Duke University Press Manuscript Editing Services

Duke University Press is one of the leading American presses in cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, and interdisciplinary humanities. Its manuscripts are often theoretically ambitious, drawing on multiple disciplinary traditions simultaneously — which means the prose has to hold together an argument that is making several moves at once. Duke’s acquisitions editors are reading for theoretical coherence as much as factual accuracy.

Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts for Duke University Press submissions with attention to the theoretical precision and argumentative clarity that Duke’s editorial culture demands. Our editors are experienced in cultural studies, critical theory, and interdisciplinary humanities — fields where the precision of vocabulary matters as much as the precision of citation, and where the argument’s structure has to be visible beneath the theoretical density.

Duke University Press manuscripts often use specialized theoretical vocabularies drawn from multiple fields. Our editors work to ensure that vocabulary is applied consistently, that key terms are introduced before they are deployed, and that the argument’s theoretical architecture is accessible to a reader who may not share all of the author’s disciplinary formation. Include any series guidelines from your acquisitions editor. 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.