Not even to get work. Research is a competitive field and is often tied to complex funding arrangements, sponsorships, confidentiality agreements, and valuable intellectual property rights. For these reasons, Word by Word will never discuss the work we do with anyone but the authors or their appointed proxies.

It's important to us that, when you send us a manuscript, you feel safe in the knowledge that your ideas will be protected until you decide you are ready to reveal them to your colleagues, your faculty, your field, or the world. We also know your industry partners feel the same way.

The universities, research institutes, and journals we work with around the world respect and appreciate our discretion. We know that you will too.