The Office of Academic Writing Services (AWS) supports KAUST faculty members in the presentation and publication of their research in peer-reviewed journals by providing editing, scientific illustration, and scientific photography services.

With a team comprising editors, scientific illustrators, and a photographer, AWS seeks to assist faculty members in communicating their science so that publication decisions are based on the merit of the work and not on the quality of their grammar, presentation or illustration skills.

The editors improve the grammar, sentence structure and overall coherence of journal articles. They offer tailored text editing services to non-native and native writers of English. They work on manuscripts at any stage of the writing process, from early drafts to final versions that are close to submission, or on revisions during the review process.

The scientific illustrators provide manuscript figures, table of contents drawings and graphical abstracts, and journal covers. Trained originally as scientists and then later as scientific illustrators, they create technical illustrations based on a strong scientific foundation. They provide traditional two-dimensional drawings as well as illustrations created in the three-dimensional space.

The research photographer uses photographic images to tell scientific stories for web communications and other purposes. In addition to providing portraits and group photos, the photographer has extensive experience photographing complex instrumentation and research specimens with a macro lens.

To enquire about the services offered by the Office of Academic Writing Services, please contact:

Virginia A. Unkefer, PhD
Manager, Academic Writing Services
virginia.unkefer@kaust.edu.sa​