Overview
Author services sit between researchers, journals and publishers, and they only add value when everyone involved can trust them. This page explains the ethical standards ELEVENTHBIT R&D COMPANY LLC follows when we edit manuscripts, prepare figures and help authors get ready to submit. It forms part of our Terms & Conditions.
We use the published guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) and Good Publication Practice (GPP) as the benchmark for our work. We are not a member of these organizations; we follow their guidelines because journals and publishers expect authors, and the people who help them, to do the same.
Table of contents
- 1Authorship and editorial support
- 2Originality and plagiarism
- 3Data integrity and access
- 4Duplicate and concurrent submissions
- 5Acknowledging our support
- 6Disclosure and conflicts of interest
- 7Research involving people
- 8What we do not do
- 9Students and assessed work
- 10Our services and how to acknowledge them
- 11When we decline or stop work
- 12Contact us
1. Authorship and editorial support
- We encourage authors to decide authorship and contributorship using the COPE and ICMJE criteria, and to be open about who contributed to the work and how.
- All decisions about the content of a manuscript belong to the authors. Our editors suggest improvements to language, structure and presentation using tracked changes and comments, and you choose which to accept.
- We never add to, remove or change your data, results or conclusions, or the way they are represented.
- EleventhBit staff are never listed as authors, and we never add, remove or reorder authors.
2. Originality and plagiarism
Plagiarism is one of the most serious breaches of publication ethics. We work only on original writing by the authors, in which any use of other people's words or ideas is properly quoted and cited.
- We do not check manuscripts for plagiarism or provide similarity reports. Checking originality is the author's responsibility, and your journal or institution may run its own checks.
- We will not knowingly edit or rephrase plagiarized text.
- If our editors happen to notice text that appears to be copied without attribution, we will point it out, for example so you can quote and cite the source or rewrite it in your own words.
- If we notice that a document is largely copied from other sources, we return it so you can replace that text with your own writing before we start.
- We will not help disguise copied or AI-generated text to get past plagiarism or AI-detection checks.
3. Data integrity and access
- We remind authors that journals may ask to see their raw data during review and may require it to be publicly available after publication.
- When we format figures, we change only their presentation: file format, resolution, size, fonts, labels and colors. We never alter values, remove data points or edit images in ways that change what they show.
- If we notice data that looks inconsistent, we flag it for you to check. We never correct it ourselves.
4. Duplicate and concurrent submissions
We do not support publishing essentially the same research in more than one journal, or submitting the same manuscript to several journals at the same time. Our journal selection reports are designed to help you choose one journal to submit to at a time.
5. Acknowledging our support
COPE, ICMJE and EASE guidance asks authors to acknowledge people who provided writing or editorial assistance. We encourage you to acknowledge EleventhBit where the guidelines or your journal require it, and we suggest wording for each service in the table below. On request, we can also provide an editing certificate confirming the service we provided.
6. Disclosure and conflicts of interest
We remind authors to disclose any financial or personal relationships that could be seen as a conflict of interest, as required by their target journal. EleventhBit has no financial relationship with any journal or publisher, and our journal recommendations are made without publisher or regional bias.
7. Research involving people
If your study involves patients, volunteers or identifiable personal information, we remind you that it may need ethics committee approval and informed consent, and that these must be reported in the manuscript as the journal requires. Please make sure any data you send us is properly anonymized.
8. What we do not do
- We do not write, ghost-write or "humanize" manuscripts, theses, essays or any other content for you to present as your own.
- We do not create, change or interpret research data or results, or add findings, citations or arguments that are not yours.
- We do not complete coursework, assignments, exams or any assessed work.
- We do not provide or sell authorship.
- We do not submit manuscripts to journals on your behalf, create journal accounts for you or ask for your login details.
- We do not contact journal editors or reviewers on your behalf, and we do not guarantee or "fast-track" acceptance.
- We do not upload your manuscript to public AI tools that use submitted content for training.
9. Students and assessed work
Many universities set their own rules on editing of student work. If your document will be assessed, such as a thesis or dissertation, check your institution's rules and get any permission you need from your supervisor before requesting a quote. For assessed work we limit our service to language and formatting corrections, and we follow any restrictions you or your institution tell us about.
10. Our services and how to acknowledge them
| Service | Compliant | What we do | How to acknowledge EleventhBit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard and Advanced Editing | Yes | Standard Editing corrects language and clarity; Advanced Editing also suggests improvements to structure and flow. We never add to or change your findings, data or results, or how they are represented. | Recommended: "The authors thank ELEVENTHBIT R&D COMPANY LLC (www.eleventhbit.com) for English language editing of this manuscript." |
| Comprehensive Editing | Yes | As above, plus a subject-specialist review with written suggestions on clarity, consistency and presentation. All changes to content are made by you. | Recommended: "The authors thank ELEVENTHBIT R&D COMPANY LLC (www.eleventhbit.com) for editing and critically reviewing a draft of this manuscript." |
| Custom Graphical Abstract | Yes | An illustrator draws a graphical abstract from your paper and your notes or sketches. It shows only your own findings, and you approve the final design. | Follow your journal's policy. If credit is required: "Graphical abstract prepared by ELEVENTHBIT R&D COMPANY LLC based on the authors' findings." |
| Figure & Artwork Formatting | Yes | We adjust file format, resolution, size, fonts, labels and colors to meet journal requirements. We never change the data or content of a figure. | Not usually required. Check your journal's artwork policy. |
| Pre-Submission Check | Yes | We check your manuscript against the journal's requirements and give you a written report. You make any changes. | Not usually required. |
| Journal Selection Report | Yes | We recommend suitable journals based on your manuscript and preferences, without publisher or regional bias. You choose where to submit. | Not required under current guidelines. |
| Submission Package Preparation | Yes | We format your files, provide language editing of the cover letter you have written and give you a submission checklist. You submit the manuscript yourself; we never use your journal account. | Not required under current guidelines. |
11. When we decline or stop work
We may decline or stop an order if it would break this policy, for example if we are asked to write content, if a document appears to be largely copied or AI-generated, or if a request involves misleading a journal or institution. If we decline before work starts, you receive a full refund. If we stop partway through, you are refunded for the work not done, as set out in our Refund & Cancellation Policy.
12. Contact us
If you are unsure whether a service is appropriate for your work, ask us before requesting a quote at corporate@eleventhbit.com, +1 804-500-5948 or WhatsApp chat on +1 571-322-6032.