Contractual Copyeditor (Work-from-home)

Cactus Communications; Hyderabad; Remote; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading academic editing company is looking for Copyeditors to work from home. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Life Sciences and experience in academic editing or copyediting. Responsibilities include editing manuscripts for clarity and ensuring conformity to journal requirements. Proficiency in MS Word and familiarity with the AMA style guide is preferred. This is a contractual position that may be renewed based on mutual consent.

Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine and Life Sciences is mandatory.
• Experience in academic editing or copyediting is essential.
• Proficiency in using MS Word, specifically Track Changes, is required.
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Edit manuscripts for grammar, punctuation, and clarity.
• Ensure manuscripts meet journal style requirements.
• Crosscheck document metadata and bibliographic details.

Skills

Academic editing

Copyediting

MS Word proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelors degree in Medicine and Life Sciences

Tools

MS Word

Job description

Are you looking for a stable work opportunity that does not require you to travel?

At Cactus Communications, you can work among several highly skilled copyeditors who are experts in various academic fields. We’re currently looking for Copyeditors 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

• Copy-edit manuscripts such that the final text is in standard scientific English: Edit academic and scientific manuscripts for grammar, punctuation, clarity, conciseness, logical flow, and overall readability, while preserving the author’s intended meaning. Ensure that the language is appropriate for a global academic audience and meets the conventions of formal scientific writing.
• Make changes to ensure that the manuscript conforms to the journal\'s style requirements: Apply specific journal guidelines related to structure, formatting, referencing style, abbreviations, units of measure, and other stylistic conventions. Adapt manuscripts to match house style guides or individual journal requirements, ensuring consistency throughout the text, tables, figures, and supplementary materials.
• Crosscheck document metadata such as references using software tools: Review and verify key metadata elements such as in-text citations, reference lists, author affiliations, figure/table callouts, and other bibliographic details.

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• A degree (min. bachelors) in Medicine and Life Sciences
• Experience in academic editing/copyediting (mandatory)
• Proficiency in using MS Word, specifically, Track Changes and styling options
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide (preferred)

If you were associated with us in a similar role in the past, please contact us at [e-mail] before you apply/register.