Copy Editing

Professional copy editing services

Allograph provides flexible and professional copy editing services for many types of documents.

Depending on your requests, our copy editors can ensure your documents have a consistent and error-free style, accurate headings, correct captions and tables. We check that foreign words, specialist terms and place names are used appropriately. Specialized sections such as data and mathematical calculations in tables are checked.

Our professional editors will ensure that your document does not run foul of the law. We check acknowledgements and copy right permissions if requested.

For companies and organisations, Allograph’s copy editors will ensure consistency with your house style or assist you to develop a house style that suits your brand and identity.

Drafting

If you are short of time, we can assign an editor to draft copy from your notes, carry out background research and do fact checking.

Academic publications

For academic researchers and students in both the humanities and sciences, our editors do specialist copy editing of journal articles, theses and assignments.

Sciences and Humanities

Allograph has specialist associates with experience in wildlife and marine biology. In the humanities we have expertise in journalism, broadcasting systems, media studies, smoking-related health issues, and legal issues.

Topic Specializations

Our editors have in-depth knowledge of Southern Africa, field research experience on fresh water and marine fishes, yoga, spirituality and meditation, psychology, complementary health practices, sign language, martial arts, tertiary and distance education, charity fundraising and video production.

Poetry

We have special skills in rhyme and rhythm, and offer sensitive suggestions to poets to improve their work.