ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

My first language is not English and I would like to sound like a native speaker. A very common request! We all know that English is the language of the academic world. We also know how hard it is to communicate in a different language about our work.

Your hard work deserves to be understood, appreciated, and respected. Agreed Biomedica understands your needs first-hand.

Your writing will be edited by experienced research professionals and certified ESL instructors who have worked with other authors from different countries and who know about the grammatical and pronunciation issues you struggle with—things like article usage or countable nouns. As native English speakers, you can be assured that you are working with language experts with experience editing and proofreading documents in your field or subject area. The ESL services are for both professionals and university students. Please see our FAQs for more details.

What we provide:

  • All the English Editing services we provide but with a focus on ESL and language
  • English Dissertation, Thesis, or Proposal Editing
  • English Admissions Essay Editing
  • Language coaching Services

ESL Academic Editing

 

It can be difficult to express yourself clearly, especially with complicated or abstract subjects. Let us review your draft, help you improve your English writing. This  service is designed to make you sound like a native English speaker.

 

We will fix spelling, grammar, and typographical errors, including common grammar problems such as article usage, countable nouns, and overuse of transitions and informal language.  

Our academic services for speakers of English as a second language.

As a professor, researcher, or graduate student you want your work to be judged on merit, not your English writing skills. Agreed Biomedica will help you communicate more clearly, revising your manuscript for clarity, flow, word choice, and idiomatic expressions, jargon, as well as grammar and spelling, so that your document sounds natural.

Please note that we do not edit documents that have not been translated by humans. Unfortunately, we do not accept documents translated using translation software for editing or do machine translation post-editing (MTPE). MTPE is the process where a text that was previously pre-translated by a machine-translated engine reaches its final form after being edited by a human translator. machine-translated text is translated word by word and do not understand the context of your writing and often just do not make any sense. While for non-specialist documents like narratives or literary works, MTPE, may be an economical choice, scientific articles are currently too complex for MT. Further, translated documents are frequently very difficult to understand and there is a high risk that any changes made could introduce errors into your text. This is especially true for scientific papers. Note that machine-translated documents can be easily identified by a native speaker. If you do your best to write the document in English using terminology relative to your field that you are familiar with, we will help edit it to improve your work. However, if you submit a Machine-translated document for editing, we reserve the right to reject a paper and it will not be accepted for editing, as editing such documents is paramount to re-writing, which falls into another category of service and price range that is approximately 3-times higher than the cost of editing. Instead, we recommend that you have your article professionally translated. We will happily edit the translated document and help you with your submission.

 

NOTE: Agreed Biomedica will not paraphrase or rewrite plagiarized text. It is now often standard practice for publishers to run submitted manuscripts through plagiarism-checking software packages before they are sent out for review. Journal ethical policies demand that anything we take from any other paper, even our own (Self-plagiarism), must be correctly sourced and cited. As outlined in our Terms and Conditions, Agreed Biomedica will not edit any document or section of any document that we believe to be plagiarised.

 

Choose from the Editing services, Publication Support services, Language Coaching services.

ENGLISH DISSERTATION, THESIS, OR PROPOSAL EDITING FOR STUDENTS

We will improve the language of your PhD Thesis helping you reach the highest academic standards.
Writing a major academic work can be difficult enough, but it is even more so when working in a foreign language. Our professional editors will help you express yourself clearly in English and overcome this obstacle and help you to place your best face forward.
Having an English expert at your side during your graduate studies can be critical to your success. Your supervisor won't have the time to assist you with matters of language; indeed, most advisors barely have enough time to help you with research questions.
Let us help. We'll revise your work for style, organization, word choice, concision, and clarity. We'll show you where you need to provide more support for your arguments and give you constructive criticism that will help you improve your English. We will correct spelling, grammar, and typing errors, allowing you to focus on creating great content.
THE THESIS EDITING SERVICE INCLUDES:
• Editing into proper scientific American or British English by a native speaker with a PhD
• Checking your paper for accidental plagiarism
• Large documents (up to 50,000 words) are acceptable
• Quotes are inclusive of a volume discount for very large word counts discount for thesis over 20,000 words.
• Great quality at an affordable price:
• Detailed language check: spelling, grammar, sentence structures and terminology
WHAT TYPES OF DOCUMENTS CAN YOU USE THIS SERVICE FOR?
• Theses
• Dissertations
• Thesis and dissertation proposals
There are two levels of service: Basic and Expanded thesis services
- BASIC THESIS SERVICE WHAT WILL YOU RECEIVE?
• An edited document in which the spelling errors, grammar errors, and typos have been corrected
• Changes and suggestions to help improve clarity, flow, structure, and readability
• Formatting of citations and references to a style guide of your choice, if desired
• Tracked revisions so that you can see and review all the changes that have been made
• In-depth critical commentary on your paper
• A short summary of the work that has been done and any major concerns
EXPANDED THESIS SERVICE WHAT WILL YOU RECEIVE?
All the above plus:
• Unlimited number of revisions up to 120 days
• Corrects logic and structure gaps thorough revisions and post-submission guidance
• Focus on logic, structure and the flow of content
• Formatting as per institutional guidelines (if provided)
• Reference check for consistency, completeness and structure
• Assessment report with feedback on paper language and structure
• Word count reduction of up to 20%
*provided that the revisions do not exceed more than 30% of the original word count and new additions do not exceed 20% of the original word count.

ENGLISH ACADEMIC EDITING

We know it can be difficult to express yourself clearly, especially with complicated or abstract subjects for ESL learners, but rest assured this is also true for native speakers. Agreed Biomedica can review your draft and help you improve your English writing, and check it for spelling, grammar, and typographical errors. Agreed Biomedica will revise your early draft for style, clarity, consistency, word choice, sentence structure, and natural expressions and flow. We will fix spelling, grammar, and typographical errors, including common problems such as article usage, countable nouns, and overuse of transitions. We will make sure that you are expressing yourself clearly. You will be able to proceed with confidence to your toward to your final publication and submit you application to the institution of your choice. These services are the same as the editing services offered to native speakers, but focus on the difficulties of an ESL writer.
WHAT TYPES OF DOCUMENTS CAN YOU USE THIS SERVICE FOR?
• Papers
• Journal articles
• Research projects
• Conference proceedings, posters, and presentations
WHAT WILL YOU RECEIVE?
• An edited document in which typos, spelling errors, and grammar errors have been corrected
• Tracked revisions so that you can see and review all the changes that have been made
• Comments and suggestions about how to improve the document
• A short summary of the work that has been done and any major concerns Please see comprehensive description of different levels of Editing services we provide to our authors.

ENGLISH ADMISSIONS ESSAY EDITING

When applying to university or college program, we know as ESL students it can be difficult to express yourself clearly.
Not only grades matter for your application to college or university graduate school or med school, but you need to make a good impression to be competitive. This service is helps prepare your early drafts of your university application documents, autobiographical sketch, medical school personal statement, activity descriptions, and will help you improve your writing as well as check for language errors.
We understand that being accepted by your first choice of university can be difficult if English is not your first language. However, having your work checked by professional editors, will give you a competitive edge.
Editors can give you feedback on the first draft of your application documents, communicate your ideas clearly, and create a focused and understandable statement of purpose so as to stand out with an effective personal statement.
WHAT TYPES OF DOCUMENTS CAN YOU USE THIS SERVICE FOR?
• Admissions essays, Autobiographical sketch, medical school personal statement, activity descriptions
• Admissions documents
WHAT WILL I RECEIVE?
• A revised document in which the spelling, typing, and grammar errors have been corrected
• Editing to improve clarity and consistency
• Tracked revisions so that you can see and review all the changes
• Comments about problems and issues and suggestions on how to solve them
• Suggestions to help you improve your writing and the focus of the essay Write to us for a quote and turnaround times and order today
Note: Please be aware that we do not write or compose papers for students, nor do we paraphrase quotations to avoid plagiarism.

COMPARISON OF EDITING SERVICES

Service

Essential Copyediting and Proofreading

Final grammar check and proofread for well-organized documents.

Copyediting-Plus

Deep editing that makes your manuscript ready for initial submission.

Structural Editing-Plus

Substantive editing that is the most comprehensive edit. It includes all the features of the Basic and Expanded service. In addition, you will receive editing and feedback relevant to the overall structure and clarity of your manuscript, accompanied by post-submission support.

Language editing includes, correction of spelling, grammar, and punctuation,

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Natural syntax, word use, collocations, and consistency of technical terms, jargon, and terminology

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Consistency in formatting, acronyms, and other areas

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Intensive edit for organization or paragraphs (rephrasing and restructuring)

 

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Fact-checking

  

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Edit for style, clarity, and readability

 

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Journal-specific formatting

Free for one journal

Free for one journal

Free for 2 journals…50% discount for re-submissions

Check appropriate use of figures and tables

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Re-edit Free Guarantee*

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Minor re-edits within 12 months*

 

60% discount

First re-edit Free***

Word Count reduction

Up to 10%

Up to 10%

Up to 20%

Citation and reference checking

Consistency and adherence to journal style

Consistency and adherence to journal style

Consistency and adherence to journal style.

Cover letter

 

Checking and Editing

Checking and Editing

Reviewer Response

 

60% discount checking and Editing with manuscript

Free checking and editing with manuscript with feedback on your responses to Reviewers

Manuscript Feedback Report  on how to meet manuscript submission guidelines

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Suggestions or tips for ways to eliminate redundancy or improve clarity in your writing (if relevant)

 

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Unlimited Questions or clarifications

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Turnaround Time

Up to 5000 words, 2 days

>5000 words: 3 to 6 days

Large assignments: TBD

Up to 5000 words, 2 days

>5000 words: 3 to 6 days

Large assignments: TBD

Up to 5000 words, 2 days

>5000 words: 3 to 6 days

Large assignments: TBD

Editing certificate ((upon request)

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**After an Expanded-plus edit, if you make minor revisions to your paper we are happy to take a second look at a few pages, free of charge. If you think that you may make significant changes after our edits, consider the unlimited re-edits service available at checkout.

*If your manuscript is rejected by your chosen journal due to English language errors after we have edited it, please contact us. If we are at fault, we will re-edit your paper free of charge.