How Do I Propose a Book for Inclusion in the CES Series?
Book proposals must include the following material:
* a completed proposal form
* the CV of the author(s) or editor(s)
* one or two sample chapters, which allow us to evaluate your treatment of the subject Proposals should be sent to one or more of the Series Editors and/or to Heidi Bagtazo (heidi.bagtazo@tandf.co.uk) at Routledge.
Download the CES proposal guidelines
* a completed proposal form
* the CV of the author(s) or editor(s)
* one or two sample chapters, which allow us to evaluate your treatment of the subject Proposals should be sent to one or more of the Series Editors and/or to Heidi Bagtazo (heidi.bagtazo@tandf.co.uk) at Routledge.
Download the CES proposal guidelines
What happens after you have submitted your Proposal?
Once your proposal has been received, it will be circulated to the three Series Editors and the Routlege editor for evaluation. Before accepting a proposal, we may at this point invite you to rework and resubmit the proposal before sending it out for review.
If the Series Editors believe that the book fits the Series’ mission, we then ask respected academic specialists in the field, including members of our own Series Editorial Board, to give us independent advice on the content, quality and potential market for a finished book based on your proposal or manuscript. We normally solicit two or three reports at this stage. This process should take 8-12 weeks but can take longer as it is sometimes difficult to find suitable reviewers, and reviewers sometimes interpret deadlines rather loosely. If the reviews are positive and the project is endorsed by the Series Editors, the proposal is then sent to Routledge for final approval.
If the Series Editors believe that the book fits the Series’ mission, we then ask respected academic specialists in the field, including members of our own Series Editorial Board, to give us independent advice on the content, quality and potential market for a finished book based on your proposal or manuscript. We normally solicit two or three reports at this stage. This process should take 8-12 weeks but can take longer as it is sometimes difficult to find suitable reviewers, and reviewers sometimes interpret deadlines rather loosely. If the reviews are positive and the project is endorsed by the Series Editors, the proposal is then sent to Routledge for final approval.
What evaluation criteria do the Series Editors/Reviewers use?
The Series Editors, UACES-Routledge Contemporary European Studies Editorial Board and the Routledge Editor will consider several questions: Does the proposal meet a high academic standard? Is the proposal for a research monograph (rather than for a text book)? Is there a market for a book on this subject? What kind of competition is there in books on this subject? If there is a gap in the market, is this the right book to fill it? Is there evidence that the author has the skills necessary to complete the project? If the editors are satisfied at this stage, the proposal will then be evaluated by independent academic experts.
What happens if your proposal is accepted?
If your proposal is accepted you will receive a draft contract, which you sign and return to Routledge. The contract includes an agreed date for the delivery of the manuscript. Once the book has been written and delivered, you will liaise with a desk-editor at Routledge over the copy-editing and production process. Routledge will then publish, market and sell the book as part of the CES series.