Pricing Examples
We bill per word for our projects and build our invoices based on the level of editing that you want. These example situations can help you decide the level of editing that’s best for you and your budget.
Price Examples for Journal Article Edits
Just references
Reviewer 2 told Karen that she needs to fix her references. Karen is confident that she can fix the rest of her writing, but references are her weakness. She has six pages of APA-style references.
- 6 pages of references is likely equal to 60 reference list entries.
- Each reference list entry costs $2.
- Total cost: $120
Basic edits
Janissa wants to give her article the best chance of getting published. She knows it’s pretty well written, but she’s not a grammar expert or an APA pro. She asks us to copyedit her 40-page document and format her 6 pages of references.
- Proofreading: 40 pages = ~10,000 words @ $0.025/word = $250
- References formatting: 6 pages of references = ~60 references @ $2/reference = $120
- Total cost: $370
Full service
Kareem wants to produce an outstanding journal article and become a better writer along the way. The manuscript is 40 pages long and includes 6 pages of references, all of which need heavy editing. He would like for us to read his paper twice and meet with him after each round of editing.
- Copyediting: 40 pages = ~10,000 words @ $0.035/word = $350
- 2 hours for Zoom consultations @ $44/hour = $88
- Proofreading: ~10,000 words @ $0.025/word = $250
- References formatting: 6 pages of references = ~60 references @ $2/reference = $120
- Total cost: $808
Price Examples for Dissertations
Simple proofread
Emily’s committee has had glowing feedback for her, and she feels pretty sure that her writing is good. Even so, her program requires her to have her 100-page dissertation proofread.
- Proofreading: 100 pages = ~ 25,000 words @ $0.025/word = $625
- 20% discount for students applied.
- Total cost: $500.
Just formatting
Juan knows his dissertation is ready to go—until he looks at the university formatting guidelines. He has no idea how to format page numbers so that some of them are Roman numerals, and he doesn’t know how to create a table of contents. He also realizes that his margins and headings aren’t all consistent.
- Dissertation page formatting: $120
- 20% discount for students applied.
- Total cost: $96
Basic edits
This dissertation is the first work that Bradley has ever published, and it’s been a lifelong dream to get here. He wants this 100-page document to make his family proud.
- Copyediting: 90 body pages = ~22,500 words @ $0.035/word = $787.50
- ~100 references @ $2/reference + $200
- Dissertation page formatting = flat rate of $120
- 20% discount for students applied.
- Total cost: $866
Full service
Annalise has a full-time job and two kids. She’s written her dissertation, but she’s received some feedback from her advisor that she doesn’t have time to figure out. She needs someone to read her whole dissertation and meet with her to provide pointers on each chapter. She would also like a full, final read-through and for someone else to fix her references and format the title page and table of contents. Her dissertation is 100 pages long, with an additional 10 pages of references.
- Copyediting: 100 body pages = ~25,000 words @ $0.035/word = $875
- Live consultations: 5 hours @ $44/hour = $220
- Proofreading: ~25,000 @ $0.025/word = $625
- References formatting: 10 pages of references = ~100 references @ $2/reference = $200
- Dissertation page formatting: $120
- 20% discount for students applied.
- Total cost: $1,632
Price Examples for Other Projects
CV proofread
Martha is applying for a job as full-time faculty. She wants to make sure that her CV is error-free.
- Her CV is approximately 4,000 words long.
- Total cost: $25
- Since Martha referred a friend for editing, it’s free!
Report edits
The Twin Cities Center for Urban Ag has prepared a 50-page, double-spaced report with guidelines for best practices for farmers’ market sellers. They’d like to make sure that the document is free from grammar errors.
- 50 pages = ~12,500 words @ $0.025/word
- Total cost: $312.50
References check
The Minnesota Institute for Early Learning is releasing its annual report with policy recommendations for preschool education. An in-house editor is proofreading the document, but they need help with the 300 Chicago-style endnotes they’ve created.
- 300 endnotes @ $2/reference
- Total cost: $600