Comprehensive and collaborative approach to formulate and tune hypotheses and integrate data in a clear, accurate and concise manner.

  • Collaborate with the author to establish the overall vision and style of the manuscript or presentation.
  • Carried out collaboratively using either Google Docs or Office 365.
  • Comprehensive walkthrough of the underlying data, and suggestions for figure and table order and design.
  • Style development, presentation or manuscript flow and language style guides.
  • Rough layout and citation recommendations.
  • Content will then be integrated and refined in close collaboration with the author.
  • Consultation on figures and tables to include in the main manuscript and those that would serve better as supplementary information.
  • Target audience and journal consultation.
  • Tutorials on the principles of English concision and clarity will help the author tune their future writing projects.
  • In depth assistance with writing journal cover letters and presubmission enquiries.
  • Consultation on post-submission manuscript re-edits, journal editor and reviewer responses.

Developmental editing helps to strengthen your story and ensure it resonates with readers, while design editing enhances its visual appeal and professionalism.

Our development and design service is all encompassing and includes:

  1. Free consultation session to decide on an action plan and a timeline.
  2. In a series of in person sessions, we identify the strengths and weaknesses of the work, including data, figures, hypotheses, experiments, and conclusions.
  3. We then go through an iterative online editing process to focus the text, refine the data presented and produce a clear, concise and accurate narrative that best aligns with your expectations.
  4. If the work is a manuscript, we then discuss target journals, compose a presubmission inquiry and cover letter, and make sure the manuscript conforms to the journal’s length and formatting requirements. Post decision, we can work on implementing the reviewers’ and journal editor’s responses to make sure the manuscript addresses them all.
  5. If the work is a presentation, we can work on layout, timing, tone and narrative. Additionally, I can simulate Q&A sessions in preparation for your talk.