FAQ’s

At Proof Right Proofreading we charge on average 20% less than other professional proofreading services. We are able to do this by keeping our operating costs to a bare minimum. We spend very little on advertising and instead rely on word of mouth for new business. By providing a high quality proofreading service we do not need to spend heavily on advertising, as most of our clients refer their friends and colleagues to us.

We do not claim to be the cheapest proofreading service online. However, we do believe that we offer the best value and service. There are many lower priced proofreading and editing services online, however, this usually means lower quality, in terms of the editor’s qualifications/experience and also the time allocated to reviewing your writing.

We have editors from a wide range of academic fields and all of our editors have the highest levels of expertise. As a minimum we ensure that all of our editors hold Masters/PhD qualifications from leading British universities, and have extensive experience in the field of proofreading.

We will match your work to an editor with the relevant background and experience in your field. The editing manager will evaluate your submitted document and assign it to an editor best matched to your individual needs.

We accept all major credit cards and debit cards through our secure PayPal payment gateway.

Our standard turnaround time is 48 hours for all documents under 10,000 words. If you wish to upgrade then please select the option to upgrade to a faster turnaround time on the Instant Quote page and the additional fee will be added to your total.

The proofread copy will have been edited using Microsoft track changes, the changes will be visible slightly differently depending on whether you are using Windows or a Mac. In Windows any deleted text will have a line through it and all inserted text will be underlined. Whereas with a Mac all deleted text will appear on the right hand margin and all inserted text will appear in the main body highlighted.

• Microsoft Word (doc, docx, rtf)
• Open Office (odt)
• Apple Pages

We also accept:

• PDF
• LaTeX

However, we are unable to edit LaTeX files directly. We therefore ask that you export or copy and paste your LaTeX text into a MS Word document or similar. You can rest assured that the editor will leave any programming commands intact. Using this method we can edit in MS Word using Track changes, and you can then simply copy and paste the text back into the LaTeX file format.

We are unable to edit LaTeX files directly. We therefore ask that you export or copy and paste your LaTeX text into a MS Word document or similar. You can rest assured that the editor will leave any programming commands intact. Using this method we can edit in MS Word using Track changes and you can then simply copy and paste the text back into the LaTeX file format.

Express Proofreading is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week, due to our extensive network of proofreaders we are always able to assign your document to one of our proofreaders and have your document returned to you within your selected timeframe.

For our proofreading service we charge £9.00 per 1000 words for a turnaround time of 48 hours for all documents under 10,000 words. We also offer faster turnaround times, simply select the relevant turnaround time at checkout. For further details on our pricing policy for our proofreading services, as well as our other services, please visit the pricing page. As we are based in the United Kingdom all of our prices are quoted in Pound Sterling. If you are placing your order from a different country, the final price will be automatically converted into your local currency.

We have proofread work from students and academics who are publishing their work, from a variety of academic institutions across the world. Some of the more frequent Universities from which we receive requests, include but are not limited to the following:

• Oxford University,
• Cambridge University,
• London School of Economics,
• Kings College London,
• The University of Liverpool,
• University of Manchester,
• Manchester Metropolitan University,
• Lancaster University,
• University of Nottingham,
• University of Glasgow,
• Toronto University,
• City University of Hong Kong,
• Dalhousie University,
• Deakin University,
• University of Macau.