Our Editing Service
Why should I use American Manuscript Editors?
American Manuscript Editors, a subsidiary of Grammar Labs, LLC, offers high-quality academic editing at an amazing value. We have served over 7,000 customers from over 125 different countries. As an organization comprised of professional people dedicated to helping you look your best, American Manuscript Editors focuses on offering superior, multiple turnaround services at very competitive prices. We are committed to excellence in editing and proofreading services. We ensure that your documents come back to you in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English. Our editors are highly educated and well qualified to guarantee your satisfaction.
How do you select your editors?
We recruit native English-speaking editors from top universities. Editors are selected based on their editing skills and technical expertise in specific academic areas. All of our editors have either a master’s degree or a PhD. You can read more about our editors here.
How is an editor selected for my project?
We have a diverse group of editors with research experience in most academic areas. We ensure that the editor who edits your project has the right technical experience to understand your research area and provide meaningful and thorough improvements to your paper. Moreover, we ask that you identify the overall research area of your manuscript from a predefined list of categories when you submit your document for editing so that we can ensure that your project is assigned to the most suitable editor for your text. You can read some of the bios of our editors here.
What makes your service unique?
The editing and formatting requirements for each journal can be quite diverse. We provide services tailored to fit each specific journal. In addition to ensuring that the language of your manuscript will be error free and well written, we also tailor our editing to ensure that the language meets the author guidelines of the target journal and provide format editing services as well.
Tell me about your Publication Ready Guarantee.
With our Journal Manuscript Editing Service, we guarantee that once our editing team finishes your project, it will be ready for publication in the sense that it will meet the English language requirements of your target journal.
What if I want to submit my manuscript to multiple journals?
When you submit your manuscript to our service, we match your project to the requirements of a specific journal that you specify when you upload your document. Once the project is completed, you can resubmit the manuscript for additional format editing services, i.e., formatting for a new target journal. Simply contact customer service at info@americanmanuscripteditors.com to obtain a quote for your individual project and to submit your project for reformatting.
What type of editing should I expect?
Your assigned editor will correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. He or she will also improve the flow of your paper, eliminate any awkward sentences or phrasing, and ensure that the writing is clear and concise while providing format editing according to the requirements of your target journal. Editors also leave comments to provide further guidance and insight. Once the project has been completed, the manuscript will be ready for submission to the review board of your target journal. You can see an example of a project edited by one of our editors here.
How will I know what changes have been made in my manuscript?
Our editors use the track changes feature in MS Word to clearly highlight the suggested improvements in the document. Comments and suggestions are placed in the margins to provide further guidance.
What if I make changes to my manuscript after your staff completes my project?
Manuscripts that have undergone changes can be resubmitted for re-editing at a 30% discount. We refer to these types of projects as revision projects. Simply find the original project that you have revised on your customer account page and click on the arrow under the “Request Revision” column to begin the process.
Can I communicate with my editor during the editing process?
Yes! We have provided a private message board that is available to you and your editor. Simply log onto your customer account where you can click the link under the "Message Board" column associated with any current or previous project to communicate directly with the editor of that project. You will be alerted of responses from your editor via email.
Do you offer translation services?
As an English language editing company, we focus on helping you prepare the English language, formatting, and style of your text. Therefore, we do not currently offer any translation services.
Do you check for plagiarism in the submitted project?
No – we do not offer the service of addressing plagiarism in a document. That is, we are an editing service, not a writing service. Therefore, we do not offer any writing or paraphrasing services beyond what is necessary in the normal editing process. Addressing plagiarism concerns requires re-writing or ghostwriting, which is beyond the bounds of our services. Instead, we would be very happy to edit the text that you have written or re-written in order to address your plagiarism concerns.
Do you offer a certificate that verifies my manuscript was edited by your service?
Yes, we can provide an AME certificate that serves as verification that your manuscript has been edited by our staff and meets our quality standards. In fact, you can print this AME editing certificate directly from your customer account by clicking on the “Editing Certificate” link under the Download Forms column on your account. For more instructions, contact customer service at info@americanmanuscripteditors.com.
How do I apply to work as an editor with American Manuscript Editors?
If you are interested in applying to work as an editor, please note that we recruit only native English-speaking editors from top universities. Editors are selected based on their editing skills and technical expertise in specific academic areas. All of our editors must have either a master’s degree or a PhD. For more information or to apply, please click here.