Editing
Will editors from Springer Nature Editing Service edit for scientific accuracy?
No. Although editors from Springer Nature Editing Service do have a scientific background and may occasionally point out what they believe are content-related problems, they will not research or take any responsibility for content. Responsibility for ...
Who will do the editing?
All editors are native English speakers and have or are working towards a PhD from one of the top US universities, covering a wide range of scientific disciplines. Only the most subject-suitable editor will edit an article. The editorial coordinators ...
Who can use your services?
Our editing service is open to any researcher or author regardless of where the text will be submitted for publication. It is not only for Springer Nature publications.
Which sections of my manuscript and what other documents can you edit/exclude? What is included in the word count?
Editable sections / Included in the word count of research papers: - Main paper (title, abstract, introduction, results, discussion) - Methods - Figure and table legends/captions - Supplementary information - Cover letter (if you wish us to edit ...
What types of work do you edit?
Springer Nature Editing Service offers premium quality, English language editing of scientific and medical articles. The service is available to any researcher wishing to improve his or her English regardless of the scientific or medical journal to ...
What sorts of changes will editors from Springer Nature Author Services make to articles?
Articles will be edited for spelling, grammar and sense, for clarity, and for improper use of language. Read more about our editing service here.
What is included in the word count? Which sections of my paper can you edit?
To find the total word count in a Microsoft Word document, remove the reference list and any numeric table data, then use the word count feature in Microsoft Word (under the Review tab). If you are submitting the document for Scientific Editing, ...
What if I did not receive a certificate?
If you did not receive a certificate, don't be discouraged. It simply means that your document needs additional revisions. After revising your language-edited document, if you wish to submit it for another round of language editing, contact ...
What file formats do you accept for editing?
You can send us your work for editing in a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file. Rich text format (.rtf) and text (.txt) files are also accepted – these will be edited in Microsoft Word. We can also edit your LaTeX manuscript if you send a .tex file ...
Should I include the editing service in my Acknowledgments?
Please check any relevant guidelines (e.g. of your chosen journal and your funding body) regarding the acknowledgment of editing services. With Scientific Editing, we actively recommend that you acknowledge our input in your cover letter, the ...
I have received my edited paper. What should I do next?
We always edit using the Track Changes feature in Word (under the Review tab), to give you the option of accepting or rejecting each edit. We strongly recommend that you check every edit, rather than simply incorporating all of our changes, in case ...
How can I get a certificate? Do I need to request one?
If you send us a document for language editing, we will automatically evaluate its eligibility for a certificate. You do not need to request one. If we deem the language quality is ready for publication after a single round of language editing, we ...
Do you revise the content of authors’ papers?
In keeping with ethical standards for editors, we are careful not to take control of the content away from the author – for example, all of our edits are tracked so that they can easily be accepted or rejected as you see fit. Moreover, we do not add ...
Do you edit grant proposals?
Yes, we can edit your grant proposal through either our Language Editing or Scientific Editing services. Which type of editing is right for my grant proposal? Choose Scientific Editing if you need the following: Help emphasizing the significance and ...