At Catalyst Editorial, we provide a range of editorial services to researchers across the research community, with expertise in the STEM disciplines.
Our editorial expertise can help you to prepare your:
Research articles
Grant proposals
Review articles
Book chapters
Policies
Manuscript, policy and grant developmental editing
We understand that you could choose to use an AI tool to prepare your research outputs for publication but as experienced developmental editors, we offer in depth understanding of your academic discipline and its conventions, as well as judgement, accuracy and accountability.
We will edit your text to improve its organisation and language, and to ensure it provides a clear, coherent and understandable account of your work, proposals and/or ideas.
We might also explore your reasoning, query unsupported assertions, and advise on the responsible use and disclosure of AI tools.
This in depth level of editorial input is typically called developmental, or substantive, editing.
Developmental editing usually involves:
Re-organising the text to improve its structure, coherence and flow.
Suggestions for the removal of text to improve flow, to reduce length or to remove repetition.
Editing text for grammar, language and accessibility.
Amending or rewriting the abstract or summary to make key findings more easily comprehendable.
Amending or rewriting titles, headings and subheadings to make them more accessible.
Suggestions for revisions to display items (figures, tables, etc) and to their captions.
Suggestions for new display items.
Advice on how and where to disclose the use of AI tools used in the course of your research.
Advice on creating author contribution statements.
Cover letter feedback
If you plan to submit your research manuscript to a selective journal, your cover letter is of vital importance because it will help a journal editor to make an informed decision as to whether your work falls within the journal’s remit and meets its criteria for further consideration and peer review.
Our editorial expertise can ensure that your cover letter achieves these key goals, making a strong case for consideration.
A cover letter should ideally explain succinctly, clearly and without hype:
What your article is about;
Your key findings and the evidence that supports them;
The novelty and significance of your work (relative to what is already known);
The broader implications of your findings.
Ongoing editorial support
At Catalyst Editorial, we develop longstanding working relationships with researchers and community members, providing them with editorial support over several years.
See what our editorial clients say about their experience of working with us.
Related training services
Catalyst Editorial Director, Dr Jane Alfred, also provides a range of training services for research institutes, universities, and biomedical companies, in the UK and internationally, including on good practice in preparing research publications, publication ethics and good practice in authorship and peer review.
How we work:
Our values and what you can expect
You can expect us to understand your science and to use our editorial expertise to help you to bring out the best in your work.
We bring integrity, rigour and expertise to our work as editors, and we will help you to communicate your ideas and research findings clearly and effectively. We will also work with you to ensure that your publications and grant proposals reflect good reporting practice and standards in your field.
We will edit your text to improve its organisation and language and to ensure it provides a clear, coherent and understandable account of your work and ideas. Our editorial process will thus help to maximise your work’s reach and potential without needing to overstate any claims.
Authors retain complete control over changes made to their text. All of our edits are tracked in Word for authors to check and accept, as are any related comments.
Our work also supports researchers to strengthen their knowledge of:
Current standards that apply to the reporting of research outcomes;
The principles of good practice in authorship.
Get in touch.
Contact Catalyst Editorial for more information on the editorial and training services we can provide.