I. Information security
For a rigorous and formal academic institution, confidentiality is the most important thing. An academic paper from conception, experimental design, experimental operation, performance testing, data processing to final paper writing has injected too much effort into the author. If it is cheaper to find an informal institution, which leads to the leakage of the paper, it will not be worth the loss. Therefore, the manuscript transmission system of formal institutions must have strict security protection measures. In addition, all editors need to sign confidentiality agreements, instill confidentiality awareness, and strictly protect users' personal information and manuscript security.
Second, the company has complete information.
The company information of formal institutions should be comprehensive and detailed. Including landline phone, QQ, WeChat, business address and so on. Some small polishing workshops have no fixed business premises and pay little attention to website construction and word-of-mouth publicity. Anyway, it is a bad reputation to be able to make a single order. It doesn't matter. Re-register the trademark and start over.
Third, the price is transparent and the service description is clear.
The retouching editing team decides the retouching price. Due to the high demand for native editors and the innate advantages of native editors over non-native editors in language expression, the price is also higher. Therefore, when asking the price, we must be clear about the composition of the editing team and the specific changes. I spent a lot of money on high-quality retouching, but I only corrected the wrong words, punctuation and grammar, which was a big loss. Or because the budget is not high, I was fooled into choosing simple polishing, and the language failed to meet the requirements of SCI publication, saving money but it didn't work.
The investigation editorial team has a trick. You can check the recruitment websites or the recruitment sections of some forums (such as Woodworm and Lilac Garden). If the recruitment requirement for retouching/translation editors issued by a retouching organization is Master Bo, then you will know who is correcting your paper. There are also some companies that advertise the lowest price across the board, because domestic professors are changing, so I don't understand. They are also university teachers. Except for non-native speakers, our academic level is no worse than that of others, and the pressure of scientific research is no less than that of others. Why is the domestic price much lower than that of foreign countries? After all, students may be the last to correct the papers.
In addition, the website of the retouching organization has the introduction of the editing team. You can search the information of relevant editors in Google Academic to see the number and grade of SCI papers published by them, and whether their fields are consistent with the introduction.
Fourth, the service process is clear and the after-sales service is perfect.
Reliable polishing institutions have strict quality management measures and perfect after-sales service guarantee. The polishing process of the compilation is as follows: appoint a professional polishing expert to polish it-appoint another peer polishing expert to review it-the quality management team conducts a second review-return it to the author for confirmation-submit it to the target journal-revise the paper and polish it many times for free within 20% of the length-accept the paper. In the case of submitting the editing certificate at the same time, if the manuscript is rejected due to language problems, a reliable retouching agency should unconditionally retouch the manuscript free of charge. Some retouching agencies have two faces before and after sale. There is a pillar on the woodworm. The user found an organization to revise the paper, but it was rejected because of language problems. After contacting the after-sales, I was told that I need to pay for the retouching, but I can enjoy a 60% discount. In this case, the author can only find a retouching agency again. Therefore, before placing an order, we must make clear the after-sales service content, and it is best to sign a service contract first.
Five, professional academic customer service online timely communication
Online academic customer service needs to have an academic background, be familiar with the process of writing and submitting SCI papers, and be able to effectively communicate and answer questions. Hesitate, vague description, and often can't even contact customer service. Such a polishing mechanism is quite unprofessional and unreliable. In addition, some foreign retouching organizations have no offices in China, so there will be language communication problems and time difference problems. This is not unreliable, but the communication cost is too high, which we need to consider carefully when choosing a retouching organization. It is worth noting that some international journals will recommend foreign polishing institutions, and this recommendation is not mandatory. Choosing other polishing institutions will not affect the admission of papers.
Six, convenient payment, you can issue a formal invoice.
Friends who have invested in foreign open source periodicals should be deeply touched. The international payment process is quite complicated, which is far less convenient and fast than domestic Alipay WeChat payment. Payment is not easy, and refund is even more unrealistic. The invoiced items should be clearly stated, and it is absolutely unreliable to claim that the cost can be reduced without invoicing. A professional academic institution, paying taxes according to law is the most basic moral quality.
The above are some experiences shared by Zhiyi, which can be used as a reference when you are looking for a paper polishing institution. Easy editing and intelligent translation provide one-stop service for scientific research papers. The polishing team of SCI papers is all composed of researchers from English-speaking countries. They used to be professors and associate professors in world-renowned universities, which can not only localize your thesis, but also enrich the professionalism of your thesis and improve employment opportunities.