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Frequently asked questions

Twenty-five answers covering how we work, what we will and will not do, and what an engagement costs. If yours is not here, ask us directly.

General

How we work and who we work with

Two things. We publish — open access journals, theses, dissertations and conference proceedings under our own imprint. And we support authors, through manuscript writing, editing, thesis and grant work, publication support and data analysis. Many people come to us for one and later use the other.

No. We work with independent researchers, clinicians, industry R&D teams and postgraduate students, as well as universities, learned societies, hospitals, government bodies and NGOs.

Science, technology, engineering, medicine, and the arts, humanities and management. If your topic sits outside those, tell us anyway — we will say honestly whether we have the right specialist rather than take work we cannot do well.

We publish in English. We frequently work with authors whose first language is not English, and language editing for non-native speakers is a standard part of what we do rather than an add-on.

Author services

Manuscripts, theses, grants and editing

No. We work with everything from a complete manuscript to a dataset and an idea. Tell us what stage you are at and we will propose a sensible starting point.

Editing takes your existing draft and improves its language, structure and formatting. Manuscript writing means we draft the paper with you, working from your data, findings and direction. Both keep you as the author; only the amount of drafting differs.

APA, IEEE, Vancouver, Harvard and Chicago as standard, plus any house style a specific journal requires. Tell us the target journal and we will format to its guide rather than a generic template.

Yes. Target journal selection is part of our publication support service. We look at scope, indexing, audience, realistic acceptance odds and turnaround, and we will tell you if a journal you are considering is a poor fit.

Yes. An independent reviewer reads the paper as a journal referee would and reports back before you submit. It is usually the cheapest way to avoid an avoidable rejection.

Publishing with us

Journals, proceedings and open access

Anyone can read it without a subscription or paywall, anywhere in the world. That generally means wider readership and more citation opportunity than a closed article of equivalent quality.

It depends on the review model of the journal concerned. Timelines are agreed with the editorial office before a volume opens, and we tell you the expected schedule before you commit rather than after.

Yes — extended abstracts, full papers and complete proceedings volumes, prepared to international symposium guidelines. We also convert conference papers into journal articles afterwards.

Yes. Our e-library carries open access theses and dissertations, which makes postgraduate work discoverable and citable rather than leaving it in a university repository few people search.

Ethics & integrity

Authorship, confidentiality and what we will not do

Yes. Drafts and data you send are seen only by the specialists working on your enquiry, are never reused, and are never shared with third parties. A signed confidentiality agreement is available on request.

No, and you should be wary of anyone who says otherwise. Acceptance rests entirely with the journal’s editors and reviewers. What we can do is ensure the work is presented as strongly and correctly as it deserves.

Professional editing and writing support is accepted practice, and many journals expect it to be disclosed. What is not acceptable is presenting work as unaided when it was not, or claiming authorship you did not earn. We write to your data and your direction, and we will tell you when your funder or institution expects an acknowledgement.

No. We will not invent data, alter findings, or write conclusions your results do not support. If the analysis does not say what you hoped, we will tell you that plainly.

Submissions to our journals pass similarity screening, image integrity checks and conflict-of-interest review before reaching a reviewer, following COPE guidance. Each journal has a documented process for corrections, expressions of concern and retractions.

Pricing & process

What it costs and how an engagement runs

Per project, against an agreed scope, so the figure in your proposal is the figure you pay. Revisions within that scope are included rather than billed as extras.

Within three working days you receive a written assessment covering scope, approach, schedule and indicative cost. If you proceed, a named specialist does the work and you review each stage. There is no obligation at the proposal stage.

No. Our journals are open access, so reading is free. Institutional subscriptions relate to third-party literature access, not to our own published content.

Tell us during the review stage rather than at the end. Revisions within the agreed scope are included, and if we have genuinely missed the brief we will redo the work rather than argue about it.

Writing with us

For prospective contributors

PhD scholars, domain specialists and professional academic copywriters across all disciplines. What matters is demonstrable subject expertise and the ability to write clearly for an academic readership.

Scholarly projects, books and institutional deliverables, on a project basis or as an ongoing collaboration. We match briefs to specialists rather than assigning work to whoever is free.

Send your CV, subject areas and two writing samples through the contact form, choosing “Joining as a subject writer”. We reply to every application, including the unsuccessful ones.