Publication support for researchers
You’ve done the research. I help you turn it into a paper a journal will take seriously: clear structure, complete reporting, the right journal, and calm answers to reviewers. You stay the author throughout.
What I help with
- From thesis to paper
- Cutting a thesis or dissertation chapter down to one argument, at journal length.
- Structure and journal style
- Editing for clarity, flow and the target journal’s author guidelines, in Word with tracked changes and comments.
- Reporting checks
- Checking your manuscript against the guideline reviewers will use: STROBE for observational studies, CONSORT for randomised trials, PRISMA for systematic reviews and COREQ for interviews and focus groups.
- Quantitative analysis
- Choosing, running and reporting statistical tests in SPSS, with results written so they say what the data shows and no more.
- Qualitative analysis
- Coding and thematic analysis in NVivo, and writing up themes with the quotes that support them.
- Review methods
- Planning and reporting systematic and literature reviews: search strategy, screening and synthesis.
- Referencing
- Tidying references in Mendeley or Zotero and matching the journal’s style.
- Choosing a journal
- Shortlisting journals that fit your scope, and spotting predatory ones before they take your fee.
- Formatting and submission
- Title page, abstract, cover letter, declarations and the submission system itself.
- Responses to reviewers
- A point-by-point response that answers each comment, with the matching changes in the manuscript.
How it works
- Send the manuscript. A share link is fine, with the target journal and any deadline.
- Free one-page review. Within 3 working days: the three changes I’d make first, and why.
- Quote. A fixed price based on length and what the paper needs.
- The work. Tracked changes and comments, so you see every edit and decide on each one.
- Reviewer responses. When the reviews come back, I help you answer them.
Where papers lose reviewers
Results sections often claim more than the design can support. Here is the kind of sentence I’d change, and why.
[deletion start] The study proved that knowledge of breast self-examination significantly causes higher screening uptake among the respondents (p=0.03), showing that health education is the solution to late presentation of breast cancer in Nigeria. [deletion end] [insertion start] Women with good knowledge of breast self-examination were more likely to report having been screened [insertion end](comment WA1)[insertion start] (adjusted odds ratio 1.8, 95% CI 1.1 to 3.0; p = 0.03). [insertion end](comment WA2)[insertion start] Because the study is cross-sectional, this association does not show that knowledge leads to screening. [insertion end](comment WA3)
- , Wonderful Adebagbo: “Proved” and “causes” claim more than a cross-sectional survey can show. “More likely to” says exactly what you found.
- , Wonderful Adebagbo: A p-value on its own doesn’t tell readers how big the difference is. Your Table 3 has the adjusted odds ratio and confidence interval, so I’ve reported those (STROBE item 16a).
- , Wonderful Adebagbo: The point about late presentation across Nigeria goes beyond a sample from one city. It may belong in your discussion as a possibility, next to your limitations. I’ve added one sentence here so a reviewer doesn’t have to ask.
Questions
Who is the author?
You are. The ideas, data and conclusions are yours, and you approve every change. Where a journal asks you to acknowledge writing or editing support, I’ll help you word it.
Do you guarantee acceptance?
No one honestly can. Editors and reviewers decide. I make the paper as strong as it can be and help you choose a journal that fits it.
Is my manuscript kept confidential?
Yes. I don’t share manuscripts, and I don’t name clients.
Can you tell me if a journal is predatory?
Yes. If a journal on your list looks predatory, I’ll tell you, and show you why.
How much does it cost?
I quote after the free review, because it depends on the length of the paper and what it needs. There’s no charge for the review itself.