Editing and Proofreading Services
Goldenwest Editing editors will work with your document(s) to find any errors and rewrite as necessary to assure logical flow of information. Our editors can help you in a wide variety of areas including, but not limited to: |
- Academic and scientific manuscripts (articles, country reports to full-sized textbooks)
- Dissertations, Master's theses, and academic submissions
- General business and communications
- Fiction and non-fiction
- eCommerce and marketing
- Website content
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| We are proficient in a variety of widely accepted style standards, including, but not limited to: |
- Chicago Manual
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Turabian
- Council of Biology Editors (CBE)
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| We can also adapt edits to meet client-specific or school-specific style guidelines. |
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Proofreading |
Documents submitted for proofreading are carefully reviewed to ensure correct spelling, capitalization, word usage and punctuation, and to eliminate gross grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies. |
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Copyediting |
A copyedit includes proofreading corrections, with the addition of specific grammatical corrections and suggestions to improve stylistic consistency. Run-on sentences and fragments are corrected to improve readability. |
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Substantive Editing |
Substantive editing involves proofreading, copyediting and restructuring awkward sentences and paragraphs to create a readable document that is clear and concise. Content is assessed for accuracy, consistency and completeness. Suggestions are made regarding organization and flow of information to ensure that the document achieves the objectives as provided by the client. |
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Technical Editing |
Technical editing includes all aspects of substantive editing, with an additional emphasis placed on ensuring technical accuracy. Special attention is given to the use of correct and appropriate technical terminology and language. A technical edit may involve verifying information or querying the author about information that is false or potentially misleading. |
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