AUTHORS
Authors are welcome to submit a book proposal or manuscript in the areas of the arts, humanities as well as the social and behavioral sciences. Work in STEM fields is also of interest. Authors should have a doctorate in their field or a graduate degree appropriate to either their field of research and teaching or a career in an alternative academic environment. While preference will be given to authors holding a faculty position (tenure, adjunct, seasonal, etc.) at a college or university, submissions by independent scholars, professionals in alt-academic careers, postdoctoral fellows, and doctoral candidates will also be considered.
Please note that MacBain & Boyd charges no fees to authors/editors for submission, review, or publication.
Submit your book proposal or manuscript to the office of the Managing Editor in the appropriate format and with accompanying information according to the following details.
Book Proposals
Book proposal submissions should include the following:
Completed manuscripts
Completed manuscript submissions should be accompanied by the following:
Manuscripts should also contain an introduction or preface, text with endnotes (footnotes are strongly discouraged), a bibliography, author/editor biography, (for anthologies, biographical statements of each contributor). All images, graphics, figures, etc., should be sent either within the manuscript document or in a separate document as JPGs with an additional Word document containing appropriate captions.
Anthology collections
An anthology should be a cohesive collection of articles that works together to present a logical and thorough understanding of a particular topic. Articles should work together to build a strong collection suitable for the book’s particular audience(s).
Dissertations
If your manuscript is a revised dissertation, please indicate this in your proposal or in your email submitting the manuscript. Before submitting a dissertation for publishing consideration, read this list detailing effective ways to revise your dissertation.
Containing specialized and narrow research, dissertations must undergo a process to broaden the approach in order to address a larger audience of readers. Research and scholarship in the field of study should be included in order to provide an informed, well-rounded, and accessible work. For a revised dissertation submission, please include the institution where it was defended, date of defense, members of the dissertation committee, and both degree name and department/program of study.
Please note that MacBain & Boyd charges no fees to authors/editors for submission, review, or publication.
Submit your book proposal or manuscript to the office of the Managing Editor in the appropriate format and with accompanying information according to the following details.
Book Proposals
Book proposal submissions should include the following:
- proposed title and subtitle
- one-page description of the topic of the book and methodological approach
- annotated table of contents explaining the focus for each chapter
- 100 to 200-word biography of the author(s)/editor(s)
- Curriculum Vitae (for anthologies, a CV for each contributor as well)
- Anthology proposals should also list confirmed contributors
- expected use, i.e. university course text adoptions, library collections, general public, etc.; if planned as a college/university course text adoption, please indicate how many copies would typically be required per term or semester
- list of up to five similar forthcoming or published books, author name, and publishing house; indicate the key ways in which your book may differ from similar titles or provide more recent or in-depth research
- anticipated total word count
- anticipated submission date of manuscript
- special needs requiring copyright permissions for images/graphics or special citations
- list of images or non-textual materials planned for inclusion
- submit (preferably) in the body of an email or as a file through Dropbox
Completed manuscripts
Completed manuscript submissions should be accompanied by the following:
- 100 to 200-word biography of the author(s)/editor(s)
- Curriculum Vitae (for anthologies, a CV for each contributor as well)
- Anthology proposals should also list confirmed contributors
- expected use, i.e. university course text adoptions, library collections, general public, etc.; if planned as a college/university course text adoption, please indicate how many copies would typically be required per term or semester
- list of up to five similar forthcoming or published books, author name, and publishing house; indicate the key ways in which your book may differ from similar titles or provide more recent or in-depth research
Manuscripts should also contain an introduction or preface, text with endnotes (footnotes are strongly discouraged), a bibliography, author/editor biography, (for anthologies, biographical statements of each contributor). All images, graphics, figures, etc., should be sent either within the manuscript document or in a separate document as JPGs with an additional Word document containing appropriate captions.
Anthology collections
An anthology should be a cohesive collection of articles that works together to present a logical and thorough understanding of a particular topic. Articles should work together to build a strong collection suitable for the book’s particular audience(s).
Dissertations
If your manuscript is a revised dissertation, please indicate this in your proposal or in your email submitting the manuscript. Before submitting a dissertation for publishing consideration, read this list detailing effective ways to revise your dissertation.
Containing specialized and narrow research, dissertations must undergo a process to broaden the approach in order to address a larger audience of readers. Research and scholarship in the field of study should be included in order to provide an informed, well-rounded, and accessible work. For a revised dissertation submission, please include the institution where it was defended, date of defense, members of the dissertation committee, and both degree name and department/program of study.
CURRENT CALLS FOR PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS
See the CFP for our forthcoming anthology on recession narratives in film/TV.
