Glenn Johnson, Diligence Consulting

Consultation: To make sure that the editing process does accidentally misrepresent your research, and does not change your work for assessment purposes, you'll have constant access to me. I consider communication an essential element of a quality editing service. It is the editor’s role to help make your paper more professional and correct errors of English, but not to alter it’s essential content. Where major changes to wording are required, these will be made as suggestions, rather than direct changes (see below).

Structural Coherence: I will make suggestions and recommendations about how you can improve the structural coherence of your paper, to help you strengthen the links between ideas, helping to ensure that your argument provides coherent support for your conclusions. It is a requirement of Australian standards of editing practice in relation to theses that only advice is given in this respect (see below).

Spelling, Punctuation and Typographic Errors: I will read through your paper looking for spelling errors, inappropriate words, incorrect punctuation and typographic errors, such as extra letters and spaces, that can undermine your reader's confidence in your writing.

Grammar: Errors in grammar can easily confuse the reader, making it appear that the premises of your thesis are incoherent or unsound. I will correct such common errors as subject-verb agreement, pronoun referents, run-on and fragmented sentences, weak or improper verb usage, and other fatal grammatical mistakes.

Style and Voice: Eliminating awkward or vague words and phrases and replacing them with elegant and precise ones will help to make your writing not only more consistent, but also more professional.

Citation Style: I am familiar with the basic style manuals for professional fields, and will repair your citations to conform to these standards.