Choosing a paraphrasing service provider?
On academic discussion forums and social media, a key dominant question being asked by Masters and PhD students and academics is how to find and choose the best academic paraphrasing service provider.
This question is sometimes asked after a disappointing experience they may have had as a result of choosing the wrong paraphrasing service provider.
In addition to their need for proofreading services, while doing their research papers, academics and graduate students often need to cite a source or reference a citation from another author, and here there is a risk of plagiarism if they just copy and stick. They need to frame it in their own words and style, using different words and structures while conveying the intended original idea.
It is perfectly understandable why things sometimes go wrong for some students and academics who need a paraphrasing service.
First: wrong choice
The first and foremost mistake is simply that they had chosen the wrong service provider. They may have been misled by all the flowery and eloquent language used by those providers in describing their services.
Second: Lack of comparison
Almost all paraphrasing service providers offer clients, especially new ones, a free sample option. Basically, any student or academic interested in making the right decision should take advantage of this offer.
The more samples you get from vendors, the better, because it will help you compare all of them against a certain number of criteria (quality, speed, cost). If you are dealing with a provider for the first time, it is always better to try it first through the free sample option. Failure to do so often results in disappointment.
Third: Origin of the problem
The poor quality of a paraphrasing service is undoubtedly the result of a lack of knowledge about the art of paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing is not about replacing one word with another or replacing one sentence with another using synonyms. It’s more about fully understanding the original text, digesting it, and then converting it using a different style, structure, terminology, and tone.
Unfortunately, many students and academics complain that the providers they tested gave them a paraphrased version that was easily detected as plagiarized. Detecting stolen or plagiarized content has never been easier, thanks to available pieces of software like Turnitin.
Therefore, it is highly recommended that students and academics looking for a professional paraphrasing service do some good research on the best provider, try as many providers as they can, and then compare the quality of their service. Only then can you be sure that you have made the right decision.