Academic Transcription Order Form

A: Calculate Total Project Cost

Estimated Total Recorded Minutes*

Please enter a number from 1 to 1000.

Estimate to the nearest minute (e.g 241, 894 etc.). We invoice based on the actual minutes & seconds of recording we transcribe. If there is a large difference between the estimated length and the real length, we will contact you.

Turnaround Time (Business Days).

14 Business Days £0.80/min.

7 Business Days £0.90/min.

5 Business Days £0.95/min.

How many people are talking?

The more people that are talking, the longer a project will take to transcribe. Hence the higher rates.

Are the recordings difficult to hear?*

Broadcast Quality – BBC news quality etc. No extra time or resources needed.

Faint/Some background noise – Typist will need to listen several times to some passages attempting to decipher the recording

Very faint/Often background noise – Typist will need to listen many times to some passages attempting to decipher the recording

Research Software Compatible Template e.g. NVivo, MAXQDA, ATLAS.ti etc.?*

No – common

Yes

Timestamps*

If selected, time stamps will be inserted at the start of each response (interviews), or every 60 seconds (monologues or groups).

Upload Template Example / Guidelines

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 5 GB.

Please attach an example transcript template or format you would like us to use. We can accomodate most requests.

Transcript Format*

Standard “intelligent” Verbatim: concise, more like a written English. Most common.
Strict Verbatim: reflects spoken English – includes ums, ers, repetition etc. Mostly used only in certain types of research.
Tailored: Please paste an example in the box below.

Tailored Transcript Format guidelines/example

De-Identify Participants to protect privacy/anonymity*

Yes – best practice

De-Identification Instructions

English Second Language Speakers / Accents / Speech Difficulty*

VAT

Price: £ 0.00

Total

B: Send Your Recordings

Send Us Your Recordings*

Upload – Directly to our website

Send Links – Dropbox, You Tube etc.

Courier Hardcopy – DVD, Hard Drive etc.

SEND MULTIPLE RECORDINGS: Upload To Our Website

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 5 GB.

SEND RECORDINGS: Send links to your recordings

Paste links to Dropbox / We Transfer etc. Do note that large international services are likely to breach Univserty data security/privacy policy.

SEND RECORDINGS: Courier Hardcopy – hard drives/DVD etc.

We accept hardcopy (DVD, CD etc.). Please courier (with tracking).

Does your university need a Confidentuality Agreement?*

Yes – common

No – already signed

Signed Confidentiality Agreement

Max. file size: 5 GB.

If needed, you can use our standard agreement (see: click link & “save as”). Or you can sign and upload your own agreement above. Need us to sign before starting? Email the agreement to us – projects@transcriptdivas.co.uk.

Does our invoice for the project need to include a Purchase Order (PO) number?

Yes – and a PO number has been issued.

Yes – and a PO number will be emailed to Transcript Divas later.

No – this project does not require a PO number.

Other

Purhase Order (PO) Number

Any Additional Instructions / Timecode Format / Family Recipes etc?:

Do you want to use your invoice details from a previous order with us?*

Yes – Please use my details from my old orders.

No – Please use new details.

Primary Contact Email*

This needs to be a university email address. Please use the same email for ongoing projects/accounts.

Primary Contact Telephone*

So we can quickly contact you in case of issues with the project.

Name on Invoice*

If you will pay the invoice. Please enter your name. If a Business / Org. / Uni. is paying, enter that name.
Invoices will be emailed once a project is completed.

Invoice Address*

e.g. 33 Smith Street e.g London e.g. E10 7LQ e.g. United Kingdom

Terms*

I have read and agree to the terms of service.

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Use the form below to calculate the cost of your project. No hidden or extra charges and no surprises, plus our no-risk 200% guarantee on accuracy & deadline.

A: Calculate Total Project Cost

B: Send Your Recordings