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Expert Scientific Review

A pre-submission scientific review of your manuscript that identifies any issues that might prevent peer reviewers from recommending your paper for acceptance for publication.

Service Description

What Edanz does	A senior researcher with peer review experience will critically review all areas of your paper, including: Methods and technical rigor Results, data and statistics Discussion Conclusions Literature citations Significance and novelty Appropriateness of selected journal Our reviewer will give major and minor comments regarding the whole paper, and provide advice on how to improve the manuscript prior to submission to your target journal.
What we need	Please send us all the relevant documents, if you have them: Journal editor's comments Reviewers' comments Information of your target journal: First submission or re-submission? The history of your paper: has it been rejected? If so, from which journal and when? Have you revised your paper? Supporting or supplementary information, including figures and/or tables
Fees	For more details on our fees and fee policy, see here
Other	See a sample Expert Scientific Review report here. Who are our Expert reviewers? See here.
Author's voice	Professor, Hakuoh University, Japan "The comments in Expert Review and Journal Recommendation Report were very appropriate and informative. Please pass on my thanks to the Edanz reviewer." For other testimonials, see here.

Journal Selection

Publishing is important for your career and helps you secure more funding for your research. Selection of an inappropriate journal is one of the most common reasons for rejection of a manuscript. Reading about and assessing all the possible journals can be time consuming and frustrating. Edanz will do this for you, and match journals to your paper and your goals.

Service Description

What Edanz does	We give you a list of journals (3 or more) with an assessment of the benefits and risks associated with each. We also give you our recommendation of the most appropriate choice. We consider: Recent publication history Scope of your study Type of study (e.g., clinical study, case study, laboratory study) Type of manuscript (e.g., short communication, full article, review article, letter to the editor) Do you need to publish in a journal with a certain level of Impact Factor? How quickly you wish to publish
What we need	Please send us all the relevant documents, if you have them: Journal editor's comments Reviewers' comments Information of your target journal: First submission or re-submission? The history of your paper: has it been rejected? If so, from which journal and when? Have you revised your paper? Supporting or supplementary information, including figures and/or tables
Fees	For more details on our fees and fee policy, see here
Other	See a sample Journal Selection Report here. See a sample Journal Recommendation letter from Edanz Science Director here. Edanz has a free Journal Comparison Matrix, download it here.
Author's voice	PhD, Forensic Medicine, Japan "From the contents of my manuscript, it was so reassuring that your Journal Selection Service picked such a suitable journal for me. The corrections, revisions, questions and issues and last but not least the editing were all handled well and I am really satisfied. I was comforted by the accuracy of the answers from the editors- so reassuring. I have tried other editing companies before but this is the first time I have felt so well treated. Next time, I will definitely be using your service. Thank you." For other testimonials, see here.

Cover Letter Development

The cover letter is your chance to sell your research to the journal editor: it has to catch the editor’s attention and convincingly explain why your research should be published in the journal. Edanz can write a strong and convincing cover letter that highlights the strengths of your manuscript.

Service Description

What Edanz does	Writes a cover letter for submission to a journal: Explains the novelty and significance of your research Identifies why the research is important to the readers of the journal Conforms to the guidelines of the target journal Includes necessary acknowledgments, statements and declarations Incorporates author’s recommended reviewers
What we need	Please send us all the relevant documents, if you have them: Journal editor's comments Reviewers' comments Information of your target journal: First submission or re-submission? The history of your paper: has it been rejected? If so, from which journal and when? Have you revised your paper? Supporting or supplementary information, including figures and/or tables
Fees	For more details on our fees and fee policy, see here
Other	You can download and use the Edanz cover letter template for free here. Looking for a Response Letter template? See here.

Point by Point (Response) Letter edit and manuscript check

We edit the response letter and check that the letter and manuscript correctly address the reviewer comments and that the manuscript reflects the necessary changes.

Service Description

What Edanz does	Edits the response letter Checks that the response letter and corresponding manuscript changes are consistent with each other Checks that both the manuscript and response letter address each of the reviewers’ comments Ensures professional, robust and accurate responses (agreements and rebuttals) Will provide the author with a simple explanation of what is necessary if the responses already provided by the author are insufficient.
We must have	Original manuscript Revised or Original manuscript with Tracked Changes Reviewers’ comments (and journal editor’s comments) Client’s Point by Point Response letter
Fees	For more details on our fees and fee policy, see here