Simple rules for proofreading your own work

Friday 26 January 2018

Simple rules for proofreading your own work

From studying cells in the lab to complicated clinical trials and vaccines, researchers all over the world work hard to develop better treatment and cures. The most rewarding aspect of their work is to ensure that it gets accepted for publication in leading journals.

A jumpstart for researchers seeking publication in international journals is to have their work present incorrect scientific English. This will enable the reviewers to assess the document appropriately.

This is where the language editing services at LanguageEdit can help. Our editing services make the process of preparing and submitting a STM manuscript much easier.

Here are some simple editing tips:

Use an industry-wide style guide to ensure consistency in spelling, capitalization, formatting etc.
Whether you're working with a team or alone, use Track Changes to edit a Word document more proficiently.
Turn negative statements into positive ones whenever possible
Keep average sentence length to be shorter than 20 words
Check that verb tenses are consistent
Avoid using too much of technical jargon
Avoid big words
Punctuation requires special attention
Check for missing quotes and formatting inconsistencies
Its best to put numbers into visuals like graphs, charts, tables
Be consistent with capitalization, hyphen style
Recheck quotations with original source
Recheck references
Structure and organize your thoughts and ideas in a way that is easy for the reader to follow

Example:

Incorrect Usage: Head is normocephalic, atraumatic. Extremities are intact.

Healthcare Documentation specialist corrected: Head is normocephalic, atraumatic. Extraocular movements are intact.

Medical content errors affecting patient safety. Excellent proofreading skills are critical for a Medical Transcriptionist. Correcting the language and grammatical errors in the medical manuscript is only a part of Medical Editing. We will make it perfect.

And above all let your research create an impact by letting us check and improve the quality of your work once you have completed the draft.

We will help to fine-tune your academic work and reach out to potential audience as never before.