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What information do I have to provide when submitting my manuscript?

The required information when submitting your book manuscript is as follows:

  • Title
  • Subtitle (If applicable) 
  • Keywords
  • Subject
  • Description (Brief content and scope description/Target audience/What is your approach?)
  • Key Features (What are the particular benefits of your project compared to existing work? What are the key benefits for readers? If you wish to contribute to a book series, please state why it is relevant to the series.)
  • Outline of the individual chapters (Please provide a logical structure of your project by outlining the main topics to be covered in each chapter, including the main references.)
  • Referees (Potential referees with the appropriate expertise—3 topic-relevant publications in the last 5 years—to review the manuscript and their detailed contact information.)
  • Publication History (Please provide detailed information if the content of the proposed book, or part of it, has been submitted or published elsewhere. If another publisher has rejected it, please state the issues raised and how you addressed them.)
  • Word Count
  • Number of Authors
  • Status of Manuscript (Final manuscript/Draft)
  • Author Information
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