Manuscript Editing for Social Work Research Journal Articles
Social Work Research became an independent journal in 1994, after appearing as a section of Social Work Research & Abstracts from 1977. It publishes exemplary research that advances knowledge and informs social work practice. Its pages carry analytic research reviews, theoretical articles, practice-based research, and evaluation studies. Each is judged on readability, sound methodology, and usefulness for practice. Oxford University Press publishes it for the National Association of Social Workers.
Full-length articles run no more than 28 pages, counting the abstract, keywords, text, references, appendixes, tables, and figures. Research notes and instrument development articles run up to 12 pages, and letters up to 2. Pages are double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman with one-inch margins, and over-length manuscripts are returned. References follow APA author-date style, sixth edition, under the NASW Press author guidelines. The one-paragraph abstract runs 150 to 200 words, with three to five keywords. Review is anonymous, by at least three reviewers. Each figure carries alt text in the main file, below its legend. Off the Grid Editing applies APA and NASW house conventions and trims to the page limit. Submissions go through the journal's msubmit portal.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Social Work Research. 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 Social Work Research
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 Social Work Research.
OUP's instructions to authors cover length, format, and references. 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 quantitative and evaluation research, and academic proofreading is the final pass. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see NASW Press manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for the Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work and Social Work.
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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 Social Work Research submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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