R3ciprocity.com is a sharing economy designed to help you become a better writer. As a R3ciprocity editor, you earn credits that you can use to have your own work edited. Do a good enough job and you can convert your credits to real money. R3ciprocity.com encourages people to help others by creating incentives for people to give back.
R3ciprocity.com is more than a spelling and grammar checker, it’s a social task-based platform where writers and editors help each other. No matter your skill level, you help someone improve their writing. The more people you help, the more credits you earn.
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Upload your document, manuscript, or report. Use R3ciprocity credits to send it for review. We put it in a queue to be reviewed by one of your peers on the website.
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Request a job from the editing queue. Once you receive a document, download it, make corrections, add comments or suggestions, and send it back.
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The owner receives the edited document and sees the corrections. They rate your reviewing ability and provide feedback on your editing.
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Use the credits you earned to have your work reviewed.
You can also purchase credits. Do this to send your document for review or to boost your document ahead in the editing queue.
Get started
Getting started with R3ciprocity.com is simple. Once you create your account, you can begin using R3ciprocity.com immediately.
Create an account
This section will show you how to create an account on R3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Click the Sign up button near the top of the screen.
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On the registration form, click the toggle switch to indicate that you are over the age of 13.
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Click the toggle switch to indicate that you have read and accepted R3ciprocity’s terms and conditions.
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You can also register using a social media account by clicking one of the social media icons on the registration form. |
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[Optional] Create a R3ciprocity username.
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Enter the email address and password you will use to log in to your R3ciprocity account.
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[Optional] Enter a short bio description.
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[Optional] Click the Browse button to upload a profile picture.
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Click Register to complete the registration process.
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Click the activation link in the email to activate your R3ciprocity account.
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You may now log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
Log in
This section will show you how to log into your {platform-name} account.
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1. Navigate to https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Click the Login button near the top of the screen.
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Enter the email address and password you used to create your R3ciprocity account.
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Click Log In to finish logging into your account.
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If you forget your password, click the Restore Password link on the login form. |
What’s next?
Now that you’ve successfully logged into your new account, you’re ready to:
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Upload your writing to your My Documents page to be reviewed by a R3ciprocity editor.
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Purchase R3ciprocity credits from your profile page to use towards having your work reviewed.
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Request to become a R3ciprocity editor from your My Reviews page and help others improve their writing.
R3ciprocity.com is Built by a Community of Writers and Editors
For Writers
This section will show you to how upload documents to R3ciprocity.com and how to manage your document library. You will also learn how to use R3ciprocity.com’s built-in writing tools and to send a document to the editing queue to be reviewed by a R3ciprocity editor.
Manage your documents
Upload a document
This section will show you how to upload a document to your R3ciprocity.com document library.
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About file types
R3ciprocity.com allows you to upload files from common word processing applications like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Open Office. Upload:
Do not upload:
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To upload a document to your document library:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to My Documents.
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Upload your document by:
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Dragging the file from your file system and dropping it onto the marked space on the page, OR
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Clicking the Upload link and selecting the file from your file system.
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A new tile will appear on your My Documents page displaying the file name and the date and time the file was uploaded.
View a document
This section will show you how to view a document that you have previously uploaded to your document library.
To view your uploaded document:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to your My Documents page.
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Locate the tile containing the name of your document.
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Click the file name.
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Your document text will be displayed.
Download a document
This section will show you how to download a copy of a document from your document library.
To download a document that you have previously uploaded:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to your My Documents page.
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Locate the tile containing the document you would like to download.
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Click Menu.
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Click Download.
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The document will be downloaded to your hard drive or storage device.
Delete a document
This section will show you how to delete a document from your document library.
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To delete a document that you have previously uploaded:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to your My Documents page.
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Locate the tile containing the document you would like to delete.
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Click Menu.
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Click Delete.
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Click OK to confirm that you would like to delete your document.
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The tile containing your document no longer appears. You have successfully deleted your document.
Improve your writing
Unlike many spelling and grammar tools, R3ciprocity’s writing tools do not make automatic changes to your text.
This allows you to view suggested edits on a contextual level and decide which suggestions are valid for your specific paper or article.
Check for tone
This section will show you how to check the tone of your writing.
R3ciprocity.com’s tone check tool will analyze your document to determine if your writing voice is positive, negative, or neutral. The tool will display a score for each paragraph of text, as well as a score for the entire document.
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This tool requires R3ciprocity credits. |
To check the tone of your uploaded document:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to My Documents.
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Locate the tile containing your document.
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Click Menu.
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Click Check Tone.
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The Document Summary screen will open. This screen displays the number R3ciprocity credits required to proceed. Click Submit to continue or Cancel to return to the previous screen.
If you continue, you will see your document displayed. A face-shaped icon representing the overall tone of your document is displayed below the document title. Next to each paragraph is a face-shaped icon representing the paragraph’s tone and a graph of the paragraph’s sentiment by category.
Check for grammar
This section will show you how to check a document in your document library for potential grammar issues.
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While R3ciprocity.com’s rule-based grammar checker cannot replace an experienced R3ciprocity editor, it can be useful in identifying patterns in your writing. |
Grammar check will identify potential problems in your document in the following eight categories:
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Passive voice
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Wordiness
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Academic Style
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Grammar
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Nominalizations
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Sentences
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Eggcorns
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Transitions
To check your uploaded document for grammar problems:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to My Documents.
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Locate the tile containing your document.
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Click Check for grammar.
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Read the courtesy message and click Proceed if you wish to continue.
If you proceed, grammar check will display an overview of the potential grammar problems found in your document. A summary table displays how your document scored in each category. Links at the top of the page allow you to view each category in detail, highlighting specific instances within your document.
Send your document to an editor
Now that you’ve uploaded your documents to your My Documents library and incorporated suggestions from R3ciprocity’s writing and editing tools, you’re ready to send your document to the editing queue to be reviewed by a R3ciprocity editor.
Revise your document
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To incorporate suggestions from any of R3ciprocity.com’s built-in writing and editing tools, make corrections in your original document. |
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Complete any remaining revisions in your original document using your preferred word processing application.
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Upload the revised document to your document library.
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Your revised document will appear as a new tile.
Send your document to the editing queue
This section will show you how to send your document to the editing queue to be reviewed by a R3ciprocity editor.
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to My Documents.
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Locate the document you will send the editing queue.
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Click the Send to review icon, located on the document’s tile.
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The amount of R3ciprocity credits needed for a review is shown on each document’s tile. Your account must have enough R3ciprocity credits to purchase a review. Purchase credits from your Profile page. |
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Your document will be assigned to a R3ciprocity editor who has 48 hours to complete your review. You will receive an email notification once your document is available to view.
For Editors
In this chapter, you will learn how to use R3ciprocity to edit the work of other writers. You will learn how to request, accept, and skip editing jobs. You will also learn how to upload a document that you edited and send it to be reviewed by the writer.
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Prerequisite
New editors must first complete a series of editing tests, or test reviews. Follow the steps in the rest of this section to request and edit your first test document, and upload it to send for review. A R3ciprocity admin will review the document and respond with feedback. Repeat the process to complete your second test review. Complete both tests to become a R3ciprocity editor.
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Request an editing job
This section will show you how to request and accept an editing job. You will learn about R3ciprocity’s 48-hour editing window and how to skip a job you would not be able to complete within the timeframe.
Request a job
This section will show you how to send your document to the editing queue to be reviewed by a R3ciprocity editor.
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to reviews.
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Click on the Request a job tile.
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A pop-up window will appear containing additional information about the process and payment. Read the message and click the Ok button to close the pop-up window
Once an editing job becomes available, you will receive an email notification from R3ciprocity.com.
Accept a job
To accept a job, click the Accept button in the email you received or Accept the job from the document tile found on your My Reviews tab.
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The 48-hour editing window
Once you have accepted a job, you are given 48 hours to edit the document and send it for review. After 48 hours, the incompleted job is returned to the editing queue, and you must wait one week before requesting a new job. |
Skip a job
To skip a job, click Skip this one in the email you received from R3ciprocity.com, or from the document tile. Skipping a job places it back in the queue to be assigned to another R3ciprocity editor. Once you accept a job, you cannot go back and skip it.
Once you’ve accepted the job, download and edit the document.
Edit and send your review
This section will show you how to download your editing job to a laptop, tablet, or personal computer, where you will edit it using your preferred word processing application. You will also learn how to upload the completed document to R3ciprocity and send it to the author to review.
Download the document
To download a document after accepting an editing job:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Navigate to your My Reviews page.
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Locate the tile containing the document you would like to download.
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Click Download.
The document will be saved to your hard drive or device storage.
Edit the document
Editing the document:
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Open the downloaded document in a word processing application such as Microsoft Word, Open Office, or Google Docs.
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Check the document for errors (such as grammar, punctuation, style, etc.) and make corrections where needed.
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Save the document in Microsoft Word (.docx) or text (.txt) format.
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com.
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Click Download.
The document will be saved to your hard drive or device storage.
Upload your review
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R3ciprocity terminology
A review is a completed editing job.
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To upload your review:
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Log into https://www.r3ciprocity.com
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Navigate to your My Reviews page.
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Click Upload a review
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Select the file from your file system and click OK.
Comment and send for review
To add comments and send for review:
To upload your review:
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Click on the document tile to see your edited document alongside the original.
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Locate the comment box on the lower left of the page.
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Use the comment box to explain the changes you made and offer any additional feedback.
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Once you’ve finished, click Submit comment.
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In the pop-up window that appears, click OK to send your review or Cancel to close the pop-up window and edit your comments.
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The colors of the Review Stats circle graphs—near the top right of the screen—are determined by the number of changes you made and the resulting readability. If either graph is red, you will not be able to send your review. If this occurs, make additional edits to your document and upload it by clicking Upload another review from the document tile. |
Once you send your review, the author will read your comments, review your changes, and provide feedback on your editing. Their feedback will contribute to your overall rating as a R3ciprocity editor.
This section is based on the following blog post written by Dr. Stephanie A. Bosco-Ruggiero (Ph.D. in Social Work from Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service) on behalf of Dr. Dave Maslach for the R3ciprocity project: Testing the R3ciprocity Editing Platform:Testing the R3ciprocity Editing Platform