Who can proofread and edit my journal manuscript?

You have a finished manuscript and a journal's language standard to meet before you can submit. An expert corrects language and grammar errors in Track Changes and flags unclear passages for you, so the argument in the manuscript stays yours while the English reads the way your target journal expects.

Direct answer: Journal manuscript editing means bringing a finished draft's language, grammar and academic register up to the standard a journal's reviewers expect, without changing what the paper argues. You can do a first pass yourself by reading the manuscript aloud, checking verb tense consistency across Methods and Results, and running it past a native or advanced English-speaking colleague. Many universities also offer a writing centre that can review a section with you. If you want language edited across the full manuscript in Track Changes by someone working in your discipline, MAAS EdTech offers Journal Manuscript Proofreading & Editing, where the expert is credited by name in your Acknowledgments, not MAAS. Read your target journal's own policy on language editing services and any disclosure it expects before you commission this kind of support.

What is MAAS Journal Manuscript Proofreading & Editing?

This service corrects the language and grammar of a manuscript you have already written, working in Microsoft Word with Track Changes so every change is visible and every change is yours to accept or reject. The expert makes local corrections to grammar, word choice and tense consistency, and flags passages that read unclearly for you to rewrite.

This service sets no target grade and carries no results-based refund, because MAAS is editing language in a manuscript you authored, not building the manuscript with you. The expert who edits your manuscript is credited by name in your Acknowledgments.

Who is this for?

• Non-native English-speaking authors preparing a manuscript for a journal that requires publication-standard English
• Authors who have received reviewer comments flagging language issues and need those addressed before resubmission
• Co-authors submitting a joint manuscript who want one consistent voice and register across sections written by different people
• Authors targeting a journal with a known style guide who need their manuscript brought into line with it

This is not for you if you want your argument rewritten, new analysis added, or data reinterpreted. Editing works at the level of language. It does not change what the paper claims.

What do you get?

• Every language edit visible in Track Changes, plus a clean copy for reading
• Corrections to grammar, spelling, word choice and punctuation, with unclear passages flagged for you to rewrite
• Tense consistency checked across Methods, Results and Discussion, since these sections conventionally use different tenses and a mismatch reads as an error to a reviewer
• Referencing style flagged where it departs from your target journal's own style, for you to correct

Our free re-edit commitment

If your journal editor or a peer reviewer returns comments pointing to language errors in the sections MAAS edited, send those comments to MAAS within 30 days of the date on the journal's letter, provided you submitted the manuscript within 6 months of handover, and the affected passages are re-edited at no extra charge. This commitment covers language flagged in parts MAAS edited. It does not cover new sections written after the edit, or comments about the argument itself.

What decides your quote?

• Manuscript length and section count. A short communication and a full-length research article with an extended Methods section are different amounts of editing work.
• How much of the manuscript needs work. A manuscript drafted by a strong English writer needs lighter editing than one with grammar and word-choice errors throughout.
• Turnaround. A same-day request is quoted as a rush.

Journal Manuscript Proofreading & Editing is quoted by scope. Send the manuscript and your target journal, and a figure comes back.

How it works

What is the boundary between editing and rewriting?

MAAS edits language. MAAS does not add claims, data or new analysis, and does not restructure your argument. Many journals accept language editing; check your target journal's author guidelines on language editing services and any disclosure it expects before you submit, since policies differ by publisher.

• Every change arrives in Track Changes, and you approve or reject each one
• No new claims, data, figures or citations are added to your manuscript
• Nothing is translated from another language into English as a substitute for your own drafting
• Where your journal requires disclosure of language editing support, that decision and that wording are yours to make

How is this different from Research Paper Outlining?

If your manuscript needs both, outlining comes first and editing comes after a full draft exists.

Who will actually work with you?

Your editor works in your discipline, because academic register in molecular biology reads differently from academic register in economics, and a Methods section edit that is technically correct but disciplinarily odd is a real risk. MAAS EdTech's anonymity policy applies while your manuscript is in progress: you see the level, the field and language background, and the expert is credited by name, not MAAS, when your paper is published.

If you also need an integrity screening on the manuscript before submission, see Academic Integrity Check. For guidance on choosing a target journal, see Publishing Advisory.

See the anonymised expert roster on our experts page.

Have a manuscript ready for language editing? support@maasedtech.com or +84 979 422 393 (WhatsApp).

Not ready to book a call? Send the manuscript and your target journal on WhatsApp or Messenger and ask for a figure.

Frequently asked questions

Journal Manuscript Proofreading & Editing works on a manuscript you have already written, editing language, grammar and academic style in Track Changes, with a free re-edit if your journal's comments flag language errors in the edited parts.

Will the editor change what my paper argues?
No. Editing works at the level of language, and no new claims, data or analysis are added. Where the argument itself is unclear, that is flagged as a comment for you to address, not rewritten for you.

What counts toward the free re-edit?
Comments from your journal editor or a peer reviewer that point to a language error in a section MAAS edited, sent within 30 days of the date on the journal's letter, for a manuscript submitted within 6 months of handover. New sections written after the edit and comments about the argument itself are not covered.

Is using a language editing service allowed for journal submission?
It depends on the publisher. Many journals distinguish language editing from undisclosed substantive editing, but policies and disclosure expectations differ. Read your target journal's author guidelines on editing services before you submit.

Will the editor be listed as a co-author?
No. The editor is credited in your Acknowledgments by name, not listed as a co-author and not credited to MAAS.

What do I need to send, and in what format?
Send the manuscript as a Microsoft Word file so Track Changes can be used, along with your target journal, since referencing style and length conventions differ by publisher.

Will MAAS change your expert if the one matched is not the right fit for your field?
Yes. MAAS EdTech will change your expert if the one matched is not the right fit for your field or your target journal.