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+title: "Introducing the rOpenSci Localization and Translation Guidelines"
+author: 
+    - Yanina Bellini Saibene
+    - Maëlle Salmon
+    - Paola Corrales
+    - Elio Campitelli
+editor:
+- Steffi LaZerte
+date: '2024-09-10'
+slug: localization-guide
+categories:
+  - blog
+tags:
+  - multilingual
+  - Community
+
+description: ""
+
+---
+
+Since 2022, rOpenSci has been developing tools and processes to localize and translate our content. 
+As a result of this effort, we created a set of guidelines to assist our community in translating and localizing our resources. 
+
+We're excited to introduce the first version of the rOpenSci Localization and Translation Guidelines.
+
+These guidelines explain the rationale behind and the process for localizing and translating our resources. 
+They are designed to support community members contributing to the [multilingual publishing project](https://ropensci.org/multilingual-publishing/).
+
+This guide is multilingual, offering both general and specific guidelines for translating and localizing our resources across all [active languages](https://github.com/ropensci-review-tools/translation_guide/?tab=readme-ov-file#languages-with-active-projects).
+
+
+
+## Overview
+
+The guide consists of six sections:
+
+1. [Preface](https://translationguide.ropensci.org): A brief overview of the book's purpose, intended audience, the goals of the guidelines, and instructions on how to contribute.
+
+2. [Motivation](https://translationguide.ropensci.org/motivation.html): This section explains the importance of localizing and translating our resources. 
+It discusses the impact of language barriers, the principles of community-driven localization and translation, and how these activities contribute to community building.
+
+3. [General Guidelines](https://translationguide.ropensci.org/intro.html): This section introduces the concepts of localization and translation, explaining how they enhance accessibility. 
+It also outlines the technical infrastructure, work organization, and general aspects of the translation process.
+
+4. [Translation and Review Guidelines](https://translationguide.ropensci.org/howtoreview.html): This section offers a detailed guide on translating and reviewing our resources. 
+It covers how to contribute to a new or existing language project and manage the localization and translation process. 
+It also provides technical and general review guidelines to ensure translation quality.
+
+5. [Specific Guidelines](https://translationguide.ropensci.org/specific_guidelines.html): This chapter has specific content for each language. 
+It contains specific guidelines for localizing and translating content based on community agreements. 
+For instance, the rules defined by the Spanish-speaking community may differ from those of the English-speaking community. 
+This section also addresses the localization of citations, code, diagrams, and data, and includes a glossary.
+
+6. [NEWS](https://translationguide.ropensci.org/booknews.html): This section documents all changes made to the guidelines in each version.
+
+
+## Next steps
+
+This guide is designed for those interested in localizing rOpenSci materials or contributing to the maintenance of localized content. 
+It is also useful for anyone tasked with localizing material for another community or group. We hope that our processes, agreements, and lessons learned can benefit other communities as well.
+
+The guide is available in English and Spanish, with plans to translate it into other languages based on our active translation projects, like Portuguese.
+
+If you'd like to contribute to translation efforts or improve this guide, please check out the [list of languages for which there are active translation projects and their statuses](https://github.com/ropensci-review-tools/translation_guide#active). 
+
+You can contact us at [email protected] or [open an issue in this repository](https://github.com/ropensci-review-tools/translation_guide/issues).
+