Author Questionnaire
To: Prospective Authors
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI), is eager to consider
proposals for new books in its publications program. To receive
full consideration, prospective authors must submit a completed
Author Questionnaire (attached to this form) along with a detailed
outline or table of contents, a curriculum vitae, and a brief prospectus
explaining why, in the author's view, APPI should publish the proposed
book. Note: If the book proposed is an edited, multicontributor
volume, the submitted outline should be annotated with brief paragraphs
describing the content of each chapter, accompanied by a list of
proposed contributors. Although APPI will consider completed manuscripts
for publication, we prefer submissions at the proposal stage so
that we can help authors in the development of their books.
Appropriate Submissions
Projects with significant research, educational, or clinical applications
in psychiatry are given the highest priority. We also consider books
about psychiatry and related issues for other health professionals.
Finally, we also publish books about psychiatry for the general
public; we are interested in authoritative books that interpret
the scientific and medical aspects of serious mental illness for
the lay public.
Evaluation
When we first receive a proposal, we review it internally for several
factors: whether the project is suitable for our publishing program,
the potential audience and sales for the book, whether the author(s)
or editor(s) can complete the book as proposed on time, a financial
analysis of the project, and how the book compares with books published
by us and by other publishers in the same subject area. This initial
evaluation is made jointly by the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial
Director, the Director of Sales and Marketing, and the Director
of Financial and Business Operations and may involve outside editorial
advisers.
Acceptance
If your proposal is accepted, we may offer you a publication contract,
which sets forth the basic terms of our agreement. In brief, APPI
agrees to publish the work within a specified period of time and
pay a royalty based on a percentage of all monies actually received
by us for the sale of the book. In exchange, the author agrees to
complete the manuscript by a given deadline, grants exclusive rights
to the work, and warrants that the material is original, nonlibelous,
and free of any copyright restrictions. The contract is subject
to negotiation.
When the completed manuscript is submitted, it is reviewed by at
least one peer reviewer selected by the Editor-in-Chief. An anonymous
copy of the peer reviewer's comments is provided to the author so
that appropriate revisions can be made before the final acceptance
of the manuscript by APPI. After final acceptance, the manuscript
is then prepared for publication, usually with about 10 months elapsing
between acceptance of the final manuscript and publication of the
book. If the book is not received by the date specified in the contract,
the publication date may be substantially delayed.
At American Psychiatric Publishing, we involve our authors in the
process of marketing and promoting their books. After signing their
contracts, authors are asked to complete a detailed Marketing Information
Questionnaire, which forms an essential part of the information
needed to promote the author's book.
Questions?
If you have any questions about preparing a proposal or about the
evaluation process, or if you would like to obtain a copy of the
Author Questionnaire in a word format, please contact the Editorial
Department at 703-907-7892 or send a message to Editor.
Click
here to download a pdf version of the author questionnaire form.*
Click here
to download a doc version of the author questionnaire form.
Once complete, please send two full copies of your proposal to
the Editor-in-Chief at the following address:
Robert E. Hales, M.D.
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
1000 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209
*Click here to download
the PDF Acrobat viewer.
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