About Scholar's Compass
Scholar's Compass LLC is an academic editing service for scholars at every stage — the doctoral candidate facing a defense deadline, the assistant professor revising for a top journal, the researcher whose grant narrative has to be airtight. The work is edited the way scholars actually write: in Word, with tracked changes, a clean style sheet, and notes that explain the *why* behind substantive suggestions.
Every project starts with a short sample edit, so you can judge the work before you commit — and every deadline is agreed in writing before the work begins.
Your words stay yours. Scholar's Compass edits and advises — it never writes, rewrites wholesale, or authors work you submit under your name.
What I'm accepting
Taking now
- Dissertations & theses
- Journal articles
- Book manuscripts & chapters
- Grant proposals
- Conference papers
- Tenure & promotion materials
Not a fit
- Coursework you must author yourself for a grade
- Ghostwriting of any kind
- Writing from scratch — editing starts from your draft
- Statistics and data analysis (the words about them, yes)
Project intake
Tell me about the project. You'll hear back within two business days with next steps and a sample edit.
Inquiry received.
Thank you — you'll hear back within two business days with next steps and a sample edit.