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Submission Guidelines for Authors of Book Proposals
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Book Publications Committee
Frequently asked questions about TESOL publications
The TESOL Book Publications Committee invites submissions of previously unpublished, state-of-the art, book-length manuscripts for publication. TESOL does not produce classroom or other texts for direct use by ESOL students but rather publishes on a wide range of theoretical and practical topics relevant to TESOL members and the association's publishing plan.
TESOL is currently interested in
Content should address topics that have not yet been widely addressed in other book-length publications or that have not been focused on the needs and experiences of TESOL professionals and volunteers.
Editors of volumes published by TESOL receive an honorarium and the benefit of TESOL's worldwide distribution services. TESOL does not pay royalties.
Authors and editors wishing to publish with TESOL should prepare an informative proposal, which may be for incomplete or for completed manuscripts. This proposal must include the following:
Proposals that meet initial screening criteria will be reviewed and evaluated by the chair of the Book Publications Committee and two committee members, or by external evaluators knowledgeable on the topics addressed in the proposal. The chair will send a decision on the proposal itself (yes, no, needs revision) and feedback to the person who submitted the proposal.
Completed manuscripts are evaluated by two external reviewers and the chair of the Book Publications Committee. The chair will send a decision on the completed manuscript (yes, no, needs revision) and feedback to the person who submitted the completed manuscript.
E-mail one copy of the informative proposal and a cover letter that includes a full mailing address, a daytime and evening telephone number, fax, and e-mail address of one author or editor to TESOL's publishing manager.
TESOL asks all contributors to assign their copyright to the association. You will be asked to sign a contract during the production cycle for this volume. Please do not submit work that has been previously published, that is currently under consideration elsewhere, or that is already under contract, and please do not submit work for which you wish to retain copyright. TESOL will also ask contributors to sign an informed consent release.
Inquiries and submissions should be sent to
Publishing Manager
