PublishingProposalForm
THEAUTHOR/EDITOR
1.Namedateofbirth:
2.Presentposition,includingfullacademicaffiliation:
PleasesupplyseparateCVincludingdetailsofpreviouspositionsandlistofpublications.
THEBOOK
Please bear in mind that to maximise sales and citations the title, and chapter titles, need to be discoverable on Internet search engines. They must be concise and include key terms/concepts from the book. Please think about what search terms your readers may use to find out about the book and individual chapters contained within it.
3.. Titleandsub-titleofthebook:
4.Shortdescriptionofthebook (in150words)thatcapturestheessenceofthebookandcouldbeusedtodescribeitinpromotionalmaterialtopersuadepotentialreaderstoengagewiththebook:
5.Detaileddescriptionofthescope,aimandapproachofthebookinatleast2pages(Please make a clear casefor thebook,indicating why you decided towritethe book and why you feel there is a need for it,howpeoplewoulduseit,andwhatitaddstotheexistingliterature.Includealsoanyimportantfeatures,newmaterialorapproaches.):
6.Tableofcontentsinfull(Pleaseincludechaptersub-headings,targetextent,inwords,ofeachchapter,andashortabstractforeachchapterdescribingitscontentandscope):
NB-If thebook is anedited,multi-contributorworkplease indicatetheauthorforeachchapterinthetableofcontents,andanindicationastothescopeandlengthoftheintroductionandconclusion.Pleasealsoconfirmthattheeditor(s)intendtoundertakeathoroughpeerreviewofallthecompletedchapterspriortodeliveringthefinalmanuscript.
Please bear in mind that to maximise sales and citations the title, and chapter titles, need to be discoverable on Internet search engines. They must be concise and include key terms/concepts from the book. Please think about what search terms your readers may use to find out about the book and individual chapters contained within it
THEMANUSCRIPT
7.Targetextent(pleaseindicatewordcountandincludeallfootnotes/endnotes,andreferences,notingthatfiguresareeachcalculatedat500wordsandtablesat300words):
8.Copyright.Pleaseindicateifanymaterialtobeincludedhasbeenpreviouslypublished,andindicatewhatpercentage.
9.Timing.Howmuch ofthetypescriptis completeandwhendo youexpect to finishthefinal manuscript?Pleaseprovideanindicativetimetableforwritingandcompletingthemanuscript.
NB-Forauthoredworkspleaseincludekeymilestonesforwhenyouexpecttofinisheachchapterindraftandfinalform.Foreditedbookspleaseindicatewhendraftandfinalchapterscanexpecttobereceivedfromcontributors,buildingintimeforreviewofdraftchapters.
THEMARKET
10.Primarymarketforthebook. Is it aresearchmonographthatwill sell primarily to academiclibraries?Willithaveanyappealtopractitionersorpolicy-makers?Arethereanysecondaryaudiencesthatwouldbeinterestedinthebook?(FortextbookspleaseusetheTextbookProposalForm):
11.Competingtitles.Pleaseidentifyanycompetingorsimilarbookstoyoursanddescribehowyourbookcomparestothem:
12.InternationalMarket.Whatsort ofappealwillyourbookhavefortheinternationalmarket?Arethereanyoverseasmarketsthatmightbeparticularlyreceptivetoyourbook?
13.Price.Whatwould youfeelisthepermissiblepricerangeforthemarketenvisaged?
14.Translations.Do you thinkthereis amarket for thebookin translation?Ifso,please statelikely language.
ADDITIONALNOTES
15.Referees.Pleasegivethenamesand addressesof two refereeswhoarefamiliar withand would bequalifiedto provideanopiniononyourwork.
16.Societylinks.Doesthebookprojecthaveaformallinkwitharesearchnetwork,fundingbodyorsociety?
17.Proposalsubmission.Pleaseinform usif thebookhas beenoffered to another publisheratanypoint.Isthebook beingofferedsimultaneouslytoanotherpublisher?