Contractual Copyediting Reviewer – Physical Sciences and Engineering

Cactus Communications; India; Remote; INR 276,000 - 413,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Exclusive interviews

Global research exposure

Job summary

CACTUS is seeking Copyediting Reviewers for a work-from-home contractual role with renewal upon mutual consent. Regular workload enables a predictable schedule.

You will review manuscripts copy-edited by others, assess edit quality, and provide feedback to ensure language, style, and scientific accuracy align with journal requirements. Prerequisites include a degree in Physical Sciences and Engineering, mandatory copyediting experience, and proficiency in MS Word (Track Changes); AMA style

Qualifications

• A degree in Physical Sciences and Engineering.
• Experience in copyediting (mandatory).
• Proficiency in MS Word including Track Changes and styling options.
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Review manuscripts copy-edited by other editors to ensure language and style meet journal requirements.
• Assess quality of edits and provide constructive feedback, flag inconsistencies, and perform corrective edits.
• Edit language to ensure clear, concise scientific English while maintaining original meaning and accuracy.
• Ensure conformity to journal style, formatting, terminology, and referencing across text, tables, figures, and supplements.
• Share feedback with editors to support ongoing improvement and skill development.

Skills

Copyediting

Editorial feedback

Scientific English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Physical Sciences & Engineering

Tools

MS Word (Track Changes)

Job description

We’re currently looking for Copyediting Reviewers 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.

Job Responsibilities

• Review manuscripts copy-edited by other editors to ensure that the edit meets the journal's language and style requirements:

a. Critically assess the quality of edits performed by other editors to confirm alignment with journal expectations. Provide constructive feedback, flag inconsistencies or errors, and perform corrective edits where required to meet quality benchmarks.

b. Perform in-depth language editing to ensure manuscripts are written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct scientific English, while maintaining the original meaning and scientific accuracy intended by the author.

• Make changes to ensure that the manuscript conforms to the journal's style requirements: Apply journal- or publisher-specific guidelines related to formatting, structure, terminology, and referencing. Ensure uniformity and consistency in style across all manuscript sections, including text, tables, figures, and supplementary material.
• Share feedback with editors to support continuous improvement: Offer constructive, actionable feedback to editors on their work, highlighting strengths and suggesting specific areas for improvement. Engage in knowledge-sharing to help editors refine their skills, align better with journal expectations, and grow professionally.

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• A degree (Bachelor's/Master's/PhD) in Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Experience in copyediting (mandatory)
• Proficiency in using MS Word, specifically, Track Changes and styling options.
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide (preferred)

Benefits of this Role

• Flexibility. You can work from anywhere in the mentioned countries.
• 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.
• You will be exposed to research carried out worldwide and will get an insider’s view of the burgeoning, multi-million-dollar publishing industry.

About CACTUS

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.