Instrument translation
Adapt research materials while preserving question intent.
- Questionnaires
- Consent materials
- Field guides
Translation & transcription
Language workflows that preserve research meaning.
We support multilingual instruments, interviews and qualitative datasets with structured translation, transcription and review workflows.
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The task is not only converting words—it is preserving evidence.
Research language work needs consistent terminology, speaker clarity, confidentiality and outputs that analysts can use. We agree conventions at the start and document decisions that affect interpretation.
Audio transcription
Convert interviews and discussions into structured text.
- Speaker labels
- Timestamps where required
- Verbatim or clean-read options
Back-translation
Check equivalence and surface wording that may change interpretation.
- Independent review
- Difference log
- Terminology decisions
Qualitative preparation
Deliver files organised for coding and analysis.
- File naming
- Respondent identifiers
- Analysis-ready formats
Quality review
Apply clear conventions and a second-pass review where needed.
- Terminology glossary
- Completeness checks
- Reviewer notes
Secure handling
Use access and transfer practices appropriate to sensitive source material.
- Controlled access
- Confidentiality agreements
- Secure delivery
How delivery works
Agree conventions first; review meaning throughout.
Prepare
Confirm languages, format, confidentiality and transcription conventions.
Produce
Translate or transcribe using the agreed research protocol.
Review
Check completeness, terminology and ambiguous passages.
Structure
Deliver consistently named files ready for the next analysis step.
Useful to know
Common questions
Yes. The required level—verbatim, intelligent verbatim or clean-read—is agreed before work begins, together with speaker labels, timestamps and notation rules.
Yes. Back-translation and reconciliation can be included where instrument equivalence is important.