{"id":2285,"date":"2020-06-25T08:51:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T06:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/blog\/translate-science-scientific-articles\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:25:13","slug":"translate-science-scientific-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotrad.com\/en\/magazine\/translate-science-scientific-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific translations: how to go about them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In principle,\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/scientific-translation\/\">scientific translation<\/a>\u00a0is one of the most complex fields of professional translation, although it may seem the opposite. Unlike literary texts,\u00a0<strong>scientific language<\/strong>\u00a0must be precise and leaves no room for interpretation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific translators\u00a0<\/strong>might appear to have it easy compared to those specialising in other areas given that they don\u2019t have to deal with figures of speech, word play, linguistic registers, or any sort of cultural context. As is often the case, this assumption is entirely incorrect.\u00a0<strong>Scientific translation\u00a0<\/strong>comes with a number of difficulties, and it requires a lot of preparation and even greater precision.<\/p>\n<h2>Scientific translations: taking responsibility<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Medical-scientific translations\u00a0<\/strong>are intended exclusively for scientific professionals, be them pharmacists, surgeons or chemists. These professionals must use the information contained in scientific translations to treat patients or to verify or continue important research in other countries. As such, complete<strong>\u00a0accuracy\u00a0<\/strong>is essential when translating these texts in order to guarantee information is correctly conveyed to the reader.<\/p>\n<p>Even small mistakes can result in tragedy. A long time ago, a\u00a0<strong>professional translation\u00a0<\/strong>publication reported that a surgical instruction manual for a new type of knee prosthesis stated that the prostheses \u201cdidn\u2019t require cement.\u201d As a result, new prostheses were inserted into 47 patients in Berlin without the use of cement. The miscommunication was disastrous and the prostheses failed to remain in place. Of course, it wasn\u2019t the manufacturer who was to blame, but the translators who worked on the instruction manual. The correct translation should have read \u201cnon-modular cemented prostheses.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Formatting medical translations<\/h2>\n<p>Word is not commonly used to compose texts in the technical-scientific community. Instead, scientists use a complex<strong>\u00a0text editor<\/strong>\u00a0called LaTeX for a variety of technical reasons.<\/p>\n<p>As such, it\u2019s often convenient for translators specialising in scientific fields to master\u00a0<strong>the use of LaTeX<\/strong>\u00a0and process their work directly in this format. Otherwise, LaTeX specialists have to carefully convert translations from Word into the correct format, which ultimately lengthens delivery times.<\/p>\n<h2>Translating mathematical formulas<\/h2>\n<p>Many scientific translations contain\u00a0<strong>formulas and graphs<\/strong>, which often need to be translated. As you can imagine, translators need to have specialised knowledge of mathematics to correctly carry out this fundamental part of the translation process.<\/p>\n<p>Often, this sort of translation is entrusted to a mathematician who can deliver a<strong>\u00a0text\u00a0<\/strong>that is both formally and conceptually correct.<\/p>\n<h2>Translating articles in the psychology field<\/h2>\n<p>One particular specialism involves the<strong>\u00a0translation of articles in the psychology field.<\/strong>\u00a0Unlike other scientific translations, psychology articles require terminological accuracy in addition to being easy to read.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is fundamental because psychology is a humanistic science that places great importance on language and communication skills. 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