Our Editing Services

All categories of work - from coursework and essays through to entire dissertations - will be checked and corrected by our team of expert close readers.
Oxbridge editing uses specialist academic editors from Oxford and Cambridge University, to provide proofreading and editing services for all levels of student and academics: undergraduate, Masters, MBA, PhD and post-doctoral. Our specialized editing services cover all forms of academic writing - essays, dissertations, personal statements and application materials. Our standard delivery is 1 - 7 days, depending upon the size of your document.

Proofreading +

An invaluable proofreading service if you need help with your spelling, grammar and punctuation, as well as the general layout of your work.

Our expert proofreading services will eliminate all typographical errors, including the sort of mistakes missed by computer software packages, and make sure your ideas and arguments flow effectively.

  • Ensures that the spelling, punctuation and grammar of your essays and dissertations are immaculate throughout.
  • Improves the vocabulary, coherence and grammar to ensure that your message or argument is very clear.
  • Enhances formality of language and format to render it more suitable for a particular medium such as an academic journal or publication.
  • We use Track Changes to list changes in the margin, allowing you to view every alteration that has been made.

Stylistic Edit

Is your writing presenting your ideas in the best light?
Ensure the language, style and structure of your writing enhances the content your work - instead of obscuring it.

Familiarity with your essay or dissertation can make it hard for you to see your mistakes. Our editors approach your work with a fresh pair of eyes, using their specialist writing skills to help improve the style, structure and language.

  • This editing service ensures that the tone of a work is not only formal and academic, but that it easy to read, avoiding repetitive and overlong phrases.
  • Ensures your writing develops clearly from its premises, and that the evidence and arguments are clearly formulated and referenced throughout.
  • Improves layout and readability, resulting in a work that is fluid, clear, readable, academic and impeccably presented.
  • We use track Changes, your expert Oxbridge-educated editor will, first of all, correct all your punctuation, spelling and grammar.

Ultimate Edit

Be assured that every aspect of your writing will be scrutinised to the highest degree - with alterations made to the format of the referencing if needed and additional references added to support new lines of thought.

More than a simple language check or paraphrase it addresses several issues: the addition and development of ideas where required; additional references and significant restructuring.

  • Ensures that your work is presented clearly and consistently according to academic convention, adding new references to support your argument.
  • Where necessary your expert editor may rewrite and add original passages from scratch to ensure the highest possible scholarly authority.
  • Reviews all aspects of your referencing and citations, reformatting and adding new references to support the points of your argument.
  • All work is proofed by our in house quality control team to provide a second opinion on the clarity, consistency and style of your work before you receive it.

Marking & Appraisal

Curious to know what sort of mark your essay or dissertation will achieve prior to submitting it? Need a second opinion on a piece of work from a specialist in your field? Try our marking and appraisal service:

We'll assign a specialist in your field to assess and grade the work by rigorous academic standards, and offer you some pointers as to how you can work to improve your mark for next time.

  • The mark given will be expressed as a percentage, with a corresponding classification band based on standard UK university practice (upper first-class, first class, upper second-class, lower second-class, third class, fail).
  • Our essay and dissertation editing is carried out by Oxbridge-educated markers with substantial experience of teaching at UK universities.
  • Our essay and dissertation editors offer advice on things to look out for if you want to see genuine improvements in your marks.

Services Breakdown

TYPE OF EDITING Proofreading + Stylistic Edit Ultimate Edit
Spelling (what is this?)
Punctuation (what is this?)
Grammar (what is this?)
Consistency in terminology, italicization, etc (what is this?)
Layout, font, number style, etc (what is this?)
Sentence construction (what is this?)  
Terminology/reference check (what is this?)  
Suggestions for text with unclear meaning (what is this?)  
Logic, relevance, clarity (what is this?)  
Track Changes (what is this?)
Structure and style (what is this?)  
Improvements to formailty of language (what is this?)  
Clarify arguments in writing (what is this?)  
Paraphrasing (what is this?)    
Additional references (what is this?)    
Addition and development of ideas (what is this?)    
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