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Submission Guidelines
I Types of books published by The
Chinese University Press
1.
Academic Books:
The Press prides itself in being a world-renowned publisher of
China/Hong Kong-related scholarly works, as well as a diverse
array of disciplines.
2.
General Books:
These are works intended for the general public and are of
popular interest.
II What to submit initially
1.
A brief synopsis of the work and the rationale for
writing it, e.g. How does it differ from similar works in this
field? What unique features does it have?
2.
A detailed Table of Contents with a brief description of
each chapter.
3.
Two sample chapters of the work.
4.
A brief account of each author and/or editor.
5.
The Press will review the submitted materials and respond
within two weeks.
6.
The author is then requested to submit the complete
manuscript as soon as possible once an initial interest has been
indicated. Please refer to ˇ§Notes
on Preparation of Manuscripts for Publicationˇ¨ for details
of how to prepare suitable manuscripts.
III The review and committee process
1.
The manuscripts for all Academic Books will be reviewed
by a minimum of two experts in the field. This can take between
two to four months depending on the nature and length of the
work.
2.
If the reviews are positive, the manuscript, together
with the reviews, is passed to the Editorial Subcommittee on
Academic Books for consideration. If substantial changes are
required then the manuscript will be reviewed again once the
revisions have been made.
3.
Once the manuscript has been approved, the author will be
notified and given the reviewersˇ¦ reports so that the points
made therein can be taken up and the manuscript revised
accordingly.
4.
Upon receipt of the revised manuscript, a Publishing
Agreement will be issued, and editorial work will commence on
the submitted manuscript.
We would like to hear from you!
e-mail:
cup-edit@cuhk.edu.hk
mail address: The Chinese University of
Hong Kong
Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR
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