Scientific Copyediting Reviewer – Medicine & Life Sciences

Cactus Communications; Tamil Nadu; Remote; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home

Global industry insights platform

Job summary

Cactus Communications is seeking Copyediting Reviewers to work from home on a contractual basis. You will review manuscripts to ensure language quality and journal standards, with a predictable schedule.

The role requires a life sciences degree and copyediting experience; MS Word with Track Changes is essential, and AMA style familiarity is a plus. You will provide feedback to editors and help maintain high editorial quality across journals.

Qualifications

• Copyediting experience is mandatory.
• Degree in Medicine and Life Sciences required.
• Proficiency in MS Word with Track Changes.
• Familiarity with AMA style guide preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review manuscripts copy-edited by other editors to ensure meets journal language and style requirements.
• Critically assess the quality of edits and provide constructive feedback and corrective edits as needed.
• Ensure manuscripts conform to journal style, formatting, terminology, and referencing across text, tables, figures and supplementary material.
• Share feedback with editors to support continuous improvement and skill development.

Skills

Copyediting

MS Word - Track Changes

Quality feedback

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Life Sciences

Tools

MS Word

AMA style guide

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 (min. bachelors) in Medicine and Life Sciences
• 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.