Contractual Copyediting Reviewer

About the Role

Cactus Communications is looking for Contractual Copyediting Reviewers on a work-from-home basis. This is a contractual, renewable agreement with regular work available.

Key Responsibilities

• Review manuscripts copy-edited by other editors to ensure compliance with journal language and style requirements.
• Critically assess edit quality to confirm alignment with journal expectations.
• Provide constructive feedback, flag inconsistencies or errors, and perform corrective edits.
• Perform in-depth language editing to ensure clear, concise, and grammatically correct scientific English, maintaining original meaning and scientific accuracy.
• Ensure manuscript conforms to journal style requirements.
• Apply journal- or publisher-specific guidelines for formatting, structure, terminology, and referencing.
• Ensure uniformity and consistency in style across all manuscript sections.
• Share feedback with editors for continuous improvement.
• Offer constructive, actionable feedback, highlighting strengths and suggesting areas for improvement.
• Engage in knowledge-sharing to help editors refine skills and align better with journal expectations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in using MS Word, specifically Track Changes and styling options.

Qualifications

• A degree (min. bachelors) in Medicine and Life Sciences.
• Experience in editing in any form.
• Familiarity with the AMA style guide (preferred).