Language Editing Service

Optional editing support to strengthen colorectal cancer submissions.

Language editing improves clarity, grammar, and presentation while preserving scientific meaning. It is optional but helpful for authors who want additional review before peer evaluation.

Editors focus on readability, consistency, and alignment with journal style requirements.

Language editing improves clarity and consistency without changing scientific meaning.

• Ensure clinical terminology is consistent
• Define abbreviations at first use
• Check grammar and sentence flow
• Align tables and figures with the text
• Clarify outcomes and timepoints
• Standardize headings and subheadings
• Confirm spelling of therapies and assays
• Review consent and ethics statements for clarity
• Improve readability for multidisciplinary audiences
• Check references for completeness

Language editing improves clarity, grammar, and flow without changing scientific meaning. It helps reviewers focus on content rather than language barriers.

• Grammar and syntax corrections
• Consistency in terminology and abbreviations
• Improved clarity for methods and results
• Formatting checks for readability

Authors who are non native English speakers or who need additional clarity in complex surgical or pathology descriptions may benefit from editing before submission.

• Before peer review to reduce revision cycles
• When manuscripts include complex protocols
• For multi author papers with inconsistent style

Language editing does not replace scientific review. Authors remain responsible for data accuracy, ethics compliance, and completeness of reporting.

For guidance on editing options, contact [email protected].

Select the editing level based on manuscript complexity. Extensive editing may be beneficial for detailed surgical techniques or multi center clinical trials.

• Basic grammar and clarity checks
• Technical terminology consistency review
• Comprehensive editing for complex methods

Language editing improves readability but does not guarantee acceptance. Scientific quality and scope fit remain the primary criteria in peer review.

If you plan to use language editing, request it early so it does not delay submission deadlines. Provide the manuscript type and any specific terminology that should remain unchanged.

• Indicate target submission date
• Provide preferred terminology or abbreviations
• List any sections needing special attention
• Contact [email protected] for guidance

Providing the details below helps editors deliver the best language support.

• State the manuscript type and target journal section
• Highlight technical terms that should remain unchanged
• Indicate any preferred style or formatting requirements
• Provide a submission deadline for coordination
• Include figure or table captions for consistency
• Share prior reviewer comments if revising
• Contact [email protected] for support

Authors should review edits to ensure technical accuracy.

• Verify medical terminology and drug names
• Confirm that clinical units are correct
• Check statistical values against tables
• Ensure abbreviations remain consistent
• Approve final wording before submission

Align editing timelines with submission plans.

• Share any target deadlines
• Highlight sections needing special attention
• Confirm author approval of edits
• Verify technical terms after edits

Review the manuscript after editing to confirm accuracy.

• Check that clinical terms remain correct
• Verify drug names and dosages
• Confirm all abbreviations are defined
• Ensure tables and figures match text

Confirm that edits preserve scientific meaning.

• Check surgical terminology and staging
• Review changes in key results
• Approve final wording before submission

Ensure edits preserve key clinical meaning.

• Confirm staging and outcome language
• Verify statistical phrasing

Clear language reduces reviewer confusion and shortens revision cycles, especially for detailed surgical and pathology descriptions.

Verify that clinical terminology and staging language remain unchanged after editing.