Our clients

Postgraduate students

We understand the significant commitment you have made to your master’s or doctoral degree. However, a poorly written thesis can mean the difference between passing or having to resubmit. Having your thesis professionally edited is a critical part of the process, especially for ESL students. Even well-written theses by native English speakers can benefit from editing.

Riverstone Editing ensures your thesis is:

• clear and logical
• free of spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors
• written in formal academic English
• free of ambiguity, verbosity or needless repetition
• written in the active voice
• consistent throughout in terms of capitalisation, hyphenation, spelling and abbreviations
• compliant with your university formatting guidelines and referencing style.

We will also:

• create any required preliminary pages (e.g. title page, declaration of originality, acknowledgements, table of contents and lists of figures, tables and abbreviations)
• conduct a full reference cross-check to ensure that all citations are in the reference list and vice versa.

To ensure the academic integrity of your paper, we adhere to the IPEd Guidelines for editing theses, meaning that we cannot make changes to matters of substance or major structure. However, we will draw attention to any problems we see and areas that need citations.

Academics

We cater to academics from multiple disciplines and can help to polish your paper or proposal.

Journal articles

‘Publish or perish’ is a well-known aphorism in academic circles. While you may be an expert in your area, a poorly written journal article is less likely to be accepted by a reputable journal or cited by other researchers. We will polish your article to publication standard so that you can communicate your research findings to the world.

Conference papers

Presenting at conferences is an important path to advancing your academic career. Increase your chances of presenting at conferences and having your paper published by having it professionally edited first.

Research proposals and grant applications

Research does not happen without funding. We will polish your research proposal or grant application to improve your change of securing the funding and support you need.

Authors

‘Good stories are not written. They are rewritten.’
_{Phyllis Ayame Whitney}

Are you planning to self-publish? While self-publishing is less competitive than traditional publishing and gives you more creative control, it does mean managing every aspect of the publishing process yourself. Having your book professionally edited before publication is critical to help you shine as a writer. We will make sure your manuscript is free of spelling, punctuation and typographical errors, clear and unambiguous, consistent in style and flows smoothly to ensure your story is told well in your own unique voice.

Alternatively, if you hope to have your book professionally published, having it edited first may help to get your book accepted.

Businesses, professionals and government agencies

Whether you are from the corporate or government sector, connecting with your stakeholders through clear and effective communication is critical. We can help you refine and clarify your message, build your reputation, attract clients and win the confidence of your stakeholders.

The types of material we can help you to polish include:

• annual and general reports
• mission statements and charters
• position and working papers
• policies and procedures
• informational materials (e.g. manuals, handouts, newsletters, course and training materials)
• advertising and marketing materials
• websites
• grant applications
• resumes and job applications.

Non-profit organisations

Riverstone Editing is a strong supporter of the non-profit sector. In line with our core values, we offer a 10% discount to non-profit organisations. Let us help you communicate your valuable work to the world.