Research Paper Editing & Proofreading for Students Worldwide
Practical help to plan, structure, edit and reference your own work, with your ideas and research at the centre.
From your first outline to the final proofread, get feedback from qualified human specialists at the right academic level.
Support at every stage of your research paper
A strong paper starts with a clear question, works carefully with sources and builds a focused argument. Our services help you improve each stage of your own work, so you stay the author from start to finish.
Plan your argument
Understand the brief, build your outline and argument, and get guided feedback as you write.
- Work out what the brief is asking
- Build a clear outline and line of argument
- Get guided feedback as you write
Shape and strengthen it
Clarity, flow and argument structure, with tracked-change comments you can act on.
- Clearer flow between sections
- A stronger, better-structured argument
- Tracked-change comments and edits
Reference it properly
Harvard, APA, OSCOLA, MHRA and more, with citations and bibliography checked.
- In-text citations
- Reference list and bibliography
- Your university’s required style
Polish every line
Spelling, grammar, punctuation and consistency checks.
- Spelling and grammar
- Punctuation
- A consistent style throughout
Support that fits your level of study
Whether it is your first paper or a long piece of independent research, you get support at the right academic level.
Undergraduate research papers
Build confidence with your first research papers, from choosing a focus to referencing your sources.
- Planning and outline guidance
- Structure and clarity feedback
- Referencing checks
- Proofreading
Graduate and Master’s level
Sharpen your argument and your use of sources as the expectations of your course rise.
- Editing and structure feedback
- Draft review reports
- Advanced referencing
- One-to-one tutoring
MPhil and PhD research
Polish longer, more complex pieces of research with detailed feedback at the right academic level.
- Detailed structure feedback
- Tracked-change editing
- Consistency and referencing checks
- Specialist reviewers for technical subjects
From first outline to final draft
Share your draft
Send your outline or draft, plus the brief, marking criteria and referencing style.
Choose your support
Planning, editing and structure feedback, a draft review report, proofreading or a referencing check.
Specialist review
A qualified human specialist at the right level reviews your work. We do not use generative AI tools on it.
Feedback and edits
Receive tracked-change comments, corrections and prioritised improvements you can act on.
You finish your paper
Apply the feedback in your own words. On request, we explain every change free of charge.
What you send & what you receive
The more we know about your course, the more accurate our feedback and guidance will be.
What to send us
What comes back
- Tracked-change comments and edits
- Feedback on structure and argument
- Referencing corrections and guidance
- Proofreading corrections
- Prioritised improvements in a written report
- An explanation of every change, on request
You stay the author of your work at all times.
A clear rate card
Prices are in GBP and include VAT where applicable. Undergraduate prices are shown below.
Popular for a research paper
Undergraduate level, standard turnaround (5 working days)
Graduate / Master’s and MPhil / PhD prices differ, and technical subjects add £5 per 1,000 words. Minimum order £20.
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Research paper FAQs
No. We support students to improve their own work. We do not write assignments, essays or dissertations for submission, and we decline any order that asks us to.
Yes. We give feedback on whether your question or thesis statement is clear and whether the paper stays focused on it.
Send the guidelines and marking criteria with your draft. We can give feedback on structure, clarity and referencing against them, but we do not predict marks.
For quantitative papers you can add a statistics check of your own data and analysis (SPSS, R, Stata, Excel) for £50 per project. Qualitative projects are charged at standard rates.
Standard turnaround is 5 working days, with 48-hour and 24-hour options. Send your word count and deadline for a quote.
Many universities allow proofreading of your own work, but rules differ. Check your course policy and tell us about any limits before we start. Our guide explains how to check your university’s policy.
Yes. Send us 500 words of your paper and we will return a free sample edit before you order.
Ready to strengthen your paper?
Send us your draft, requirements and deadline. We’ll confirm the support, price and timeframe before work begins.
Contact Us To Get Started →Before you hand in your research paper
- Is the research question or thesis statement stated clearly in the introduction?
- Does every section support it?
- Is each quotation and statistic cited, with page numbers where required?
- Do the figures and tables match the numbers in the text?
- Is the reference list complete and in one style?
- Does the conclusion avoid introducing new evidence?
Want a second pair of eyes? Send us 500 words for a free sample edit.
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