Open-Access Academic Copyeditor — Journals

Frontiers Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra wellbeing days

Up to 3 paid volunteering days

24/7 confidential Employee Assistance

Learning & development support

Job summary

Frontiers, a leading open-access publisher, seeks a Copyediting Specialist to advance copyediting expertise within our journals. You will copyedit STM/HSS articles for clarity, accuracy, and structure while preserving the author’s voice, following the Frontiers Copyediting House Style Guide.

Requirements include at least 3 years of STM/HSS journal copyediting, excellent written and spoken English, and a meticulous eye for detail.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience copyediting STM/HSS academic journals.
• Excellent written and spoken English with a sharp editorial eye.
• Strong attention to detail and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Copyedit STM/HSS journal articles for clarity, accuracy and structure, addressing spelling, punctuation, grammar and style.
• Ensure articles maintain a professional, academic tone while preserving the author’s voice.
• Check text for readability and adherence to the Frontiers Copyediting House Style Guide.
• Perform quality control for articles copyedited by Frontiers’ external suppliers.
• Liaise with Copyediting Team to resolve editing and workflow issues.
• Collaborate with Production team to ensure timely publication of high-quality articles.

Skills

Copyediting

Academic writing

Editorial accuracy

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

AI tools

Job description

Frontiers, a leading open-access publisher, seeks a Copyediting Specialist to advance copyediting expertise within our journals. You will copyedit STM/HSS articles for clarity, accuracy, and structure while preserving the author’s voice, following the Frontiers Copyediting House Style Guide.

Requirements include at least 3 years of STM/HSS journal copyediting, excellent written and spoken English, and a meticulous eye for detail.