Hi! This is Emily, and welcome to this uni-edit video. What is the benefit of
using uni-edit for English editing or translation over using a freelancer such
as a friend in the United States? We asked our staff members.
Daniel, a uni-edit project manager,
shared the main advantage of using an
editing and translating company over a
freelancer or a friend is that you will
get more than one review over the
document by a couple of editors. It will
improve the language of your document
quicker in most instances due to a
checks and balances system that keeps
the quality high. Conversely, with most
freelancers, they are working on your
manuscript as they have time and are
less likely to do more than one pass
through your documents with a simple
top-down process.
Mark, a unit edit senior editor, shared
word processing softwares like
Microsoft Word means that anyone can
be an editor, but it's only training and
experience that makes someone a great
one. Your friend or a freelancer might
give you a special deal, but how well do
they know your research? Moreover, while
you know that they're a native speaker,
do you trust that they are a good writer?
You know that there are weak writers in
your language, and English is no
different.
Realistically, your average English
speaker can't justify why they write
something a certain way other than it
sounds natural. For someone not in your
field a word might not sound natural
simply because I've never heard it
before.
Moreover, the average English speaker
will probably view your research in a
country specific way.
Whereas academics are exposed to ideas
and collaborators from all over the
world and can better appreciate these
diverse perspectives. Editors of editing
companies like uni-edit read and talk
about academic writing every day for us
and for their research careers. We know
how to express your findings in a field
appropriate way, so that you and your
overseas colleagues and competitors are
on the same page. Perhaps most
importantly, we're sensitive to how
English writers from different
linguistic and cultural backgrounds
express themselves most naturally. While
our ultimate goal is to express your
research in native and natural English,
we retain the author's wording whenever
suitable because after all, it's your
name on the paper. Sally a uni-edit
senior editor shared choosing an English
editing company will guarantee that a
professional editor with plentiful
editing experience and expertise in your
subject area edits your work. They will
also ensure that the editing is done
timeously. Your friend might be busy and
good editing is time-consuming. In the
case of uni-edit they will generally also
have two editors work on your
manuscript, which ensures a much higher
quality of work.
Catherine, a uni-edit customer service
manager, shared as Mark and Sally
mentioned a well-established English
editing and translation company usually
hires editors and translators from
different subject areas. At uni-edit, editors
are also trained as a professional
editor in addition to being a
subject-matter expert. Using a freelancer
such as a friend in the US may work some
of the time because of luck but being
able to cooperate in a stable and timely
manner could be an issue for the authors
in the long run.
Yuki, a uni-edit customer service manager
in Japan, shared an English editing
company has many professional native
English-speaking editors who are trained
specifically to edit academic papers. A
friend in the US is a native English
speaker but he or she might not have the
same academic background as you.
Therefore, it is safer for you to use a
company for English editing or
translation.
Leigh, our customer service
manager in Taiwan, shared using a
freelancer or a friend in the United
States may offer a natural English
speaker; however, I have experienced
customers sending papers to us after a
freelancer's or friend's editing. Most of
the reason is not academic writing style
or subject expertise. Uni-edit has
different subject experts that can edit
your paper based on the research focus
of the paper resulting in a more
suitable product for journals.
To recap, the benefits of using uni-edit
include that we are specialized in your
field also we provide multiple reviews
in a timely manner. Conversely, the
problem with the freelancer could be
that they might or might not have
specialization in your field, and the
freelancer will likely read through the
document once and get to the project as
time allows. Additionally, there's more
benefits of using unit-edit. Unit edit
editors have experience in academic
editing. Uni-edit editors know and
understand the diverse perspectives in
the field of research. Conversely, there are
problems with freelancers. They may or
may not have experience in academic
editing and the freelancer may or may not
know and understand the diverse
perspectives in the field of research.
Thank you for
watching. If you need any additional information at all, please visit our
website. We are happy to help. Have a wonderful day!