Submit your book proposal
Find out how submit a book or series proposal and what the next steps in the publishing process are.
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Flexible
Choose the book format and time frame that suits your research.
Support
Let us guide and support you through the publishing process.
Quality
Your research will be peer viewed and produced to the highest standard.
Book proposal forms
For all single titles or edited collections, we use this book proposal form (Word).
If you have an idea for a new series, we use this book series proposal form (Word).
Your next steps
We'll send your accepted proposal out for peer review and you will have a chance to respond to the reviews.
Read about our peer review process and how to prepare your manuscript.
Understand the peer review process
If accepted, your proposal will be entered into the peer review process. Find out what to expect with Emerald.
Get your manuscript ready
Read our book author guidelines to prepare your manuscript for submission. Share these guidelines with contributors to edited collections and book series.
Working with Emerald on the production of this book has been a positive, pleasant and pain-free experience! From the moment we discussed our initial ideas and submitted a proposal, to the printed book being released, the staff have been attentive and supportive. If you’re thinking about publishing a book, we would thoroughly recommend working with Emerald!
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