Standard Proofreading

Standard proofreading not only involves checking and correcting spelling, grammar, and punctuation: We also check your citation style and make sure that you have cited consistently and according to the guidelines of your German host institution. You can provide us with the citation guidelines that your text must comply with. We also make suggestions on language style—so that your text meets German academic standards (academic expression, academic phrasing, academic language style).
We take care that your text is clear and comprehensible.

Please book the standard proofreading service well in advance so that we can reserve the time for you.
> Duration: For a 30-page text, we need 2.5 days.

STANDARD German

  • Spelling
  • Punctuation
  • Grammar
  • Consistent citation
  • Language style

> 5.50 EUR*

STANDARD English

  • Spelling
  • Punctuation
  • Grammar
  • Consistent citation
  • Language style

> 5.50 EUR*

> Price including VAT per page (= 1,500 characters including spaces)
> Express surcharge 50% (for short-notice bookings of less than 5 days)
> Weekend surcharge 50%
* Texts under 15 pages are charged as 15 pages.

How do I book proofreading?

Simply contact us and let us know which proofreading service you are interested in (we will also be happy to advise you and to answer any questions you may have), the deadline for the proofreading and the length of your document. We will then find the best time slot for you and draw up a contract. Once you have paid a deposit (75% of the proofreading price), the time slot will be reserved for you. The proofreader can then concentrate fully on your text. You will have direct contact with your proofreader. For example, you can discuss what needs special attention in the text. You can also provide them with the guidelines that your text must fulfil.

How is the price for proofreading calculated?

We calculate the price according to standard pages. A proWiss standard page corresponds to 1,500 characters (including spaces). To estimate your costs, you can divide the number of characters (including spaces) by 1,500. The result will give you the number of pages on which we base the calculation.

Please note that the number of pages shown by Word, for example, may differ from the calculation based on the proWiss standard page. Depending on the line spacing, font size, layout, etc., you may end up with more or less proWiss standard pages.

But don’t worry, when you submit the text to us, we will check the number of pages and let you know. We will also draw up a contract specifying the number of pages we will proofread for you. If we have already made the contract before you submit your text, we will let you know if the number of pages differs from the number in the contract. We never charge more than you expect!

The contract includes the deadline for the proofreading and a written assurance that the contents – especially your research idea—will be kept confidential.

Example calculation for standard proofreading

Your text document contains 47.250 characters (including spaces).
If you now divide 47.250 characters (=your document) by 1.500 (proWiss standard page), the result is 31.5 pages.
This number of pages is then multiplied by the proofreading price per page.
For a standard proofreading, this would be: 4.50 EUR per proWiss standard page x 31.5 pages of your text = 139.50 EUR