Submitting a Proposal
Guidelines for Authors
Format
We welcome the submission of proposals for publications in the following formats:
- Undergraduate Textbooks
- Graduate Textbooks
- Workbooks
- Handbooks
- Reference Books
- Books for Families and Caregivers
- Multimedia publications, including web-based products, video, DVD and CD-ROM
Subject Matter
We publish on the following subject matter in the field of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology:
- Language and language disorders in infants, children and adults
- Fluency and Stuttering in children and adults
- Swallowing in children and adults
- Voice
- Hearing in children and adults
- Brain Injury, including Traumatic Brain Injury, in children and adults
- Neurogenics, including Motor Speech Disorders, Dysarthria and Apraxia
- Aphasia
- Otolaryngology
Additionally, we welcome submissions in subject matter directly related to the field of communication sciences and disorders, including:
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Pediatrics
- Neurosciences
Proposal Submissions
If you would like us to consider your manuscript or book idea, please complete our Editorial and Marketing Questionnaire Form, or download our EMQ in Adobe PDF format. Please be sure to complete all fields as comprehensively as possible. When you have completed the EMQ, you may submit via email by clicking the "Submit by Email" button, or you may print your completed EMQ by clicking the "Print Form" button and send to us at:
Plural Publishing
5521 Ruffin Road
San Diego, CA 92123
In addition to your proposal, other items you may wish to send, or that we may request later include:
- A draft manuscript of the proposed book (if available) OR at least two sample chapters (which may include the introduction and/or conclusion), giving us an idea of the work's themes, style and content; and
- A one-page curriculum vitae for each named author/editor and (where appropriate) half-page biographical notes on each contributor to volumes of collected papers.
Please note that even if you send us a full manuscript or a substantial proportion of the work, we still need you to submit a proposal in accordance with these guidelines.
What to expect after you have submitted your proposal
Your proposal will be evaluated by our acquisitions editor and editorial board to assess the content, quality, and potential market demand of the proposed book, a process which may take up to several months. After the proposal has been accepted, congratulations! Our acquisitions editor contacts authors at this time, and Plural Publishing presents the author with a contract outlining the terms and conditions of publication, as well as an agreed upon manuscript length and submission deadline. Our editorial team prides itself on maintaining close contact with our authors through their manuscript process and is on hand to help with any questions and to provide assistance.
Once the manuscript has been written and delivered according to the agreed conditions, it is passed to our production team, who supervise the copy-editing and production process. Plural places great emphasis on bringing books rapidly to market, and this should not take more than 6-8 months. We will then publish, market, and sell the book.
