Freelance proofreading for scientific documents
Professional English-language proofreading to ensure that your documents are of high quality and meet language formatting requirements.
For journal manuscripts, grant proposals, conference abstracts, ethical applications, clinical trial protocols, dissertations, and theses.
From Thomas Solomon, PhD — a native English-speaking freelance medical writer and data scientist with 15+ years of experience, 90+ publications, and 7000+ citations.
Price
£0.035
per word
Example cost estimate:
4000-word manuscript: £140 250-word abstract: £8.75
Notes:
- Reference lists are not included in the word count.
- This service is available to anyone, including students working on a thesis or dissertation.
- This service does not include developmental editing or a constructive critique of your work. If that’s what you need, please see my medical content editing service.
- I offer this service in British or American English. I’m a native Brit, but I’ve lived in the US and am married to an American; as a result, I speak both languages.
- See more FAQs here.
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My process
1️⃣ Initial no-cost consultation
🔸 Email me a description of your medical writing or data analysis project, including the word count (if relevant), the service you need, and your deadline.
2️⃣ Cost estimate
🔸 We will discuss the details by email/phone call/video chat to help me understand your needs and how I might help.
🔸 Then, I’ll email you a cost estimate along with an expected time frame, tailored to meet your deadline.
3️⃣ I get to work
🔸 If you agree to the project terms and confirm that you want to proceed, you email me your file(s) and I get to work.
🔸 When I’ve completed the work, I’ll email you the new file(s) and an invoice for payment.
4️⃣ Follow-up
🔸 If aspects of my work need clarification, I offer a no-cost follow-up communication to answer questions.
🔸 Repeated edits of files/documents beyond the initial follow-up will incur additional charges at the hourly or per-word rate, whichever is applicable.
FAQs
Proofreading focuses on correcting surface-level issues such as spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency, and minor wording problems.
Proofreading is a lighter service focused on final-language checks, while editing involves deeper improvements to structure, clarity, and flow.
Yes. Proofreading is best for documents that are already well developed and need a final quality check before submission.
Yes. I can help polish final drafts to improve correctness and readability while preserving the intended meaning.
Yes. I can proofread a range of English-language scientific and medical documents, depending on their stage of development.
Yes. I can proofread dissertations and theses for students. This is particularly useful if English is your second language.
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