Publish a book or series

Follow our easy guide to writing or editing a book or book series and find the right resources to support you. Our book publishing infographic will help you understand each step, from proposal to publication. 

Prepare & submit your proposal

 

Understand the publishing process

From proposal to publication, learn about the publishing process with Emerald with our helpful infographic. Download and keep your step-by-step guide (PDF).

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Publishing your book

1. Submit proposal: Complete the Emerald new book proposal form and send it to the editor for your discipline. Your editor will acknowledge safe receipt as quickly as possible.

2. Internal editorial review: Your editor assesses your book’s ‘fit’ for our publishing list and raises questions or queries with you.

3. External peer review: Your proposal and any additional material will be sent out to a subject specialist for external, single-anonymous peer review – we aim to get feedback to you in 4–6 weeks.

4. Response to peer review: You send your editor a full response to the review. You may need to revise and resubmit your proposal based on our peer review and discussions with your editor.

5. Contract: After approval by our internal Editorial Board meeting, your Editor will send you terms of our contract including extent, royalty and manuscript delivery date.

6. Writing your book: You will be contacted regularly by our editorial team and we will be on hand for guidance and support as you prepare the manuscript for submission.

7. Manuscript submission: Your editor may commission a final review of your manuscript before we put it into production. Our editorial team will then check through your final manuscript. From proposal to publication

8. Production: Your book will go through copy editing, typesetting and indexing. You will be issued proofs. Your cover design will be fnalized. We will publish your book 6 months, or on a fast-track schedule if your book is an Emerald Point.

9. Sales and marketing: When your book enters production our marketing and sales team start work to promote your book through our sales channels, and to support you with self- promotion.

10. Publication: You will be sent your free copies of your book, and additional information on how you can best help us promote it to the widest possible market. emeraldgrouppublishing.com

How to write a book proposal

Katy Mathers, Books Commissioning Editor for Sociology, talks about everything you need to know to write and submit a book proposal. If you're thinking about writing your first monograph, this is the video for you.

Converting your thesis into a book

In this video, Katy Mathers discusses everything you need to know to convert your thesis into a book. If you have recently been awarded your PHD and you are thinking about book publishing options for your thesis, watch this video.

Prepare your manuscript

Manuscript services

We work in partnership with Editage who can help you with language editing and translation, visuals, consulting, or anything else required to get your research submission-ready. 

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Calls for books

Discover our latest calls for book contributors and book proposals from our extensive book range.

SocietyNow

The SocietyNow series provides readers with a definitive snapshot of the events, phenomena and issues that define and are defining our 21st century world.

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Emerald Points

Are you writing on a pressing and timely topic? How about publishing in our shortform book format, Emerald Points?

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Our publishers

Get in touch with our publishing team to discuss how we can help your book-length research achieve real impact. Please note, we are not currently accepting unsolicited book manuscripts.

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Alternative routes to publish

Publish a case study or in a journal or discover ways of publishing open access in journals, books or via our open access platform, Emerald Open Research.

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Discover our awards

Submit your paper to our doctoral research awards or find out more about our Literati Awards for Excellence. 

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