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Articles and Research Dissemination. |
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We edit many journal articles for individual researchers and research institutes
each year. By outsourcing the editing of their journal articles to us,
the publication departments of these centres free up precious resources without
compromising quality. Our rates are always competitive, and we provide
bulk discounts to institutions which outsource more than 10 articles to us per
year. Pictured here are a few example s of journals which have published articles
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| Indigenous
Water-Harvesting Systems in West Asia and North Africa.
2004. T. Oweis, A. Hachum, A. Bruggeman, International Center for Agricultural
Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). 179 pp. | |
Written by non-native English speakers, this book presents the results of research
in nine countries. It aims to make clear to policy makers the environmental and
social benefits of using traditional methods to collect and store water in dry
areas. SCRIPTORIA thoroughly edited this work, to ensure that it conveyed
its message clearly to its intended audience. The book was then checked, laid
out and printed by ICARDA. |  |
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Interactions in Tropical Agroecosystems. 2004.
M. van Noordwijk, G. Cadisch, C.K. Ong, CAB International.
464 pp. | This
groundbreaking 464-page book synthesizes the findings of recent research on the
hidden half of agroecosystems. Its 21 chapters include results and discussions
relevant to a range of scales, including the plot, farm and landscape levels.
The client needed experienced editors with a strong understanding
of the subject area. Most of the authors involved were non-native |  |
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so we worked with them to clarify their chapters. We then edited and copy-edited
the entire book. It received excellent reviews when published, and is rapidly
becoming a standard text book in its field. | |  |
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| Growing
Olives and Other Tree Species in Marginal Dry Environments. 2004. A. Tubeileh,
A. Bruggeman, and F. Turkelboom, ICARDA. 106 pp. | |
One of several books SCRIPTORIA has edited for ICARDA, this work considers
various ways of improving olive-growing in the dry areas. As per our instructions,
we thoroughly edited the text to ensure that its content could be easily understood.
The entire work was then checked, laid out and printed by ICARDA. |  |
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| The
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources and Decision 391 of the Andean
Community of Nations: Peru, the Andean Region and the International Agricultural
Research Centers. 2003. M. Ruiz Muller, CIP/SPDA. 42 pp. |
| This report was
originally produced in Spanish. SCRIPTORIA worked with the International Potato
Center (CIP) and the Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental to improve the translated
text. The report needed to clearly express some extremely complex policy
issues. Our editors therefore worked hard to clarify its language while staying
true to the original translation. |  |
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| The
WorldFish Center's 2003 Calendar. WorldFish
Center/Department for International Development (DFID). |
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calendar was designed to help raise awareness of the good work the WorldFish Center
does. |  |
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its serious message, the calendar was meant to be entertaining and appealing.
Our editors carefully reviewed the entire calendar, to ensure that it would grab
the attention of its non-specialist audience. | | |
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Palm Development in the GCC Countries of the Arabian Peninsula.
2005. ICARDA Arabian Peninsula Regional Program. 63 pp. |
| This book is just
one example of the variety of conference proceedings we edit for institutions
each year. The papers for these proceedings were mostly
written by non-native English speakers. We therefore thoroughly edited and copy-edited
them and clarified any unclear issues with each paper's author. The entire book
was then checked, laid out and printed by ICARDA. |  |
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| Agriculture
in Crisis: People, Commodities and Natural Resources in Indonesia 1996-2000.
2001. F. Ruf, F. Gerard. Curzon Press/Centre de Coopération Internationale
en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD). |
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extremely important book details the effects that the recent economic crisis in
Indonesia had on the country's agricultural sector. SCRIPTORIA
edited all twelve chapters, which had been written by non-native English speakers.
The topics covered ranged from forest resources to oil palm and cocoa production.
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| Technical
Reports. 2001-2005. ICARDA. |
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SCRIPTORIA edits a variety of reports for institutions
each year. These cover a wide range of subjects, from irrigation and crop and
livestock production, to the socioeconomics of nutrition and HIV/AIDS. Our
expert consultants work closely with the authors of the reports we receive, to
ensure that their meanings are expressed clearly and accurately. |  |
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| Dissemination
Booklets. 2000-2002. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). |
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by SCRIPTORIA, these 40-page booklets report the
results of several years of socioeconomic and biophysical research undertaken
by the World Agroforestry Centre. |  |  |
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