Institute of Professional Editors

International

• CSE: Council of Science Editors
  Publishes the reference book Scientific Style and Format.
• EASE: European Association of Science Editors
  Internationally oriented community who share an interest in science communication and editing.
• MET: Mediterranean Editors and Translators
  Association that brings together people in southern Europe who facilitate communication in English.
• World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Established in 1995, (pronounced “whammy”) is a voluntary association of editors from countries throughout the world who seek to foster international cooperation among editors of peer-reviewed medical journals.

Canada

• Editors' Association of Canada/L'Association Canadienne des Réviseurs
  Promotes professional editing.

Hong Kong

• Women in Publishing Society
  Promotes status of women in all areas of publishing.

Ireland

• Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders and Indexers.
  Established toprotect the interests of freelancers.

Japan

• Society of Writers Editors and translators (SWET). Based in Tokyo, Japan, SWET comprises people engaged not only in the three professions of writing, editing, and translating, but also in teaching, research, rewriting, design and production, copywriting, and other areas related to the written word in Japan.

Netherlands

• Society of English-Native-Speaking Editors (SENSE)
  Association for English-language professionals working in the Netherlands.

South Africa

• Professional Editors' Group
  Interest and support group for editors.

  
United Kingdom

• Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC). Established for more than 50 years, the ISTC aims to set and improve standards for communication of the scientific and technical information supporting products, services and business.
• Society of Indexers. the British and Irish professional body for indexing. The Society exists to promote indexing, the quality of indexes and the profession of indexing.

United States

• Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) National, non-profit, professional organization of self-employed workers in publishing and communications industries.
• The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) was founded in 1940 to assist medical authors. The mission of the American Medical Writers Association is to promote excellence in medical communication and to provide educational resources in support of that goal. Through an extensive educational program, various publications, and unparalleled opportunities for networking, AMWA encourages and enables its members to extend their professional expertise.
• The American Society of Indexers (ASI) is the only professional organization in the United States devoted solely to the advancement of indexing, abstracting, and database building.
• Association of Earth Science Editors (AESE) Goals are to strengthen the profession of earth science editing; to foster education; and to promote the exchange of ideas of general and specific problems of selection, editing, and publication of research manuscripts, journals, serials, periodicals, and maps pertaining to the earth sciences.
• 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.