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The Ultimate Proofreader is a leading provider of journal article editing services in the UK, Europe, Asia and the US.
We offer customised scientific and academic journal proofreading & editing services for peer-reviewed authors. Our academic journal editors will offer you all the assistance you need to get your article successfully published in the journal of your choice.
Our academic editorial assistance to academics and researchers aspiring to get their articles published in prestigious scientific and academic journals vary from aspects as simple as correcting language-related errors to more complicated aspects such as improving and enhancing the flow of text, clarity, style and academic tone.
Our journal article editing and proofreading services are very reasonably priced and delivered within reasonably fast turnaround times.
We have helped a large number of researchers, academics, scientists and scholars get their academic manuscripts published in world-renowned and reputable academic journals, including Nature, the Journal of Finance and the Lancet - thanks to our unique academic article proofreading & editing.

How to place an order and pay?

Ordering: If you want to send us your academic or scientific article for editing or proofreading, simply send it either by email or submit it via the submission form available on our website. Emailing your paper to us is preferred.

Payment: Once you have sent us your journal article, we will send you a quote and all other details required via email. If you are happy to proceed, we will then send you a safe payment link through which you can complete the payment in order for us to assign your document to the editor/proofreader.

Receiving your document: As per your deadline, we will send you by email the proofread or edited article in two copies: a marked-up version (using the Track Changes function in Microsoft Word) and a clean version where all required language changes and improvements have been implemented.

Shall I get my journal article copy-edited or just proofread?

Elsevier, a prestigious journal article publisher, warns that hard work and research efforts can all be wasted for "language" issues.

The peer-review journal advises that if you were to submit an article, you need to get it checked thoroughly for any "language-related errors".

The terms "proofreading" and "editing" are very often used interchangeably, but there are clear differences between the two. Again, Elsevier also provides a very succinct definition of the difference between both.

Let's also take a look at what Elsevier peer-reviewed journal advises authors regarding having their articles proofread or edited before submission.

Finally, Elsevier concludes that "poor language" is one of the key reasons for the rejection of articles.

One of the key challenges that academic or scientific article authors face before submission is plagiarism. If the paper you are submitting to the peer-reviewed journal has an excessive amount of plagiarised content or lifted text, your paper will most likely be rejected by the journal. This is because many journal publishers are getting tougher on articles including plagiarised content. 

Let's see what Nature - another major peer-reviewed journal - says:

Commentary on Journal Proofreading & Editing

It is an admirable achievement to have professional knowledge of a subject and academic qualifications in that subject. However, to explain a topic to others and to arouse their interest can be another matter. This is, of course, the purpose of professional writing, which can take the form of an essay, a thesis, an article, a journal or even a book. This short commentary is mainly concerned with the importance of editing a journal once it has been written up.

If any reputable publisher is prepared to publish a journal, then it needs to be professional, accurate and attractive to the reader. It also needs to be clear, error-free and written in a good academic style, neither too complicated nor too simple. Today, few, if any, academic publishers will edit a journal for a writer; they will simply read it and then either accept it or reject it. Furthermore, if a publisher rejects a writer’s work, then they are unlikely even to consider any further work submitted by the same writer. However, if they accept a writer’s work and are impressed by it, then are likely to encourage the writer to submit further work.

When writers read through their own work, it is a known fact that they ‘see’ what is in their mind, or what they ‘think’ they have written rather than what they have actually written. This is where professional proofreading services come into the picture. The editor sees the text as the reader sees it, and detects grammar and spelling errors, but in fact does much more. The professional editor is able to ensure that the article has a professional feel to it and that it clearly explains the topic and expresses the writer’s opinion in a way that impresses the reader. In such case, it is more likely to impress the publisher too. Therefore, it is always wise to obtain the services of a professional editor or editing service when writing an article or a journal which is intended for publication.

The Ultimate Proofreader is a UK-based proofreading services provider. At the Ultimate Proofreader, we also provide a professional paraphrasing and rewriting service performed by human editors, not software or tools. This service will be of the most benefit to you if you have cited in your article from other sources and you are worried you did not nail your rewrite.

Testimonals

"I found the Ultimate Proofreader to be a very thorough academic article proofreading service provider. They looked at every aspect of my journal article from A to Z. I successfully got my article published thanks to their excellent editing and proofreading," Jack, an academic author.
"I have used their services view times, they were very professional. the prices are reasonable and they deliver within or even before the time I request. they are one of best proofreading I used," Nada, an academic author.
"The journal article I wrote was rejected because of language problems, but when i gave it to the Ultimate Proofreader to get it professionally copy-edited i managed to successfully get it published when I re-submitted," Petra, a scientific article author.
"As a non-native speaker of English, I wanted a professional academic article editor to go through my paper very carefully to fix any issues related to language or weaknesses in my academic writing style. The Ultimate Proofreader's journal article editing and proofreading service was really excellent," Nurieddine.