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Proof-Edit Services

Thesis Services' proof-edit services involve neither proofreading nor editing services fully; instead, they combine aspects of each to offer merged proof-edit services.

Proof-Edit Services In One Stage

Ideally, editing is completed, thesis authors or other academic writers then update their thesis and finally full proofreading is done to catch minor errors, improve consistency, etc., but this is not always feasible (e.g. time, cost). Therefore, proof-edit services are often requested instead, usually in one main stage only, though students sometimes then want targeted proofreading services (e.g. to check and clarify their updates).

Proof-Edit: A Definition

Thesis Services' glossary defines a proof-edit as follows:

"A service that combines elements of proofreading and editing to offer one main stage of work only (rather than editing then proofreading). It therefore gives benefits of each (e.g. revising sentence structures from editing and improving consistency from proofreading). It can save time and money, though it is not usually as effective as having editing then proofreading as separate stages; also, authors often make significant updates to their work after this so aspects of the final work are not always checked. Consequently, a proof-edit is not always ideal."


Thesis Services

There are clearly benefits from a proof-edit but also potential issues. Thesis Services seeks to maximise the former and minimise the latter, but such work has inherent limitations.

Proof-Edit Services Permeate Other Services

Much work of Thesis Services and indeed other proofreaders and editors of theses is a proof-edit, because even if the specific service is not provided such work often permeates other thesis work.

Many people nevertheless choose proof-edit services because of the time and cost savings, and Thesis Services has done much proof-edit work over the years. However, this does not give the full benefits of having separate editing and proofreading stages. Also, authors must be careful with any subsequent updates and significant changes they introduce, and they should take appropriate steps to sort any outstanding issues.


If required, Thesis Services can work with you after a proof-edit as an additional minor stage (proofreading only) at a reduced rate, so contact me now to begin the process.