Editorial Services

Markup Editorial provides academic editing, manuscript development, and research writing support for graduate students, researchers, and authors preparing work for publication or submission.

Editing Tiers

Tier 1: Proofreading & Copy Editing

(up to 10,000 words)

from $80

A careful surface-level pass for grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, and academic tone. No structural changes. Ideal for documents that are substantively complete and need a final clean before submission.

What you get

Grammar, punctuation, and spelling corrections
Academic tone and clarity improvements
Consistency in terminology and formatting
Tracked changes in Microsoft Word
Turnaround within agreed timeframe

Best for: Journal articles, essays, conference papers, and chapters ready for final submission.

Tier 2: Structural & Substantive Editing

from $200

A deeper editorial pass addressing argument structure, logical flow, paragraph organisation, and academic coherence alongside surface-level corrections. We work with the argument, not just the prose.

What you get

Full copy editing pass
Structural assessment and recommendations
Paragraph and section-level reorganisation where needed
Literature review coherence check
Tracked changes with explanatory comments

Best for: Research manuscripts, literature reviews, and academic papers that need more than proofreading before journal submission or supervisor review.

Tier 3: Full Manuscript Edit

from $350

A comprehensive editorial engagement for long-form academic work. Covers structure, argument, citation consistency, formatting compliance, and surface-level corrections across the full document.

What you get

Full structural and substantive edit
Citation verification and reference correction (APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA)
Cross-reference auditing across chapters
Formatting compliance check against institutional or style guidelines
Tracked changes with detailed editorial notes
One revision round included

Best for: Master's theses, doctoral dissertations, and book manuscripts preparing for submission, examination, or publication.

Tier 4: R&R & Journal Submission Support

from $250

Specialist support for manuscripts navigating a Revise and Resubmit decision from a peer-reviewed journal. We review the manuscript alongside reviewer comments and help you respond systematically and persuasively.

What you get

Review of manuscript against reviewer and editor feedback
Structural and argumentative revisions in response to comments
Response-to-reviewers document editing and refinement
Clarity, tone, and coherence improvements throughout
Tracked changes with editorial rationale

Best for: Researchers at any career stage managing a journal R&R who need an experienced editorial partner, not just a proofreader.

Specialty Writing & Development

Book Editing

from $500

Full editorial support for nonfiction and academic book manuscripts preparing for traditional or independent publication. Covers structure, clarity, voice consistency, and publication readiness.

Best for: Authors preparing a nonfiction or academic manuscript for submission to a publisher or for independent publication.

Ghostwriting

from $300

Writing support for authors and professionals who have the ideas but need help shaping them into finished prose. Covers book chapters, prefaces, supplementary material, essays, and similar long-form content.

Best for: Authors, professionals, and researchers who need writing support while retaining ownership of the ideas and final voice.

Literature Review Writing & Refinement

from $250

Writing or refining a literature review for a thesis, dissertation, or journal manuscript. Covers both drafting from source material and improving an existing review for coherence and argumentative thread.

Best for: Graduate students and researchers who need their literature review to read as a coherent argument rather than a list of summarised sources.

Grant Writing

from $500

Research and writing support for academic and nonprofit grant applications. We help structure the proposal, articulate significance and methodology clearly, and write to what reviewers are actually evaluating.

Best for: Researchers and nonprofit organisations applying for academic, institutional, or foundation funding who need a proposal that reads clearly and persuasively to reviewers.

Publishing & Pre-Publishing Support

from $300

Support for authors preparing a finished manuscript for publication, whether traditional or independent. Covers the steps between a finished edit and a published book.

Best for: Authors who have completed editing through Markup Editorial and need help getting the manuscript across the finish line into publication.

Featured Editorial Work

A selection of our reference audits, manuscript editing samples, and research writing.

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