{"id":2028,"date":"2026-06-19T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:15:44","slug":"10-questions-to-ask-while-hiring-academic-editing-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/10-questions-to-ask-while-hiring-academic-editing-service\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Academic Editing Service\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a native English speaker and author, researchers often&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;feel the need to&nbsp;take the help of professional editors&nbsp;when&nbsp;finalizing&nbsp;their&nbsp;manuscripts.&nbsp;Besides, artificial intelligence (AI) tools&nbsp;have simplified the editing&nbsp;process, right?&nbsp;So,&nbsp;do academic editing services still provide value for money?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve&nbsp;previously addressed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/blog\/academic-editing-vs-ai-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">difference between AI editing and&nbsp;human editing<\/a>, where&nbsp;we explored&nbsp;how&nbsp;human intervention becomes&nbsp;necessary despite the excellent support provided&nbsp;by&nbsp;AI editing tools. In this blog, we&nbsp;give you a checklist of 10 questions that you must ask\u2014and answer\u2014before selecting an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/expert-publication-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>academic&nbsp;editing service<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-1\">1.\u00a0What\u00a0training do your editors receive? What kind of experience\u00a0do they have?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-2\">2. What types\u00a0of services do you offer?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-3\">3. How much will your academic editing service cost?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-4\">4.\u00a0\u00a0What types of\u00a0academic\u00a0documents do you edit?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-5\">5.\u00a0Can I see some sample edits?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-6\">6.\u00a0Do you have tie-ups with\u00a0publishers\u00a0and will it help my publication?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-7\">7.\u00a0Do you also format the manuscript as per target journal guidelines?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-8\">8.\u00a0What if\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not happy with the editor\u2019s work? Do you offer a refund?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-9\">9. Do you provide post-publication support?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ques-10\">10.\u00a0Can you help me write a cover letter for journal submission?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-1\"><strong>1. What training do your editors receive? What kind of experience&nbsp;do they have?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You do&nbsp;not just&nbsp;want an&nbsp;expert&nbsp;English&nbsp;editor&nbsp;working on your manuscript. You want the editor to be an expert in&nbsp;<em>your<\/em>&nbsp;subject area as well. Academic editing&nbsp;warrants&nbsp;a significantly deeper&nbsp;assessment than simply checking for&nbsp;accuracy in language and grammar.&nbsp;So&nbsp;here\u2019s&nbsp;what you should ask:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Is the editor from my study background? Are they equipped to&nbsp;validate&nbsp;the technical accuracy of my paper?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>May I know how many&nbsp;years of editing experience they have? And in this period,&nbsp;how many manuscripts have been successfully published through their support?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I like the editor\u2019s profile. Would it be possible to see user testimonials shared for this editor?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Do you provide special training for your editors? Are they BELS certified?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-2\"><strong>2. What types&nbsp;of services do you offer?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A manuscript requires unique editing&nbsp;support&nbsp;at varying stages of preparation. It is never a one-size-fits-all scenario.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>For instance,&nbsp;if&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;an author quite confident of your academic writing and only require&nbsp;quick checks for&nbsp;publication-ready language, technical accuracy, and&nbsp;structural&nbsp;flow, you&nbsp;probably require&nbsp;a Standard English Editing service.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>For a more&nbsp;in-depth editorial review&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;a strong argument&nbsp;for your&nbsp;research with correct logic and structured sentences, you would want a Premium English Editing service.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Some services also offer Scientific Editing, wherein&nbsp;a pre-submission expert peer review evaluation gives you a better idea of your manuscript\u2019s submission readiness. This service could be useful for&nbsp;mid-career&nbsp;or&nbsp;senior&nbsp;researchers targeting&nbsp;high-impact journals.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So&nbsp;ask yourself:&nbsp;<em>\u201cWhat type of service would help me achieve my goal?\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;check whether the academic editing service covers your needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-3\"><strong>3.&nbsp;How much will your academic editing service cost?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pricing&nbsp;matters!&nbsp;So&nbsp;get a quotation for the service requested, with clear&nbsp;details of what the service will cover.&nbsp;Often, websites mention&nbsp;the cost on a per word basis.&nbsp;For example,&nbsp;Editage\u2019s&nbsp;Premium English Editing costs $0.065 per word.&nbsp;But what exactly does this&nbsp;pricing&nbsp;entail?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>FREE&nbsp;manuscript formatting&nbsp;and re-editing for a year&nbsp;(when&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;the same manuscript to the same journal)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Crafting a compelling&nbsp;cover letter&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1 round of plagiarism check&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Unlimited Q&amp;A with your expert editor&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;more than just&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/expert-publication-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>English editing<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;But always&nbsp;clarify the cost and&nbsp;coverage before&nbsp;finalizing&nbsp;the service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-4\"><strong>4.&nbsp;What types of academic documents do you edit?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next question to ask is&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the type of document&nbsp;they edit, along with the file type. Some journals require you to&nbsp;submit&nbsp;LaTeX files, while&nbsp;others&nbsp;prefer the MS Word template.&nbsp;Check whether&nbsp;the editors are adept at handling&nbsp;all file types.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the document type: What is it that you wish to&nbsp;submit?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Research&nbsp;article&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Review paper&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Case report&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Clinical case study&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Monograph&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Conference paper&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Thesis or dissertation&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Book manuscript&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Abstract&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Determine&nbsp;whether the service is known for&nbsp;managing&nbsp;all types of documents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-5\"><strong>5. Can I see some sample edits?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Top academic editing services often include sample edits of documents from various subject areas&nbsp;on their website&nbsp;to&nbsp;give you some idea of what to expect from the service.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;not enough,&nbsp;ask&nbsp;whether they are willing to&nbsp;edit a small&nbsp;portion&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>your<\/em>&nbsp;manuscript,&nbsp;like&nbsp;say&nbsp;500 words,&nbsp;for a lesser fee.&nbsp;Alternatively, you may&nbsp;request&nbsp;that they share a&nbsp;published&nbsp;manuscript&nbsp;previously edited&nbsp;by the editor assigned to your&nbsp;paper. This way, you will know that you are getting insights from the right expert.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-6\"><strong>6. Do you have tie-ups with&nbsp;publishers&nbsp;and will it help my publication?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Academic editing services&nbsp;typically&nbsp;collaborate with established publishing houses&nbsp;to support their in-house editing. Inquire about these.&nbsp;It cannot guarantee publication.&nbsp;Truly, no one can. And if the journal or service \u201cpromises\u201d publication, run! It is highly likely to be predatory!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what you can check is this:&nbsp;Will this&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;speed up my publication in any way?&nbsp;Will my manuscript be prioritized for review over other submissions?&nbsp;Ask&nbsp;feasible&nbsp;questions&nbsp;to set the right expectations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-7\"><strong>7. Do you also format the manuscript as per target journal guidelines?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Journal formatting is one of the most tedious tasks,&nbsp;and researchers&nbsp;cannot always devote time from their busy schedule&nbsp;to&nbsp;get every single journal instruction right!&nbsp;So, see if this service is available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Manuscript formatting&nbsp;could be an entirely&nbsp;separate&nbsp;service;&nbsp;for example, Editage\u2019s Manuscript formatting Service is offered at $60.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Alternatively, it could be part of the English Editing service depending on the package you choose.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check&nbsp;which suits your needs best before&nbsp;finalizing&nbsp;the service plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-8\"><strong>8. What if&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;not happy with the editor\u2019s work? Do you offer a refund?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is only natural to&nbsp;want your&nbsp;money\u2019s&nbsp;worth&nbsp;when using any service. And if you are dissatisfied, your first instinct is to&nbsp;demand a refund!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in academic editing, frame the question&nbsp;slightly differently:&nbsp;<em>\u201cWhat if&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;not happy with the editor\u2019s work? Will you rework on it until&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;satisfied with the outcome?\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As authors, look for long-term collaboration with your editing service providers.&nbsp;If one editor\u2019s work is not up to the mark,&nbsp;point this out and explain what went wrong.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Were the suggestions unclear?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Was the feedback insufficient?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Did you receive negative feedback on language and grammar from the journal post submission?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>What are your expectations from the re-editing support?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlight the problems so it can be addressed in the second round of editing. Remember, the goal is to prepare a strong, publication-ready research paper&nbsp;that can contribute to your field positively. So, rather than insisting on a refund, figure out the best way to work together for a stronger research paper submission.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-9\"><strong>9. Do you provide post-publication support?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research publication goes beyond&nbsp;getting published,&nbsp;and it is no longer&nbsp;just about editing&nbsp;and proofreading.&nbsp;You need research promotion support as well. From creative eye-catching graphical abstracts to meaningful carousels&nbsp;that still speak academic language through simplicity,&nbsp;an expert post-publication support system from your editing service can push your research to the next level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check if this is&nbsp;an option&nbsp;and whether the academic editing service is experienced in supporting researchers even after journal publication.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Is there a suite of services&nbsp;or a complete&nbsp;publication support package available?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>May I see some success stories&nbsp;of&nbsp;your clients?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Can visual abstracts truly&nbsp;help promote my research on digital platforms?&nbsp;If yes, how?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Do the benefits match the expense?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask the right questions and&nbsp;determine&nbsp;if an end-to-end&nbsp;publication support package fits your budget and time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ques-10\"><strong>10. Can you help me write a cover letter for journal submission?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A cover letter is&nbsp;a must&nbsp;for journal submissions. And&nbsp;as the&nbsp;author&nbsp;of the research paper,&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;no one&nbsp;better than you to write a cover letter that&nbsp;talks about your work, is there?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But&nbsp;the cover letter should&nbsp;do more than just&nbsp;\u201ctalking\u201d&nbsp;about your research;&nbsp;it should convince the journal editor that your research is worth being published in their esteemed journal. So, even if you are&nbsp;confident of writing it, check whether an academic editing expert can review it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Is the argument strong enough?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Has the novelty been highlighted?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Is the&nbsp;match with&nbsp;journal scope clearly explained?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Are the&nbsp;findings and implications&nbsp;mentioned&nbsp;in the letter&nbsp;align with the topics of interest to the journal?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An expertly crafted cover letter can go a long way in&nbsp;expediting&nbsp;your paper acceptance. So, do not underestimate its importance!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the research landscape adapts to this new AI-driven&nbsp;support,&nbsp;academic editing services&nbsp;with a human touch&nbsp;adds&nbsp;incredible value to your research paper.&nbsp;Ask the correct questions and choose the right&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.us\/expert-publication-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>academic editing service<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;that aligns&nbsp;their interests&nbsp;with your publication goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a native English speaker and author, researchers often&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;feel the need to&nbsp;take the help of professional editors&nbsp;when&nbsp;finalizing&nbsp;their&nbsp;manuscripts.&nbsp;Besides, artificial intelligence (AI) tools&nbsp;have simplified the editing&nbsp;process, right?&nbsp;So,&nbsp;do academic editing services still provide value for money?&nbsp;&nbsp; We\u2019ve&nbsp;previously addressed the&nbsp;difference between AI editing and&nbsp;human editing, where&nbsp;we explored&nbsp;how&nbsp;human intervention becomes&nbsp;necessary despite the excellent support provided&nbsp;by&nbsp;AI editing tools. 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