{"id":3302,"date":"2016-08-23T04:45:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T22:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2022-09-19T18:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T12:55:49","slug":"english-language-editing-imperative-non-native-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/english-language-editing-imperative-non-native-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why English Language Editing Is Imperative for Non-Native Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>English is the lingua franca of the world and is one of the six official international languages of the United Nations. While the spread of English has a somber colonial past, its usage became widespread from the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century onwards and has never declined since then. Whereas during communication, getting the point across is the primary concern and is relatively easily achieved by non-native speakers of English, written English looms as a greater challenge for many.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18481 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pubtoons_1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pubtoons_1-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pubtoons_1-1-440x230.png 440w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pubtoons_1-1-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pubtoons_1-1-970x507.png 970w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/627;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most prominent international journals only accept articles written in English and have a high benchmark for language accuracy and clarity. Therefore, it is important for non-native speakers of English to seek the help of proficient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/editing-services.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English editing services<\/a> to help bring their manuscripts to the desired standard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at some of the common challenges faced by them:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3361 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/importance-of-editing.jpg\" alt=\"importance-of-editing\" width=\"745\" height=\"389\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/importance-of-editing.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/importance-of-editing-470x245.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/importance-of-editing-150x78.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 745px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 745\/389;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>We can adopt certain measures to counter these problems:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40030 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2importance-of-editing-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"337\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2importance-of-editing-2.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2importance-of-editing-2-470x215.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2importance-of-editing-2-150x69.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 737px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 737\/337;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302?action=genpdf&amp;id=3302\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English is the lingua franca of the world and is one of the six official&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[747,2],"tags":[1452],"ppma_author":[1894],"class_list":["post-3302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-content-structure","category-academic-writing","tag-manuscript-drafting-tips"],"better_featured_image":null,"acf":{"faq_main_heading":"","faq_heading_one":"","faq_heading_two":"","faq_heading_three":"","faq_heading_four":"","faq_heading_five":"","faq_heading_six":"","faq_description_one":"","faq_description_two":"","faq_description_three":"","faq_description_four":"","faq_description_five":"","faq_description_six":""},"views":854,"single_webinar_page_date":null,"single_webinar_page_time":null,"session_agenda":null,"who_should_attend_this_session":null,"about_the_speaker_field":null,"co-webinar-sec":null,"co_webinar_sec_one":null,"speaker-name":null,"webinar-date":null,"webinar-time":null,"webinar-s-image":null,"custum_webinar_category":null,"authors":[{"term_id":1894,"user_id":6,"is_guest":0,"slug":"daveishan","display_name":"Enago Academy","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-favicon-192x192-1.png","url2x":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-favicon-192x192-1.png"},"author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":"Enago Academy, the knowledge arm of Enago, offers comprehensive and up-to-date resources on academic research and scholarly publishing to all levels of scholarly professionals: students, researchers, editors, publishers, and academic societies. 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