We are dedicating ourselves to assisting non-native English speaking authors in bringing out their work in good English. In addition we help professional and academic organizations in publishing their magazines and journals, series of books and reports and evaluation and policy reports, both in print and online and other new media.
We concentrate our services on Dutch, European and international organizations that work in fields such as
- development cooperation policy, practice and evaluation;
- globalization, economics and human security;
- agricultural development and water management;
- science and technology for development; and
- information and communication technology for development.
Our assistance consists of all aspects of the publishing process, including
Editing professional and academic texts
- substantive editing of articles, papers, reports and books
- copy-editing of texts and proofreading of print-ready text
Printed publications (magazines, books and reports)
- design and layout (DTP)
- photo research and production of info graphics
- printing and distribution
Online and multimedia publications
- design and development of multi-lingual online magazines and professional websites
- thematic web research for regularly updating online magazines
- content management of websites
- design, development and production of PowerPoint presentations, CD-ROMs and podcasts.
In addition to our assistance in producing English printed and online, we help our clients in
- training their non-native English speaking staff in writing articles and other materials in good English
- translating (edited) articles and reports from English to French or Spanish and from Dutch to English.
Our in-house team of experienced editors and writers is supported by a growing international team of journalists, translators, illustrators, designers (print and web) and DTP specialists. Contactivity's Internet Solutions provides the technical backing up for the development of websites and the production of PowerPoint presentations, CD-ROMs and podcasts.