Manuscript Editing for Urban Studies Journal Articles
Founded in 1963, Urban Studies is an international journal of urban scholarship, publishing original social science on the urban condition and change in cities and regions worldwide. Sage publishes it sixteen times a year with Urban Studies Journal Limited, linked to the Urban Studies Foundation. Its editor-in-chief is in the School of Geographical Sciences at the University of Bristol.
Research articles run 6,000 to 8,500 words, counting the abstract, references, notes, appendices, tables, and figures, with each table or figure counted as about 250 words. References follow Sage Harvard. An unstructured abstract of 250 words is followed by at least five keywords, and translated abstracts are accepted. The cover letter explains how the paper engages international debates in urban theory. Authors give enough local background and explain local terms for an international readership. Clarity of writing is listed as essential for acceptance. Review is double-anonymized, with two independent reviews needed for a decision. Off the Grid Editing applies Sage Harvard and edits English-language manuscripts for readers far from your city. Submissions go through Sage Track.
Our Promise
We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Urban Studies. 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 Urban Studies
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 Urban Studies.
Sage's author instructions cover length, abstracts, and the cover letter. 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.
See journal article and essay editing for how we edit urban research, and academic proofreading for the last read before submission. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see Sage manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for Environment and Planning A and the Journal of Urban Affairs.
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Ready to prepare your manuscript for Urban Studies? 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.
Direct Support
Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Urban Studies submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
608-535-6324
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