ELSS has adjusted prices and added a new speed of service on the occasion of the Japanese sales tax increase (1 October). Our prices are now listed without sales tax. ELSS editing prices remain essentially unchanged, with minor adjustments to round them to even numbers after removing sales tax. Prices for English to Japanese translation have been reduced. Prices for Japanese to English translation have been reduced slightly except for 1-day service, the price for which has been reduced 10%.

Our new speed of service is between our 6- and 18-day speeds (express and regular): 11 days. To simplify the names, we will call them 1-, 3-, 6-, 11-, and 18-day service (excluding weekends and holidays).

ELSS President Rick Weisburd is an invited speaker at the Tsukuba Scientific English Conference 2019 on October 3 at the University of Tsukuba, Medical Area, Health and Medical Science Innovation Building 8th Floor. Rick's talk "Effective assertions in research writing" will be at 14:15. Registration is free.
More conference details are here. Location and registration details are here. 

About monthly ELSS President Rick Weisburd invites friends, colleagues, clients, students, and former students to attend informal gatherings to discuss research, research writing, or whatever participants want to chat about. Usually these gatherings are at local pubs in Tsukuba. The next informal gathering will be on Sunday 6 October from 14:00 pm at the Tsukuba Craft Beer Festival. Let's meet on the plaza in front of the Lawson Convenience store in the Bivi building. 

There will be a 2^nd informal gathering in October from 20:30 on Thursday the 24^th at Craft Beer Bar in Dayz Town on the first floor.
No reservations are needed for the October gatherings. If you want to attend, just come on the days.

Having trouble visualizing your research for figures and graphical abstracts? Want to gain more visibility, understanding, and impact for your research? Illustrations can help!
ELSS can now connect researchers to professional scientific illustrators ready to bring your science to life with clear and engaging visuals. With strong background knowledge in science, our illustrators are experienced at creating images for scientific publications and for outreach materials to share your research with a broader audience.
Want a quote for an illustration? Tell us a bit more about your research and illustration needs by requesting and filling out a questionnaire.