Publication Proposal Guidelines

University of Tsukuba Press

The University of Tsukuba Press offers comprehensive academic publishing services inline with the following policy and accepts publication proposals at all times. If you wish topublish a manuscript, please submit the Publication Proposal Form first to the University
Press coordinators.
1. Publishing policy

We offer comprehensive academic publishing services, including the publication ofacademic books, textbooks, manuals, and other educational literature.
We do not, however, handle the publication of handouts, reports, or manuscripts inlanguages other than Japanese or English. Manuscripts written in Japanese or English areacceptable.

2. Publication Proposal Guidelines●Documents for submission

・Publication Proposal Form (attached to this guidelines)
・Other materials that could prove useful in understanding the contents of the Publication
Proposal Form. (Photocopies of the materials are acceptable.)
If you wish us to return the submitted materials, please specify that in the Publication
Proposal Form.
Examples of the materials: complete (or incomplete) manuscripts, paper drafts, data, etc.
※ If you do not submit any reference material, please describe the layout (i.e. table ofcontents or outline) as concretely as possible.
●Please submit the above items via one of the following ways.
・Attach to an E-mail and send to the University Press coordinators.
・Bring directly or mail to the University Press coordinators. (If you wish to bring thedocuments directly, please notify us beforehand.)[Submission] University of Tsukuba Press
Address: 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577(University Press, University of Tsukuba Library)E-mail: info@press.tsukuba.ac.jp
3. Procedure after submitting a Publication Proposal Form① The editorial board will evaluate the possibility of publication based on the Publication
Proposal Form and attached materials.
We might inquire for more details via email, telephone or by other means.
② Once the editorial board approves the proposal, the complete manuscript is subjected toa peer review process by the referees for the final decision to be made.

4. Submission period●Publication Proposal FormThe University Press accepts publication proposals at all times.
The editorial board meeting is held roughly once a month.

Prior to the evaluation by the editorial board, the proposals are confirmed by the chiefeditor. Therefore, the proposals that are submitted just before (roughly within a week priorto) a board meeting will not be deliberated on the next meeting.
●Manuscript
Please note that there is no need to have a complete manuscript when the Publication
Proposal Form is submitted. Please submit it within a year after the proposal is accepted.
5. Other notice

We do not handle publication of thesis or previous articles as it is. If you write amanuscript based on them, they need to be restructured and revised as a book.

(Note) Please note that the final decision on publishing will only be made after a peer review of thecomplete manuscript.

The books published by the University of Tsukuba Press are consigned to Maruzen Publishing Co.
Ltd., which distributes the publications to book stores throughout Japan as well as online
bookstores.