Language Editing Service

Optional editing support to strengthen depression research submissions.

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

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

• Grammar, punctuation, and sentence flow
• Consistency of clinical terminology and abbreviations
• Clarity of methods, results, and conclusions
• Formatting alignment with journal guidelines
• Figure and table caption clarity

• Scientific interpretation or study design changes
• Statistical analysis or data verification
• Major restructuring of manuscripts without author input

These checks help ensure clarity, consistency, and professional presentation.

• Check grammar and sentence clarity
• Ensure consistent terminology for scales and measures
• Align tense and voice across sections
• Define abbreviations at first use
• Verify tables and figures match the text
• Standardize headings and subheadings
• Clarify methods and outcomes descriptions
• Confirm spelling of instruments and medications
• Improve readability for non specialist audiences
• Reduce redundancy and tighten phrasing
• Check references for citation accuracy
• Ensure abstract matches the results section
• Provide consistent formatting for quotes
• Review consent and ethics statements for clarity
• Confirm clinical terminology is accurate

Consistent language improves readability for reviewers and clinicians.

• Check clarity of clinical terminology
• Verify consistency in outcome labels
• Confirm grammar in consent statements
• Review references for formatting
• Ensure captions align with figures
• Correct tense in methods and results
• Reduce ambiguity in conclusions
• Standardize acronyms across sections
• Clarify limitations in discussion
• Check readability of the abstract

Complete, well structured submissions move through review more efficiently and reduce follow up questions.

A final language review supports clarity for clinicians and researchers.

• Check consistency between abstract and results
• Ensure terminology matches clinical standards
• Clarify outcome descriptions and timepoints
• Align tables and figures with text
• Remove ambiguous phrases or jargon
• Confirm spelling of instruments and measures
• Standardize abbreviations across sections
• Review consent statements for clarity
• Verify grammar in conclusions
• Reduce repetition in discussion

These small checks help keep manuscripts and communications consistent.

• Keep terminology consistent across sections
• Confirm that tables match reported results
• Use clear headings that guide reviewers
• Provide concise summaries of key findings
• Check that ethics statements are visible
• Align figures with outcome descriptions
• Include clinical implications in discussion
• Verify that all links are current

Quality checks reduce revision cycles and accelerate review.

• Use plain language for complex findings
• Avoid unnecessary jargon or acronyms
• Ensure methods are described in sequence
• Clarify participant flow and attrition
• Report baseline characteristics clearly
• State limitations and generalizability
• Include acknowledgments where needed
• Double check citation formatting

Clear scope alignment improves editorial screening outcomes.

• Confirm scope alignment before submission
• Summarize key takeaways for clinicians
• Highlight novelty in the cover letter
• Provide complete author contact details
• Indicate any supplemental material
• Note any clinical trial registrations
• Share funding statements explicitly
• Check spelling of assessment instruments

These final reminders help keep submissions consistent and reduce delays during editorial checks and production workflows.

• Confirm contact details and institutional affiliations
• Verify that all required statements are present
• Check formatting against journal instructions

Strong documentation helps reviewers focus on the science and clinical impact. Ensure that terminology, outcome measures, and intervention details are consistent across all sections.