Copy Editing Services

At ServiceScape, our copy editors leverage their extensive knowledge and experience to perfect every aspect of your writing. Specifically, our editors will focus on:

• Grammar and Punctuation: Correcting grammatical mistakes and ensuring proper punctuation throughout the text.
• Spelling: Checking and correcting spelling errors, including the use of UK vs. US spelling according to the publication's standard.
• Consistency: Ensuring consistency in terms of style, terminology, and formatting. This includes consistent use of tenses, names, places, and stylistic elements.
• Readability: Enhancing the flow and readability of the text by adjusting sentence structure, paragraph length, and overall organization.
• Clarity: Clarifying ambiguous or complex sentences to ensure the text is understandable to its intended audience.
• Tone and Voice: Adjusting the tone and voice of the writing to ensure it matches the intended audience and purpose.
• Style Guide Adherence: Ensuring the document adheres to specific style guides (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago) or the publication's in-house style guide.
• Layout and Typesetting: Our copy editors add notes, corrections, and formatting instructions to guide the typesetting and design process, aligning every detail with publishing standards.
• Language Sensitivity: Using inclusive, respectful language that acknowledges diversity and avoids bias.
• Accessibility: Making content accessible to readers with disabilities, including proper use of alt text and readable fonts.
• SEO: Enhancing content to perform better in search engine rankings without sacrificing quality.
• Technical Consistency: Ensuring uniform use of technical terms, units of measurement, and presentation of data.
• Hyperlink Verification: Checking that all links are accurate, functional, and safe.
• Multimedia Content: Recommending multimedia elements to complement and enhance the textual content.
• Voice Matching: Ensuring that the text aligns with the overall voice and style of a series or brand.
• Regulatory Requirements: Verifying that content meets applicable laws and guidelines, crucial for medical, financial, and legal texts.
• Syntax: Improving sentence syntax for better readability and impact.
• Elimination of Redundancy: Removing redundant phrases or paragraphs to make the text concise.
• Formatting: Adjusting headings, bullet points, and lists for consistency and visual appeal.
• Captions and Headings: Crafting descriptive, engaging captions and headings.
• Dialogue: Refining dialogue in fiction or creative nonfiction for authenticity.
• Legal Review: Assessing content for potential legal issues, including copyright.
• Indexing and Cross-references: Ensuring accuracy and formatting of indexes and cross-references.

We are committed to delivering a final product that not only meets but exceeds your expectations, ensuring your writing is the best it can be.

You can hire an editor by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to hire, and clicking on the "Hire Me" button. After your payment method has been processed, your editor will get to work and will deliver the edited version before your due date.

A list of prices and due dates can be found within each editor's profile. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button.

Our fastest delivery option is one hour using our Express Delivery service.

Sure! Many ServiceScape editors provide free samples. You can submit a free sample request by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to request a free sample from, and clicking on the "Free Sample" button. If the editor accepts your free sample request, you will receive the sample edited version within a couple of days.

You can send a message to an editor by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to contact, and clicking on the "Send Message" button. We will email you a notification as soon as your editor replies to your message.

You can schedule a teleconference call by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to contact, and clicking on the "Teleconference" button. We will contact you right away about availability and set up the teleconference for all parties involved.

You can find ratings and reviews from past clients within most editor profiles. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button to see them. You can also read thousands of ServiceScape ratings and reviews on eKomi.

In addition, ServiceScape has been featured in several publications and websites, including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, UpWork, HuffPost, Indeed, and The Ladders.

Many editors have portfolios which feature their editing. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button to view these edited versions.

Yes, we provide editing certifications. Simply request the document when you hire an editor. When your project is delivered, you can download the editing certification by clicking on your project and clicking on the "Certification" button. These signed declarations certify that a document has been professionally edited by a ServiceScape editor.