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13 more editors certified by BELS

We are pleased to inform that 13 more of our editors passed the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) certificate examination held in Nov 2010. Thus, of the approximately 900 BELS-certified editors worldwide, 49 (more than 5%) are associated with Editage and our related business unit, Cactus Medical.

Founded in 1991, BELS is the most credible international certification body for scientific editors. Click here to know more about BELS.

Editage attends the 2010 American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) conference

Editage was represented by 5 editors and department heads at the 2010 AMWA conference, held in Wisconsin, US, from 10 -13 Nov.

With more than 5,000 members worldwide, AMWA is the largest and most recognized organization of writers and editors in the field of medicine and life sciences. It holds an annual conference for its members and others from the field of medical writing and publishing.

Cactus Communications launches its “Editage English Editing Services” in Brazil

Curitiba, Brazil/ Mumbai, India/ Philadelphia, USA

Cactus Communications, an international English-language services company with offices in the USA, Japan, and India, has launched its English editing services in Brazil.  This offering will be marketed under Cactus’ flagship brand­ “Editage” and will support Brazilian researchers and doctoral-level students in publishing their research in international journals.  More information available at http://www.editage.com.br

Established in 2002, a strong quality commitment and best-in-class editing services have helped Editage emerge as a leading player in the STM (scientific, technical and medical) editing arena in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Equipped with its experience and understanding of the needs of non-native writers, Editage is optimistic that its services will be helpful Brazilian authors.  Speaking of Editage’s launch in Brazil; Anurag Goel, CEO, said, “Currently, Brazil publishes more than 15,000 English papers annually in international journals. We believe that, when combined with the active support provided to researchers by the government and industry, Editage can play a large role in increasing this number substantially. Our experience has shown that poor quality of English is one of the most frequent rejection reasons cited by journals for manuscripts written by non-native researchers. ”

Editage has serviced more than 30, 000 clients across 93 countries and edited over 125,000 manuscripts (as of Apr 2010). It has the world’s largest exclusive in-house editing team supported by over 150 experienced freelance and contractual editors. With its entry into Brazil Editage promises to offer Brazilian researchers increased publication opportunities in reputed English-language academic journals.

Editage’s  representative in Brazil is:
Ms. Gislaine Custodio, MSc
Authorized Representative in Brazil
Editage, Cactus Communications Inc.
Tele-fax: 0-800-892-2097
Office hours: 0900-1800 BRT, Monday-Friday
Email: gislainec@editage.com
Website: http://www.editage.com.br

About Cactus: Cactus Communications is a specialist provider of academic editing, medical communications, media/design, and training services to journals, researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and corporations worldwide. With offices in the US, Japan, and India and a professionally trained editorial workforce, Cactus has one of the worlds’ largest and most recognized editing and writing teams under the flagship arm Editage.

Cactus Communications and Dove Medical Press launch a co-branded editing service

Cactus Communications and Dove Medical Press have launched a co-branded editing service; aimed at providing high-quality, pre-submission editing services to authors at competitive prices and turnaround times. Manuscript and grant editing services will be provided under Cactus’s flagship brand Editage.

Visit http://editage.dovepress.com  for more on the service—prices, turnaround times, quality guarantee—or to submit a paper for editing. The launch of the website marks a step forward for the Dove and Cactus alliance forged in 2009. For more information on the Dove-Cactus alliance click here

About Dove: Dove Medical Press was founded in 2003 with the objective of combining the highest editorial standards with the best-of-breed new publishing technologies. Currently, it has offices in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, with a network of agents in other key markets like Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia. Dove Medical Press has created a broad range of over 70 high-quality, peer-reviewed biomedical and scientific open access journals.  Visit http://dovepress.com  for more.

About Cactus: Cactus Communications is a specialist provider of academic editing, medical communications, media/design, and training services to journals, researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and corporations worldwide. With offices in the US, Japan and India and a professionally trained editorial workforce, Cactus has one of the world’s largest and most recognized editing and writing teams under the flagship arm Editage. Visit http://www.cactusmed.com (USA), http://www.cactus.co.jp (Japan) and http://www.cactusglobal.com (India) for details.