ENGLISH PROOFREADING FOR RESEARCHERS

Getting ready to publish your academic paper? Boost your impact with our expert All-in-One Academic Editing.

Three great reasons to choose Scribal

1. Beyond proofreading

We go much further than other academic editing services. In fact, we'll fix absolutely any issue we find — and we won't stop until you're satisfied.

2. Good to go

We dig deep into the publisher's guidelines so you don't have to — and once you're happy with our changes, your work is ready to publish.

3. Personalized feedback

We provide specific advice you can apply throughout your research career — and we'll always be here to answer your questions.

SERVING THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

Our sole focus is on English-language editing for researchers, research publications, and research institutions

Academic proofreading for researchers

Submit your work with confidence with our All-in-One Academic Editing service.

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Scientific journal editing

Raise submission quality at no extra cost — while lightening your editorial team's workload.

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Deals for institutions

Ensure consistency across the board with our service tailored to your institution.

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”We are immensely grateful for your effort and impressed by how thoroughly you have worked with the text and significantly improved the manuscript, as well as pointed out several errors that we made.”

Eva L.

Norway

January 2025

BEST-VALUE EDITING FOR ACADEMICS

We believe that English editing excellence should be accessible to all researchers

Directly connected

Are you finalizing your next article in English, or busy writing your PhD? Then you're our kind of people! Connecting with Scribal gives you direct access to our team of expert academic editors — and we would love to hear from you.

Keeping it simple

We looked at what other editing firms offer and decided it was far too complicated. Our simple solution: let's do it all, at a fixed price. We already have your text in front of us anyway, so we might as well do everything at the same time. Makes sense, right?

Owned by editors

We don't have marketing managers, executive assistants, compliance officers — we do it all ourselves. That's why our prices are two to three times lower than the major editing firms. When you contact Scribal, an editor responds. Everyone here has a stake in the business — meaning we don't succeed unless you do.

SCRIBAL'S ALL-IN-ONE ACADEMIC EDITING

We treat every manuscript with the same level of care and attention, and we never charge extra to do a complete job

1. Grammar & spelling

We begin with the basics. Although all our editors are native English speakers, they are also fluent in Norwegian and are familiar with the common errors Norwegian speakers make. We use a range of tools in combination with our editing skills to catch all of them.

2. Consistency in style & tone

This covers everything from punctuation, to the differences between US and UK spelling, to making sure the same terminology is used throughout. We bring everything into line so that all co-authors speak with one voice.

3. Fluency & refinements

It's not always easy to come up with the perfect wording when you're working to strict deadlines. If we discover phrasing that sounds a little clumsy, we'll quickly put it right. We'll also suggest alternatives to make your argument a little more punchy.

4. Structure

Here we look at the overall framework, making sure that each section of your paper follows logically from the previous one, referring back to the publisher's guidelines when necessary. We'll also highlight areas where you could reduce word count, if you need to.

5. Citations & bibliography

We verify that all your in-text citations are correctly formatted and referenced in the bibliography, cross-check each entry's DOI in Crossref and Google Scholar, and make sure that all information is complete and in conformance with the appropriate style.

6. Publisher's formatting

The final stage of our All-in-One Academic Editing confirms that your writing is set out according to the publisher's wishes in terms of font, headings, line spacing, block quotes, abbreviations, and so on. We'll also check for additional information such as author biographies and acknowledgements.

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THE SCRIBAL ADVANTAGE

See how we stack up against other editing services

Better on service

Unlike major editing firms, we deliver a complete editing package each and every time.

	SCRIBAL	Major editing services
Full language & structural editing	✓	✕	Grammar & spelling only
Formatting, citations & bibliography	✓	✕	Often charged extra
Writing style feedback	✓	✕	Rarely included
Free checks on revised texts	✓	✕	Additional cost
1-on-1 support with your editor	✓	✕	Chatbots or customer service reps