HEART WRITE Editing and translation from Japanese to English for Cardiovascular Medicine
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Editor/Translator
Mari A. Watanabe, MD, PhD
Research assistant professor in cardiology, St. Louis University
Graduate of Nippon Medical School
Residency Nippon Medical School 1st Dept. of Internal Medicine
Ph.D. Cornell University in Physiology, Applied Mathematics
Native English speaker
Research area: Cardiac electrophysiology, mathematical modeling
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Contact by email
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Publishing experience
| Publications in | Peer Reviewer for |
- JACC
- Circulation
- American Journal of Physiology
- Journal of Physiology
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Heart Rhythm
- Circulation Research
- Journal of Math Biology, etc.
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- JACC
- Circulation
- American Journal of Physiology
- Journal of Physiological Science
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Heart Rhythm
- Journal of Biological Physics
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Journal of Valvular Disease etc.
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Reasons for starting this service
Focus and content of Editing
- Enhancing prose to increase impact and likelihood of acceptance
- English grammar and usage
- Logical construction of arguments
- Correspondence between tables, graphs and figures and their description in the text
- Statistical analysis and description
- Spellcheck of references
Editing does not include checking of
- correspondence between reference numbers and reference within text
- whether referenced articles are appropriate
- appropriateness of journal relative to the science being presented
- whether manuscript follows formatting and limits (e.g., word count, figure and table number) required by journal
2009 Fee List (includes tax)
Editing
| Fee (yen) | Time required** |
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| 0-2000 word manuscript* | 30,000 | approx. 2 weeks for return of first version |
| 2000-3500 word manuscript* | 40,000 | approx. 2 weeks for return of first version |
| 3500-4500 word manuscript* | 45,000 | approx. 3 weeks for return of first version |
| Revision + Response to reviewer
| one time 6,000 until accepted |
| 0-300 word abstract | 2,000 | approx. 1 week for return of first version |
| 0-500 word case report | 4,000 | approx. 1 week for return of first version |
*All words in the manuscript including title page, main text, figure legends, table, references
**Subsequent versions will be returned within several days. Sundays and holidays included.
Translation
| Fee (yen) | Time required** |
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| 0-2000 word manuscript | 45,000 | approx. 1 month for return of first version |
| 2000-3500 word manuscript* | 60,000 | approx. 1 month for return of first version |
| 3500-4500 word manuscript* | 70,000 | approx. 1 month for return of first version |
| Revision + Response to reviewer | one time 6,000 until accepted |
| 0-300 word abstract | 3,000 | approx. 1 week for return of first version |
| 0-500 word case report | 6,000 | approx. 1 week for return of first version |
*All words in the translated manuscript including title page, main text, figure legends, table, references
**Subsequent versions will be returned within several days. Sundays and holidays included.
Science by women supported!
Corresponding authors who are women doctors or scientists get 20% off for first two submissions.
Payment Information
- Payment is requested after service.
- Payment is by bank transfer to a Japanese bank account, or for those who have American bank accounts, by mailing of personal check (100 yen = $1 exchange rate).
- Deadline:Please make payment within 2 weeks of receipt of manuscript deemed by editor to be ready for submission.
- Penalty for late payment: I will send two reminders. If payment is not received after the second reminder, the corresponding author's name, department, and institution will be displayed on this website. This information will be withdrawn after payment is confirmed.
- There will be no late fee.
Miscellaneous
- Manuscripts involving mathematics are encouraged.
- Contact, communication will fundamentally be by e-mail because of the time difference between the US and Japan. However, if you prefer telephone contact, please be aware that the hours will be limited to 9 AM - noon, Japanese time.
- I check my e-mail frequently, and will always respond to queries promptly. If you do not receive a response, there is a possibility that your e-mail may have been spam filtered. Please send a confirmation request e-mail.
- Please send manuscripts as Microsoft Word or Open Office formatted files.
