One of the services I offer is dissertation and thesis editing. What this service is not: Rewriting sections of your academic work for you, writing sections of your academic work for you, etc. Instead, I can help format the work to your school's specifications. I can proofread the work for you, and I can make suggestions as to how you can improve the readability of the work. When editing academic writing, especially a project as large as a thesis or dissertation you want to:
- Check all quotes - make sure every idea that is not yours has been documented in a footnote, endnote, and in the bibliography. Sometimes all it takes for a problem with academic integrity is one mis-appropriated quote. Be sure to double check attributions.
- Proofread for spelling and grammar. You would be surprised at what your spell and grammar check will not pick up on. Typos that look like other words cause many problems.
- Read for clarity. Sometimes something that makes sense in your head seems garbled when it appears in your paper.
- Don't forget to check footnotes, endnotes, and your bibliography.
- Have someone else read and comment on your paper. You'd be surprised at what you might miss. I can provide this service for you. To see a sample of what you will get with the academic service, please see the examples page for a PDF.
You should never turn in a paper that hasn't been proofread and copy-edited - especially at the graduate level.
