Strong science, written to be published.

• Manuscript development: 40% before starting, 50% on delivery of the first draft, and 10% before final files.
• Editing, reviewer response editing, assessments, journal suitability analysis, cover letters and journal submission: paid in full before starting.
• Reviewer response writing: 40% before starting, 50% on delivery of the draft response, and 10% before final files.
• An invoice is issued by email for every payment, with a secure payment button; a receipt is sent automatically once payment is confirmed.
• For milestone projects, you return your reviewed files through the project form on this site, and the invoice for that milestone follows once I have confirmed receipt.
• Final files are released once payment is complete.
• Payment methods: UPI or bank transfer for authors in India; Wise, PayPal or bank transfer for authors outside India.
• Authors outside India are invoiced in US dollars. Any bank, card or transfer charges are borne by the payer, so the invoiced amount arrives in full.
• The same advance applies to every author: work begins once the first payment is received.

• Timelines are counted in my working days, starting once the advance payment and all materials are received.
• Your review time between stages is not included. If a review takes longer than 10 working days, the timeline pauses and resumes when you reply.
• New material added mid-project may extend the timeline and is quoted separately.
• Rush work is accepted subject to availability.

• Manuscript development and reviewer response writing include two rounds of author feedback. Each extra round is charged at about 10% of the project fee.
• Editing includes a second round within 30 days, covering your replies to my queries, accepted or rejected changes, and new text up to 10% of the original word count. New text above that is charged per word at the original rate.
• If more than about 30–40% of the manuscript is rewritten, it is re-quoted as a new job with a 25% returning-manuscript discount.
• Later rounds are charged per word on new or changed text. Work returned after 60 days is a new job, except reviewer response editing of manuscripts I edited earlier, where only new or changed manuscript text is charged.
• Please return files with Track Changes on.

• PhD scholars: 20% off.
• Returning authors: 10% off.
• Launch offer: 20% off projects booked before 31 December 2026.
• Editing and reviewer response editing: 20% off above 10,000 words.
• Assessment fees are credited in full if you book a service within 30 days.
• Only one of the scholar, returning-author or launch discounts applies per project.

Reviewer responses and resubmissions on a manuscript I previously wrote or edited are priced by component rather than as a whole job. The response letter is charged as a fixed fee by the number of reviewer comments, whether I write it or edit yours, so its length never changes the price. New manuscript text is charged at the writing rate of ₹10 per word. Existing text is charged at a percentage of the editing rate that depends on the work involved:

• I rewrite the manuscript: 35% of the editing rate for manuscripts I wrote, 50% for manuscripts I edited. Where a journal word limit means existing text must be compressed, those words are charged at 75% (wrote) or 85% (edited).
• You rewrote the manuscript and I check it: 50% (wrote) or 65% (edited).
• No revision needed, proofreading only: 10% (wrote) or 20% (edited).
• Response letter, written by me or edited from your draft: up to 10 comments ₹3,000 · 11–20 ₹5,000 · 21–35 ₹7,500 · 36 or more, quoted.

A rejection on language or writing quality alone costs nothing to revise, under the language guarantee; a journal suitability analysis for the new journal is charged separately at ₹2,500. A rejection on scientific or technical grounds is priced as a rewrite.

These reduced rates do not apply if the manuscript has changed by more than about 30% since my version, or comes back more than 12 months later; it is then priced as a new manuscript. A second or later round of reviewer comments is new work and is priced the same way again.

The total is capped at the standard price for the same job, and the ₹4,000 minimum fee applies.

This guarantee applies only if you submitted the final file exactly as last edited by me, with no further changes to the text. Accepting my tracked changes, adding author details and journal formatting do not count as changes.

• If the journal rejects the manuscript explicitly for language reasons, the editing fee is refunded. For manuscript development and response writing, a free language revision is offered instead of a refund.
• If language is raised as one of the reviewer comments, I revise the manuscript text free of charge, excluding new sections or new analyses requested by reviewers. The response letter is charged at the usual fixed fee.
• Please share the decision letter or reviewer comments and the version you submitted, so it can be compared with my delivered file.
• Claims must be made within 12 months of delivery.

• A deadline is met if work is delivered by 11:59 pm IST on the due working day.
• 1 working day late: 10% off. 2–3 working days late: 20% off. More than 3 working days late: 30% off, or you may cancel and receive a refund for undelivered stages.
• For multi-stage projects, the refund applies to the fee for the delayed stage.
• This does not apply to delays caused by late materials or feedback, scope changes, or events beyond my control, provided I notify you promptly.

• You provide all author details, affiliations, declarations (conflicts of interest, funding, ethics approval, patient consent), suggested reviewers and journal forms.
• I submit through your journal account, and you approve the final PDF proof before submission.
• You remain responsible for all information and declarations provided.

• A tracked-changes file, a clean copy, and comments explaining key changes.
• A certificate of editing, with manuscript editing and reviewer response editing.
• Questions about the edit answered by email for 30 days after delivery.
• American or British English, as you prefer or as your target journal requires.

• I collect only what is needed to respond to you and deliver your project: your name, contact details and files.
• Files are stored securely, used only for your project, and deleted 6 months after completion unless you ask me to keep them longer.
• Your details are never sold or shared. Feedback is published only with your consent, in the form you choose.
• You can ask me at any time to access, correct or delete your information.

• Your manuscript, data and correspondence are used only for your project and are never shared.
• Writing support should be acknowledged in your paper, following ICMJE guidelines.

• Writing review articles (I edit and assess them), statistical analysis, figure creation and graphical abstracts.
• Acceptance by any journal cannot be guaranteed.

• Fees for work already delivered are not refundable.
• If you cancel before a stage begins, any advance paid for that stage is refunded.