Columbia University Press Manuscript Editing Services

Columbia University Press publishes across a wide range of social science and policy disciplines, with particular strength in public health, international studies, and urban affairs. Its manuscripts are expected to be both rigorous and readable — written for a scholarly audience that is also a policy audience, expecting the argument to have implications beyond the academic context.

Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts for Columbia University Press with attention to the clarity of argument and precision of evidence that Columbia’s acquisitions editors and peer reviewers expect. Our editors work in Chicago style and bring experience in public health, social science, and policy writing — fields where the prose must carry both analytical and practical weight.

Columbia University Press manuscripts often address both scholarly and policy audiences simultaneously. Our editors attend to the transitions between analytical and policy-oriented argument, ensure evidence is cited with the precision a scholarly reviewer requires while remaining accessible to a policy reader, and flag passages where the argument’s practical implications need to be made more explicit. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.