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Proofreading

About

P&PS is putting this in place with the same goal as usual: making members of our community better scientists by using skills from within the community.

This is for English proofreading for papers, conference proceedings, grant applications, etc.

Proofreading team

Our proofreading team members:

* Are Researchers in Translation Studies at ULB.

* Are native English speakers from the US or UK.

* Have work experience in roles as interpreters (FR-EN) at scientific conferences, as well as text translators at UK universities.

Some rules

* We don't do RUSHED proofreading (it takes >1 week)

* This service has a "pay what you can" policy

* We only accept Word documents

"Pay what you can"?

Rates elsewhere: Proofreading of scientific manuscripts usually costs 18-20 EUR per 1000 words if written in B-level proficiency English.

Rate suggested by P&PS: 10 EUR per 1000 words, with a minimum of 10 EUR (and 5 EUR as a transaction fee)

Moreover, since P&PS is about strengthening our research community, the cost includes an (optional) face-to-face meeting with the proofreader where you can ask follow-up questions about comments and suggestions they left, and work with them to make sure your ideas are coming across clearly in your final draft.

Because we understand that all PhD and PostDoc situations are different, this pricing is a suggestion and we will work with you to find the best solution to your proofreading needs.