A clear workflow from assessment to submission support

We follow a structured process so you understand the next step before committing time and budget.

Assessment

We review title, abstract, field, manuscript status, indexing goal, and deadline.

Route planning

We identify realistic publication routes and required manuscript improvements.

Development

We support writing, editing, formatting, references, cover letter, and submission readiness.

Follow-up

We guide responses to reviewers, revisions, and possible resubmission route if needed.

The four steps above are the outline. Here is each stage in more detail, including what we need from you, what you get back, and where the choice is yours. Not every project uses every stage: some authors only need editing, others only a journal shortlist.

1. Enquiry

You provide: your title, an abstract or short summary, your field, the manuscript’s stage, any target journals or index, and your deadline, by the contact form, email or WhatsApp.
You receive: an acknowledgement and, if needed, a few clarifying questions. We may ask for the manuscript or a sample to be shared confidentially.
Decision point: whether to share the manuscript for a proper review.

2. Assessment

You provide: the manuscript or a representative section, plus any journal guidelines, funder rules or institutional requirements such as a required index or quartile.
You receive: a plain-language view of readiness: what is strong, what needs work (structure, methods reporting, language, references, ethics statements) and which routes look realistic.
Decision point: whether the paper is ready to submit, needs editing, or needs further scientific work first, and whether your deadline is realistic. If more research is needed, only you can do it.

3. Scope and quote

You provide: the services you want, your deadline and the name of the person we should deal with.
You receive: a written scope, a price and a timeline, based on the factors on the pricing page.
Decision point: accept, narrow the scope (for example, editing only) or stop here. Nothing starts until you have agreed the scope.

4. Journal route

You provide: your preferences, such as open access or not, any limit on author charges, how soon you need a decision, and any index you must meet.
You receive: a shortlist of journals with reasons for fit, notes on scope and article types, and indexing status checked on official sources. Our guides on choosing a Scopus journal and Scopus and Web of Science journal selection explain the method.
Decision point: which journal to target and which to keep as a backup. Any article processing charge is paid by you to the journal, so read its fees page first.

5. Editing and development

You provide: the manuscript in an editable file, figures and tables, and answers to queries about unclear passages.
You receive: an edited manuscript, with the form of the edits agreed in the scope (for example tracked changes and a short note on the main changes), and a list of queries where the meaning is uncertain. See manuscript editing services.
Decision point: which changes to accept, and how to answer queries. You remain responsible for the content, data and conclusions.

6. Submission preparation

You provide: the approved manuscript, author details, funding and conflict-of-interest statements, ethics approval details and a data availability statement.
You receive: a manuscript formatted to the journal’s guidelines, a cover letter draft and a checklist of files and declarations. See manuscript submission guidance.
Decision point: whether you are satisfied the declarations are accurate. The corresponding author usually submits through the journal’s system, so the statements are made by the people responsible for them.

7. Reviewer response and revision

You provide: the editor’s decision letter, the reviewers’ comments and your revised text, plus any new analysis they requested.
You receive: a comment-by-comment plan, help drafting a courteous point-by-point response, and a check that every point has been addressed. See reviewer response letter support.
Decision point: which comments you agree with, which to answer politely with evidence, and whether to revise or move to another journal after a rejection.

How long it takes

Timing depends on length, field, how finished the draft is and how quickly you can answer queries. We give an estimate when we confirm the scope. Journal peer review is outside our control and commonly takes weeks or months, so plan for it separately from preparation time.

Honest limits

We cannot speed up a journal’s review or predict its decision.
We cannot create results, data or citations. We work on research you have done.
We may advise you not to submit yet, or suggest a different route from the one you had in mind.
No stage includes a promise of acceptance, indexing or a quartile.
Questions at any stage are welcome through the contact page.