You will need to be a student at Louisiana Tech University and, thus, need to be able to prove your student status by either using your Louisiana Tech email (@latech.edu) or if using another email, I need to know who your advisor is (including their email) so that I can verify your student status. My wife and I are both retired from Louisiana Tech University and know most thesis and dissertation advisors personally.
Whether it is a thesis or a dissertation, the rate is $4 per page starting from the abstract to the appendices plus 2.99% (to cover PayPal fees for receiving money for goods and services). However, I will need the whole manuscript (cover page, dedication, table of contents, authorization page, and reference pages) in case I notice any discrepancies in word usage, hyphenation choices, etc. While I do check pages that only have a few lines with the rest of the page blank, I do not include those pages in calculating the editing fee. Illustrations are not skipped as I need to check their captions, any comments within the illustration, and how the illustration is integrated with the text.
I require a digital copy (file attachment sent to our email to double-check the font size and spacing) to be emailed to me—Microsoft Word is preferred. Font size is to be 12; the manuscript should be double-spaced (except for the captions beneath figures and tables). I will need the whole manuscript to be emailed to me—Microsoft Word is preferred. The manuscript should be double-spaced (except for the captions beneath any figures or tables). I will not make any changes to the body of your document. I will use the comment feature instead.
Rush orders: A rush order is one where you need the English check to be completed in fewer than two days. For orders with a deadline of two days add 15% ($4.60 per page); for overnight orders add 25% ($5.00 per page). When you contact me asking for a rushed copy edit or proofread, I will need to see the document before I agree; I retain the right to refuse a rush order or overnight order for large documents if I determine I will not have enough time to do a proper English check (see Time Estimate below).
Time Estimate: English checks can take up to 1/2 hour per page, depending upon the quality of the writing; therefore, a conservative estimate would be to take the number of pages from the abstract to the end of the appendices, divide by 2, and use that number as the estimated hours I will need. Keep in mind I do not work around the clock (a sleepless editor is not an effective editor).
What You Get
- The document is checked for grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation errors.
- The document is checked for technical consistency in spelling, abbreviation, capitalization, dash and hyphen use, font use, numerals, and symbols (for example, check for British and American English variants of a word being used interchangeably).
- The document is checked for unclear passages and sentences.
- Revisions are suggested for decreasing wordiness.
- Revisions are suggested for improving the flow and structure of the text.
- Corrections made by you are checked for accurate revisions (if requested). One revision check is included for free for Louisiana Tech University students.
- A letter or email is written to the Graduate School stating that the thesis or dissertation has been edited.
What You Do Not Get
- Documentation system, pagination, content accuracy, and the correctness of format are not checked.
- All questions regarding format and content can be answered only by your advisor, your department, or the Graduate School.
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