Information for Authors - Key Roles & Responsibilities within Palgrave Macmillan

Palgrave Macmillan not only seeks to acquire excellent academic and college books but also to ensure that they are edited, produced, marketed and published to a high standard. The key roles and responsibilities of our staff involved in the publishing process are outlined below:

• Editorial
• Publishing Services
• Marketing, Sales & Distribution
• Rights

The Commissioning Editor or Publisher is the author's main contact from the first discussion of a project through to publication and beyond. Please feel free to contact the most relevant editor with any queries or problems you may have.

Our Publishing Services Division is responsible for all aspects of the production process from copy-editing and design to typesetting and printing - all to the highest standard. We are also able to accept typescripts produced in a wide range of word-processing systems.

Our Marketing Division is responsible for the promotion and marketing of your books. Our Sales representatives visit bookshops and lecturers in Britain and the rest of Europe and we have a vast network of subsidiary and associated companies and agents throughout the world including North America, Australia, New Zealand, India, Africa, the Far East, Japan, the Middle East, the Caribbean and many other regions.

Our books are promoted using a range of marketing resources including extensive catalogue and leaflet mailings to schools, colleges and libraries worldwide, an efficient inspection copy service for lecturers, review copy mailings, advertising and competitions and book sales organised in conjunction with booksellers. We also promote our books on the web and attend many academic and professional conferences and exhibitions.

We have a specialist team who are responsible for negotiating subsidiary rights agreements and selling translation rights worldwide. Please visit our Rights & Permissions area for more information.