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Submitting a Proposal
We are always pleased to consider new book proposals. Your proposal should include:
* an introductory letter along with a prospectus explaining the subject of your manuscript , its original contribution, its intended audience, and related publications.
* a draft table of contents
* a partial bibliography
* a sample chapter or two if possible
* your curriculum vitae
* the manuscripts potential market.
You may be asked to submit a complete manuscript at a later time; at this point the work may be finished or a work n progress. We would prefer that proposals submitted to Ronald P. Frye & company not be under consideration ith another publisher. If you do choose to submit to more than one publisher at once, please tell us that we are in ompetition. We require that theses be revised for publication in book form, as the scope, content, format, and audience for a thesis are normally quite different from those required of a scholarly book.
When your editor has asked you to submit your full manuscript to begin the appraisal process you may be asked to send either a hard copier electronic copy. The entire manuscript must be submitted: all text, tables, figures, bibliography, and notes. Please do not forget to include the preface and/or introduction. We appreciate seeing samples (photocopies) of the Photographs you plan to include, but realize this may not always be possible. Check with your editor if you have questions about what may be required at this stage.
The Review Process
Manuscript appraisers are asked to consider specific questions when assessing manuscripts:
1. What is the thesis of the work? Is the scholarship sound and up-to-date? Does the manuscript make a significant contribution to its field?
2. Is the presentation effective in terms of style and organization?
3. What is the primary audience for the work? To what extent is it likely to appeal to readers outside its main area of scholarship and to general readers?
4. What are the major books published on this subject? How does this work compare with them?
5. What revisions would you suggest? Do you recommend publication, with or without revisions? The identity of readers is strictly confidential.
The Decision to Publish
A detailed budget is created by the editor for all manuscripts proposed for publication. The estimated length, the number of charts and illustrations, and the need for special setting all figure in the cost analysis. The potential market is assessed and an appropriate list price, print run, and marketing strategy are discussed in the publishing meeting.
Ronald P. Frye & Company is primarily a scholarly press. Almost all scholarly books require some form of financial subsidy in order to be published. The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and the Social Science Federation of Canada are primary sources of funding. Some professional and scholarly associations, such as the Osgoode Society and the Renaissance Society of America, and your own University may also provide publishing grants. Your research grant may also have had a provision in it for the dissemination of scholarship and these funds are also a potential source for funding. Funding Sources include Aid to Scholarly Publications Programmer (ASPP). The ASPP functions by providing publication subsidies for specific manuscripts following peer assessment. The Press normally submits the manuscript to the program on behalf of the author. Some professional and scholarly associations provide subsidies for manuscripts in their areas of interest. In some instances, authors may apply to their university or college for a publication grant.
Manuscript and Disk Preparation
Ronald P. Frye & Company follows the Concise Oxford Dictionary (11th edition) for spelling and The Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition) for matters of editorial style.
A note about Print on Demand and course materials
Custom
If no single book or combination of books gives you the range of course materials you want your students to have, Ronald P. Frye & Company offers a CUSTOM PUBLISHING service. Custom published course packs can contain almost any selection of articles, book chapters, lab manuals, lecture notes, syllabi, and so on. You are able to use the latest literature in your field, as well as out-of-print classics, and your students will have everything they need in one convenient, high- quality package.
We do all the work and spare you the headaches. We clear all copyright permissions. We print and bind the coures package for you and if you wish we can either sell the package through your campus book store or through our on- line store. And all at no cost to you and at reasonable prices to the student: we operate on a cost-recovery basis to keep prices low.