Academic Editing Services

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere”.

Anne Lamott

The Writing Process

Writing a thesis or dissertation can be a daunting experience for students, especially if English is not your native language. Choosing the topic and doing the research are the easy bits. The writing process is not something that everyone loves, nor do many have a love affair with grammatical rules.

 

In my personal experience, whether writing a journal article, my Master thesis or my Ph.D. dissertation, I found writing the first sentence was the most difficult. Slowly paragraphs were formed and before I knew it I had a page written and then another, and another. Before I knew it I had the first rough draft of an article, or the first chapter of a thesis completed. 

 

Writing is a demanding process that requires the writer to constantly reconsider the balance, tone, and clarity of the message. Enter ReConsider: this is where copyediting and/or proofreading can help you see what needs a bit more tweaking.

 

ReConsider can help you with your journal article, thesis, dissertation, or PowerPoint (or similar) presentation. Depending on your project, there are three different editing plans to choose from.

 

NOTE: some universities or colleges require approval to have copyediting/proofreading services on thesis’ or or dissertations. Read Information for Students and check with your supervisor.

Storage of work/ privacy / data protection:

I will keep your files for as long as necessary. Files and documents will be deleting upon final payment.

All client work is kept on an external drive. No work is passed on to a third party. 

For Danish Tax System (SKAT) I need your name, address, and email for the invoice. If your organization/company is to pay, I need the address of their accounts department. This is the only ‘personal’ information I require. A copy of the invoice has to be kept for 5 years regarding Danish Tax legislation. 

Storage of work/ privacy / data protection:

I will keep your files for as long as necessary. Files and documents will be deleting upon final payment.

All client work is kept on an external drive. No work is passed on to a third party. 

For Danish Tax System (SKAT) I need your name, address, and email for the invoice. If your organization/company is to pay, I need the address of their accounts department. This is the only ‘personal’ information I require. A copy of the invoice has to be kept for 5 years regarding Danish Tax legislation. 

Liability / Responsibility:

For any work on a thesis’ or dissertation I require a written letter from your supervisor stating the university allows you to use services of a professional proof-reader.  Some universities prohibit or have guidelines related to what a proof-reader can do. A breach of such agreements can result in serious consequences for YOU. Please send me any specifics guidelines before I start the work.

The final grade you are awarded is not within my control. I cannot be held legally responsible for you receiving a lower mark than you expected based on the material I proofread.

If I, and you as the client, have blocked out a specific timeframe for your project and it is cancelled or delayed, I reserve the right to charge for the time/project.

 

What does editing service cover for students submitting work to be assessed:

  1. Checking and correcting misspellings and punctuation using track changes in Word.
  2. Ensure the grammar and syntax of the document, including any footnotes, endnotes, or appendices). This includes rewording parts of a. sentence to clarify your English (British or US spellings/ punctuation).
  3. Track change comments where your ideas are unclear. Comments provide you with information that you can decide to act on. As the author, you are the expert. Comments may also suggest alternatives to incorrect word choices and redundancies.
  4. Ensures consistency of spelling, punctuation, capitalization and other aspects of style. I also ensure consistency of formatting and that any numbering systems, i.e., chapters, sections, table, figures are sequential and correct; however, I will not create these elements- only correct your errors.

 

If needed, I will suggest reorganization of sentence or paragraph structure for clarity.

 

  1. Highlight inconsistencies in subject to verb agreement, article usage, and prepositions.
  2. If your university permits, correcting spelling errors in references and highlighting inconsistencies in reference style ( Harvard, APA, etc.), but I do not cross-check the details with external sources, nor verify that all the correct information is there.  I will not implement any style if it hasn’t already been done by you. Cross-referencing between text and end list is an optional cost.

 

Terms of Work

  • The client will pay the agreed fee and will receive work per the agreed timeframe unless:
  • Upon receipt of the document file or at an early stage, it becomes clear that significantly more work is required than anticipated, I can renegotiate the fee and/or the deadline. Ultimately, I can choose not to proceed with the project.
  • Additionally, if I have blocked out a specific timeframe for your project (based on the information from the client), and it is cancelled or delayed, I reserve the right to charge for the time/project.

Payment: unless otherwise agreed in writing, all fees are payable in Euros by bank transfer within 30 days of invoice. 

If payment is not received in due time, interest will be added at the rate of 10% for each month. For large documents, payment agreements can be made for multiple payments (beginning, middle, end).

Undergraduate thesis’ can receive 25 % discount, after verification of enrolment.