Carpe Diem Biomedical Writing and Editing

Copyediting: 5 cents/word*

This service includes correction of English grammar,
vocabulary, and basic scientific style, as well as basic proofreading of scientific information that may be missing or unclear. (For example, I would point out missing cycling conditions from a PCR section within the Methods.  This service does not, however, include a complete scientific review, as would be done during peer review, nor does it include substantial rewriting of whole sections.)  Copyediting is available for manuscripts, dissertations, slide presentations, and posters.

Word count reduction: 10 cents/word*

This service includes reduction of word count by up to 30% of the original manuscript (for a final word count of 70% of the original manuscript).  The word count reduction service includes correction of English grammar and vocabulary to yield a correctly written, as well as more succinct, manuscript. 

Substantive editing: 10 cents/word*

This service goes beyond copyediting to include more extensive rewriting, polishing of writing style, and reorganization of large sections to produce a more publishable paper. Substantive editing is available for manuscripts, slide presentations, and posters.

Looking for an approximate charge but not ready to run a word count?  An "average" scientific manuscript of about 4,000 words would translate to a cost of $200.00 (US dollars) for straightforward copyediting or $400.00 for substantive editing. 

Whole or partial manuscript writing:

Dr. Copeland can write a complete or partial manuscript based on your data, list of references, outline, and communication with you.  Literature searches for Introduction sections are also offered.  Please contact Dr. Copeland for a quote.

Poster presentations:

Creation of posters in Powerpoint based on your data and outline, or a written, manuscript-style report.  Please contact Dr. Copeland for a quote.

Slide presentations:

Creation of slide presentations in Powerpoint for scientific talks, based on your data and outline, or a written, manuscript-style report.  Please contact Dr. Copeland for a quote.

 *All per-word charges are based on word count of the original manuscript.

"Although I possess advanced english language skills, I gave my master thesis Dr. Copeland for editing. Introducing many significant corrections for grammar, word-choice and word-order, amongst other things, she returned a polished document with improved understandability and readability. The thesis smoothly passed the committee without any language-related objections. I recommend every non-native speaker to let their documents proof-read by an experienced editor such as Dr. Copeland."

- Mario Fasold, Ph.D. student, Interdisziplinäres Zentrum
für Bioinformatik, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany