Where to seek translations of research articles
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I am collecting a large number of research articles from the historical record on a particular topic (comparative prime number theory). A good handful of them—about 10-15 or so spanning the 20th century—are written in German.
How does one go about (seeking or) soliciting translations into English of full papers, on this scale?
The translations don't have to be utterly perfect, but they should be professional-level translations—meaning we should be confident that mathematicians who read the English translations should get out of it the same mathematical content that someone reading the German original would get.
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I am collecting a large number of research articles from the historical record on a particular topic (comparative prime number theory). A good handful of them—about 10-15 or so spanning the 20th century—are written in German.
How does one go about (seeking or) soliciting translations into English of full papers, on this scale?
The translations don't have to be utterly perfect, but they should be professional-level translations—meaning we should be confident that mathematicians who read the English translations should get out of it the same mathematical content that someone reading the German original would get.
translation
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Greg Martin
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You might be able to pay some German colleagues or their grad students to do it. Have you tried this? I can't see any other way you'd be able to have it done (I doubt that most professional translators are familiar with the appropriate mathematical German)
– Harry Gindi
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Translation of mathematics into English will likely be of poor quality unless the translator knows mathematics.
– Gerald Edgar
2 hours ago
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I am collecting a large number of research articles from the historical record on a particular topic (comparative prime number theory). A good handful of them—about 10-15 or so spanning the 20th century—are written in German.
How does one go about (seeking or) soliciting translations into English of full papers, on this scale?
The translations don't have to be utterly perfect, but they should be professional-level translations—meaning we should be confident that mathematicians who read the English translations should get out of it the same mathematical content that someone reading the German original would get.
translation
asked 2 hours ago
Greg Martin
7,84413356
I am collecting a large number of research articles from the historical record on a particular topic (comparative prime number theory). A good handful of them—about 10-15 or so spanning the 20th century—are written in German.
How does one go about (seeking or) soliciting translations into English of full papers, on this scale?
The translations don't have to be utterly perfect, but they should be professional-level translations—meaning we should be confident that mathematicians who read the English translations should get out of it the same mathematical content that someone reading the German original would get.
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translation
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Greg Martin
7,84413356
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Greg Martin
7,84413356
asked 2 hours ago
Greg Martin
7,84413356
asked 2 hours ago
Greg Martin
7,84413356
asked 2 hours ago
Greg Martin
7,84413356
7,84413356
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You might be able to pay some German colleagues or their grad students to do it. Have you tried this? I can't see any other way you'd be able to have it done (I doubt that most professional translators are familiar with the appropriate mathematical German)
– Harry Gindi
2 hours ago
3
Translation of mathematics into English will likely be of poor quality unless the translator knows mathematics.
– Gerald Edgar
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
You might be able to pay some German colleagues or their grad students to do it. Have you tried this? I can't see any other way you'd be able to have it done (I doubt that most professional translators are familiar with the appropriate mathematical German)
– Harry Gindi
2 hours ago
3
Translation of mathematics into English will likely be of poor quality unless the translator knows mathematics.
– Gerald Edgar
2 hours ago
1
1
You might be able to pay some German colleagues or their grad students to do it. Have you tried this? I can't see any other way you'd be able to have it done (I doubt that most professional translators are familiar with the appropriate mathematical German)
– Harry Gindi
2 hours ago
You might be able to pay some German colleagues or their grad students to do it. Have you tried this? I can't see any other way you'd be able to have it done (I doubt that most professional translators are familiar with the appropriate mathematical German)
– Harry Gindi
2 hours ago
3
3
Translation of mathematics into English will likely be of poor quality unless the translator knows mathematics.
– Gerald Edgar
2 hours ago
Translation of mathematics into English will likely be of poor quality unless the translator knows mathematics.
– Gerald Edgar
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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Elsevier offers a translation service at a rate of € 0.22 per word for a German to English translation. They promise that the translation will be at the level suitable for publication in one of their professional journals, without the obligation to actually submit to one of their journals. You might try them out.
I know, this is a for-profit company, but I don't see how you can do this with volunteers, without payment.
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
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Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
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1 Answer
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active
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Elsevier offers a translation service at a rate of € 0.22 per word for a German to English translation. They promise that the translation will be at the level suitable for publication in one of their professional journals, without the obligation to actually submit to one of their journals. You might try them out.
I know, this is a for-profit company, but I don't see how you can do this with volunteers, without payment.
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
2
Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
Elsevier offers a translation service at a rate of € 0.22 per word for a German to English translation. They promise that the translation will be at the level suitable for publication in one of their professional journals, without the obligation to actually submit to one of their journals. You might try them out.
I know, this is a for-profit company, but I don't see how you can do this with volunteers, without payment.
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
2
Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
add a comment |
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
Elsevier offers a translation service at a rate of € 0.22 per word for a German to English translation. They promise that the translation will be at the level suitable for publication in one of their professional journals, without the obligation to actually submit to one of their journals. You might try them out.
I know, this is a for-profit company, but I don't see how you can do this with volunteers, without payment.
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
Elsevier offers a translation service at a rate of € 0.22 per word for a German to English translation. They promise that the translation will be at the level suitable for publication in one of their professional journals, without the obligation to actually submit to one of their journals. You might try them out.
I know, this is a for-profit company, but I don't see how you can do this with volunteers, without payment.
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
answered 2 hours ago
Carlo Beenakker
71k9158265
71k9158265
2
Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
add a comment |
2
Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
2
2
Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
Wait... the price per word is the same from German to English and from English to German? What about German compound words?
– Willie Wong
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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You might be able to pay some German colleagues or their grad students to do it. Have you tried this? I can't see any other way you'd be able to have it done (I doubt that most professional translators are familiar with the appropriate mathematical German)
– Harry Gindi
2 hours ago
3
Translation of mathematics into English will likely be of poor quality unless the translator knows mathematics.
– Gerald Edgar
2 hours ago