Professional scientific translation

The price of scientific translation depends on volume, language pair, technical complexity, speciality, and urgency. At blarlo, we optimise costs using translation memory technology that detects repetitions in your documentation. Our corporate rates start at €0.06/word for professional scientific translation. Write to us and we’ll prepare a no-obligation quote.

Scientific article translation is one of the most common services within scientific translation. The price mainly depends on the length of the text, the source and target languages, the level of specialisation of the discipline, the state of the manuscript, and the urgency of the project. Articles often include specific terminology, abbreviations, tables, figures, and references, so it’s important that the translation is done by a specialised scientific translator. A well-executed paper translation improves clarity, maintains conceptual consistency, and supports international readability.

Turnaround time for scientific translation depends on document volume, content complexity, working language, and project urgency. As a general reference, a specialised scientific translator can translate between 2,000 and 2,500 words per day for standard texts. However, more complex documents such as publication-ready articles, protocols, theses, or biosanitary documentation may require more time because they need especially careful review to ensure terminological accuracy and technical consistency. For urgent projects, it’s also possible to organise translation and review teams to shorten deadlines without compromising final quality.

Theses and scientific articles are often lengthy documents containing specialised terminology, formal structure, citations, tables, figures, and a very precise style. For this reason, translating this type of documentation requires particularly rigorous review. The time needed will depend on the total volume, the field, and whether the document includes supplementary material. In general, it’s advisable to analyse the manuscript in advance to estimate the delivery time accurately and ensure a reliable scientific translation.

No. Scientific translation refers to the professional translation of articles, theses, protocols, reports, patents, or technical documentation, where terminological accuracy and understanding the scientific context are most important. Sworn translation, by contrast, is an officially certified translation produced by a sworn translator authorised by the competent authority. This type of translation is used when the document needs official validity before public administrations, universities, or institutions. In some projects, both modalities can be combined—for example, when a degree certificate, certificate, or academic transcript must be formally submitted in another country.

A scientific translator is involved in translating documents that contain specialised technical or academic content. The most common include scientific articles, papers, abstracts, doctoral theses, research reports, protocols, laboratory reports, biosanitary documentation, patents, technical manuals, and science communication materials. In all these cases, it’s important to use a translator with subject-matter experience who can correctly interpret the meaning of each term and adapt it to the target language.

Yes. Scientific translation for international publications, conferences, and research projects is one of the most common needs for universities, laboratories, and companies. In these cases, we translate articles, abstracts, posters, presentations, project reports, reports, and technical documentation. This type of translation requires terminological accuracy, clear writing, and strict consistency, as documents are often used for evaluation, dissemination, or international collaboration.

Yes. Many of our projects come from universities, research groups, laboratories, CROs, scientific publishers, and innovative companies that need to translate scientific documentation frequently. In these cases, we can set up recurring workflows, terminology memories, and specialised translation teams to maintain consistency across all documents. This makes it possible to manage large volumes of scientific translation while maintaining terminological consistency, fast response times, and document security.

We offer scientific translation in many languages with native translators specialised by discipline. The most common languages include English, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese, although we also work with many other language combinations. Translator assignment depends on the source language, target language, and the type of scientific document. This way, we ensure each project is translated by a professional with real experience in the relevant field.