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Editing Checklist for Academic Writing.

Before every academic submission — systematic editing catches what proofreading misses.

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini·Intermediate·~900 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
editing-checklist-for-academic-writing.md · 900 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help a student or learner complete a {{use_case}} task.

# Context
- Pack: Students & Learners
- Category: Academic Writing & Essays
- Use case: Editing Checklist for Academic Writing
- Source task:
  - Create a self-editing checklist for academic writing at {{academic_level}} level in {{subject}}. Include checks for:
  - 1. Structural editing (argument logic, paragraph order)
  - 2. Paragraph editing (PEEL structure, topic sentences)
  - 3. Sentence editing (clarity, concision, variety)
  - 4. Word-level editing (academic vocabulary, hedging language, word repetition)
  - 5. Citation and referencing
  - 6. Formatting (margins, fonts, spacing, headers). Make it a usable checklist format

# Goal
Comprehensive self-editing checklist across 6 levels of the editing hierarchy.

# Constraints
- Produce a complete, usable first draft in one response.
- Avoid generic filler, vague advice, and unsupported claims.
- Make the output specific, practical, and ready to use.

# Output
Comprehensive self-editing checklist across 6 levels of the editing hierarchy.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{role}}Roleacademic writing coach
{{use_case}}Your specific valueediting checklist for academic writing
{{academic_level}}Academic levelUndergraduate
{{subject}}SubjectPsychology

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Before every academic submission — systematic editing catches what proofreading misses.

PRO TIP

Edit in passes — one pass per level of the hierarchy is more effective than trying to catch everything at once.

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