Instructions for Conventional Projects (electronic submission)

This page contains instructions for preparing and submitting your manuscript for the production phase of publication at Princeton University Press. These instructions were designed for electronic submission of manuscripts text written using Word, WordPerfect, or other word processing program, accompanied by submission of hard copy for any illustrations.

You will need to prepare your manuscript to meet the following requirements:

• Manuscript Assembly Is Complete

  • See Assembly Guide for Conventional Manuscripts (.pdf).

• Permissions Have Been Acquired

• See Permissions F.A.Q. for Authors.
• See Sample Permission Letters.
• See Helpful Online Resources.

• Illustrations Meet Quality Standards

• See Art Guide for Conventional Manuscripts (.pdf).

Need help with illustrations? Contact our illustration specialist, Dimitri Karetnikov (dimitri_karetnikov at press.princeton.edu).

You will need to submit the following materials:

• Manuscript

  • complete text file(s)
    We need everything from the title page to the bibliography.
    Format the text double-spaced, in 12pt font.

  • illustration captions file
    We will place these with your illustrations during typesetting.

  • tables file(s)
    One table per page, please.

  • individual electronic files for digital illustrations
    Both so that we can do a quality check and so that we can use them to produce the book.
    

  • hard copy for all illustrations
    Please send printouts of all digital illustrations, the original non-digital art (slide, glossy, etc.), and photocopies of all non-digital art to the postal mailing address below.
    

• Permissions Documentation

  • copies of all permission documents
    We absolutely need copies of any correspondence from rights-holders you have contacted.

• Satellite Documents

  Please submit these forms in electronic format.

  • Marketing Form (APF) for New Books (.doc)
    We absolutely need your input to promote and sell your book.
    
  • Copyright Registration Form (.doc)
    We absolutely need this for the U.S. Copyright Office.
    
  • Art Log (.xls)
    Please submit this if your book has any illustrations.
    
  • Jacket Design Form (.doc)
    This is your chance to share ideas about the book cover. (If your book will be part of a series, it may already have a preset cover design.)

Are you ready to send us your manuscript materials?

Please complete and include the Author Checklist for electronic submission (.doc).

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Please submit your manuscript, satellite documents, including the Author Checklist, and permissions documentation to:

Elizabeth Byrd, Managing Editor
Elizabeth_Byrd at press.princeton.edu

We can accept compressed files in the following formats:

• .zip (Windows PCs and newer Macs)
• .sit (older Macs)
• .tgz or .tar.gz (Unix machines)

We may ask you to mail us a disk if transmission by email fails.

Mailing address:

Elizabeth Byrd, Managing Editor
Princeton University Press
41 William St.
Princeton, NJ 08540

Thank you! We look forward to working with you on your book during the production phase.

File updated: April 23, 2008

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