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Certified Editing for Your Organization’s Writing & Research
Leading English language editor in Japan and Asia: 1,000+ business documents and 3,000+ scientific manuscripts edited, every one of them by a native English expert.
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences — Certified Editor
What you get
Editing & Proofreading Options
Copy Edit is the right level for roughly 50% of our clients. You can always choose to upgrade if you need heavier editing. Please note that we only contract with organizations and businesses. We do not do manuscript editing for individual researchers. Long-term research clients can rest assured – we’ll continue to support you.
Minimum
Proofread
Fix all wording and grammar
$0.15per word
- Edit of spelling, grammar
- Edit tables & figures
- Tracked changes & clear copy
Popular
Copy Edit
Thorough copy editing + revision
$0.20per word
- Edit of spelling, grammar, natural English
- Edit tables & figures
- Free 2nd round of editing
- Tracked changes & clear copy
- Check against publication requirements/guidelines (if relevant)
- Signed editing certificate
Premium
Intensive
Intensive word reform
$0.35per word
- Edit of spelling, grammar, structure, natural English
- Edit tables & figures
- Intensive rewording
- Suggestions to improve content and logic
- Free 2nd round of editing + essential follow up
- Tracked changes & clear copy
- Check against publication requirements/guidelines (if relevant)
- Signed editing certificate
Standard turnaround for all plans: >5,000 words, 5 business days; ≤5,000 words, 7+ business days. Express return available at +25% (−1 day) and +50% (−2 days). Ask us about AI optimization (only available with Copy Edit and Intensive).
NGOs, research institutions and companies we edit for
3 steps to a great edit
Your Words, Perfected
1
Request an estimate
Consider the cost and timeline, ask any questions, place your order.
2
Board-certified editing at work
Adam or a selected subject-matter expert editor will perform your editing, recording Track Changes and all comments.
3
Get your edit – on-time and beautifully worded
Receive the tracked and clear copies. Review the edits. If you selected Copy Edit or Intensive, you can ask for a 2nd round of editing. We’ve never missed a deadline – ever.
Why MacroLingo
Why MacroLingo for Your Editing?
Verifiable experience
Leading English language editor in Japan and Asia. Edited 1,000+ business documents, 3,000+ scientific manuscripts. Board-certified Editor in the Life Sciences, editor for prominent NGOs and think tanks.
Many examples
Simply search Adam Goulston on Google Scholar to see some of the works edited by the MacroLingo founder and chief editor. Other editors also have proven track records. All final edits go through Dr. Goulston.
AI-SEO-optimized
More than a text edit, we can optimize your content to appear higher on Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Claude, as well as traditional Google. We’ve elevated numerous global companies’ AI search performance and SEO rankings.
100% native English
Editors from countries such as India and the Philippines don’t speak English as a first language in daily life. Yet other editing companies hire them because they work for low wages. It’s a sad truth, and it can harm your work. We’re 100% native English speakers.
Human-made
All primary and final editing is by human experts. We leverage AI to optimize writing and pick up on mistakes that human eyes may miss. Frankly, we’d be dumb not to. Other companies send AI only and skirt around the truth.
No freelancers
MacroLingo LLC (MacroLingo合同会社) is an expat-owned, registered company in Japan. Unlike with freelancers and agencies, when you contract with us, you’re working with a company and always with experts (not students, not underpaid offshore hires).
Feedback
What Our Clients Say
“They greatly increased the readability and impact of the CCPI website text. That’s essential because policy-makers and media read this influential report.”
Jan Burck
Senior Adviser, CCPI (Germanwatch)
“We’ve continued working together long-term because they bring a professional, collaborative approach. They constantly build their knowledge of the industry and work closely with our team.”
Edward Senju
Regional CEO, Sansan Global Pte., Ltd.
“They’ve supported us with extensive language and PR skills that can’t be achieved by mere auto-translation.”
Naoyuki Masuda
COO, Morgenrot, Inc.
CASE STUDY
Annual climate reports and research papers for European NGO
The client
Germanwatch e.V.
Location
Bonn, Germany
The problem
Germanwatch first approached us for editing their researchers’ climate-related papers and now, for multiple years, we have been honored to edit their influential annual climate reports.
What we did
We edit the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) and the Climate Risk Index (CRI). The work requires consistency across complex climate and policy material, careful control of terminology, and a tone suited to policymakers and media.
The result
These rankings and research are viewed by thousands of policymakers, journalists, and influential parties, not to mention researchers and the general public. We’ve contributed to the consistency and impact behind this enlightening and critical analysis.
Contact
Perfect your words for maximum impact
Share your manuscript and/or other materials with us and we’ll get back to you quickly with an estimate.
Office
6F-313 Osaka Center Building,
Kyutaro-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan
Response time
Within 1 business day
Prefer email? Write to contact@macrolingo.com