You are interested to join one of our Cochrane Review translation projects? - That's fantastic! Read below about what to expect as a volunteer translator.
You can also read more general information about translation at Cochrane.
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We currently translate Cochrane Reviews on a regular basis into Chinese (simplified and traditional), Croatian, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Tamil and Thai. Not all of these languages are looking for volunteers. If your language is not included yet, keep reading to learn what else you can do.
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How does the translation process work?
We use Memsource, a third-party translation management system, which we make freely available to our translators. Volunteer translators are expected to use Memsource and to agree to our translator terms. Project managers and experienced volunteers work as editors and will review your work before it is published. They will provide you with instructions and supporting materials. You can also contact them if you have questions or if you need advice.
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We don't have any rules about how much time you have to invest, and how quickly you have to complete a translation. To give a general idea, one plain language summary translation will take 2-6 hours to complete, depending on the length and difficulty. We appreciate if volunteers are willing to translate at least 6-12 plain language summaries per year , and complete an assigned translation within 2-4 weeks. You will need to learn how to use Memsource, and apply standard terminology and guidance for your language, so it is not very efficient if you sign up and then realise that it's really not the right thing for you, or that you don't have enough time. But we do understand that this may happen , and that sometimes other things come up!
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Please take a look at TaskExchange, where Cochrane contributors post-translation tasks in a variety of languages, as well as other tasks related to Cochrane Review production. Consider joining our translation mailing list to stay up-to-date with translation news and opportunities to get involved in other languages in the future.