We cannot accept orders for books or journals at this time. Yale university press accepts unsolicited manuscripts and proposals, by mail or by email. Uc press has a good set of guidelines as does harvard. To the yale community, i am delighted to announce the appointment of barbara rockenbach as the next stephen f. Parallel programming laboratory university of waikato. The university of texas press is a member of the association of university presses. The yale university press blog is the official blog of yale university press. The search is configured to carry out a new search using much broader search criteria. As college students nationwide transition to online classes, yale university press yup is providing them free access to its ebooks, including digital textbooks, through the end of the semester. Please use this page to find a list of our editors and their fields. Barbara rockenbach appointed yales next university. Writing successful science proposals yale university press.
For contracted authors before preparing the final version of your manuscript to deliver to your. Submitting a proposal or manuscript university of arizona press. Email your book proposal as a word document, together with your sample material, to the commissioning editor for your subject. It is a stepbystep guide to writing an effective and competitive scientific proposal. A clearly written, well argued proposal enables an editor to best determine whether or not your proposed book is suitable for the publishing program she oversees. Submitting proposals for publication consideration. Founded in 2005, the log has since chronicled updates and breaking news about authors, books, publishing, museums, awards, contests, events, podcasts, book trailers, and reading. Visit the submission instructions page for details. The yale press log is the official blog of yale university press. If you wish to present a book proposal, please write to one of our acquisitions editors, by post or email, sending a letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, table of contents, and a prospectus. Familiarity with our list is recommended before submitting a book proposal. Harvard university press publishes thoughtful books for both scholars and educated general readers in history, philosophy, literature, classics, religion, law, economics, public policy, physical and life sciences, technology, history of science, behavioral sciences, and education, along with reference works in a wide range of fields.
Choose the editor most appropriate for the subject of your work. We also ship to europe, asia, middle east, africa, australia and new zealand. Yale university press editors yale university press. Balancing the books at yale university press in london. Yale university library the heart of the university. The primary way that academic presses make money is through the sale of books for use in large undergraduate classes.
Founded in 1938, the university of georgia press seeks to publish exceptional literature and scholarship by authors from around the world, releasing over 60 new books per year. Book proposal guidelines edinburgh university press. We generally do not publish books outside the areas listed with the contact information for our a cquisitions editors. Manifold is an intuitive, collaborative platform for scholarly publishing. An ideal book proposal by william frucht, executive editor, yale university press ive always considered the ideal book proposal to consist of four elements. The concern of yale s authors and other figures about what personnel changes at the press will mean points to broader fears about serious nonfiction publishing. Please use this page to find a complete list of our editors, the fields they sponsor. Manuscript preparation guidelines yale university press. The unfinished book oxford university press listening like a theosophist, political theology 19.
Make america progressive again yale university press blog. If you would like to submit a book proposal or a manuscript to yale university press, please send it, along with the following information, by mail or email to only one editor. Authors who would like west virginia university press to consider their nonfiction work for publication should contact. Submitting a textbook proposal to oxford university press guidelines for authors we are very pleased that you are considering writing for oxford university press. Certification and the emergence of nonstate authority. Instructions and resources for authors interested in preparing a book proposal for the editors of harvard university press. We will contact you as soon as we have had a chance to thoroughly examine your manuscript proposal. Learn more about the actions yale university press is taking. Acquisitions editor sage house, 512 east state street ithaca, new york 14850. Book proposal guidelines university of california press.
Duke university press welcomes the submission of book proposals in the areas in which we currently publish. Penn state university press 820 north university drive university support building 1, suite c university park, pa. The only howto book of its kind, it includes exercises to help readers stay on track as they develop their grant proposals and is designed for those in. Philip, priya, jennifer, and heather shared advice on how to revise a dissertation into a book, pick an academic press, contact an editor, prepare a book manuscript and much more. You can watch the onehour panel on the yale channel by clicking here. Preparing a book proposal for the history list your proposal will normally form the nucleus of the material seen by referees and will be the basis of any submission to the delegates of the press. An introduction or excerpt from your manuscript is not a substitute for a proposal. The picture the report painted had been the case for a while, but the press was now working on a restructuring proposal to modernise yale. This book, like the course upon which it is based, is intended for use at the undergraduate level. Yale university press books, ebooks and exhibition. The yale judaica series, a publication series of the program in judaic studies at yale university and published by yale university press, welcomes proposals for annotated translations of classical judaica texts and anthologies of sources from. Submit a book proposal west virginia university press.
The book also is one of the first a priori designed systematic qualitative comparative mediumn studies in the field see further pp. The book starts with a discussion of the earliest ideas and formulations of a project, then examines the issue of authorship, different granting agency formats, and ways to ensure a strong scientific foundation for a proposal. Edinburgh university press is pleased to consider proposals for books that fit the subject areas we are actively developing. You can use this form to revise your spelling, refine your terms or reenter any of the terms you used before. Publishing poorvu center for teaching and learning. Ive always considered the ideal book proposal to consist of four elements. Yale university press is known for its prestigious art and architecture list, and an internship with the art book workshop offers a wide variety of experience working with illustrated books. New york university press 838 broadway, 3rd floor new. This little book is a concise guide to the process of writing proposals. Prospective author guidelines the university of texas press.
You may include a sample chapter, but please do not send a complete manuscript unless invited. There are several ways to get in touch with yale university press. How to write a book proposal posted on july 2, 2015 by karen kelsky you all know that the book proposal is the cornerstone to a successful tenure track career in most areas of the humanities and social sciences. For prospective authors click here for instructions on submitting a manuscript for consideration by columbia university press and here for proposal guidelines. Thank you for your interest in oxford university press. We ask that you submit your proposal to only one editor. Before coming to yale, i was a junior fellow at the harvard society of fellows. If your project seems better suited to another editors list, it will be passed along to them for consideration.
The university of minnesota press is currently accepting proposals for book projects specifically developed for manifold scholarship. Be sure to check the websites of the press where you plan to submit to find out if they have specific guidelines. Just to add a quick hopefully relevant note here, considering the name of the publisher responsible for this blog i did in fact submit what could be termed a more experimental or even slightly radical proposal for a series of readers to oxford university press a few years ago. Yale university press s mission by publishing serious works that contribute to a global understanding of human affairs, yale university press aids in the discovery and dissemination of light and truth, lux et veritas, which is a central purpose of yale university. The following links provide information and relevant forms for columbia university press authors and prospective authors. Were not just talking about yale university press books.
Balancing the books at yale university press in london apollo. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The book is a great resource for students writing their first thesis proposal and for practicing professionals at all levels of. What follows is a brief description of what the editors in the higher education department might expect of a proposal for a new textbook and how they will consider it for publication.
Tips for book proposals tips for book proposals a proposal is the most effective method by which to tell a prospective editorpublisher about your work. The following advertisement appeared in elite traveler, spring 20. Gates 68 university librarian, effective july 1, 2020, pending the approval of the board of trustees at their next meeting. Please do not phone the office to discuss proposals or submissions. Beyond buddhist exceptionalism yale university press blog. Clearly written proposals best enable us to determine whether books are suitable matches with our publishing program. Selected publications books in ether, in preparation for deidre lynch and alexandra gillespie, eds.
Writing successful science proposals, second edition. Nyu press welcomes the submission of book proposals for the fields in which we publish. Newly published history, architecture, art, current affairs, religion, philosophy and science books from yale university press, london. How to submit a scholarly book proposal, from university of minnesota press. Yale university press welcomes book proposals and manuscript submissions. University of georgia press uses submittable to facilitate two book prizes and a nonfiction series. Publication proposal guidelines guidelines for prospective authors. Postal service or other mail carrier, please include a selfaddressed stamped envelope and send to. Please browse our books and series to learn more about our publishing program.
A fourgeneration yale family has created a permanent endowment for yale university librarys center for science and social science information a gift that will support key university initiatives in the sciences and social sciences. An authoritative howto guide that explains every aspect of science proposal writing. For all the guidelines and instructions an author needs to prepare a manuscript and any accompanying artwork for editing and production at yale university press, see the links below. If you have further questions, consult your acquisitions editors assistant. Many university press websites have guidelines that can help you through this process. There will also be a bespoke art marketing department, which we did not have before. The broad objective of the parallel programming\nlaboratory is the development of enabling technologies for parallel\ncomputing. For preparation of manuscripts in the fields of art and architecture, see our separate guidelines for authors of art books. Publishers of art, architecture, history, biography and current affairs books. Yale university press london welcomes book proposals and manuscript submissions. You can consider this a draft preface, except that you should avoid the tiresome practice of taking the reader through a chapterbychapter description. Interns will have the unique opportunity to learn about all aspects of the publishing process, from. Here i provide generic suggestions for what should go in an academic book proposal, and. Yale university press makes online resources available to.
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