Are you a postgraduate student or researcher preparing a thesis or journal manuscript?
Is your writing taking more time and effort than you'd like under tight deadlines?
Work with an experienced academic editor to carefully, ethically and professionally help improve your manuscript!
Professional Academic Editing by Dr. Donna Bradbury
I support PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers and early-career academics by providing professional academic editing for theses, journal articles and research manuscripts.
My focus is on improving clarity, flow and academic English while ethically preserving your voice and scholarly intent.
Refine your manuscript, meet reviewer expectations and submit with confidence!
About Caria Editing
Hi, I'm Dr. Donna Bradbury, owner of Caria Editing.
I am an experienced academic editor with a PhD and background in academic research and writing. I understand the expectations of Australian universities, international peer-reviewed journals and research examiners and reviewers.
My goal is to help scholars present their work clearly, confidently and professionally so that they can submit with confidence.
Why hire an academic editor?
Quality editing is so important to bring a polished and refined clarity to any manuscript. Make the best impression possible to reviewers and examiners with the support of a careful, professional editor.
Who do I work with?
I support:
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PhD and Masters candidates at Australian universities
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Researchers with English as an additional language (EAL/ESL)
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Postdoctoral researchers and early-career academics
Clients come to me when they are preparing:
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Theses and dissertations
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Research articles for peer-reviewed publication in international journals
Whether you’re responding to reviewer comments, preparing a final submission or aiming to improve the clarity of your academic English, I offer careful, professional editing tailored to academic standards.
Ethical Editing
My services focus on language refinement, academic copyediting and proofreading. I improve clarity, grammar, tone, punctuation, consistency and academic English while preserving your meaning and scholarly voice.
I do not:
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Write or rewrite research content
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Alter data or interpretations
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Make structural changes
All editing adheres to the Australian Standards for Editing Practice. For students' work, I follow the Guidelines for Editing Research Theses.
What you can expect
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Clear, polished academic English
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Improved readability and logical flow
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Editing that respects your voice and scholarship
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Careful attention to detail
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Consistent style, formatting and referencing
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Compliance with university or journal guidelines
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Strict confidentiality
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Efficient turnaround
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Guaranteed delivery by the agreed deadline
If you're a researcher, postgraduate student
or English is your second or additional language,
professional academic editing can give your manuscript the edge it needs
to shine and succeed!
How does it work?
If you’re preparing a thesis or research article, I’d be happy to discuss how I can help.
Simply reach out to chat about your desired service, deadline and options.
Send your document (or a sample) and your deadline.
Receive a clear, upfront quote based on word count and turnaround time.
Receive the edited document back with tracked changes by your chosen date.
Job done!