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University of Pennsylvania Press Manuscript Editing Services

Order Manuscript Editing The University of Pennsylvania Press publishes in history and the social sciences, with lists in Atlantic and American history, human rights, medieval and early modern studies, Jewish studies, political science, anthropology, and urban studies. History anchors the list.

Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts for Penn Press submissions in Chicago style, or APA for social science manuscripts, and applies Penn Press guidelines when you send them. Our editors bring experience in history and the social sciences and attend to the citation practices each discipline uses. Notes matter.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for University of Pennsylvania Press

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way Penn Press acquisitions editors and peer reviewers will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. Citations are checked against the conventions of your discipline. Track Changes stays on throughout.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to University of Pennsylvania Press. 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 Services for University of Pennsylvania Press

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 the University of Pennsylvania Press.

History and Interdisciplinary Scholarship

Penn Press manuscripts often move between historical, cultural, and political registers, especially in Atlantic history, human rights, and Jewish studies. Our editors keep the argument consistent across those registers and make your methodological commitments clear. Send any guidelines from your editor. Penn Press lists its acquisitions editors and their subjects on its acquisitions page. 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 more, see our pages on manuscript editing for all academic presses, book and manuscript editing services, developmental editing, and dissertation to book editing.

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