Submission Guidelines

Palgrave Macmillan welcomes book proposals, whether from first-time or more experienced authors. To help us make a quick and authoritative decision, please submit a proposal that includes the materials listed in our proposal guidelines listed below. Our guidelines can also be downloaded in PDF or MS Word format. Proposals should be sent to the most relevant editor (see below for a list of our editors and the areas they cover). Please do not send entire manuscripts. We do not accept unsolicited submissions by email or telephone.

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This form is intended to give our editors a clear idea of your project in a concise manner. Please provide as much as possible of the material and information requested. On submission your proposal will be read by the appropriate editor and/or sent out for peer review. It is our goal to make publication decisions as quickly and efficiently as possible. However, the peer review process does take time, so if there are any timing issues specific to your project that we should bear in mind (e.g., the proposal is under consideration by another publisher), please let us know.

1. Proposed title and subtitle of your work.
    
2. Brief Description: In one short paragraph explain the scope of your project: What are the core themes, arguments, issues, and/or topics of the work? What are the distinctive and original elements of your project that set it apart from other work in the field?
    
3. Full Description: In one to two pages, please elaborate on the core argument(s) and goal(s) of the proposed book. What questions do you seek to answer? What do you believe will be the book’s contribution to the literature in its field?
    
4. Proposed Chapter Outline: Please provide a chapter by chapter synopsis of the project’s planned content and main argument(s). In order for us to make an accurate assessment of the project’s potential, please provide as much detail as possible, including a title and a descriptive paragraph for each chapter (approx. 100 words each).
   
   If you have sample material available (either draft chapters or other writing sample) it would be helpful to include this as well.
    
5. Market and Competition: Please indicate the primary market for your project, i.e. who will read and buy the book. If it is aimed toward students, what specific courses is it written for and at what level? What are typical enrollment numbers for such courses? Would your project be suitable as the main reading for the class or as supplementary reading?
   
   Please list any secondary markets that may exist for the book (i.e., library market, academic associations, etc.
   
   Please list (including author, title, and publisher) competing or complementing titles. These do not need to be direct competitors but simply what your primary readership is buying/using at the moment. What sets your book apart from these titles and would persuade potential readers to buy it?
    
6. Additional Information: What is the expected length of the manuscript (in either total words, including notes, or double-spaced pages)? Will there be pictures, tables, or other non-text material, and, if so, approximately how many? Are there any other particular features planned for the book (e.g., boxed text, glossary, activities, study questions, instructor’s guide, etc.)?
    
7. Delivery date: What is your current schedule for completing the manuscript?
    
8. Peer Review: If there are people well qualified to offer an objective assessment of your proposal, we encourage your suggestions.
    
9. Author Information: Please provide complete contact information for yourself and any co-authors/co-editors as well as a short bio or complete CV. For edited collections, please provide short bios for all contributors as well.

Please send your proposal to one of the following editors:

Airié Stuart - Trade: Current Affairs, Business

Farideh Koohi-Kamali - Academic: Politics

Laurie Harting - Academic & Professional: Economics, Business & Management

Alessandra Bastagli - Trade: History

Jake Klisivitch - Trade: Politics

Luba Ostashevsky -Trade: Parenting, Education, & Psychology, Self Help, Health, Sociology, Science, African Studies, Latin American Studies.

Academic: African Studies

Chris Chappell - Academic: History & Religion

Julia Cohen - Academic: Sociology & Latin American Studies

Brigitte Shull - Academic: Literature, Performing Arts, Anthropology & Gender

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Palgrave Macmillan
Attn: Please include the editor's name
175 Fifth Avenue, Room 203
New York, NY 10010

The Subject areas listed below are commissioned through the Palgrave Macmillan UK office:

Lynda Thompson - Nursing

Terka Acton and Dan Bunyard - Philosophy

Suzie Burywood - Study Skills

All correspondence for these subjects should be addressed to:

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Houndmills
Basingstoke
Hampshire RG21 6XS
UK

Submission Guidelines