Scientific Publishing: can I get a job doing it?

If you like:

💡reading and editing scientific manuscripts

💡love language rules (specifically English)

💡applying your niche area of research expertise to the same field

💡primarily working independently

Things to keep in mind: 

📚most require at least an MS, but PhD is recommended.

📚 a lot of time management is needed to keep track of all the manuscripts coming your way to review, with limited oversight. 

📚those I talked to said they typically spend most of the day reading and writing, with not much conversation with other people

Why take scientists?

🧪Editors need advanced, often niche, knowledge to fully understand a drafted scientific article, especially if required to provide suggestions to improve the work (i.e. tehcnical expertise). 

🧪You may receive articles far from ready to be published, and need to have both a scientific and general eye to take the niche finding and make the paper accessible to the larger scientific community.

Job opportunities to keep an eye for: 

💻 Scientific Editor

💻 Medical Editor

💻 Associate or Senior Editor

Ways to learn about this career:

🗣️get involved with writing manuscripts 

🗣️volunteer with science societies that have guest writers (ex: ASBMB Today)

🗣️suggest writing a review article

🗣️consider taking a media training class or online workshop 

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