Welcome to . . .
Med-Edit--
an English language
medical editing service
About Med-Edit
Med-Edit is an editorial service for professionals who write about the life sciences, medicine, and health and want their work to appear in English language publications. Your grant proposal, literature review, research article, abstract, and other materials will receive the tender, loving editorial care they deserve to preserve accuracy and consistency while complying with the author guidelines of the publisher of your choice.
Your finished product will consist of one of the following:
(1) a Content Review, which you can use as a guide to revise your own document
(2) a carefully proofread document containing all of your updates, or
(3) a fully edited document checked for linguistic issues and compliance with your publisher's author guidelines.
About Your Editor
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10+ years as a medical copy editor and proofreader for book publishers, pharmaceutical advertising companies, and principal investigators
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Advanced degree in biomedical science
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Skilled in transforming content by non--English-speaking scientists into documents published by prominent English language journals, including the Journal of Clinical Medicine, Proteomics, and FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology
About Your Document
Our goal is simple: To give your document the best chance of being accepted by English-language publications.
Your editor will make sure it is accurate and "jargon-free" and shows
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consistency in style and flow
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compliance with editorial guidelines
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clarity in expression, and
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accuracy per author review
Your Content Review
We're good at what we do--but we know our limits.
We know that having an academic background in biomedical science does not make an editor a subject matter expert.
For this reason, our editor may contact you for more information to make sure your content remains accurate and your unique voice is preserved while any essential changes are made.
At a minimum, we will check for the following:
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Does the title reflect the purpose of the project?
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Does the abstract summarize your hypothesis, methods, and outcomes adequately and provide at least one suggestion for further study?
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Do the headings and subheadings accurately reflect the content that follows each?
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Have the author guidelines or style guide of the publiication been followed consistently throughout? Alternatively, does the text follow the guidelines of the American Medical Association Manual of Style?
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Is technical terminology used correctly and consistently thoughout?
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Does the text adhere to standard rules of US grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization?
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Is the text syntactically clear?
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Are graphic elements labeled properly and presented in the correct order?
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Have patient sensitivity issues been addressed? For example:
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Has the author avoided identifying patients by their disease?
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Has the author avoided terms that suggest racism, ageism, sexism or insensitivity to any culture or religion?
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MED-EDIT AT WORK
Testimonials revealing customer satisfaction with projects for a variety of audiences
TESTIMONIALS
"I like very much the approach you took to the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology this time. It's very hard to put a shape to such a thng, to find a strategy for explaining material so complex and extensive, and you certainly succeed in that."
Charlotte Galper, VP, Director of Editorial Services, Worldwide Healthcare Communications, NY, NY
"I like your editing style. Your editing greatly enhanced the clarity and readability of my manusript. I appreciate your editing very much."
Faculty member, Universitiy of Texas, Dallas, TX
"Thanks you for this... . The comments have ranged from "nice job" from our CEO and "perfect" from Dr. B. Dr. MacD has also sent on the following: 'Absolutely spectacular!!! Your writing is clear, comprehensive, and concise. Congratulations on an extraordinary achievement.' My extraordinary achievement consists of hiring the right people to get the job done... I just wanted you to know that your instincts about how to handle this very complex project were correct, and two eminent scientists were very pleased--and this is a tough crowd!"
Laura Hitchens, Manager, Editorial Services, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, New York, NY
[2/27/2024 1:46 PM] Eli Wertman, MD: “You are a genius!”
[2/27/2024 2:24 PM] Eli Wertman, MD: “Eliana--it is wonderful English. If possible I would like to send it [to the journal] today.”
[7/15/2024 4:05 PM] “I just got an email informing that the paper was accepted. Thank you for your enormous help.”
Professor Eli Wertman, MD, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
"Thank you for your services in helping Hatherleigh to create quality continuing education programs."
Stacy M. Powell, Managing Editor, The Hatherleigh Company, Hobart, NY
Time & Money
Three services are offered:
Content Review
A summary of the types of linguistic changes your document may need to bring it closer to being ready for publication. Use it as a guide to revise your document on your own, or send it along with updates that Med-Edit can make for you (at our Proofreading rate).
COST:
ILS 0.15 per word**
[Additional revviews will be done at the Proofreading rate.
Proofreading
A revision of linguistic elements* bringing you closer to being publication-ready.
Content review: Need to update your document but don't have enough time? Send it to Med-Edit, along with the new information. We'll make it fit seamlessly into your old document.
COST:
ILS 0.18 per word** for the first revision
ILS 0.09 per word for each subsequent revision
Substantive Editing
Let Med-Edit take care of every detail--from small to large, from start to finish!
Your editor will take care of all the proofreading tasks PLUS check terminology, measurements, word usage, etc., for accuracy, consistency, and clarity throughout.
COST:
ILS 0.20 per word** for the first revision
ILS 0.10 per word** for each subsequent revision
*Errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage will be made, as well minor changes in word order to improve readability.
**Word count = total number of words in the document submitted for evaluation.
TIME:
Documents with 4000 words or less: Allow one business week (Monday - Thursday)
Documents with more than 4000 words: Allow one extra day for every additional 4000 words.
Your Project
Terms and Conditions
This document represents an agreement between the individual identified on the Manuscript Submission Form [hereafter referred to as the Client] and Med-Edit [hereafter referred to as the Editor] for the Editor to carry out a substantive edit of the document submitted by the Client.
Cost:
The cost of this service varies with the depth of editing:
Content Review: a checklist of the types of revisions the original document needed. ILS 015/word. Additional revisions will be made on request at the Proofreading rate.
Proofreading: Correction of grammar, spelling, punctuation, spacing, abbreviations, and reference formatting per publisher's author guidelines or the AMA Manual of Style. Includes updates to the document provided by the author. Round 1: ILS 0.18/word. Round 2+: ILS 0.09/word.
Substantive editing: Proofreading plus revising syntax (word choice, word order, etc.) to improve readability and ensuring references and graphic elements appear in order throughout; the format of references and graphic elements is consistent with the AMA Manual of Style or publisher's author guidelines; questionable data or statements of fact are verified by reviewng them against available references and/or querying subject matter experts designated by the author; measurements, technical terms, study/laboratory/scientific procedures are described accurately and used in a consistent manner throughout; the title and headings are formatted per publisher guidelines and reflect the content following each; the title accurately reflects the purpose of the content; and the abstract accurately summarizes the author's hypothesis, methods, outcomes, and recommendation(s) for further study. Round 1: ILS 0.20 per word. This includes incidental changes requested by the author that result in a change in word count of no more than 250 words or 10 references. Round 2: ILS 0.10/word.
Time:
Editing is carried out Monday - Thursday, except on government or religious holidays.
4,000 words or less: Allow at least one business week for a substantive edit.
More than 4,000 words: Add one business day (Sunday - Thursday) per 1,000 words.
The Editing Strategy
The Editor will carry out a substantive edit of the Client’s document based on the author guidelines in the targeted publication. If a publication has not been selected, the document will be edited per the AMA Manual of Style and standard rules of English grammar (e.g., Words Into Type).
The document will be edited in American English only.
AI will not be used in the editing process. If AI was used to generate any part of the submitted document, that portion will be edited as though it were original text.
The Client shall submit the document to the Editor via the Document Submission page on this website or in a Microsoft Word file attached to an email addressed to eliana@med-edit.online. In either case, if any portion of the submitted document is not to be edited, the Client shall indicate which portion of the document is not be edited, e.g., by highlighting or crossing out the text.
Other Conditions Under This Agreement
Status of the Editor
The Editor is an independent contractor. The Editor has not entered into a partnership or any form of joint venture or employment relationship with the Client. The Client may, however, with the permission of the Editor, acknowledge the Editor’s contribution to the development of the Client’s document.
Accuracy
The role of the Editor is to offer advice and suggestions to the Client. Changes in the factual content of the document will be made per author direction. The final fact check to assure the accuracy of the content will be carried out by the Client. The Editor cannot guarantee the edited material will be error-free.
Confidentiality
The Editor assumes that any information disclosed to the Editor by the Client is confidential and will treat it accordingly. To this end, the Editor will not disclose information about the document to any third party without the Client’s written consent or as required by law.
Liability
The Editor is not liable for any and all claims or demands, including legal fees, associated with an allegation of plagiarism, copyright infringement, libel, or other contractual or legal issues created by the Client in the course of writing, revising, publishing, or other uses of this work, including those occurring as a result of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Payment
Payment in full is due on receipt of invoice. A late fee of ILS 500 will be imposed for every week past the Balance Due date that the payment has not been made in full.
The invoice shall be paid by credit card or PayPal through the med-edit.online website.
If the Client stops or cancels an editing job once it has started, the Client will pay a Cancellation Fee of 50% of the cost of editing the entire document.
