Contract Proofreading Services

(After Formatting)

£ Negotiable

Ideal for: Publishers needing additional support, whether due to tight deadlines, lack of in-house proofreading resources, or high-volume projects.

Format: MS Word doc, PDF, Printed proof

Your publication is nearly ready. After editing, design, and formatting, the final step is proofreading to ensure everything aligns with your editorial standards. I’ll conduct a thorough review to catch any remaining errors and ensure consistency in spelling, punctuation, and formatting.

I will follow your style guide meticulously, ensuring the publication is polished, professional, and ready for print. 

✔ Available for one-off projects or ongoing collaborations
✔ Flexible turnaround times to meet tight deadlines

What this service covers:

Text & Language Corrections

✔ Remaining grammar and punctuation corrections
✔ Remaining spelling and typographical errors
✔ Homophones and commonly confused words
✔ Consistency in names and details

Formatting & Layout Consistency

✔ Capitalization and hyphenation consistency
✔ Extraneous letter and line space removal
✔ Paragraph indentation and section break consistency
✔ Page number alignment and accuracy
✔ Header and footer format consistency
✔ Widows, orphans, and short lines
✔ Text and image design consistency

Structural & Reference Accuracy

✔ Table of contents and index accuracy
✔ Figures, charts, and tables
✔ References and citations (style guide adherence)

✔ BSI proofreading symbol use available upon request