Dr Alexander (Sandy) Lang JP BSc PhD

Rescripting services

Science writing - We take your English-language science paper before you submit it to a journal and we rescribe it (proofread, edit and rewrite it) to a high standard of written English to increase the clarity of expression and the readability.

Science writers - Our service is especially relevant to plant scientists from non English-speaking countries who publish in English-language science journals.

Science support - Rescripting is carried out by native English-speakers who also have substantial research experience and good numbers of science publications of their own. Expect not just help with your English but also a good understanding of your research and of the research publication process.

Ongoing support - For the single fee, we will remain committed to your paper as it moves through the journal's editorial process, checking your (minor¹) revisions for no additional charge.

Five steps…

STEP 1: You email your whole² paper to us at mail@rescript.co.nz as an MS-Word attachment.

We promptly advise you cost³ and turnaround (usually 7 days).

STEP 2: You email us confirmation that cost and turnaround are acceptable and that you agree to our terms - (see STEP 4 below). Also say if you want UK-English or USA-English . We will not start work until you confirm.

We rescript your paper and return it to you with our invoice.

STEP 3: You read carefully through the rescript to make sure that we have not misunderstood your meaning. If this has occurred, reword the offending sections, highlight them and return the whole paper to us.

We check your highlighted wording (no additional charge) to ensure that the English is of uniform high standard.

STEP 4: You pay the full invoice amount within 28 days of invoice date. Payment must be made in Euro (€) currency (these are our terms).

HOW TO PAY

Option 1. Card using secure facility
Note: Invoice email will include a link to a personalised payment form

Option 2. Telegraphic transfer from your bank to our bank
Note: New Zealand banks do not use IBAN numbers

Bank of New Zealand
The Square & Rangitikei St
Palmerston North 4410
New Zealand

 

STEP 5: As your paper progresses through the journal's editorial process, highlight any changes you must make to gain acceptance and email us your whole paper.

We will again check your highlighted wording (no additional charge where changes are minor¹) to ensure that the English is of uniform high standard.
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NOTES

¹Commitment - If the journal's editor requires you to make substantial revisions (>15% of text) we must treat your revised paper as a new document and will charge you a new fee.
We cannot guarantee that your paper will be accepted but we DO guarantee and will continue to support our work.

²Understanding - To get the English right we must understand your meaning. Therefore we prefer to receive your whole paper (full text, figures, tables and references etc). Without all this our job is more difficult and the end result is not as good.
Our service is confidential.

³Charges - We charge €45 per 1,000 words. We check and charge for all wording in the title, text, figures and tables etc - we do not check or charge for the references section. We calculate the charge on the basis of a word count on the whole paper, minus a word count on the references section.
Suppose your whole paper is 6,376 words and the references section is 2,463 words, our charge is 6,376 - 2,463 / 1,000 x €45 = €176.08
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