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Contractual Academic Copyeditor (Research Journals)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Native-level English proficiency with excellent language and grammar rules
  • Master’s degree, PhD, or professional degree in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences
  • Prior experience copyediting academic/research papers or professional experience in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences
  • Strong attention to detail and understanding of academic style conventions (e.g., UK vs US English, reference styles, AMA and CSE)

Responsibilities

  • 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

Key facts

Other skills

  • Time Management
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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American Journal Experts (AJE)

Writing & Editing

AJE exists to make research communication faster, fairer and more useful. Through English editing and our comprehensive suite of author services, we are proud to have supported over 2.5 million researchers in 192 countries since our founding in 2004. By helping researchers achieve publication success, we accelerate the pace of global discovery and advancement. For more information on our services, visit AJE.com.

Company details

IndustryWriting & Editing
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

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 

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