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Academic Editing :: Bring Precision to Research

Academic Editing :: Bring Precision to Research

Advice on Scope, Style, and Quality of Essays and Dissertations

CHOOSE BETWEEN
✔ Pathway A: AI-assisted Editing with Human Review
✔ Pathway B: Human-only Review

FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
✔ DISSERTATIONS OR THESES (Per Chapter/Manuscript)*
◉ Proofreading
◉ Editing

✔ ESSAYS / ARTICLES (Hourly/Per Source Word)
◉ Proofreading
◉ Editing

✔ BOOKS (Project-based)
◉ Commissioning
◉ Developmental Editing
◉ Line Editing
◉ Proofreading

✔ GRANT PROPOSALS (Project-based)**
◉ Standard Review (Critique & Suggestions for Improvement)
◉ Advanced Review (Standard Review + Expert In-depth Editing)

Rates depending on scope, complexity, word count, and timeline. Please contact us for a custom quote.


*Includes 3 rounds of edits

**To be carried out by an academic expert in a related field
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YOUR WORK, YOUR WAY. AI-ASSISTED OR HUMAN-ONLY, ALWAYS WITH AN EXPERT EYE. 

You can be fluent in spoken English, very brilliant in your own field, and still find yourself stuck when it comes to academic writing. Why? You knew it, didn't you? The rules are different. The expectations are higher. And for many students and scholars in Asia, mastering that shift from everyday language to publishable prose can feel like learning a new language all over again.

That’s where Retta steps in.

As both an active researcher and a native-speaking ESL teacher, she understands the gap between ideas and execution. With formal training in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), she is a published author and peer reviewer for major international journals, including those classified as Q1. Her track record on academic editing speaks for itself:

  • 50+ Journal Articles, Edited Volumes and Monographs
  • 50+ Grant Proposals 
  • 50+ Doctoral dissertations
  • 20+ Master's degree theses
  • 30+ Bachelor's theses & honours/final year projects

She is also working with a global network of academic experts in different fields on grant proposal reviews. 

Previously served as a research team leader and postdoc co-supervisor, Retta also offers bespoke dissertation coaching to doctoral students and candidates. For emerging scholars, sometimes what you need isn’t just a timely polish, but a thought partner who's been there herself. 

Ready to turn your research into results? Send Retta a message and discuss how she can help.

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