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Honest starting prices for every service. Final quotes are tailored to scope, length, subject complexity, and turnaround — but you'll always know the range before we start.
Prices shown in GBP (£). You may pay in USD, EUR, AUD, or INR — currency conversion is handled at checkout by our payment processors (Stripe and Airwallex) at their prevailing exchange rates. UK VAT is added at the applicable rate where relevant.
Editing & rewriting — per-word rates
Rates apply per source word of your manuscript. Minimum order £75. Rush surcharges may apply for very short turnarounds outside the listed bands.
| Service | Standard 5–7 business days | Express 2–3 business days | Priority 24–48 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proofreading | from £0.012 / word | from £0.018 / word | from £0.025 / word |
| Copy editing | from £0.018 / word | from £0.028 / word | from £0.038 / word |
| Substantive / developmental editing | from £0.025 / word | from £0.035 / word | from £0.045 / word |
| Plagiarism reduction (rewriting your draft) | from £0.022 / word | from £0.030 / word | from £0.040 / word |
| AI-assisted draft humanisation | from £0.022 / word | from £0.030 / word | from £0.040 / word |
| Translation (into English) | from £0.045 / word | from £0.060 / word | from £0.080 / word |
Example: a 10,000-word thesis chapter with Standard copy-editing — from £180.
Publication, project & advisory packages
For longer engagements we offer fixed-scope packages. Final quote depends on word count, subject area, target journal, and turnaround.
Single-Journal Submission Package
from £499Journal selection guidance, formatting to one target journal, cover letter, submission checklist.
Submission + One Round of Revisions Support
from £999Everything above plus editorial response-to-reviewers support for one revision cycle.
Full Publication Concierge
from £1,999End-to-end editorial support from manuscript polish through to acceptance, including up to two revision rounds.
PhD End-to-End Editorial Assistance
from £2,499Multi-month editorial partnership across thesis chapters, scoped per project.
Patent Drafting Editorial Support
from £349Editorial and English-language improvement of a patent specification you (or your patent attorney) have drafted. We do not file or advise on patentability.
Survey & Statistical Analysis Support
from £299Methodology consultation and analysis assistance, scoped per dataset and complexity.
Every quote includes
- Free initial consultation and scope review
- Subject-matched editor (PhD-level where relevant)
- Confidentiality and NDA on every order
- Track changes and a clean copy of your document
- One round of clarification on the delivered work
- Secure hosted checkout via Stripe or Airwallex
A note on scope. All Thesis Elite services are editorial, advisory, or language-improvement in nature. We do not write content from scratch on your behalf, do not sit examinations, do not submit work to journals or institutions on your behalf, and do not guarantee any specific examiner, reviewer, or detector outcome. Please read our Academic Integrity statement and Acceptable Use Policy before placing an order.
Need a tailored quote?
Tell us your word count, subject, and deadline — we'll come back within 24 business hours with a fixed quote and timeline.