editing, academic, proofreading, ISO, medical

Editage makes presentation at SPARC Japan seminar

On December 12, Editage made a presentation titled "Role of editing in improving the quality of English journals in Japan" at a seminar conducted by SPARC Japan at the National Institute of Informatics. Editage was represented by Abhishek Goel, Co-founder and Director - Business Development. The attendees included researchers, journal editors, journal managers, and publishers from academia.

The presentation disseminated valuable information about the editing scenario in Japan. The speakers explained the role of editing in enhancing language quality and outlined the standard approaches to editing by journals. They also provided tips on how journals should formulate an editorial policy and how they can select editors. At the end of presentation, a questionnaire was administered to the attendees to obtain a collective opinion on the quality of English language in Japanese journals.

Editage's participation in the SPARC seminar marks one of the first initiatives taken by editing service providers to create awareness about English editing. For more information, click here.

Editage launches special service for Gakkais and research organizations

Editage has launched a special service to cater to Gakkais and research organizations in Japan. This development comes as a direct consequence of the increasing demand for comprehensive editorial support by Japanese publishers of English manuscripts and research articles. Speaking shortly after the service was rolled off, Shreya Baliga, Head - Editage, remarked, "Typically, Gakkais have a variety of needs ranging from editing journal articles to publishing brochures and newsletters. For some time now, we have been trying to build our resources so as to be able to cater to all such requests under one umbrella. With this service, we are confident of serving them well."

As English becomes the lingua franca for the global research community, academicians across the world are increasingly perceiving the need for high-quality English language support. With this move, Editage hopes to help Gakkais associated with scientific, technical, and medical publishing improve their impact factor and achieve international standing.

Editage makes its entry into the Korean market

Editage is pleased to announce the launch of its Korean website. This site is intended to help Editage extend its outreach to the research and publishing industry in Korea.

The Korean site will showcase the entire bouquet of Editage's offerings, thereby giving clients the chance to avail of world-class language services at the click of a button. The site is easy to use and navigate and powers a robust online system that facilitates smooth transactions between clients and Editage. Using this site, clients can post queries, fill out forms, and make payments. Khuzem Batawala, VP - Marketing, remarks, "After the launch of our Japan site, Korea has been on our radar. With the launch of the Korean site, we can directly communicate with a much larger client base."

To visit the Korean website, click on http://www.editage.kr/

Cactus establishes an English education division

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. has launched its English educational services under a new arm called i-osmosis.
i-osmosis will offer courses in different styles of written English, thus adding value to clients ranging from researchers and diplomats to English language teachers and high school students. The courses come under two broad categories: test-based and general writing. While the former includes writing programs for students appearing for GRE, GMAT, and TOEFL, the latter category is broader in scope, including business e-mail, general writing, and grammar-intensive courses. "Our courses will teach learners to not only write grammatically correct English but also communicate in English, using idiomatic expressions, accurate vocabulary, and 'native' constructions," says Sahana Chattopadhyay, Head - i-osmosis. She goes on to add, "The best way to learn any language is by osmosis—by immersing oneself in it through sustained reading and writing. Through our general writing and business e-mail courses, i-osmosis learners pick up native-speaker nuances and idiomatic expressions that they would not be exposed to elsewhere."

Cactus, the parent company, specializes in providing written English solutions to a large clientele in the Far East, with a special focus on Japan. Established in April 2002, Cactus has rapidly acquired recognition among its Japanese client base for being an excellent provider of English editing and transcription services. Over 2000 researchers have benefited from these services, and now many stand to gain from its educational services through i-osmosis.

For more information, visit http://www.i-osmosis.com.

Cactus launches transcription services

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd. has launched Cripton, a new division offering English transcription services.

Cripton will cater to professional conference organizers, translation companies, academic institutes, market research organizations, consultants, and individuals (journalists and researchers). Clients wanting comprehensive language support can also opt for having their transcripts edited by Editage, the editing division of Cactus, to ensure grammatical correctness and enhanced readability.

In the near future, Cripton aims to cement itself as a high-quality, specialist provider of general and business transcription services. To this end, it currents employs a team comprising in-house professional transcribers with expertise in business, podcast, media, IT & engineering transcription. Speaking on Cripton's services and future plans, Anurag Goel, CEO, remarks, "Transcription is a specialized business in itself. Which is why we have trained transcribers working for us. We offer customization in the form of verbatim transcripts and transcripts with time chords. Soon, we want to venture into summarization where we edit the literal, verbatim transcription into an easily understood summary."

For more information on Cripton, visit http://www.cripton.com.