Are you great at research, but not so great at writing about it? You’re not alone. Many papers are rejected based on problems with formatting or language usage. Blue Dot Writing provides professional editing and extensive feedback to help ensure that your manuscript effectively communicates your research, and is ready for journal submission. Blue Dot Writing also offers live review sessions to walk you through revisions and comments, and help you understand the reasoning behind suggested changes.
Types of Scientific Manuscript Editing Services
Spelling
Grammar
Style
Word use errors
Sentence structure
Awkward sentences
Extensive Editing
Blue Dot Writing provides comprehensive editing for:
Journal-specific formatting
Journal-specific style
Figure preparation
Figure standardization
Citation formatting
Reference formatting
Manuscript Preparation
Blue Dot Writing can help improve your manuscript as a whole with services such as:
About Scientific Manuscript Editing
Blue Dot Writing will work with you to more effectively communicate your research and improve your chances of publication. You can submit a complete manuscript for review, or consult with Blue Dot Writing in advance about how to tailor your manuscript to your intended journal. Blue Dot Writing can even recommend a few journals that fit your research if you’re not sure where to submit your paper.
You will receive an edited manuscript with tracked changes, along with margin comments and a feedback letter. Blue Dot Writing also offers live review sessions to walk you through the feedback. You may also choose multiple rounds of review.
- Contact Blue Dot Writing using the contact form at the bottom of this page. Fill out your information along with a brief description of the work you need done.
- You will receive a reply within 1 business day to begin discussion of the details of your project. We will work together to come up with a plan that will meet your needs and budget. We can also discuss NDAs if your project involves confidential or proprietary information.
- Work will then be completed according to plan.
- Once work is complete, you will receive an invoice and payment information.
Will I definitely get published?
Blue Dot Writing is confident in our ability to improve the quality of your manuscript, which will greatly reduce the risk of rejection based on language, style, or formatting. Although we cannot guarantee publication, we want to ensure that you are completely satisfied. If you receive any feedback from journal editors regarding problems with formatting or journal-specific conventions, we will reformat your paper at no additional cost.
If you receive a request for revisions after the first round of peer review, Blue Dot Writing can help you with the revision process.
Will Blue Dot Writing keep my work confidential?
Of course! Blue Dot Writing will never share your work or discuss your research with outside parties, and we will only contact your collaborators if you request that we do so. We can also sign a non-disclosure agreement if your work involves sensitive information.
How does Blue Dot Writing help with journal-specific style and formatting?
Blue Dot Writing will carefully review the style guide and specifications for your intended journal. We will then adjust the layout and formatting of your manuscript accordingly. We will alert you if the number of words, figures, or pages does not meet journal specifications. We will ensure that your figure locations, titles, and captions are standardized and meet journal specifications. We will format citations and references according to style conventions and journal specifications.
If you elect to go through multiple rounds of revision, we will give the manuscript one last check to make sure the final draft is ready for submission.
If you receive any feedback from journal editors regarding problems with formatting or journal-specific conventions, we will reformat your paper at no additional cost.
Can Blue Dot Writing help me with figures?
Yes! Blue Dot Writing offers Technical Illustration services to make original, publication-ready figures, tables, and data plots. We can also adjust existing figures to meet journal-specific layout, size, resolution, and formatting requirements.
I’m very confident in my writing abilities, but I hate the tedium of putting together the reference section. Can Blue Dot Writing still help me?
Absolutely. All of Blue Dot Writing’s services are personalized, so you get exactly the type of help you need. Our prices are flexible so you only pay for the services you receive. You shouldn’t have to pay a set price for a full editing package if you only need help with formatting your references.
Will Blue Dot Writing review my doctoral dissertation?
We sure will! We can also help you convert your dissertation chapters to manuscripts for journal submission. However, Blue Dot Writing will only make direct edits to professional reports and scientific journal manuscripts. Blue Dot Writing will NOT directly edit academic coursework. Please see our Academic Paper Review page for more information.
Does Blue Dot Writing offer foreign language translation services?
Unfortunately, we do not offer translation services at this time. However, we are happy to help those clients who have the ability to write in English, but struggle to achieve native proficiency.
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