Welcome to EASE

The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is an internationally oriented community of individuals from diverse backgrounds, linguistic traditions and professional experience who share an interest in science communication and editing

We welcome members from every corner of the world

Advertising on EASE's website

Jobs £100 per month - £50 for EASE members
The job ads page is one of the most popular on our website so do consider advertising there
Courses £100 per month - FREE for EASE members
Services £50 per year - FREE for EASE members - how to advertise services

For further information about advertising jobs/courses contact:
Sheila Evered, Membership Secretary, PO Box 6159, Reading RG19 9DE, UK; tel/fax 44 (0) 118 970 0322; membership@ease.org.uk

News

• EASE members: please complete this survey!
  
  Study of publishers of social sciences and humanities (SSH) monographs: The Evaluation of Scientific Publications Research Group (EPUC) (www.cchs.csic.es/epuc) which belongs to the Humanities and Social Sciences Center (CCHS)/Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and supported by EASE, is launching this study on the quality of publishers of SSH monographs...we enthusiastically encourage you to participate and very much appreciate your effort in completing this questionnaire...The main results of this study will be published in European Science Editing...For full details and a link to the survey, visit the members' area
  
  
• EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles to be Published in English: first updates (in English and Korean) and new translations (Chinese and French) published 21 June 2010; Spanish and Japanese translations published 23 June 2010; Estonian and Italian translations published 21 July 2010
  
  
• EASE at ESOF
  We hosted a careers session at the EuroScience Open Forum in Turin, Saturday 3 July 2010, with brief presentations from several EASE members
  
  
• The EASE Register of Editorial Services is growing. Use this register to find someone who has the expertise to carry out work for you or your organisation. EASE members: advertise your services free of charge (fees apply for non-members)
  
  
• Join the new EASE groups on LinkedIn and Facebook (group name: European Association of Science Editors)
  
  
• EASE is on Twitter! Follow us at EASEeditors for the latest news and comments from EASE
  
  
• Samantha Jeffery has taken over from Sheila Evered as EASE Secretary, with responsibility for everything except the following, which will remain Sheila Evered's responsibility:
  - membership
  - subscriptions to European Science Editing
  - purchases of the Science Editors' Handbook
  Samantha Jeffery can be contacted at PO Box 6159, Reading RG19 9DE, UK; tel 44 (0) 800 098 8853; secretary@ease.org.uk
  
  
• Sheila Evered is now Membership Secretary and can be contacted at PO Box 6159, Reading RG19 9DE, UK; tel/fax 44 (0) 118 970 0322; membership@ease.org.uk
  

• We have done an analysis of EASE's membership by country. Sign into the members' area to download the report
  
  
• The latest two issues of European Science Editing may be downloaded by members before they become available in the archive. If you are an EASE member, to request login details please contact the Secretary of EASE, Samantha Jeffery, PO Box 6159, Reading RG19 9DE, UK; tel 44 (0) 800 098 8853
  
  

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Offers and member benefits

• Members of sister societies, such as the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) and SENSE, provided there is a minimum of 10 members, qualify for a special discounted membership rate, currently £47 instead of £70. Please contact the EASE Secretary for further details and to check if your society qualifies
  
  
• EASE members may advertise their services on the EASE website free of charge. To place your advertisement, or to obtain rates for non-members, please contact the EASE Secretary, Samantha Jeffery, PO Box 6159, Reading RG19 9DE, UK; tel 44 (0) 800 098 8853
  
  
• New service for members in 2010: you may now display your publications on editorial and related topics in the public area of the EASE website
  
  
• Job advertisements may be placed on the EASE website with a 50% discount for EASE members. Non-members, please see rates and information for advertisers to place your advertisement
  
  
• Sign up for the EASE email discussion list on the EASE forum page to participate in discussions of current issues in science editing and related topics
  
  
• Sample copies of European Science Editing may be requested from the Secretary of EASE, Samantha Jeffery, PO Box 6159, Reading RG19 9DE, UK; tel 44 (0) 800 098 8853
  
  

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Journal updates

• The table of contents of the August 2010 issue of European Science Editing can be viewed online and the full contents can be downloaded from the members' area
  
  
• Open access: the full contents of the February 2010 issue of European Science Editing are now available as a pdf download in the journal archive
  
  
• Future contributions for This Site I Like and the News Notes section of European Science Editing can be added to the EASE Journal Blog, which also contains work in progress for the Editor's Bookshelf section of the journal. For further details or to contribute to the blog, see the Bookshelf or This Site I Like pages
  
  

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Events

• Look up details of forthcoming meetings and courses, and dates of the next BELS examinations

Join EASE, renew membership, subscribe to our journal, European Science Editing, or buy the Science Editors' Handbook

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