Dissertations
Are you a doctoral student working on your dissertation and need help refining your final work? Humanities First reviews dissertations on both developmental and grammatical levels. We understand how competitive academia is, and know the importance of a quality dissertation. You’ve spent the last several years of your life working to develop your knowledge base, and your dissertation marks the culmination of countless hours of research and writing, as well as time spent working towards an ultimate end goal.
Humanities First can help alleviate your stress about one of the most intimidating aspects of graduate education by reviewing your dissertation.
Developmental Editing
During a developmental edit, we will provide personal, one-on-one coaching and work with you on multiple drafts until you’re confident that the dissertation is ready to file. Our editors will work closely with you to strengthen your argument, achieve a consistent tone, and ensure that your work is clear, logical, and gratifying to read.
Throughout the editing process, we will give you constructive feedback, both in overview reports and line-by-line analyses. We will also ensure that you dissertation follows your institution’s preferred style guide.
Single-Round Prose Review
If you are confident in your content but need a second set of eyes to ensure that your work is tonally and thematically sound, Humanities First also offers single-round content and copy review at a discounted rate. At this level of review, we will provide writer queries within the document to point out specific areas of concern (personal writing tics, overuse of specific phrases, repetition of ideas, etc.). In addition, we will perform a proofread and application of your preferred style guide.
Our preferred format for all types of edits is MS Word because of its robust track changes functionality, but we can accept manuscripts in other formats. We will follow whichever style manual is required (APA, MLA, CMS or any other manual that you may require).
Pricing
Because every dissertation is unique, Humanities First evaluates every assignment individually before calculating an exact rate. If you are a currently enrolled student, you are eligible for a discounted rate.
- Developmental Editing: $.0285 per word ($28.50 per every 1,000 words)
- Single Round Prose Review: $.024 per word ($24.00 per every 1,000 words)
- Proofreading: $.022 per word ($22.00 per every 1,000 words)
Individual rates vary and are dependent upon the length and scope of the project and your individual needs. All of your work will remain absolutely confidential. We will destroy all files related to your manuscript upon finalization of the project, unless otherwise requested.