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Freelance Copyediting Services

I endeavor to let your words shine. I provide rigorous copyediting and line editing for science, technology, and medicine (STM) publishers, academic authors, and researchers. Specialized in working with non-native English speaking (ESL/EFL) authors, I ensure clarity, correctness, coherency, and consistency across scholarly manuscripts, textbooks, and peer-reviewed journal articles.

With a track record of editing over 100 textbooks for Elsevier and more than 2,500 journal articles for Cell Press publications, I understand that publication deadlines are critical. You can depend on me for exceptional attention to detail, adherence to style guides (AMA, CMOS, APA), and 100% on-time delivery.

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Editor Melinda

I build long-term working relationships with authors and scientific publishers. I enjoy preserving an author's voice while polishing their text to eliminate the subtle errors easily missed during self-review. I am a member of ACES: The Society for Editing, and hold certificates in copyediting and project management from UC San Diego, Poynter News University, and the University of Washington.

My background is uniquely multi-disciplinary. I bring a rich technical foundation from working across cartography, geology, geographic information systems (GIS), veterinary technology, and computer science. My professional experience spans private firms, corporate giants like Southern California Edison, and sole proprietorship. Working in digital environments has been second nature throughout my career—from my first programming role for Conco Engineering in 1982 to Web Technology Engineer for OakTree Digital in 2001.

My passion has always been clear communication, both written and visual. At ESRI in Redlands, California, I served as Desktop Course Manager, Knowledge Base Manager, Instructor, and Managing Editor. There, I authored Advanced ArcView GIS—managing the textbook from outline to press in nine months while teaching, directing instructors, and adapting to concurrent software development.

Since 2014, I have applied this technical rigor exclusively to STM copyediting, delivering publication-ready manuscripts for leading scientific journals and academic publishers.

Melinda Wedgewood

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