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AES: Scientific and Medical Editing Service

My name is Jim Hesson. I own and operate AES. I am a freelance writer and certified editor of medical and scientific manuscripts. I am passionate about science and writing, and I enjoy helping authors tell their best research story. I edit a wide variety of scientific and medical manuscripts. Whatever type of text you are writing, I look forward to serving you. ​​​

​​Writing a scientific manuscript can be challenging task. Yet a professional editor like myself can help you with the process by pointing out issues you may not have noticed and by suggesting changes that clarify and improve your message. ​Here is a list of some of the ways I can support you:

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  • Deliver an error-free, publication-ready manuscript

  • Edit your writing to be clear, concise, coherent, correct, consistent, and compelling

  • Align your manuscript with gold-standard publishing style guides such as the AMAChicagoCSEAPAIEEE, or NLM

  • Provide an English language review for non-native speakers of English 

  • Provide a fresh perspective on your manuscript

  • Ensure that the word choice in your manuscript is idiomatic and consistent with the preferred technical terminology and nomenclature of your field

  • Address issues in your manuscript questioned by a regulatory agency, journal editor or referee, dissertation committee, publisher, institutional review board, or grant funding agency

  • Align your manuscript with the writing guidelines for authors from a journal, a university, or grant funding agency or regulatory body (NIH, FDA, NSF, etc.)

  • Fact-check and annotate your manuscript

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  • Adjust the tone of your message, including formal or informal tone, or a tone for expert or lay audiences, including plain language summaries

  • Edit and fact-check AI-generated text (ChatGPT, etc.)

  • Help you meet an urgent submission or publication deadline

  • Improve the quality and clarity of your manuscript so that it is ready for publication

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These are some of the ways I can help you as an editor.

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Types of Manuscripts I Edit

Scientific Journal Articles

I have edited over 1,900 scientific journal articles published in various peer-reviewed journals. 

PhD Dissertations

I can copyedit your manuscript

and align it with a style guide

preferred by your adviser.

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Grant Applications

I edit NIH and FDA grant applications, as well as other grant proposals.

Academic Monographs

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I edit academic and scholarly monographs (books) and align them with a style manual preferred by publishers.

Regulatory Documents​

I edit regulatory documents

and FDA submissions, including 

initial protocols and CSRs focused on safety and efficacy from clinical trials.​

CME Materials

I can edit continuing medical education (CME) material, and I am familiar with ACCME accreditation criteria.

Health Communication

I edit health communication materials aiming to promote the health and well-being of individuals and the public. 

Plain Language Summaries

I can write or edit plain language summaries of results from clinical trials for lay audiences and patients. 

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Medical Newsletters

I edit medical newsletters and materials that communicate updated research findings supporting best practices in evidence-based medicine.

Style Manuals

I can align your manuscripts with these gold-standard style guides.

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My Credentials

Testimonials

Clients rate my service as dependable, timely, meticulous, responsive, cost effective, and easy to use.

R. Michelle Sauer Gehring

PhD, ELS

Former President of AMWA

Principal Writer/Editor at RnA Editing, LLC

Expertise in medical and academic research

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"I have worked with Jim on multiple projects. His ability to copyedit is superb, and he kindly provides a rationale for edits when needed so that authors can learn and improve over time. He rapidly transforms complicated text into clear language and provides key comments to improve the project. His professionalism is unmatched."​

"Jim is a standout professional in his field. What really impressed me most was just how fast and thorough the copyediting services was. Above all, he worked hard over the weekend to meet the close deadline and kept me updated throughout with email. It’s without hesitation that I recommend his services."​

Javad Jabbari

Associate Director Regulatory Affairs Medical Devices and Combination Products 

Ascendis Pharma

Copenhagen, Denmark

"I was very satisfied with Jim's editing service. He delivers on time. His comments and feedback are relevant. He pays close attention to various details of English, as well as conventions and standards of research papers, which made my paper presentable for publication.”

​Dmitri Simberg

Associate Professor

Expertise in iron oxide nanoparticles, bionanointeractions

University of Colorado

Anschutz Medical Campus

"I highly recommend Jim for editing papers, grants and resumes. I have known him for 3 years and during his time I had many opportunities to witness his professionalism."

About Me

My name is Jim Hesson. I am passionate about science and writing, and I enjoy helping authors tell their best research story.

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