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14 October 2004
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AUSTRAL AND NEOTROPICAL AMERICA SECTION
The Austral and Neotropical America Section (ANA) would like to encourage Latin American conservation biologists to publish in Conservation Biology, the leading journal in the field. A common problem of manuscripts submitted to Conservation Biology by Latin Americans is their written English. While no scientifically sound article is rejected on the basis of its language, appropriate writing can assist in the review and publication process. In this regard, ANA is organizing a free Editorial Assistance Program to assist Spanish, Portuguese and French-speaking authors from Latin American who are not native speakers of English.
Once a manuscript has been submitted to Conservation Biology and initial reviews indicate potential for publication, the Editor will direct manuscripts to this service when it can improve the writing and assist in the revision process. ANA will create a database with SCB members willing to assist authors with their manuscripts, and manuscripts will be assigned according to the area of expertise. This will not be a translation service. Volunteers will only assist in improving clarity and grammar, and try to refine writing into idiomatic English appropriate for publication.
We invite you to join this service. You must have good English and Spanish, Portuguese or French writing skills. If interested in helping out as a volunteer, please contact ANA Communications Director, Dr. Miguel Ángel Vásquez at biodiversidad1@ecociencia.org. Please provide him your name, email address and area of expertise. Hope you will join us.
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