Learning and Information Services
Preparing for publication - books
Do you have an idea for a book, and need to find out if a publisher would be interested in it? Here are 3 simple steps to begin the process:1. Make sure you have prepared the kind of information a publisher is likely to ask for.
Essential information
Proposed title & author
names
Commonly required information
Statement of scope and intent, including how the work meets audience
needs
Other information often asked for
Table of contents
The market
Synopses - chapter by chapter
Any competing titles?
Sample chapter / material
Author CV / author info
Pedagogical features?
Timetable for writing and completion
Any Digital Resources?
Physical specifications / word length
Information regarding reviewers /
referees
Any other features to be included e.g. will there be graphs, illustrations etc?
2. Draw up a list of potential publishers - which would be most suitable for your needs? Information about publishers can be found on their
homepages. Examples of some of the major names in academic publishing include:Publisher
Background Information
Information for Authors
Cambridge
University
Press
Elsevier
http://www.cambridge.org/about-us/who-weare/glance/
http://authornet.cambridge.org/default.asp
http://www.elsevierhealth.co.uk/ukne/article.jsp?pagei
d=9273
http://www.jkp.com/uk/about-us/
http://www.elsevierhealth.co.uk/ukne/article.jsp?pageid=5219
http://global.oup.com/about/introduction?cc=gb
http://global.oup.com/uk/academic/authors/
http://www.palgrave.com/aboutus/index.asp
http://www.palgrave.com/page/why-publish-with-us/
http://www.policypress.co.uk/about.asp
http://www.policypress.co.uk/info_for_authors.asp
https://www.polity.co.uk/about.asp
https://www.polity.co.uk/contacts.asp
Routledge
http://www.routledge.com/info/about_us/
http://www.routledge.com/info/authors
Sage
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/aboutus/aboutCompany.h
tm
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-302198.html
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/bookAuthEdit.nav
http://www.lww.co.uk/about-us
http://www.lww.co.uk/authors
Jessica
Kingsley
Oxford
University
Press
Palgrave
Macmillan
Policy
Press
Polity Press
Wiley
Blackwell
Wolters
Kluwer /
Lippincott
Williams &
Wilkins
http://www.jkp.com/uk/write-for-us/
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301840.html
3. After selecting a publisher, look again at their requirements for book proposals, and make certain that you have all the information they need. Once
all your information is complete, you are in a good position to approach a publisher.
Further reading:Johnson, N.F. (2011) Publishing from your PhD: negotiating a crowded jungle Farnham: Gower 2011.
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