Frequently Asked Questions

We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We work overnight and over the weekend. Any time you submit a document, we guarantee to return the edited document to you by the deadline. (Please note that if you wish to use the Urgent Service, you need to contact us first to arrange this.)

Simply click here and follow our simple two-step process to submit your document for editing. In Step 1, you submit your details and upload your document for editing. In Step 2, you make payment. It’s quick and easy.

Any way that is convenient for you. You can contact us by email, phone, Skype, mail or through our website. Please visit our contact us page for more information.

No. The content of your academic document is your responsibility. Elite Editing does not write any academic work for students. It is important to understand that handing in work that you claim is your own, when it was in fact written by someone else, is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious offence and can result in you receiving a failing grade or being expelled from your school or university. Elite Editing does not edit plagiarised content. Academic integrity is very important to us. We are a professional, top-quality editing service. This means that we follow all school and university guidelines regarding editing, in order to protect the students who use our service.

No. Our editors are experts at editing academic documents from every field. This means they do not need to have a postgraduate degree in the same subject as you in order to edit your document professionally. Editors are not allowed to write or alter the content (i.e. research, results or arguments) contained within your document. The editing process does not focus on what you are saying, but rather how you are saying it. So our editors are able to improve your document without an intimate knowledge of your specialist field. However, we do match your document with an editor from the same general field (for example, we match legal editors with legal documents, psychology editors with psychology documents etc).

We will edit your document thoroughly and meticulously. In order to achieve the high quality editing that we provide, a significant amount of time is spent on your document. Editing is not a job that can be rushed. The amount of time spent varies according to the difficulty of each job.

We accept PayPal, credit card or electronic funds transfer. PayPal is free to join and use, and it allows you to pay via your credit card or bank account without revealing your bank details. You don’t need to have a PayPal account if you would like to make payment by credit card. Using electronic funds transfer, you can make a deposit directly into our St George bank account. If you wish to make payment by another method, please contact us.

Elite Editing’s comprehensive, three-stage editing service provides the best value for money available. Some editing websites might charge slightly lower prices but they provide inferior service. This might mean that their editors are less qualified or less experienced, or that their editing service does not include all the aspects that ours does. Or, it might mean that they simply spend less time on your work. After all, with Elite Editing, your document is edited and then checked by three highly qualified editors before it is returned to you.

Why choose us?

• World class PhD qualified academic editors reviewing your work
• Constant availability: editors on hand 24/7, 365 days of the year
• Experienced coaching: expert guidance to improve your academic writing
• 100% satisfaction guarantee: our editors work until you are happy
• Value for money: best possible academic editing for lowest possible price
• Upfront pricing: clear quotes & inclusions at the outset mean no surprises
• Road-tested academic editing: see our testimonials by satisfied clients
• Fast, accurate service: we meet the deadline or it’s free
• Trusted reputation: university professors, lecturers & tutors recommend us

First, you need to check your word count. All editing prices are based on the length (word count) of your document. Once you know how many words you need edited, you can decide how soon you would like your document to be returned to you. We offer a Standard, Express and Urgent service.

Handing in a professionally edited essay, assignment or thesis to your school or university means that you are presenting your hard work in the best possible way. Our editors will ensure that your work is written clearly and concisely, using formal academic English. They will also correct and improve problems with grammar, language and style. We can even correct your formatting and references. This means you will immediately see an improvement in your grades because your work will be of a higher standard.

In addition, our qualified academic editors are also teachers. We have extensive teaching and tutoring experience, and we are talented at teaching you the skills you need to continue to improve your own writing. When you receive your edited document from us, you will also receive a personal letter from your editor that will address the strengths and weaknesses of your document. This letter will provide valuable information on how you can improve your writing in the future.

Yes, it is our specialty. At Elite Editing, we edit more academic theses every year than any other editing service in Australia. Our thesis editors are quite simply the most accomplished in the business. Our professional academic editors all have over 10 years of experience editing theses for postgraduate students. Further, all of our academic editors hold a PhD (doctorate), meaning that they wrote and edited their own thesis. Some editing websites will give your thesis to an unqualified editor, but at Elite Editing, we feel strongly that a thesis should only be edited by a qualified academic with many, many years of experience. We possess the necessary expertise and experience to ensure your thesis is written and presented in the best possible way.

Some universities require postgraduate students to obtain the permission of their supervisor prior to having their thesis professionally edited. We recommend that students follow the policies of their universities. Elite Editing adheres to all university guidelines and policies. Our editing complies with the Australian Standards for Editing Practice and the 'Guidelines for Editing Research Theses', which have been adopted by most Australian universities.

Some universities have funding available to support postgraduate students paying for the use of a professional editor. You should check with your supervisor or scholarship/graduate office. We are able to provide you with a written quotation or a tax invoice to assist in your application for funding or reimbursement.

Every thesis can be improved through the use of our professional thesis editing service. As thesis editing experts, we know exactly what corrections and improvements to make to bring your thesis up to the highest standard and present it in the best possible way. We have never encountered a thesis that we weren’t able to improve significantly. Your examiners and university expect your thesis to meet international publication standards and the use of a professional editing service is an integral step in the process of meeting these standards.

Even the most accomplished writers have their work edited prior to publication. The publishing industry demands it. It is well established that writers often cannot see the errors in their own work. Not to mention how difficult it is to ensure consistency and accuracy across such a long document. Editing and writing are actually very different skill sets. The fact that your thesis will be improved through professional editing does not take anything away from your hard work and academic ability.

Sometimes postgraduates who use our service aren’t sure if they really need it, but they don’t want to leave anything to chance. Each of these clients has been extremely pleased with the results of our service and so thankful they decided to hire us. This testimonial is representative of the experience of those students:

‘Thank you for doing such a phenomenal job on editing my thesis! I was unsure whether I should actually spend the money to have it edited and I must say, you have made it worth my while! The last few months have been rushed so the referencing in particular was quite messy but the fact that you’ve corrected that for me has been an incredible time saver. The fact that you’re also willing to make changes after the process (like adjusting appendices) is remarkable too. You have exceeded my expectations. The effort and attention to detail is consistent throughout.’ Alicia, PhD (Business), University of South Australia

Please visit our thesis editing page for more information on why you should use our professional thesis editing service.

If English is your second language, having your essay, assignment or thesis edited will improve your grades significantly. It will also help you to learn English faster by teaching you how to improve your own writing. Our academic editors are highly skilled and experienced in editing documents for ESL students. Those who use our service see a substantial improvement in their grades immediately and have a very high success rate in their degrees.

Yes. When you submit your document for editing, you simply need to let us know the name of the referencing style you are using. If you wish, you can even email us any referencing guidelines that you have received from your department or university. We will ensure that your document is referenced correctly, no matter what style you are using. We will also cross-check between your in-text references or footnotes and your reference list, and let you know if any information is missing.

However, it is important to note that we cannot write your references for you. It is up to you to decide what references need to be included and where. Once you have inserted your own references (including all of the necessary information such as author, title, publisher, place of publication, year and page number), our academic editors will ensure the information is presented correctly.

Yes. Unlike most other editing businesses, our comprehensive academic editing service includes publication-ready formatting at no additional charge. We will flawlessly format your academic document to adhere to any formatting guidelines that you specify. If you have no specific guidelines to follow, we will format the document to a style that is most commonly accepted by universities.

Yes. We provide professional editing to businesses. We can assist you with all types of documents, including but not limited to: advertising and marketing material, website content, business documents and letters, and reports and presentations.

Yes. It is completely safe to use our service and our website. We are a registered Australian business (Australian Business Number 56128530239) and our editors are members of many professional and industry associations, such as the Society of Editors (SA) and Business SA.

We take every security precaution possible to ensure the safety and confidentiality of your details, document and payment. If you have any concerns, you can contact us at any time or arrange to meet us at our office in Adelaide, South Australia. We also provide 100% customer satisfaction and delivery guarantees, so you can use our service at no risk to you!

All of your details and documents are kept strictly confidential and are not shown to anyone outside of Elite Editing. We normally keep copies of our edited documents for back-up purposes, but after you have received your edited document, you can request that we delete all your files if you wish. Please see our confidentiality page for more information.