Minimax offers APA editing of whole dissertations, individual chapters, proposals, prospectuses, and other academic work. We also offer editing in a variety of other academic styles (MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, etc.) and are well versed in online university formats (University of Phoenix, Capella, Walden, Nova Southeastern, Argosy, Touro, Northcentral, etc.). Many of our competitors offer editing services that cost thousands of dollars and are booked 3 months in advance. Minimax charges far less and offers an extremely fast turnaround time, typically completing our clients´ work in just 3 to 4 days.

A Sample of our Work

Below is a sample of our work, separated into four stages: (a) the original version, (b) a version with problems identified and explained, (c) an example of the "tracked changes" version you will receive that shows the changes an editor has made to your paper, and (d) a final, presentable version.

Fast, Precise Editing

We have a team of experienced editors trained at top universities who look for formatting, grammar, flow, syntax, and diction errors.

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Unlike other editing services, we go far beyond polishing writing, and offer comments on a paper´s construction, organization, and study methodology.

Moreover, because your work will be our editors´ and project managers´ top priority, we are able to offer much faster turnaround than other editing services - often 3 to 4 days for a full dissertation.

Any Style

Minimax editors are experts in APA and other popular academic styles, including MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, etc. We pride ourselves on being able to work with any style and within any university´s guidelines. On the rare occasion where we have not been familiar with a school´s guidelines, our editors have taken time to learn how to expertly enforce them before beginning to edit the work.

We are also aware of the special challenges that students at online universities face. If you are an online university student, your paper will have to be approved not only by your professors but also by a format reviewer. Because each online university´s format differs slightly from APA, it is crucial to find an editor who knows not only the base APA style but also each school´s special rules, including:

A Comprehensive Process

Rather than editing your paper and then failing to assist you during your university´s evaluation, we will work with you and remain in constant communication as your committee reviews your work. As a result, our clients routinely return to us for our range of other services and recommend us to their friends, colleagues, and professors. We believe editing papers is a process, shown below in the presentation link at the bottom of this page, that involves a continuing relationship with our clients.

1.     If you´re interested in having your work edited and/or formatted, call Minimax and speak with one of our project managers, who will discuss the details of your project and the services that we can offer you. The project manager you speak with will follow you and your work through the entire process, and will be available for constant communication through phone and email.

2.     We e-mail you our non-disclosure agreement, which is an agreement we have signed pledging to protect the confidentiality of your research and not disclose it to third parties.

3.     You e-mail us your work in its present state, and your project manager evaluates your paper to determine the particular services that we can offer you. He or she will then immediately contact you with a quote.

4.     Following payment, your project manager begins the first of several discussions about your work with an editor, carefully specifying your expectations. Throughout the process, the editor and your project manager will review your work together to make sure you receive the highest quality result possible.

5.     We will review your paper for consistency, flow, redundancy, and grammatical errors, making changes and offering comments. We will also review all citations and references, ensuring they comply with your chosen style.

6.     We will format each page, table, and figure to follow APA and your school´s requirements. We will create table of contents and lists of tables and figures that can automatically update page numbers and sections as your paper changes.

7.     After a final review by the editor and your project manager, we will e-mail you two Microsoft Word files- one copy of your paper with a marking of each change that has been made, and another clean, edited copy that is cleared of the editor´s markings and readily presentable (shown below in the presentation link at the bottom of this page).

8.     Once we have sent your completed work, we will follow up shortly thereafter to ensure that you are completely satisfied with the final product.

9.     If you or your committee have questions or comments, or would like additional work completed, we will be available to help refine your document at no additional charge. We continue to work with you until your paper is approved.

Citation Assistance

One of the most difficult parts of using any style is forming the references section. Different punctuation and ordering is necessary for every type of reference, and the section must be perfect to pass university reviews, so it is important to find editors who are experts in citation formatting.

We will check every reference to fit the style you specify, correctly order them, and help fill in any gaps. We regularly use the Brown and Harvard libraries (both physical and online) in helping our clients with their studies, giving us full-text access to hundreds of major journals and databases, including JSTOR, EbscoHost, Questia, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Blackwell Synergy, and many others. These allow us to find the citation information for nearly any work, helping you fill in the gaps if your references are missing small information such as a place of publication or volume number. We are also able to help organize your citations in bibliographic systems like EndNote and RefWorks.

Biographies of our Senior Qualitative Analysts and Editors

Timothy Prinz has a BA in political science and philosophy and an MA and PhD from Harvard. He has taught at several major universities on the east and west coast, worked on Capitol Hill, and has a wide range of both academic and non-academic publications. Prior to joinin Minimax, Timothy was Vice President of Policy and Research of the Children's Health Fund, where he led policy and advocacy efforts in Washington and New Orleans post-Katrina.

Daniel Kleinman is Director of Qualitative Research at Minimax Consulting. He graduated Brown University with a degree in Literatures and Cultures in English, with a focus on English Theory. Before coming to work for Minimax, Dan worked widely in the nonprofit sector as a policy advocate, publicity expert, consultant, and program director. In addition, he has worked as an educator in a variety of settings, teaching math and English to all grade levels. He worked as a consultant on over 40 client projects before taking up his current position with Minimax. He currently specializes in the Qualitative branch of the Academic Paper Department.

Louise Hopkins has been a statistical analyst and editor with Minimax since March 2007. She achieved a masters degree in mathematical statistics, with honors, from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. Louise has taught and lectured to graduate students on statistics and statistical methods, and done extensive research in operations management and quality control. Louise has assisted more than 350 doctoral students while at Minimax.

Ken McKinley graduated from Harvard University with a degree in social anthropology. At Harvard, he was involved in the Kirkland Drama Society, the Alaska Klub, and volunteers at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. He then went on to medical school (also at Harvard), and currently is our primary editor for medical research projects.

Rebecca Wagaman earned her BSc in Molecular Biology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1997. She went on to manage the Biomaterials Research Study Center at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, before doing her PhD studies in molecular biology at Brown University. Rebecca is our primary editor for biostatistics work.

Jennifer Gildea graduated from Boston College with a degree in Biology with a minor concentration in philosophy. Before coming to Minimax in 2008, Jen worked in the field of medical and scientific research for Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women'��s Hospital. She has been published three times in conjunction with other physicians and researchers in well known medical journals such as Journal of Thoracic Surgery. She has worked on numerous qualitative analyses and edits for Minimax.

Desmond Parks graduated from New York University after having majored in English with a concentration on literature and creative writing, and minored in Business Marketing. Prior to editing and writing with Minimax, Desmond worked as an Intervention Specialist for at-risk children, a private tutor for high school and college students, a real-estate broker, and a freelance writer. In addition to working with Minimax, Desmond is a columnist for the publication Scallywag & Vagabond as well as a musician.

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Success Stories

"My chair required that I use an APA editor before submitting my dissertation/clinical research project for final review. After looking online and researching information about different companies, I went with Minimax Consulting. Not only were they familiar with my program's requirements, but they were reasonably priced (which is important to full-time graduate students) and well supported by previous consumers. Minimax consultants were able to whip my dissertation into shape in less than one week. Better yet, they responded faithfully to all subsequent requests I made along the way. Submitting my dissertation and formally defending went off without a hitch - thanks to the help of Minimax Consulting! They are experts in this business!"

-     Argosy University student