Project management and quality assurance in cover-to-cover translation of a medical journal

The contribution of language professionals to academic publication: multiple roles to achieve common goals

“…Social skills of a considerable order along with disciplinary expertise that is recognized as such by the author will both be required if fundamental fl aws in the quality of the writing and the actual research design are to be addressed (Kerans 2005). Sometimes the author and the language professional do not share a common metalanguage in which they can communicate about ways in which the paper should be changed.…”

Bilingual publication of academic journals: motivations and practicalities

“…Thus, national journals play an important role in supporting higher education and continuing professional development (Kerans 2005;Baethge 2008;Bosch et al 2002), and if up-to-date information is not available in the vernacular, 'severe intellectual isolation' (Montgomery 2004(Montgomery , p. 1334) may allow gaps in knowledge and practice to develop between privileged readers and others (Salager-Meyer 2004). An argument behind the movement to switch to English-only publication, even on a national level, is that academics should be able to read in English anyway.…”

“…Management of the translators, who are often organized in a team, can in itself be a substantial amount of work and has been discussed elsewhere (Kerans 2005). Start-ups usually have a single coordinator, but the job can also be shared as more team members gain experience with the set-up.…”

“…For editors to be able to attract and retain such translators, it has been suggested that a rate of 30% above the going market rate for general translations will be needed, particularly within Europe (Kerans 2005). Market rates differ from country to country, and in different language combinations.…”