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Emerald Publishing Manuscript Editing Services

Order Manuscript Editing Emerald Publishing is an international academic publisher whose book program spans business, management, education, and the social sciences. Its readers work in many countries. A manuscript has to make sense to all of them, including the reader who meets an American institutional reference for the first time and needs a phrase of context to follow it.

Emerald's preferred reference style for books is APA 7th edition. Authors may use another style suited to their field if they name it on the Editorial and Production form; otherwise the typesetter applies APA 7. Off the Grid Editing works to whichever style you have chosen and keeps it consistent from the first chapter to the last.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for Emerald Publishing

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way Emerald's editors will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. We read as an international scholar would, noting the references that need a word of explanation outside their home country.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Emerald Publishing. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.

Manuscript Editing Services for Emerald Publishing

We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.

Manuscript Copy Editing

Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.

Manuscript Line Editing

Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.

Manuscript Proofreading

Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Emerald Publishing.

International Standards for Emerald Publishing

Emerald's book author guidelines describe how to prepare and submit your manuscript. Our editors mark cultural or institutional references that need a brief explanation for an international reader and apply any series instructions your commissioning editor has provided. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.

For other presses, see our page on manuscript editing for academic presses. We also offer book and manuscript editing, developmental editing, and dissertation to book editing.

Manuscript Instant Invoice

Ready to prepare your manuscript for Emerald Publishing? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.

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Direct Support

Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Emerald Publishing submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.