Efficient, Expert Dissertation Editing at a Competitive Price
I provide comprehensive editing to polish your dissertation or thesis and prepare it for submission. I’ve edited dissertations for students studying across the US and UK, and I am comfortable editing both qualitative and quantitative research, as well as textual analysis work. I am well-versed in APA, Chicago/Turabian, MLA, and Harvard-Bath styles, and I know how to wrangle Word to meet your university’s laundry list of formatting guidelines.
What you get:
- Copyediting to ensure a clean and clear text that will let your work shine.
- Appropriately formatted citations/references in whatever style guide you are using.
- Comprehensive document formatting to meet your institution’s dissertation submission requirements.
- A Table of Contents (and, if needed, a List of Figures) that automatically updates with the click of a button.
Turnaround Time: Typically 1–2 weeks, depending on length.
Current Rate: $0.025/word
Looking to have the first few chapters of your dissertation edited before defending your proposal and wondering if there’s a discount on editing once your dissertation is complete?
Need your dissertation edited before your defense but curious about getting another quick check before final submission to your institution?
Ask me about pricing on second-round editing for returning clients.
Need something different than what I’ve described above?
No worries. I provide a range of dissertation and thesis editing services to meet the needs of any writer.
| Service | Great for… | Rate |
| Pre-Submission Proofreading: Formatting to meet your institution’s style guidelines, plus proofreading* for clean copy, so your dissertation is ready for final submission. Typical turn-around is one week. | Freshly minted PhDs/EdDs who have successfully defended and finished their revisions. If you’re ready to start celebrating (or just need a nap), let me get your dissertation ready for its big day. | $0.015 per word |
| Formatting only: You take care of the editing and let me get the file ready to submit. Includes generating all required front matter (including TOC), combining files, applying institutional formatting guidelines, and table/image formatting. Typical turnaround is 3–4 days. | Students balancing work, school, family, care-taking, disability, and/or travel who can think of better ways to spend their time than messing with formatting settings. Anyone who felt a little sweaty looking at their institution’s formatting and submission requirements. | $1 per page (double-spaced, 12 pt font) |
| Editing for portfolio-style dissertations: I can provide a custom editing package that suits the specific needs of each part of the dissertation, along with formatting to pull all of the associated documents together into a single, submission-ready file. | PhD/EdD students preparing portfolio-style dissertations that are a mix of published articles, manuscripts, and/or new material with different components requiring varying levels of editing or formatting. | Custom: using the rates indicated above for different services, I’ll come up with an accessible package based on your unique needs. |
*Proofreading focuses on typographical errors, spelling issues, punctuation use, and sentence level formatting errors. It does not include sentence-level editing for clarity or style, and it does not include a full references check.
Looking for sustained, one-on-one dissertation support? I specialize in final stage copyediting, proofreading, and formatting for dissertations and academic manuscripts. If you’re in the early stages of writing and looking for attentive, one-on-one support from a dissertation coach as you develop your work, I highly recommend Strategic Writing Consulting.
Still not seeing what you need? Contact me, and let me know where you’re at with your project and what I can do to help.
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