Humanities and social sciences
Our team of humanities and social sciences editors has the expertise required to improve the language of your paper. Our editors are all native English speakers with advanced qualifications, such as MAs and PhDs.
A trusted name in proofreading and editing
Your paper will be reviewed for grammar, style, clarity, and tone. You will also receive feedback from your editor detailing the changes that have been made and areas for development.
Our editors are well versed in popular style and referencing guidelines, including APA, AP, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and OSCOLA. We can also accommodate special requests, such as reducing wordiness and repetition.
If you have any questions or queries after we have returned your document, we will be happy to address these for you. We see after-care support as a central component of delivering the best possible service to our clients.
Humanities and social sciences subjects include:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Classics
Design
Education
History
Gender studies
Language
Linguistics
Law
Library and museum studies
Literature
Media and communication
Performing arts
Philosophy
Political science
Psychology
Sociology
Theology
Visual arts
& more
Improved style and appropriate register
We will improve style, diction, and tone to ensure that your document is written in the appropriate register.
Dr Smith, PhD To improve academic style, avoid using ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ to begin a phrase or sentence, when possible.
Perfect clarity and construct
Your editor will correct awkward phrasing and ambiguity to ensure that your writing is clearly expressed and easy to understand.
Dr Smith, PhD I modified the order of ideas in this sentence to improve the logical flow and readability.
Grammar, punctuation and readability
We will fix errors related to grammar, punctuation and readability.
Dr Smith, PhD This phrase can be either hyphenated or unhyphenated when used in this context (modifying another word or phrase that follows it), but the unhyphenated form is more common, so I will follow that style throughout this document.
General feedback and advice
The editor will provide feedback and advice on the content and composition of the writing, both within the document and in the Editor’s Summary Report.
Dr Smith, PhD Counselling is a specific therapeutic model, but it is not synonymous with psychological therapy.
How we will proofread and edit your document
Cambridge Proofreading’s experienced editors are available 24/7 to rigorously review and comprehensively improve your writing.
MS Word Tracked Changes We use Word’s ‘Track Changes’ feature so you will see all of the amendments that we’ve made. We have alternative options for PDF and LaTeX files and other formats.
Improved style and appropriate register
We will improve style, diction, and tone to ensure that your document is written in the appropriate register.
Dr Smith, PhD To improve academic style, avoid using ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ to begin a phrase or sentence, when possible.
Perfect clarity and construct
Your editor will correct awkward phrasing and ambiguity to ensure that your writing is clearly expressed and easy to understand.
Dr Smith, PhD I modified the order of ideas in this sentence to improve the logical flow and readability.
Grammar, punctuation and readability
We will fix errors related to grammar, punctuation and readability.
Dr Smith, PhD This phrase can be either hyphenated or unhyphenated when used in this context (modifying another word or phrase that follows it), but the unhyphenated form is more common, so I will follow that style throughout this document.
General feedback and advice
The editor will provide feedback and advice on the content and composition of the writing, both within the document and in the Editor’s Summary Report.
Dr Smith, PhD Counselling is a specific therapeutic model, but it is not synonymous with psychological therapy.
Expert editors from your field
Over 300 editing professionals, covering the entire spectrum of academic disciplines.
Advanced qualifications from leading universities in the UK, US & Anglo-speaking world.
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