When we edit your manuscript, we try to maintain the exact meaning of your original writing, while optimizing its grammar, clarity
and spelling. Please check our suggested revisions carefully to make sure that they do not change your intended meaning. English can
be a very imprecise language and our modifications are intended to ensure correct grammar and spelling and that there is only one
possible (and correct) meaning of your text as written.
If you provide us with a file of your manuscript for correction, we make
our suggested changes using Microsoft Word's ‘Tracking System”. This allows all changes made to your manuscript to be printed out,
or to be hidden if you prefer. We have our computer set up to ‘underline' and color blue any newly inserted text, but to hide any
deleted text (displaying deleted text makes it hard to read the manuscript). However, the deleted text can be displayed if you change
the options on the tracking system (in Word, this is on the ‘Tools’ menu). Any line in which there was a change, (even a deleted or
inserted space), will be shown with a vertical mark ( | ) in the right margin.
When we return the manuscript to you by Email,
we send it in Word format; if you prefer, we can send you the file in Rich Text Format which also retains all formatting. If you can
not use either of those types of files, let us know which word processing program you use and we can generally provide you with the
correct format.
We also usually return your manuscript in 2 different files, one labeled 'revised’ (with all changes shown
in the file) and the other file labeled ‘final’ (which has only our final suggested wording).
If you receive the files by Email,
please check your manuscript for all symbols (such as Greek letters, degree signs, plus-minus signs, etc) and for all formatting (such
as italics, superscripts and subscripts) to make sure they have been converted correctly.
Instructions
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