The ALG Language Consulting catalogue of translating services includes medical-scientific translations for publications, technical data sheets for medical devices and equipment, clinical records, catalogues, information leaflets and declarations of conformity.
What are scientific publications?
The medical-scientific field is undoubtedly one of the most complex, as translations in this sector require in-depth knowledge of the foreign language and the language of the sector itself.
By scientific article we mean a publication in a specialist magazine which forms part of the scientific literature and represents, together with popular science texts, an important form of communication.
The various scientific publications
Scientific publications fall into two categories: papers and reviews. While a paper describes experiments and discusses the results obtained, answering specific questions, a review is a discussion of the data published in the paper. In this case the scientific evidence will be discussed and compared with the aim of identifying discrepancies and issues that have not been addressed. A review is often provided with diagrams, tables and images.
The first fundamental step to ensure good translation of scientific texts is to research the topic. In particular, it is important to understand the most appropriate stylistic register and vocabulary to address the subject, without forgetting that comprehensibility remains the main objective.
This service requires and presupposes a high level of accuracy in addition to detailed knowledge of the topic in question.
Why choose ALG?
Our staff consist of project managers who are attentive to client needs and requirements, and assign the work to the most suitable translators and revisers, ensuring that the glossaries prepared for each client are followed.
The translators are selected according to their CV, mother tongue and experience in the sector; the translation is then revised by in-house revisers who carefully check the text; lastly, the text is delivered in the format and page layout requested by the client.