Manuscript Editing for The British Journal of Social Work Articles
Founded in 1970, The British Journal of Social Work publishes social work research, theory, and practice scholarship from around the world. It particularly welcomes work that brings forward the voice and influence of people who use social work services, including work led by people with lived experience. Oxford University Press publishes it eight times a year with the British Association of Social Workers, and its co-editors are at Durham University.
Original articles run 5,000 to 7,000 words and no more than 8,000, counting references, tables, and figures but excluding the abstract. Critical commentaries run under 7,000 words, and replies to published articles run up to 1,500. Each submission carries a plain-English teaser that summarizes the article. Papers set out implications for people who use services, their families, and the public, and for policy and practice. Empirical papers include a statement of methodological limitations. Related papers from the same study are disclosed in the covering letter. Review is anonymised, by two or three reviewers who may be academics, practitioners, or people with lived experience. Off the Grid Editing applies the journal's instructions when you send them, including its reference style. Submissions go through ScholarOne.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to The British Journal of Social Work. 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 and Proofreading for The British Journal of Social Work
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.
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.
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.
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 The British Journal of Social Work.
OUP's author guidelines cover article types, length, and review. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. 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.
Our journal article and essay editing page explains how we edit social work research, and academic proofreading is the final pass. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see Oxford University Press manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for International Social Work and Qualitative Social Work.
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