Academic Ethics & Anti-Ghostwriting Policy

Our Ethical Commitment

editick provides editorial support that helps authors communicate their research more effectively without altering its intellectual or scientific content.

Our services include:

• Academic editing
• English language editing
• Proofreading
• Manuscript formatting
• Thesis and dissertation formatting
• Reference and citation formatting
• Journal submission formatting
• Publication support services within ethical editorial boundaries

What editick Does Not Provide

To protect research integrity, editick does not provide or participate in:

• Ghostwriting research papers, theses, dissertations or assignments
• Writing manuscripts or research content on behalf of authors
• Fake authorship or honorary co-authorship
• Paper-mill or manuscript-selling services
• Data fabrication, falsification or manipulation of research findings
• Image manipulation intended to misrepresent research results
• Citation manipulation or unethical publication practices
• Any service that violates the ethical policies of journals, universities or funding organisations

Requests involving academic misconduct or unethical publication practices will be declined.

Author Responsibilities

By submitting a manuscript to editick, you confirm that:

• You are the original author or have the necessary permission to submit the document.
• The research, data, analyses and conclusions are your own responsibility.
• Your manuscript complies with the ethical requirements of your institution or target journal.
• Any use of generative AI or other research tools has been disclosed where required by your institution or publisher.

Confidentiality and Privacy

Every manuscript submitted to editick is treated as confidential.

• We protect all submitted files using secure workflows.
• We never share manuscripts with third parties without permission.
• We never claim ownership of your work.
• We never publish or distribute your manuscript without your written consent.

Compliance with Academic Publishers

Editick’s editorial services are intended to comply with ethical standards followed by major academic publishers, including Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Sage, IEEE, ACS and other scholarly publishers.

Professional language editing is recognised as editorial assistance and does not constitute authorship or guarantee publication.

Right to Refuse Service

editick reserves the right to refuse or discontinue any project that involves plagiarism, academic fraud, fabricated research or any request that conflicts with this policy.