This is part of a series of blogs explaining more about book publishing at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
From conception to print
We are all familiar with the sight of a book on the shelf, but how does it get there?
Submission of a Book Proposal Form is the initial part of the editorial development process. To ensure the Royal Society of Chemistry continues to publish high-quality content, the proposal is peer reviewed by other experts in the field and the reviewers’ comments discussed with the Editor.
Following acceptance of the proposal there is a period of around 12 months in which to contact potential authors, write the chapters and ensure their smooth delivery, finalise a cover image, and review and edit the content before handing the manuscript over to the production team.
Once the book is in-house we take care of the copyediting, typesetting and indexing, sending proofs through for your approval. After five months of work in production the book is ready to head to the printers, making its way onto a bookshelf near you shortly afterwards.
