Journal Publication Support Services for Researchers
Pubrica supports researchers, clinicians and institutions at every stage of publishing research in a peer-reviewed journal. Our publication support specialists help with study design and data analysis, writing and editing the paper, selecting a suitable journal and responding to reviewers. Most of our prices are published on the site. You can commission a single service without taking the full sequence, and the first step is a free assessment of your own document.
- Published prices across this group: per word for editing, per project for evidence synthesis and a flat fee for submission services
- Authorship remains yours: our support is acknowledged rather than credited as authorship, as the ICMJE recommendations require
- Experts assigned by subject, so individual authors and institutions receive the same specialist team
- Single services available, such as a similarity check, a cover letter or a statistical review, without committing to further services
- A free first step for every service, carried out on your own material before any payment
Designing the studyResearch services
Manuscript written, needs editingEditing & translation
Manuscript ready, needs a journalPublication support
Paper published, needs readersResearch impact
Clinicians with limited writing timePhysician writing
Question → study → manuscript → accepted → read
- Published prices wherever a service has a unit price
- Support acknowledged, never credited as authorship
- Work assigned by subject expertise
- Any single service available on its own
- A free first step on your own document
Deliverables
Five Publication Support Service Areas
Most researchers need only one or two of these areas, so we recommend starting from the current stage of your work.
Before the manuscriptMost problems in evidence synthesis originate in the protocol and search, before any evidence is reviewed.
After the manuscript is writtenWe recommend the lightest level of editing that meets the manuscript’s needs, so that you do not pay for more than is required.
From draft to publicationMost desk rejections have structural causes, such as an unmet reporting guideline or a claim the data do not support, and both can be identified before submission.
After acceptanceEach format is prepared to the destination’s published specification, because most revisions in this area result from missed specifications.
For clinicians with limited timeWe work from notes, a dictation or a twenty-minute call, so a finished draft is not required.
The samples shown are illustrative and anonymised. Hover over a sample to replay it.
Compliance and Standards
Publication Ethics and Quality Standards
The standards that define appropriate support for a paper published under your name.
ICMJE Recommendations (authorship and disclosure)
Writing and editing support is acknowledged rather than credited as authorship, and we recommend declaring our involvement in the cover letter so the journal is informed at submission.
Reporting guidelines (for your study design)
PRISMA 2020, CONSORT 2025, SPIRIT 2025, STROBE, CARE and ARRIVE, including the relevant extension as well as the core checklist.
Thesis editing limits (for student work)
On a thesis, we describe structural issues and leave the changes to you, because examiners assess the argument as the student’s own work.
Quality management (cert. H3CR9TCU20251212INDQM10N)
Our certified quality system governs how work is run, recorded and released.
Our Process
How Our Publication Support Process Works
The same four steps apply in all five service areas, whichever service you start with.
Free Initial Assessment
A sample edit, a reporting guideline check or a review of the manuscript, carried out on your own material before anything is agreed.
Defined Project Scope
We recommend the service you need rather than the most expensive one, and where a lower-cost option is sufficient, we say so in writing.
Subject-Matched Expert Work
Your project is assigned to a specialist who knows the reporting guideline that applies to your study design.
File Delivery and Next Steps
We supply code, search strategies and working documents, so that you can manage reviewer responses after delivery.
FAQs
Publication Support FAQs
If your question is not answered here, please ask an expert. No quote is required.
Start with the stage your work has reached. If the study is not yet designed, start with research services; if it is written, editing; and if it is finished, publication support.
If you are not sure, send us the manuscript. The assessment is free, and it may show that you need fewer services than you expected.
No. Our support is acknowledged rather than credited as authorship, in line with the ICMJE recommendations, and the acknowledgement is included in your submission.
No. Every service in these five areas can be commissioned on its own, and many clients use only one.
A published price is a starting price with its scope stated beside it. Where no price is published, the service has no standard unit to price by, and we quote it according to scope.
Related Services
Related Service Groups
Services for regulatory submissions, publishers and data analysis are organised in separate service groups.
1SUBMITTING TO REGULATORSsix service areas
Regulatory and Industry DocumentationRegulatory documentation. Regulatory writingSubmissions and study reports.2EDITORIAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLISHERSthree service areas
Editorial support for publishersEditorial support for journals and publishers. Editorial and journal servicesEditorial capacity and specialist checks.Request a Free Assessment of Your Manuscript or Study
You will receive a free written assessment within two business days, identifying the service area and, where possible, the specific service your work needs.