FOR PROSPECTIVE EDITORS
Submit a Book Proposal
Bring a compelling scholarly question into a coherent edited collection.
Book proposals openPrepare your proposal using the guidance below and submit it through Books. For a chapter in a forthcoming collection, choose the separate chapter submission route.
What to prepare
- A working title, subtitle and preferred series.
- A short overview explaining the central question, originality and contribution.
- The intended readership and comparison with relevant recent books.
- A provisional table of contents with chapter summaries.
- Editor biographies and prospective contributors, distinguishing confirmed participation from invitations.
- An editorial plan, estimated length and realistic delivery timetable.
- Details of permissions, relevant ethical considerations and any previous publication or parallel consideration.
Build a coherent collection
Explain how the chapters will address a shared question, complement one another and contribute to a substantive editorial introduction and conclusion. Identify the primary series by the volume’s main scholarly contribution.
Submission arrangements
Use Books for a new book proposal. For a chapter in an existing book, use the chapter route and select your target book; your chapter will have its own private submission. Gold Open Access: current chapter publication charges for these six collections are zero. New book terms are agreed at the proposal stage.
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