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Manuscript Editing for Medical Care Journal Articles

Order Manuscript Editing Medical Care is an international journal devoted to all aspects of the administration and delivery of health care. It is the official journal of the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association, which describes it as a clinical health services research journal. Wolters Kluwer publishes it monthly under the Lippincott imprint.

Original research articles run up to 3,500 words, excluding abstract, acknowledgments, figures, tables, and references, with up to five figures and tables combined. Brief reports run up to 2,000 words, and methods papers are generally limited to 4,000. Style follows the AMA Manual of Style, 10th edition. Stedman's Medical Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary serve as the standard references for terms and spelling. Authors report actual P values. Our editors apply AMA style and keep each statistic consistent from abstract to tables. Submissions go through Editorial Manager.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for Medical Care

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way Medical Care's editors and peer reviewers will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. We read as a health services researcher does, checking that each estimate and P value matches across abstract, text, and tables. Track Changes stays on throughout.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Medical Care. 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 Medical Care

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 Medical Care.

AMA Style for Medical Care

The journal's instructions for authors cover article types, word limits, and style. 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 nursing and health sciences copy editing, line editing, and AMA, APA and Vancouver 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 INQUIRY and Health Services Research.

Instant Manuscript Editing Invoice

Ready to prepare your manuscript for Medical Care? 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 Medical Care submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.