MDPI UK

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Remote in London W1D

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We are seeking editors with a keen eye for detail and outstanding English skills to efficiently edit academic research articles, submitted to our over 400 journals, written by scholars from all over the world. Successful applicants will join our network of remote freelance English editors and work with a dynamic and fast-paced editing department. Your Responsibilities Editors work to short deadlines to accurately edit scholarly articles, making the English clear, consistent, and grammatically correct. You will be familiar with Microsoft Word and be able to work remotely. All editors must complete two editing tests and undergo a brief training period to assess whether this role is a good fit. Your Experience and Skills All applicants must have the following: Advanced knowledge of English. Experience in editing and writing. Access to Microsoft Word and antivirus software. Ability to meet short deadlines. Excellent attention to detail. Willingness to work remotely as part of an international team. A strong interest in working with research material. The following are a benefit: PhD in any subject. Previous experience editing scholarly content. Knowledge of LaTeX. Familiarity with academic publishing. What We Offer Training in editing scholarly content and use of the MDPI style. The opportunity to develop your editing skills working with a leading academic publishing house. Flexible schedule. Editors can set their work times around other responsibilities. About MDPI A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available. MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation. Initiatives At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms: https://www.mdpi.com/ https://sciprofiles.com/ https://sciforum.net/ https://www.scilit.net/ https://www.preprints.org/ https://encyclopedia.pub/

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