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Manuscript Submission Guidelines
If you would like to submit your book manuscript to ISLS for
consideration for one of its series, please follow the following
steps:
Chapter Proposals
For the Readings in Language Studies Volume Series and Emergent Scholars Volume Series, please consult the current call for contributions in the information section for each of these series. Generally, chapter proposals must consist of one document in MSWord with the following parts:
1. Cover page with title and author(s) institutional affiliation and
e-mail, phone, fax, and address.
2. A 100-word abstract of the chapter, targeted strand, and at least
three keywords.
3. A complete chapter manuscript consisting of no more than 6,000 words
(or 25 pages typed double space in Times New Roman font pt 12).
4. The chapter manuscript must follow formatting guidelines of the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA 5th
edition).
5. All tables and figures must be formatted to a single page, grayscale
or black and white, portrait orientation and adhere to APA style
guidelines.
6. Any copyrighted materials used in the manuscript must be accompanied
with a statement of permission indicating their source; It is the
author’s responsibility to seek and provide ISLS written documentation
of permission for image use in the chapter.
Book Prospectuses
Proposals submitted as independent titles for the
Readings in Language Studies Volume Series and the Course and
Practice-Based Series, must include the following by e-mail attachment
to: .
1. A prospectus describing the: a) scope; b) content; c) length; d)
audience; e) competition for the book.
2. Include a table of contents and a detailed chapter by chapter
outline, including back matter such as appendices, bibliographies, and
the like.
3. Indicate if there is to be art or tabular material and describe its
nature and length; indicate if your manuscript will have permissions and
releases and to what extent.
4. If possible, include the introduction and one or two sample chapters.
If you do include the entire manuscript, please indicate in your cover
letter the three chapters that you feel are most representative of your
book idea as a whole.
5. Attach a resume for yourself and any contributing authors and/or
editors.
6. Include the names, titles and contact information for four colleagues
who will send electronic letters of support for your prospectus. You
should notify these colleagues and ask that they send the e-mail letter
of support to publications@isls-inc.org (subject heading listing the
title of the work). Only one of these colleagues may be from the
author’s or editor’s home institution.
7. The four letters of support must be e-mailed to
publications@isls-inc.org. The e-mail should discuss the general demands
for the book, the potential for its use with students, scholars,
practitioners, and others, and how the colleague would personal use of
the book in his or her practice.
** Only complete prospectuses will be considered.
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