Laura Carolina Collada Ali is a medical writer and translator in Italy with more than 15 years of experience in delivering multilingual authoring and translation services for leading independent research organisations and pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Paz Gómez Polledo is a Spanish licensed physician and Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine with 32 years’ experience as a freelance medical translator, reviser, proofreader, writer, and medical translation instructor.
Claire Harmer is a UK-based translator and editor specialising in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and packaging. She translates from French and Spanish into English and helps healthcare non-governmental organisations, hospitals, medical journals, and pharmaceutical companies to make their documentation accessible in accurate, effective English.
In this article we look at what it means to revise a translation, the parameters that should be taken into account, and the various challenges posed by the process. We also explore how the quality of a translation affects the revision stage, and various approaches that can be used to revise a text with the aim of delivering a usable piece.
В этой статье мы рассмотрим, что значит «вычитывать перевод», какие параметры этого процесса следует принять во внимание, а также различные проблемы, связанные с процессом окончательной редакции переведенного текста. Мы также исследуем, как изначальное качество перевода сказывается на ходе его коррекции, и рассмотрим различные методы работы, которые могут быть использованы для достижения оптимального качества текста.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest present.