Donald
Wells has more than 18 years
experience as an editor and writer.
He has edited for and written with
accountants, agriculture
researchers, economists, educational
researchers, educational
psychologists, engineers,
historians, lawyers, Master’s
students, nurse researchers,
nutritionists, PhD candidates,
philosophers, political scientists,
psychiatrists, psychologists,
sociologists, soil scientists, UN
experts, university professors, and
veterinarians. He has edited more
than 200 published journal articles,
some of which have won awards, many
dissertations and theses, annotated
bibliographies, reference books,
textbooks, and academic,
engineering, government, and
scientific reports.
His professional background
includes positions as: Project
Coordinator for Weigl Educational
Publishers; Editor for the
University of the South Pacific;
Managing Editor for International
Institute for Qualitative
Methodology, Qual Institute Press;
Editor / Writer for the Department
of Educational Psychology at the
University of Alberta; Editor for
Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu,
Nepal; Editorial Consultant / Writer
for Alberta Advanced Education and
Career Development; and Editor /
Research Coordinator for the Faculty
of Nursing, University of Alberta.
He is an expert in APA style,
Chicago Manual of Style, and MLA
format and is familiar with AMA. He
has extensive experience with ESL
writers. Don is dedicated to
maintaining the individual voice of
the writer, and he follows two rules
of style: A document must be clear
and concise. He has found that these
two rules of style produce documents
that are elegant and professional.
"I was comfortable with the editing suggestions he made. I had very few committee comments or revisions in the manuscript." (Contact information on request)
"Mr. Wells' assistance was well appreciated. Thank you for everything. I would request his assistance and service to anyone." Kim Washington, Graduate Student
"I was a little leery about putting my entire academic life in the hands of someone that I didn’t even know. Don eased my fears right away with a quick response to my initial email, a sample mock edit so that I could see what I was paying for, and the opportunity to receive an initial as well as a final edit for one price. So when it comes to academic writing, I will certainly contract with Don again. He saved me countless hours of editing so that I could focus on what was truly important—writing!” Annise Mabry, Capella University
“My first chapter looks better than before!!!” Wayne Davidson, Doctoral Candidate, University of Phoenix
"Very prompt in his work and professional in tone. The assistance with APA formatting saved me hours of effort that will allow me to get to the defense of this dissertation at least 3 weeks sooner than if I had done it on my own. The gist of the document remained mine to complete, but Don’s assistance made for a clearer, more concise document." (Contact information on request)
"Very prompt in his work and professional in tone. The assistance with APA formatting saved me hours of effort that will allow me to get to the defense of this dissertation at least 3 weeks sooner than if I had done it on my own. The gist of the document remained mine to complete, but Don’s assistance made for a clearer, more concise document." (Contact information on request)
"I found Don Wells to be wonderful to work with and worth every penny! I would recommend him highly to other students in need of an APA editor." Erin Lenocker
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