BELS exam
BELS will offer an examination on the afternoon of October 7, 2009, in Adelaide, in conjunction with the National Editors Conference.
The exam will be held at the SA Writers' Centre.
For more information on applying for candidacy and registering for the examination, please visit www.bels.org .
The Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) was founded in 1991 to evaluate the proficiency of manuscript editors in the life sciences and to award credentials similar to those obtainable in other professions.
Why certification for editors?
• To provide qualified manuscript editors in the life sciences a way to demonstrate their editorial proficiency.
• To provide employers and clients of manuscript editors in the life sciences a way to identify proficient editors. • To establish a standard of proficiency for editing in the life sciences.
The certification examination is a 3-hour multiple-choice test of scientific editing in English. (The 3-hour period includes time for instructions.) It resembles the standard tests used in many professions to certify practitioners. The program is designed to assure employers or clients of editors that a Board-certified editor has established a high level of credibility. Editors who successfully complete the certification examination may use the designation ELS (Editor in the Life Sciences) after their names.
