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We built our own production tooling because the work needed it.

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At a glance

What we built	What it means for your document
Edit-density measurement and gating	A first pass that changed too little — or too much — is stopped and escalated before it reaches a reviewing editor.
File forensics and protected-element detection	Citations, equations, field codes, tables and figures are identified before editing begins, and the delivered file is checked against the original.
Structured comparison and tracked changes	Your second editor sees exactly what changed, so their time goes on judgement rather than re-reading from scratch.
Conversion workbench and journal formatting	LaTeX and Word converted repeatably, and target templates applied without breaking numbering, cross-references or citation fields.
Cross-file consistency and termbase governance	One term, one meaning across a whole document set, with new terminology promoted by a person rather than automatically.
Blinded appraisal and release gates	Editors and translators are assessed on anonymised work, and a named person authorises delivery. Nothing ships on automation alone.

Built because the work needed it

Over twenty years of academic editing and translation, we kept hitting problems no off-the-shelf tool solved. So we built our own. None of these are products. They are why two documents of the same type come back to the same standard.

Proprietary editing algorithms

Edit-density measurement — our own word- and character-level distance metrics, weighted per paragraph, measuring exactly how much a draft changed between versions
Edit-density gating — a first pass that changed too little, or too much, is stopped and escalated before it reaches a reviewing editor. Neither an untouched document nor an over-rewritten one reaches you by accident
Structured comparison reports — every version pair compared automatically, so the second editor sees what changed rather than re-reading from scratch
Tracked-change generation — first-pass edits produced as genuine Word tracked changes, inside rules that protect citations, equations and field codes

These are ours, and they are the reason a reviewing editor spends their time judging rather than hunting for differences.

Document integrity

File forensics — DOCX, PDF, TeX, RTF and plain text analysed on intake and compared against the delivered file, so nothing changes without a record
Protected-element detection — field codes, citations, equations, tables and figures identified before editing begins, so they survive it
DOCX segmentation and reassembly — large or fragile documents split for work and rebuilt without structural damage
Reviewer remapping — comment authorship normalised across a document set without touching the source files

Format conversion

LaTeX to Word — preprocessed and converted for journals that will not accept TeX
Conversion workbench — preset-driven and repeatable, so the same input always produces the same output
Journal and book formatting — target templates applied without breaking numbering, cross-references or citation fields

Consistency and terminology

Cross-file consistency checks — one term, one meaning, across every document in a set
Termbase governance — approved terminology, with candidates promoted by a person, never automatically
Reference verification — citations extracted, DOIs resolved, retractions checked

Quality assurance

Second-editor handover — structured reports so the reviewing editor knows exactly what changed and why
Blinded quality appraisal — editors and translators assessed on anonymised work, tracked over time
Release gates — a named person authorises delivery. Nothing ships on automation alone

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Kind words of Happy Clients

The Uni-edit team worked hard to complete the editorial work in a week. I believe all the Academic scholars ever work with Uni-edit will recommend it certainly.

Associate Professor Hung-Bin Lee

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Da-Yeh University

The main reason I would keep sending my papers to Uni-edit and recommend Uni-edit to other professors is they allow me to focus on improving the research content and do not need to worry about the language writing in English.

Chang-Wei Huang

The Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University

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How long does editing usually take?

Most standard editing is completed in five days, including weekends. Timing depends on file condition, service level, complexity and current capacity, and the delivery date is confirmed in your detailed quotation.

I think my English is poor. Do I need the rewriting service?

If you think your paper needs rewriting, please ask customer service in your email. We will determine if rewriting is required and inform you before editing your paper. Generally, if more than 20% of sentences need rewriting (the whole sentence needs correction) then you must use the rewriting service. For rewriting, you do need to choose a Level. We will do the best editing job possible.

Who will edit my paper?

To achieve a consistently high quality service, Uni-edit uses two editor roles on your conference or journal paper. The first Editor is qualified in your general area of expertise. The second Editor is also qualified in your general area and has exceptional English and editing skills. All Editors are professionally trained. Our Senior Editor takes overall responsibility for the quality of every edit. Authors are often surprised how the Editors seem to understand the content of the research, even if it is very technical or mathematical.

I used generative AI to help write my paper. Is that a problem?

No, and it helps us if you tell us. Many journals now ask authors to declare how generative AI was used, and the wording each publisher expects is different. Let customer service know when you submit, and your editors will read the manuscript with that in mind and help you word the declaration your target journal asks for. Where AI drafted substantial passages, the Rewrite service is usually the right choice, because those passages need more than sentence-level correction. Telling us early is far easier than answering a reviewer's question later.

For a journal paper, Level 2 or Level 3 editing?

For a journal submission, Level 3 is the safer choice. Both levels put two editors on your paper, but Level 3 goes beyond language: it refines paragraph and document structure, strengthens how your argument is formed, and improves flow and consistency. That is what reviewers comment on when the science is sound but the writing gets in the way. Level 2 suits a manuscript that is already well structured and mainly needs the language corrected. If you drafted with generative AI, ask about the Rewrite service, because AI-drafted passages usually need more than sentence-level correction.

Do you check figures and tables?

Yes, our editing is not only about correct English grammar. Our English editing is about supporting you to get your paper published and help the readers understand your research. Therefore, we check figure captions and labels; information in tables and we check that text descriptions match equations. We also check the text descriptions match graphs and charts.