Project management and quality assurance in cover-to-cover translation of a medical journal

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 220-236

  Kerans, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Knowledge societies; Non native English writing; Scientific translation; Social construction

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES; NON NATIVE ENGLISH WRITING; SCIENTIFIC TRANSLATION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLISHING; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

EID: 33745272540     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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