Job Summary

Copy Editor and Substantive Editor - Chemistry

We are looking for freelance editors in the following subject domains:

Medical and Clinical Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Job Description

Freelance editors play a pivotal role in our business model and help us in ensuring author satisfaction by editing academic papers from a wide range of subject areas and meant for publication in highly acclaimed international journals.

A typical Enago editor possesses the following qualities:

Proficiency and competence in the most widely spoken language across the world English!
Knack for diligently editing, restructuring, and polishing articles written by non-native speakers
At least 5 years of relevant academic copyediting/substantive editing/proofreading experience
Extensive subject matter expertise
We prefer editor profiles that reflect

Master's/PhD/postdoctoral research experience (studies conducted, papers written/published, papers reviewed, etc.)
Certificate/experience in academic editing, publishing, scientific communication, journal article writing, etc.
Experience in editing ESL (English as a second language) manuscripts
Knowledge of style (such as APA, CMS, AMA, CSE, and IEEE) and conventions followed in academic writing
Member of acclaimed editing and publishing associations such as EFA, EASE, and BELS
Our freelance editors should ensure

Immaculate grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and word choice
Flow, transition, correct terminology, correctness of content, and coherence
Appropriate manuscript format conforming to academic conventions in terms of citation style, layout, section headings, and tense usage
Preservation of the author's intended meaning even in papers where the content requires extensive revision