ESL Focus

Clients for whom English is a second language (ESL) are not a separate category for our academic and student services. They are our usual clients, and they pay the usual price.

The full price breakdown for our standard proofreading service is as follows:

For proofreading less than 5,000 words:

Price Turnaround Time

£10 - £14 per 1,000 words 2 - 4 days

£12 - £16 per 1,000 words Less than 48 hours

£14 - £18 per 1,000 words Less than 24 hours

For proofreading between 5,000 and 15,000 words:

£14 - £18 per 1,000 words 3 - 5 days

£16 - £20 per 1,000 words Less than 72 hours

For proofreading between 15,000 and 40,000 words:

£14 - £18 per 1,000 words 10 - 20 days

£16 - £20 per 1,000 words Less than 10 days

For proofreading a PhD thesis or book, of between approx. 40,000 and 100,000 words:

£12 - £16 per 1,000 words 20 - 30 days

£14 - £18 per 1,000 words Less than 20 days

Prices are up to 30% higher for Proofreading Plus and up to 60% higher for the Premium service.

We are able to offer a top-quality service at these prices because we run our business as a cooperative, so nearly all of our clients' fees go directly to the editors who have worked on their manuscripts. We don't outsource the work to non-native speakers. Every manuscript matters to us. That's why our clients appreciate us, as their testimonials show.