Features of ESE

English Science Editing offers a professional editing service to scientists, clinicians, and engineers, with a focus on nonnative English speakers. We specialize in the editing of scientific manuscripts before they are submitted for publication in the peer-reviewed literature, ensuring that both the standard of English and, most importantly, the scientific information presented in each document reach the levels expected of a native-English-speaking expert scientist. This means that editors and referees will be able to focus on the scientific content of the document without having their judgment distracted by confusing or inaccurate English usage, or nonsensical content such as that introduced by the use of algorithmic tools based on artificial intelligence and large language models (e.g., ChatGPT).

English Science Editing ensures that nonnative English speakers are placed on an equal footing with native English speakers in the publication process. Most of our work involves scientific manuscripts that are intended for journals or books, but we also edit academic theses and textbooks, grant applications, letters of correspondence, and referee reports and rebuttals. In addition, we edit documents on topics in which the scientific content is ancillary, in fields such as politics, economics, and education.

The importance of correct English

It is well documented that the quality of English in manuscripts submitted to scientific journals affects the likelihood that they will be accepted for publication. This has been known for a long time, as indicated by the graph below showing the trend for the acceptance rate of papers submitted to Cardiovascular Research versus the mean number of errors in English usage for authors from six countries [data from Coates et al. (2002) Cardiovasc Res 53:279–285]. The data imply that there is a clear benefit in minimizing the number of errors in English usage in manuscripts submitted to scientific journals.