Contractual Medical Copy Editor

Cactus Communications; Itanagar; Remote; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Cactus Communications seeks dedicated copyeditors to work remotely from anywhere in India. You will edit academic manuscripts to meet scientific English standards and journal-specific guidelines, while preserving author intent.

This contractual, renewable role offers stable work-from-home opportunities and predictable scheduling, with emphasis on accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail across references and metadata.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine or Life Sciences.
• Experience editing academic manuscripts.
• Proficient in MS Word with Track Changes.
• Familiarity with AMA style guide preferred.

Responsibilities

• Edit manuscripts to standard scientific English.
• Ensure manuscripts meet journal style, formatting, and references.
• Crosscheck metadata such as references and author affiliations.

Skills

Editing experience

Journal formatting

English proofreading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Life Sciences

Tools

MS Word

Track Changes

Styling options

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. bachelor’s) in Medicine and Life Sciences
• Experience in editing in any form
• Proficiency in using MS Word, specifically, Track Changes and styling options
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide (preferred)

Benefits of this Role:

• Work-from-anywhere flexibility: Enjoy the freedom to work remotely from any location within India.
• Access to industry insights: Get unlimited access to exclusive interviews with subject-matter experts, resources on emerging trends, and practical tips on academic writing and publishing through our internal platform.
• Global exposure: Gain insights into cutting-edge research from across the world and develop a deeper understanding of the fast-growing, multi-million-dollar scholarly publishing industry.