Job Description:

• Copyedit academic journal articles in science and economics following tight production schedules and deadlines.

• Copyedit all parts of a manuscript, including not only the main text, literature cited, and any appendixes but also figure captions, complex tables, and extensive math expressions and equations.

• Guide manuscripts through all publication stages and ensure high-level quality control.

• Review author proofs, enter and check corrections, and approve final files for publication.

• Identify and tactfully solve unique editorial situations with authors, journal office staff, and/or supervisors.

• Communicate extensively with authors, managing editors, and colleagues, including editorial supervisors and production staff.

• Collaborates with authors to resolve routine problems using existing procedures and to clarify meaning. Assists with quality control by proofreading edited manuscripts.

• Checks typeset proofs before author review. May review typeset proofs or revised written copy returned by authors and approves or rejects changes.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate coursework.  

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of prior publishing experience in copyediting or proofreading, preferably in scholarly journals or books rather than newspapers or magazines.

Technical Knowledge or Skills:

• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style, XML-based editing, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat strongly.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  

• Work independently and to interact confidently but flexibly with authors.

• Work cordially with colleagues at all levels.

• Tactfulness and diplomacy in dealing with authors, editors, and people in other departments.

• Concentrate and attend to highly detail-oriented tasks.

• Focus, despite distractions in environment..

• Work on multiple jobs simultaneously, involving manuscripts in various stages of the publication process, for multiple journals with different styles and procedures.

• Willingness to take direction.

• Willingness to take responsibility for meeting deadlines.

• Background in a foreign language.

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in a hybrid in-person/remote work environment.  

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover letter (required)

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