Services For Academics
Academic English editing
Your ideas are strong.
Let your English match them.
Specialised English editing for academics publishing in international journals, applying for competitive funding, or preparing work for English-language audiences. Delivered by a CIEP-qualified editor with 25+ years business experience.
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For academics who write in English as a second language
Publishing in international journals, securing European funding, and presenting at English-language conferences are now core expectations for academics across Italy and the EU. But writing with the precision and register that reviewers expect is a different skill from conducting excellent research.
This service bridges that gap - rigorously and respectfully. Your argument, your voice, your structure: strengthened and clarified for English-language publication, without being rewritten into something unrecognisable.
The editing is provided by Ewa Shephard, a CIEP-qualified editor based in southern Europe with particular experience working alongside Italian and EU academics. Ewa understands the pressures of academic publishing and the specific challenges faced by those writing in their second or third language.
Full details of the service, process, subject areas, and turnaround times are available at ewashephard.com - a dedicated site built specifically for academic clients.
What is covered
Editing at every stage of the publication process
Whether you are preparing a first submission, responding to peer review, or polishing a grant application, the service is calibrated to where you are in the process.
Journal article editing
Sentence-level clarity, register, and flow for manuscript submissions. Your argument preserved; your English polished to publication standard.
Grant applications
Precision editing for competitive funding bids - accessible to non-specialist panels while meeting the register expectations of review committees.
Thesis and dissertation editing
Chapter-by-chapter or full document editing for doctoral and postdoctoral candidates, with turnaround options suited to submission deadlines.
Post-review revision support
Strengthening the manuscript after peer review, including support drafting the response letter to editors and reviewers.
Substantive editing
Deeper structural work on paragraph organisation, transitions, and abstract shaping - for manuscripts where the architecture needs attention.
Proofreading
A careful final read before submission: spelling, punctuation, formatting consistency, and reference style checked throughout.
"The argument here is clear and well-structured. With editing for register and flow, this will read with the authority the research deserves."The kind of feedback your manuscript should come back with
Why work with Ewa
Qualified, experienced, and attuned to academic work
Academic editing requires more than good English. It requires understanding of disciplinary register, publication conventions, and the difference between an edit that helps and one that harms. Ewa brings all three.
With a qualification from the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, over 25+ years business experience, and a working knowledge of Italian and French, she is particularly well placed to support academics across Italy and the wider EU research community.
Ready to submit with confidence?
Full details of the service, subject areas, process, and fees are at ewashephard.com - a dedicated site built specifically for academic clients.
Go to ewashephard.comOr email Ewa directly at ewa@ewashephard.com
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