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<p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We’re currently looking for <strong>Copyeditors</strong> on a work-from-home basis. This would be a contractual agreement, and renewable upon mutual consent. Work will be available regularly so that you can maintain a predictable schedule.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Responsibilities</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Copy-edit manuscripts such that the final text is in standard scientific English: Edit academic and scientific manuscripts for grammar, punctuation, clarity, conciseness, logical flow, and overall readability, while preserving the author’s intended meaning. Ensure that the language is appropriate for a global academic audience and meets the conventions of formal scientific writing.</li><li>Make changes to ensure that the manuscript conforms to the journal's style requirements: Apply specific journal guidelines related to structure, formatting, referencing style, abbreviations, units of measure, and other stylistic conventions. Adapt manuscripts to match house style guides or individual journal requirements, ensuring consistency throughout the text, tables, figures, and supplementary materials.</li><li>Crosscheck document metadata such as references using software tools: Review and verify key metadata elements such as in-text citations, reference lists, author affiliations, figure/table callouts, and other bibliographic details.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Qualifications and Prerequisites</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>A degree (min. bachelors) in Medicine and Life Sciences</li><li>Experience in academic editing/copyediting (mandatory)</li><li>Proficiency in using MS Word, specifically, Track Changes and styling options</li><li>Familiarity with the AMA style guide (preferred)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Benefits of this Role</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Flexibility. You can work from anywhere in the mentioned countries.</li><li>You will have unlimited access to exclusive interviews with industry experts, articles on the latest industry trends, and publication and writing tips on our internal discussion platform.</li><li>You will be exposed to research carried out worldwide and will get an insider’s view of the burgeoning, multi-million-dollar publishing industry.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About CACTUS</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.</p><p><br></p>

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