University proofreading and editing services
In 2018 alone, Cambridge Proofreading’s experienced editors assisted over 15,000 university staff and students with their proofreading and editing needs. Our professional academic editors have a rich experience of proofreading and editing for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians and university faculty.
For students
If you do not receive significant improvements to the standard of your written English from our work we will give you a refund.
Standard university assessment guidelines state that 10-20% of marks are allocated for English writing quality. Our editors can ensure you get the most from these available marks by improving academic tone and vocabulary, as well as grammar, structure and syntax.
We abide strictly by university guidelines on proofreading and editing, and a significant percentage of our clients are referred to us by university staff and professors.
For university faculty
We guarantee significant improvement on the original text that we receive.
Our editing team has considerable experience in assisting authors and researchers to achieve publication in academic journals.
We can ensure that your manuscript is fully prepared for submission to journals and publishers with the maximum possible chances of success.
View Working Samples of our proofreading and editing services here.
The Cambridge advantage
Read about why we stand out from other proofreading and editing companies.
- Award winning service and impeccable reputation
- World-class proofreading and editing team
- Subject experts from every academic discipline
- 24/7 ordering and efficient return times
- 100% confidentiality
- Satisfaction guaranteed or you will be refunded
How we proofread and edit
Your assigned editor will review and improve your writing in the following areas:
- Lexis and vocabulary
- Academic tone and style
- Sentence structure, syntax and paragraph structure
- Redundancy/repetition and wordiness
- Grammar and punctuation
- Presentation, formatting and referencing consistency
- Special requests (such as style guidelines, e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, Oxford, etc.)
”“Essay looks more professional”
”“Good quality, fast”
”“Did a great job”
Subject matter expertise
With more than 300 editors spanning the entire spectrum of academic disciplines, we can assign most documents to subject-matter experts. We believe there is no substitute for subject-matter expertise.
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L. Stahl, MS
Mathematics and Statistics Editor
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32 Years
experience -
1,325 Papers
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Academic background
MS Statistics, Northwestern University
BA Mathematics, Northwestern University -
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M. Hasan, LLB, MPP
Legal Editor
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4 Years
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364 Papers
edited
Academic background
Master of Public Policy, Georgetown University
Bachelor of Laws, University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.), University of New South Wales -
Experienced academic editors
All of the academic editors in our network hold advanced qualifications (first degrees, master’s degrees, and PhDs) from leading American and British universities. Many also are members of leading industry bodies, such as the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) and the Council of Science Editors (CSE).
Less than 1% of editors who apply to Cambridge make it through our rigorous selection process.
See what our clients have to say
We rely on word-of-mouth referrals from our existing clients.
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Sara
Netherlands
“It is clear that the reviewer put their effort into correcting every character in my report, thanks for the advice and comments, it was very helpful!”
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Rupert
Switzerland
“Just excellent! I’m always grateful the work Cambridge Proofreading do as they do it very professionally and always on time. Thank you!”
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MJV
Germany
“The editor did a very professional job with not only correcting spelling, grammatical and punctuation mistakes, but also editing whole sentences in order to make them easier to understand.”
