Manuscript Editing for Cell Journal Articles
Cell publishes findings of unusual significance in any area of experimental biology, from cell and molecular biology to neuroscience, immunology, cancer, and human genetics. Its basic criterion is a significant conceptual advance, or a provocative question or hypothesis about an important biological problem. Elsevier publishes it under the Cell Press imprint.
Primary research articles appear in five formats, and review and opinion articles run in the Leading Edge section. At revision the manuscript follows a set order, from Summary and Keywords through Limitations of the study, Resource availability, and STAR Methods. Required statements include author contributions, a declaration of interests, and a declaration on generative AI. STAR Methods carry a Key Resources Table listing organisms, cell lines, reagents, software, and source data with identifiers. Formatting is optional at first submission, and the final files are editable, preferably Microsoft Word. Review is single-anonymous across Cell Press. Off the Grid Editing applies the journal's instructions when you send them, including its reference style. Submissions go through Editorial Manager.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Cell. 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 Cell
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 Cell.
Cell's information for authors covers article formats, manuscript sections, and submission. 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 scientific editing services include biological copy editing, line editing, LaTeX and Overleaf editing, and Vancouver and author-date citation formatting. Academic proofreading covers the final read. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for Current Biology and The EMBO Journal.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Cell submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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