IISC PRESS BOOK PROPOSAL FORM IISc Press, Archives and Publications Cell Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 Email: office@apc.iisc.ernet.in Tel: +91 80 2293 2066 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 Tel : +6564665775 Fax : +6564677667 Email : ranjana@wspc.com.sg BOOK PROPOSAL FORM Dear Prospective Book Author: IISc Press in collaboration with World Scientific publishes general books in science and technology areas. The purpose of this form is to introduce your book to an editorial committee for their consideration and approval. Please complete this form and e-mail it to Ms. Ranjana Rajan (ranjana@wspc.com) along with a sample chapter. If you have any queries, we will be glad to offer assistance. We look forward to hearing from you. Yours truly, Ranjana Rajan Commissioning Editor World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 5 Toh Tuck Link Singapore 596224 1 IISC PRESS BOOK PROPOSAL FORM 1. Author Information 1.1 Name (Provide Editors names in case of Proceedings) AUTHOR: 1.2 Affiliation 1.3 Contact Details Telephone : Fax : Email : URL : Mailing address : 1.4 Date of Proposal 1.5 Please provide a short biography of yourself and your co-authors (if any), that provides details of your achievements, market expertise, list of published papers, and other relevant information. Alternatively, you can attach your CV separately. 1.6 Co-author(s)/co-editor(s) with affiliation(s) (if any) 2. Book Information 2.1 Title and sub-title of the proposed book 2 IISC PRESS BOOK PROPOSAL FORM 2.2 Book description in about 100-150 words 2.3 Key advantages (please explain briefly on how your book would stand out from existing publications and highlight how it would benefit the readers.) Table of contents (Planned structure) 2.4 Subject classification. Please refer to Appendix A. 2.5 Type of book. Please indicate your selection with ‘X’ in the boxes alongside. 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Arts & Social Sciences International Relations/Policy Studies Political Science Philosophy Psychology Sociology/Social Issues Others, please specify Asian Culture/Politics/Society Asian History Asian Literary Studies/Literatures Others, please specify Innovation Technology/ Knowledge/ Information Management International Trade/Business Operations Management/ Operations Research/ Management Sciences Organizational Behavior Fullerene Chemistry Industrial Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Polymer Chemistry Solid State Chemistry Supramolecular Chemistry Asian Studies Asian Business/Management Asian Economies Business & Management Decision Sciences Entrepreneurship Others, please specify Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Catalysts Chemistry Computational Chemistry 5 IISC PRESS BOOK PROPOSAL FORM Electrochemistry Photochemistry Surface/Interface Chemistry Theoretical/ Quantum Chemistry Polymer Chemistry General Others, please specify Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks Databases Pattern, 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