Scientific Editing
Get expert in-depth editing and strategic advice on your manuscript, review article, or grant proposal from a team of editors following the quality standards set by Nature Research. Scientific Editing includes a Premium-level language edit, a developmental edit, a quality assurance edit, and a summary report.
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Nature Research Editing Service
AJE is proud to offer three new services from our partners at Nature Research Editing Service. These services are designed to provide top-quality developmental editing and advice on manuscripts and grant applications in the natural sciences (medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, and earth sciences) and engineering.
A team-based assessment of your manuscript’s needs
Scientific Editing team members meet to identify priority issues in the manuscript and discuss how the priorities can be addressed. We leave comments about additional documents provided for editing, such as cover letters or responses to reviewers. We provide insights into how readers, peer reviewers, and journal editors might view your paper.
A thorough developmental edit
The Scientific Editing team provides strategic developmental edits to improve the structure and clarity of the logical argumentation. Take advantage of the incisive comments from our team recommending further author revisions to maximize your manuscript’s effectiveness. We will also improve English grammar to ensure your ideas are conveyed clearly.
A thorough strategic report and journal recommendation
We provide thorough explanations of the prioritized issues identified in your paper, how we addressed them and (if necessary) how you might be able to address them further. After a targeted discussion among our team regarding journals that fit the paper’s topic and seem potentially appropriate in terms of impact, the editors will provide journal recommendations customized to your paper.
Continued support after Scientific Editing
After you have received Scientific Editing, considered the advice, and made changes, we provide one free language edit (for field-specific grammar, phrasing, and punctuation correction) within 6 months of the completion of the initial order. You may also want to purchase Figure Formatting or Manuscript Formatting.
AJE is trusted by the most respected names in scientific publishing
We’re also Nature’s preferred provider of author services.
Sample Edits
Download one of our sample files to see the types of suggestions and edits made by our scientific editors
Where our customers publish
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Cancer Research
- Developmental Cell
- Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- Energy and Environmental Science
- Genome Biology
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Immunity
- Journal of Experimental Medicine
- Nano Letters
- Nature
- Nature Climate Change
- Nature Communications
- Nature Genetics
- Nature Geoscience
- Nature Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
- Science
- Science Advances
The complete scientific manuscript editing service
Get in-depth editing and strategic advice on your document from a team of editors following the Nature Research quality standards.
A scientific consultation among our team of PhDs
A team of PhD-qualified editors with experience in your field carefully assess your manuscript and any accompanying information.
A substantive in-depth assessment of your scientific manuscript
Based on the priorities identified in the team meeting, experienced members of the Scientific Editing team examine the text in significant detail.
Customized to the needs of each scientific manuscript
Use our custom report to see the changes we made and why we made them. We recommend a few journals for publication that fit your topic.
Trusted by researchers and universities to help their science stand out
Our team of PhD editors tend to the needs of individual researchers and institutions alike. Check out other AJE services to polish all aspects of your research.
How does Scientific Editing stand out?
See why researchers around the world use Scientific Editing for their manuscripts
Examines all aspects of your scientific document
Includes a detailed report with feedback and, for journal manuscripts, publishing advice and journal recommendations based on our editors’ detailed assessment of your findings.
Uses field-specific PhD-qualified editors, editing to quality standards set by Nature Research
Nature Research has the highest standards in scientific research. We’re proud to work with them to provide the best academic editing services.
Ask our team questions
After you’ve received your Scientific Edit, we’re happy to answer questions you may have regarding our work.
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Frequently asked questions
See what other questions researchers like you have about our Scientific Editing service.
The AJE Guarantee
We strive to give you the best possible service for your academic manuscript.
Our Quality Guarantee
The completed manuscript you receive from AJE’s editing services is covered by our editing guarantee. We guarantee that if your language-edited paper is rejected by a journal because of the English alone, and we believe that you have made a good faith effort to incorporate our changes, we will provide one free language re-edit. Please note that the Developmental Editing step is not included in this guarantee.
Confidentiality assured
We never show your paper to anyone outside of the Scientific Editing team. You can be confident when you submit to a journal, the journal editor's decision will be independent and fair.
One free edit within 6 months of purchase
After you have made changes based on the scientific editor’s comments, we will perform a lanugage edit to your revised paper one time for free within 6 months of your original order.
Provide us with examples
If you are ever unhappy with our editing, we will work with you until you are satisfied. In such cases, please contact our customer support via any of our support channels and provide one or two specific examples or a few details about what is unsatisfactory. We will be happy to work with you to find the best solution.
Further assistance for researchers
Visit our AJE Scholar Author Resource Center for articles on preparing your manuscript, thesis, or grant.