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Call for Applications: Copyeditors for Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

 

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DOI: 10.18438/eblip30788

 

 

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is looking for two new copyeditors to join our copyediting team. Ideally, candidates will be in place by July 2025, in time to begin work on the September issue.

 

The role of Copyeditors is to:

 

·         Copyedit manuscripts to improve overall grammar, syntax, and spelling

·         Utilize EBLIP copyediting guidelines alongside APA style guidelines

·         Verify citations and references to the extent possible with available bibliographic resources

·         Improve the consistency of formatting and style (as necessary)

·         Communicate with the Lead Copyeditor regarding circumstances that might require temporary absences from editing availability

·         Communicate with the Lead Copyeditor and Editor regarding concerns about manuscripts that cannot be resolved using the guidelines

·         Respond to Editors in a timely manner to accept or reject copyediting requests

·         Meet copyediting deadlines set by Editors

 

The ideal candidate will have copyediting or other detail-oriented editing experience and will possess a working knowledge of APA style and an interest in evidence based practice. The position requires dedicated time to ensure that EBLIP publishing deadlines are met, and it is therefore essential that interested persons make sure that they have available time to devote to this position prior to applying. The estimated workload is approximately 5 to 10 hours per issue, and much of this work falls over a one-month period, on a quarterly basis, prior to the publication of each issue.

 

Interested persons should send a resume/CV and cover letter, indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role, as a single PDF file to Melissa Moreau, Lead Copyeditor, at melissa.moreau@mcgill.ca by July 7, 2025. 

 **Please note that Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is a non-profit, open access journal, and all positions are voluntary and unpaid.

 

About the journal:

 

Published quarterly and hosted by the University of Alberta, this peer-reviewed, open access journal is targeted at all library and information professionals interested in an evidence based model of practice. By facilitating access to librarianship research via original research articles and evidence summaries of relevant research from the library literature, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice enables librarians to practice their profession in an evidence based manner. Please visit the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice website for further information about the journal.