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Finding an editor for my book
I am going to publish my second book (a technical book on Einstein's relativity), probably with a UK publisher. I am trying to find an editor for it, and I would be very pleased if someone guides me ...
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Listing my activity as a Chapter Editor in CV
I am a chapter editor for a particular book. How do I list that in my CV? I see no guidelines particularly stating how to go about stating this.
Please keep in mind that I am not the editor of the ...
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Pros and Cons of being an editor for an edited book volume
I am early in my tenure track position. I have just completed my post-doc and PhD two years ago. In collaboration with colleagues, we have recently circulated call-for-papers for an edited book.
What ...
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How to respond to an editor who suddenly stops answering your emails
I've been corresponding with an editor at a university publishing company, but he suddenly stopped responding to my emails. Most recently, I sent him my book chapters and a summary of my book, but he ...
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What rights does an editor of a scientific book have? Can he add references/citations to a chapter written by other authors?
There was recently a call for book chapters (to be published by a reputable publisher), I submitted an article and it was accepted.
When I received the proof to review, I noticed that the book editor ...
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How thorough should I be when reviewing chapters for a book?
I'm editing my first book and, as part of the process, I have to review the chapters from the different authors. I'm doubting about how deep the review should be, I mean for example If I think that if ...
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Can the editor of a book add citations of individual chapters to his own citation count?
Supposed someone is the editor of a book, in which individual chapters of the book are contributed by different authors. Other researchers cite individual chapters of the book.
Can the editor of the ...
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Should a full manuscript be available for a book proposal?
I've been given some conflicting advice about preparing book proposals and manuscripts for academic presses. I'm aware that writing books is a lengthy process etc; however, I've also been told by a ...
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Duplicate content in multi-volume monograph
A scientist writes a multi-volume monograph reflecting his latest research results.
In the first volume a certain topic is presented but incompletely because at the time of writing the research on ...
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How to approach a Book Review Editor
I would like to build up my publication profile, including the writing of book reviews. I am not well-known by any means having just completed my PhD, though I am now working full time (contract) as a ...
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Is it bad practice to submit the entire manuscript for an initial book proposal to a publisher?
In a previous book I wrote, I submitted the entire manuscript along with a couple page proposal to a few different publishers. Both editors never responded to me.
In my current book, I sent the ...
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