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Manuscript Editing for Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal Articles

Order Manuscript Editing The Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal is an online journal that develops knowledge about rural social work and promotes excellence in rural practice. It offers a forum for the exchange of ideas through conceptual, empirical, and theoretical articles. Topics include practice, cultural responsiveness, education, policy, human behavior, diversity, social and economic justice, and research. Murray State University publishes it with the National Rural Social Work Caucus, and its editor-in-chief is at Murray State.

Feature articles report original rural research and may also be meta-analyses, literature reviews, or policy position statements. Practice notes run 8 to 10 pages with references and describe a replicable rural intervention. Each note covers the population, the intervention, how effectiveness was determined, and advice for replication. Teaching notes, poetry, website reviews, and reflections on rural culture also appear. Book reviews generally run 800 to 1,200 words, opening with a full bibliographic header and closing with a reviewer's note. The journal states that feature articles and book reviews follow APA 6th edition with strict fidelity. Review is generally blind, by three reviewers with expertise in the topic. Research with human subjects certifies IRB approval. Off the Grid Editing applies APA 6 and builds the book review header in full. Submissions go through Murray State's Digital Commons.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal's editors and peer reviewers will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. We read as a social work scholar does, checking that each rural community, intervention, and practice setting is described clearly enough to replicate. Track Changes stays on throughout.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal. 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 Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

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 Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal.

APA 6th Edition for Rural Social Work

The journal's style guide covers article types, APA style, and book reviews. 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.

For how we edit rural practice scholarship, see journal article and essay editing, and use academic proofreading for the last check. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for the Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare and the Journal of School Counseling.

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Ready to prepare your manuscript for Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal? 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 Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.