Rate: $1.50 per 1,000 words
(Example: 80,000 words = $120)

$10 per 1,000 words — up to 50,000 words (~$500 or less)
$17.50 per 1,000 words — up to 75,000 words (~$1,312.50 or less)
$22.50 per 1,000 words — up to 100,000 words (~$2,250 or less)
$27.50 per 1,000 words — up to 150,000 words (~$4,125 or less)
Manuscripts exceeding 150,000 words are subject to individual evaluation and custom quotation.

Standard industry rates for professional proofreading typically range between $0.01 and $0.03 per word. Our pricing is designed to remain competitive while providing high-quality, detail-focused service tailored to each author’s needs.

$17.50 per 1,000 words — up to 50,000 words (~$875 or less)
$22.50 per 1,000 words — up to 75,000 words (~$1,687.50 or less)
$27.50 per 1,000 words — up to 100,000 words (~$2,750 or less)
$32.50 per 1,000 words — up to 150,000 words (~$4,875 or less)
Manuscripts over 150,000 words are subject to individual evaluation and custom quotation.

Standard industry rates for developmental editing typically range from $0.02 to $0.05 per word, reflecting the deeper, more involved nature of this service. Our pricing remains competitive while ensuring your story receives thoughtful, big-picture feedback to strengthen structure, pacing, and character development.

$15 per 1,000 words — up to 50,000 words (~$750 or less)
$20 per 1,000 words — up to 75,000 words (~$1,500 or less)
$27.50 per 1,000 words — up to 100,000 words (~$2,750 or less)
$35 per 1,000 words — up to 150,000 words (~$5,250 or less)
Manuscripts over 150,000 words are subject to individual evaluation and custom quotation.

Standard industry rates for line editing typically fall between $0.015 and $0.04 per word, depending on experience, genre, and the level of stylistic refinement required. Our rates are designed to provide professional, in-depth sentence-level editing.

$12.50 per 1,000 words — up to 50,000 words (~$625 or less)
$17.50 per 1,000 words — up to 75,000 words (~$1,312.50 or less)
$22.50 per 1,000 words — up to 100,000 words (~$2,250 or less)
$27.50 per 1,000 words — up to 150,000 words (~$4,125 or less)
Manuscripts over 150,000 words are subject to individual evaluation and custom quotation.

Standard industry rates for copy editing generally range from $0.015 to $0.035 per word, depending on the editor’s expertise and the manuscript’s condition. Our pricing offers professional accuracy and consistency, ensuring your work is grammatically correct, stylistically clean, and publication-ready.

Looking for a combination of services tailored to your manuscript? We offer custom packages that can include any mix of proofreading, copy editing, line editing, developmental editing, and beta reading—built to fit your project’s unique needs.

Rates for custom packages are determined based on word count, service depth, and turnaround time, and are set by JSH Proofreading and Editing Services.

To get started, please fill out the questionnaire linked in our site header so we can learn more about your project and provide a personalized quote.