finished document back that shows you the changes we suggest. If you open your finished document in Microsoft Word, you will have the option of accepting or rejecting each change that we have suggested. For more suggestions to help you make the best use of our service, see author resources.
Editing sample
The best way to explain the service that NPG Language Editing provides is to show you an example. Here is a sample from a manuscript that NPG Language Editing could receive:
Our editors would read this text and return it with their suggestions in the following form:
Disclaimer
Please note that editing of a manuscript by Nature Publishing Group Language Editing in no way implies that the article will be selected for peer review or accepted by a Nature Publishing Group publication or any other publication. The decisions of journal editors are based on the quality and suitability of a manuscript for that journal and are entirely independent of whether the manuscript has been language-edited by Nature Publishing Group Language Editing.
Please also read our terms of service.