Information for Authors - Publishing with Palgrave Macmillan: Guidelines for Authors

 

• How to Submit a Book Proposal
• A Guide for Authors
• Permissions advice for authors
• Other Forms & Advice Booklets

 

How to Submit a Book Proposal

We always welcome book proposals, whether from first-time or more experienced authors. If you are unsure how to present your proposal, simply use the Publishing Proposal Forms provided.

• Publishing Proposal Form (PDF format)
• Publishing Proposal Form (Word format)

 

About the Scholarly and Reference Division
About the College Divisions

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To help us make a quick and authoritative decision, please send the following in a proposal:

1. Your CV (and that of any co-authors/editors)
2. Book Proposal including:
   a) About half a page each of:
   - Aims and Objectives
   - Intended Market (UK and Overseas)
   - Competition (what it is, with details of publisher, price, publication date, how you intend to improve on it and how your book will differ)
   
   b) Chapter Plan
   1-2 paragraphs on each chapter detailing content/argument
3. Sample Chapter(s)/Material (if available)

To contact us, please write or e-mail the most relevant editor (listed under Contacts) at:

Palgrave Macmillan
Houndmills
Basingstoke
Hampshire RG21 6XS
United Kingdom

 

A Guide for Authors

When books are contracted we provide authors with a booklet entitled Publishing with Palgrave Macmillan: A Guide for Authors. This provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of preparing a typescript and to the way in which we work with authors on the production, publication and promotion of their books. A PDF version of this guide is available.

• Part One provides authors with a general introduction to Palgrave Macmillan and the departments with which authors will be working.
• Part Two gives authors full information on how to set out their work and on our house style.
• Part Three provides a checklist to consult before the delivery of a typescript and explains the publishing process after the typescript has been delivered.

 

Permissions advice for authors

If you have used ANY material in your manuscript from a third party, please use the following documents to help determine whether you need to secure permission to re-use it. If permission is required, it is important that this is formally sought and received in writing (e-mail is acceptable).

Permissions Clearance: What Needs to be Cleared (Word)  
This document gives information about copyright, fair dealing, costs, and adaptation of material

Step by Step Guide to Clearing Permissions (Word)  
Takes you through the various steps in clearing permissions

Example text for permissions application (Word)   
A sample letter you can use when applying to re-use material

Web resources (Word)  
A starting point for helping you locate various rights holders, including links to major academic publishers

How to Compile Acknowledgements (Word)

Permissions Tracker (Word)  

Advice on Clearing permissions (Word)    

 

 

Other Forms & Advice Booklets

Palgrave Macmillan also provides authors with a number of forms and guides which you are asked to complete at various stages of the publishing process. The forms are provided in order to offer you the chance to suggest cover illustrations, ideas for promotion, and so on, and the guides to offer advice and assistance where needed. All of these are sent out to authors in printed form with the Publishing with Palgrave Macmillan booklet but are also available in PDF or Word format:

NB: Some of the below word documents will need to be resized to fit the screen -  when in the Word application go to View >> Zoom >> Zoom to Page Width

• Authors Publicity Form (PDF)
• Authors Publicity Form (Word)
  
• College Editorial Information form (PDF)
• College Editorial Information form  (Word)    
• Academic/Scholarly and Reference Editorial Information form (PDF)   
• Academic/Scholarly and Reference Editorial Information form (Word)
• Advice on Indexing (PDF)
  
• Notes for Authors Producing Word-Processed Typescripts (PDF)
  
• Word Processing Form (PDF)
• Word Processing Form (Word)
• Contributor Agreement Form (Word)
• Contributor Agreement Form (PDF)
• Proof corrections Form (PDF)
• Proof corrections Form (Word)
• Copy-editing queries Form (PDF)
• Copy-editing queries Form (Word)
• Presentation of Index for authors (PDF)
• Production options for authors (PDF)
• Production options for authors (Word)

 

Building an Author website - this document provides advice and guidelines on producing your own website. If you would like a copy please contact your editor, who will be pleased to send you one.