Anyone writing in English as a foreign language is by definition at a disadvantage in judging the quality of an English-language editing site by the primary criteria we use to make judgements on the internet – namely, grammar and punctuation.

The owners of some sites exploit this market asymmetry to pass off substandard goods at inflated prices (see a previous review).

So it is always with relief that one comes across a site that is definitely not playing this game.

One such is academic-editor.com: an informative, personal, straightforward, and seemingly typo-free site, offering services for sociologists. It eschews brainless stock photography and sloganizing, suggesting that it knows and respects its intended audience.

Judging – as on the internet we must – by the evidence encoded in the language of the site, this promises an excellent service.