Call for Content and Feedback
The Japanese Language Division (JLD) is revitalizing its
blog and wants your help providing helpful content for members. We are looking
for blog articles about new translation technologies and tools, tips and tricks
for improving the quality of J < > E translations, reference materials,
such as dictionaries or specialty Web sites and reviews of ATA conferences or
educational events. Have a translation professional you particularly admire? We
are also looking for interviews with translation and interpretation
professionals. If you are interested in a topic, chances are we are too.
How to Submit
If you have an idea for an article that you think will be of
interest to the JLD, we’d love to hear from you. Feel free to submit ideas even
if you do not want to write the article yourself.
To submit an idea for an article:
- Type “submission for blog” in the subject line.
- Send an e-mail to the JLD Blog Editorial
Committee at jldblogspot@gmail.com
Your e-mail should also include your contact information
(name, e-mail address, and title/position), title/topic of the article, a brief
description of the content, and whether or not you would like to write the article.
If you are writing the article, please submit a brief two- to three-line
biography.
Submission
Guidelines
We are looking for articles that will provide useful
information for translation and interpretation professionals working in the
J< >E field, articles addressing general translation or interpretation
tools or techniques or articles about specialty fields, such as medical, legal,
or automotive translation. General information or advice on the translation
business, such as negotiation techniques, working with direct clients, working
with translation providers, and on technical and professional writing could
also be helpful.
Here are some useful guidelines for content.
Types of
Articles
The type of material appropriate for division publications may
include but is not limited to:
- Announcements
and reviews of division activities, including conference educational
presentations and social activities;
- Announcements
and reviews of other activities and events relevant to the main focus of the
division and general interests of all language professionals;
- Administrative
announcements and discussion of division and ATA administrative decisions;
- Reviews
of relevant dictionaries, books, movies, web resources, Internet groups;
- Member
profiles and reports on member activity related to languages and language
related professions;
- Interviews
of members or other people of interest (often a good way in for people who
don’t want to develop their own material but want to help, and also a good way
to get ‘stars’ to be involved without having to write);
- Discussions
related to the profession and business of translation and interpreting;
- Member-created
glossaries or descriptions of available glossaries;
- Discussion
of developments in or aspects of the languages (or subject areas) that are the
main focus of the division;
- Excerpts
from interchanges on the web relevant to the division’s focus (e.g.,
terminology discussions);
- News
articles and editorials relating to division concerns;
- Entertaining
and/or amusing material related to any of the above ; and
- Pictures/photographs
illustrating articles or depicting members and article authors.
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excerpted from American
Translation Association, Division Handbook, Revised Sept. 7, 2012
Articles should be
clear and concise.
Keep in mind that successful blog
articles provide users with information in an accessible format. If you have
lot of information on a topic consider breaking it down into several related articles.
On-going series would be great addition to the blog!
Articles can be
written in either English or Japanese.
It might be helpful to have
another person review your text before submitting it. The JLD Editorial
Committee reserves the right to make minor changes to the punctuation and
grammar of the articles to correct typos or add clarity. If the article is
written in English or Japanese by a non-native speaker of that language, the
JLD Editorial Committee reserves the right to edit and polish the article to
make it more easily accessible to native readers of the language.
Articles can be
informal in tone, but should be professional.
The JLD blog is a professional
blog for translation and interpretation professionals. Articles must be professional,
polite and civil. The content of articles, links to external web sites, photos,
or other materials provided are solely the responsibility of the contributors.
The JLD Editorial Committee reserves the right not to publish or to remove
articles or comments it deems defamatory, obscene, proprietary, or libelous.
Include a link to
your web site.
Feel free to add your contact
information, a two- to three-line biography, and/or a link to your web site at
the end of the article. You deserve credit for your hard work, but please no overt
advertising or self-promotion. Keep in mind ATA division policy:
Personal
advertisement of a member’s services, discussions that are inappropriate or
irrelevant to the focus of the division, disparagement of the skills or
business practices of specific other translators or agencies, ad hominem
attacks, and all other violations of the principles of civil discourse are not
permitted.
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excerpted from American
Translation Association, Division Handbook, Revised Sept. 7, 2012
No information regarding rates or
pricing can be included.
Referencing
content from other sites or sources. Give credit where credit is due.
If you quote or use information
from other sources, be sure to give credit to those sources. Before posting
content from other sites, get permission to do so. The JLD Editorial Committee
reserves the right to delete content, at any time, at its sole discretion, that
it deems in violation of copyright law.
No
personally identifying, confidential, privileged or proprietary information
should be included in the article without the express written permission of
individuals/entities concerned.
The purpose of the blog is the
exchange of knowledge, experiences, and ideas among division members. Please
help us maintain the highest level of discussion by avoiding personal attacks
or disparaging remarks. The JLD Editorial Committee reserves the right to
delete content, at any time, at its sole discretion, that it deems to violate
the privacy of individuals, groups, or other entities.
Making Comments
We encourage comments from readers
and contributors to keep the blog a place where professionals can have a lively
exchange; however, we ask that you keep in mind the following guidelines:
- No
anonymous comments. Please provide your user name with your comments.
- While
we encourage people to provide links to their web sites, please no blatant
advertisements or use of comments as spam.
- It
is easy to forget that writers, people making comments, and readers are not faceless,
nameless entities. Please do not post comments that contain personal attacks,
obscenity, defamation, false statements of fact, or invasion of privacy,
including vulgar language or offensive terms that target specific ethnic,
gender or racial groups.
- Do
not post comments that are unrelated to the topic or make unsupported
accusations.
- Do
not post comments if your Avatar is inappropriate for a professional audience.
Best Practices for
Blog Posts
- Write in a personal tone.
- Use your professional and personal experiences to engage
readers. If you have discovered something interesting in the course of your
research or work, chances are our readers will find it interesting, too.
- Provide a title for each topic at the top and a by-line
with a short biography and links to your web site at the bottom. The
biography might include your language pairs, translation/interpretation
history, areas of expertise, etc.
- If possible, provide one or more links to related sites
where the reader can go for more information on the article’s topic.
- When linking to another web site, use descriptive words
in the link text rather than “click here”.
- Please suggest keywords or tags for the post so that
readers can find the post.
- If you post images, please make sure that you own the
copyright for them, that the images are in the public domain or that you
have a license to use them.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.
Japanese Language Division Editorial Committee
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