Draft editing & proofreading - service description

effective 1 August 2016

Private & confidential - guaranteed

BioscienceCentral does not need to know the purpose of your document. Informing us is optional.
BioscienceCentral will not disclose any details of your document to others.
BioscienceCentral will not retain permanent copies of your document.

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Overview

BioscienceCentral draft editors are PhD qualified with experience publishing in a range of reputable scientific journals.

The draft editing & proofreading service includes corrections for type errors, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language / word choice, as well as suggestions for improvements to sentence and paragraph structure if required.

BioscienceCentral will edit / proofread any type of document associated with the biosciences. Examples include:

journal articles
grant proposals
thesis chapters
cover letters
job applications
abstracts
presentation speeches
website content

Fees

BioscienceCentral accepts payments in 22 currencies. BioscienceCentral charges per word allowing you to use any font style, font size, paragraph spacing, page breaks, and images without affecting the price. The price you will pay is based on one thing, the amount of words (the word count), regardless of how many pages or how you choose to present your document.

Using the United States dollar (USD) as an example, BioscienceCentral charges 0.0285 USD per word. For a 1000 word document the price will be 28.5 USD. To see the equivalent price in other currencies for a 1000 word document please follow the steps below:

Step 1. Click HERE to open the Oanda currency converter
Step 2. Using the Oanda currency converter select USD under "Currency I Have" then enter 28.5
Step 3. Select your currency under "Currency I Want".

Obligation-free quotes

The first step is to submit your document so BioscienceCentral can provide you with an obligation-free quote. BioscienceCentral will email you the quote in the form of an online invoice allowing you to quickly and easily make payment if you are satisfied with the quote price. BioscienceCentral requires payment before commencing work on your document. The invoice will contain a due date for payment (approximately 1 week). If payment is not made by the due date, BioscienceCentral will erase your document from our files assuming you have decided not to use our services after receiving your quote.

Document submission requirements

Documents must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or similar.

Completed document format and return to you

Completing your document quickly is important for BioscienceCentral to maintain an excellent international reputation. Corrections or suggestions will be highlighted in red for easy comparison to your original submitted document. Completed documents will be returned to you via email. Operating via online submission and email return allows BioscienceCentral to keep prices as low as possible providing significant cost savings to you.

British or American English spelling

BioscienceCentral uses standard scientific English. You will be asked to choose between British (UK) English spelling and American (US) English spelling. Regardless of whether you choose British or American English, the differences are small and on a broad international stage both are considered correct. Examples of small spelling differences include analyse, haemoglobin & tumour (British English) compared to analyze, hemoglobin & tumor (American English). If you are planning to publish in a scientific journal you can email the journal office to ask if the journal uses British or American English spelling. Some journals allow both.

BioscienceCentral Pty Ltd

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Paying BioscienceCentral - BioscienceCentral and PayPal

BioscienceCentral has selected PayPal to facilitate payments as PayPal is internationally recognised for its security and speed. If you don't have a PayPal account you can simply pay via PayPal using your credit or debit card. When paying through PayPal using your credit or debit card, your card details are not revealed to BioscienceCentral. Using PayPal as our sole payment pathway allows us to simplify our operations keeping prices as low as possible for you.

PayPal online invoicing

Once you have submitted a document, BioscienceCentral will send you an obligation-free quote via email in the form of a PayPal invoice. The quote / invoice will be based on the currency you have selected on the document submission form. If you are satisfied with the quote, simply click the pay button on the invoice. As mentioned above, you can pay using a PayPal account, credit card or debit card. After paying, you can print the PayPal receipt for your records if you like. After receiving payment, BioscienceCentral will also email you a tax invoice / receipt (in PDF format) which you can print or electronically save for your records.

Currencies

Via PayPal, BioscienceCentral accepts payments in 22 currencies. When you use the online form to submit a document for editing / proofreading you will be asked to select one of these currencies to receive your quotes. Currencies include:

Australian Dollar
British Pound
Canadian Dollar
Czech Koruna

Danish Krone
Euro
Hong Kong Dollar
Hungarian Forint

Israeli Shekel
Japanese Yen
Mexican Peso
New Zealand Dollar

Norwegian Krone
Philippine Peso
Polish Zlotych
Russian Ruble

Singapore Dollar
Swedish Krona
Swiss Franc
Taiwan New Dollar

Thai Baht
US Dollar

Please click here if your currency is not listed above

If your currency is not included on the PayPal list shown above, BioscienceCentral will require that you pay in any of the 22 currencies listed. After informing BioscienceCentral which currency you would like to pay with on the document submission form, you will be sent a quote / invoice in that currency. Please note, by proceeding to pay, you accept that the currency conversion from your currency to the currency you have selected will be subject to the foreign exchange rate on the day payment is made, and a currency conversion fee. Please note that BioscienceCentral is unable to inform you of the exact cost you will incur for the currency conversion as the foreign exchange rate varies from day to day. When paying via PayPal with a credit or debit card, you will have the option to select either PayPal or your card provider to process the currency conversion. (PayPal may be selected by default). PayPal processes the currency conversion using the prevailing wholesale exchange rate plus a percentage currency conversion fee retained by PayPal. If you allow PayPal to process the currency conversion, your total bill will be displayed for your viewing as you are progressing through the payment process. If you are not satisfied with the total bill price you may abort rather than completing the transaction. If you choose your credit or debit card provider to process your currency conversion you will not see the conversion fee that you have been charged until you see your credit/debit card statement at a later date. (For American Express cards there may be no choice for selecting who will process the currency conversion. American Express may take care of this conversion).

Pay in Australian dollars (AUD) and receive a 5% fee reduction

BioscienceCentral appreciates that you have chosen to use our services and apologises that we are unable to receive payment in your currency. If you select to pay in Australian dollars (AUD), BioscienceCentral will reduce the AUD fee by 5% to assist you with the costs of currency conversion. Please be aware that BioscienceCentral is not claiming that this 5% reduction in fees will be exactly equal to your costs for currency conversion. As mentioned above, BioscienceCentral is unable to determine the exact cost you will incur for the currency conversion. To receive the 5% AUD fee reduction, complete the online form to Submit a document for editing / proofreading and select Australian dollar. BioscienceCentral will then use your telephone number, email address and country to confirm you are not based in Australia. After determining that the Australian dollar is not your normal currency BioscienceCentral will then send you a quote / invoice in AUD. The 5% fee reduction will be included in the price though it won't be directly mentioned on the invoice.

BioscienceCentral hopes to provide payment options for more currencies in the future. Your patience is appreciated.

Refunds Policy

Once BioscienceCentral has completed and returned your document, no refund option will be available as the service you requested (as described on the BioscienceCentral website) has been provided. A refund may be applicable if you can demonstrate that BioscienceCentral has not completed the service as described on the BioscienceCentral website. Please be assured that it is BioscienceCentral's goal to provide a quality service. Providing a quality service is important for BioscienceCentral to maintain an excellent international reputation. If you have any problems once your document has been completed and returned, please contact BioscienceCentral customer service.

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