Information for authors on Palgrave Macmillan Journals
- Why publish in Palgrave Macmillan Journals? |
- Author guidelines |
- Production process |
- Online publication |
Why publish in Palgrave Macmillan journals?
Palgrave Macmillan has a tradition of excellence in professional, humanities and social science publishing. The size and high quality of our journal list enables us to work closely with our journal editorial teams to provide excellent services to authors:
Premier peer review
Our editorial teams aim for the highest standards in peer review, an increasing number of our journals use state-of-the-art online submission systems to enable quicker reviewing and online manuscript tracking for authors.
Online visibility
All Palgrave Macmillan journals are published in print and online as well, making your paper instantly available to a global audience. A growing number of Palgrave Macmillan titles use our Advance Online Publication programme which enables us to publish papers online as soon as they have been edited, typeset and checked by the author.
Fast, efficient publication
Palgrave Macmillan's production team uses the latest production technologies to publish journals rapidly in print and online. Almost all articles are now set using entirely electronic production processes, avoiding the mistakes made when an article is rekeyed and minimising production times.
Wide dissemination
Because many of our journals have relationships with international societies our journals enjoy a broad international readership. Our active, global marketing, including distribution of sample issues at major conferences, ensures good visibility for all titles. In addition, we distribute free tables of contents for each issue we publish by email to thousands of interested researchers worldwide. Our journals are available through most major indexing services and many third party services, including ABI Inform and Ingenta Journals.
Offprints and copies for authors
The majority of our titles offer free offprints or a copy of the relevant journal issue to the corresponding author. You can purchase further copies at the time of publication using the order form accompanying the proofs which has to be returned by the specified deadline. Further reprints of articles can also be ordered after publication using our online order form or by contacting the reprint office.
...and we listen
We take time to listen to what you have to say. If you have an idea for a way we can improve our service to you as an author please contact us.
Top of pageAuthor Guidelines
Detailed instructions for authors wishing to submit papers to Palgrave Macmillan journals, including journal specific contact information, how to prepare and present manuscripts for submission and information on the production process can be found on the relevant journal homepage. To view these guidelines please select the journal of interest and click on "Instructions to authors" in the left-hand menu.
Top of pageProduction process
For information about progress of your manuscript please contact the Production Controller. Select your journal and choose "Contact us" from the list of links on the left. You will need to supply a manuscript number which the editorial office gave you on acceptance of the manuscript. If your manuscript has not yet been accepted please contact the Editor.
Some Palgrave Macmillan journals have online tracking in which case you will need to follow the instructions provided on the online submission system homepage to track your manuscript's progress through peer review.
Top of pageOnline publication
All Palgrave Macmillan titles have simultaneous online and print issue publication. An increasing number of journals have advance online-only publication (AOP) of individual articles. Typically articles are published 5 weeks after receipt at the production office.
