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The Role
The role involves copyediting academic research papers to ensure clarity, accuracy, and adherence to style guidelines while maintaining high editorial standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are hiring for a contractual copyediting role for a leading scientific publisher. The work involves copyediting accepted research papers and academic content while maintaining high editorial standards.
What you will do:
- Copyedit manuscripts to ensure clarity, accuracy, and consistency in language
- Make changes to follow the style guide of the journal
- Engage closely with academic content while maintaining high editorial standards
What we are looking for:
- Native-level English proficiency with an excellent understanding and application of language and grammar rules
- A Master’s degree, PhD, or professional degree in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences
- Degrees in Environmental Science, Computer Science, Pharmacy, Zoology, Psychology, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning are not acceptable
- Prior experience copyediting academic/research papers or professional experience in one of the above fields
- Strong attention to detail
- Understanding of style conventions for academic research papers (e.g., UK vs US English, reference styles, standard style guides such as AMA and CSE)
- Strong sense of ownership with regard to quality and on-time delivery
Why join us:
- Opportunity to work with academic content from a globally respected scientific publisher
- Exposure to cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines
- Contribution to the dissemination of high-impact research
- Flexible and remote work
- Fair compensation
Skills Required
- Native-level English proficiency.
- Master's degree or PhD in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences.
- Prior experience copyediting academic papers.
- Understanding of style conventions for academic research papers.
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The Company
What We Do
American Journal Experts (AJE) helps researchers communicate their work by providing author-oriented solutions to overcome manuscript preparation barriers. Their US-trained editors refine manuscripts to improve clarity and increase publication success.
