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I've published several scientific translations and my goal is basically one page of the original a day. Or if it has small text and multiple columns, one column
by btrettel 7y ago
I've published several scientific translations and my goal is basically one page of the original a day. Or if it has small text and multiple columns, one column might be a better choice. One page a day is manageable. Just doing a bit every day makes this seem much more tractable.
Here's probably the most popular one (by downloads) that I've translated:
https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/76302 https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/76302
Probably the largest things I've translated were about half of a Russian dissertation (76 pages) and a chapter of a German dissertation (50 pages). Either would have seemed beyond my capabilities if I hadn't taken them one page at a time.
Of course, there's more to translation than doing one page a day. I do one page a day for the rough draft. Editing a translation can take time (particularly to make the terminology consistent as automated translation tools don't always do that) and maybe I should also have a daily quota for that too.
Pro-tip: If you use exactly the same translated title as most people, Google Scholar will think that your translation is the one other people are citing when they use the translated title:
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=15045678099109134247&hl=en&as_sdt=5,33&sciodt=0,33 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=15045678099109134...