Call for Book Proposals

Scope and Areas of Interest

We welcome proposals in, but not limited to, the following areas:

  • Sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies
  • Geography, space, place, and environment
  • Development studies and political economy
  • Media, communication, and digital cultures
  • Education, knowledge systems, and pedagogy
  • Public health, society, and policy
  • Humanities, history, culture, and regional studies
  • Interdisciplinary and critical social inquiry

We especially encourage work that is interdisciplinary, regionally grounded, globally relevant, and capable of contributing to academic debate as well as wider public understanding.

Types of Publications

Scholarly Communication Press welcomes a wide range of academic and educational publications, including:

  • Single-authored research monographs
  • Edited collections and thematic volumes
  • Book chapters within edited volumes
  • Interdisciplinary or comparative studies
  • Conference proceedings, subject to review
  • Methodological or conceptual contributions
  • Research reports, practical manuals, and academic resources
  • Thesis-to-monograph publications, where suitable for scholarly readership

Accepted titles are published with appropriate bibliographic identifiers, including ISBN. Individual book chapters may also receive DOI allocation, making them independently citable and easier to locate within the scholarly record.

Become a Book Editor

We warmly invite researchers, faculty members, and subject experts to collaborate with us as editors of scholarly volumes. Editing a book provides an opportunity to shape an emerging field, bring together diverse contributors, and strengthen academic dialogue across institutions and regions.

We welcome proposals from both established academics and early-career scholars with a clear editorial vision and a commitment to academic quality.

Editorial and Review Process

All proposals and manuscripts are assessed through a transparent editorial process designed to maintain scholarly quality, ethical standards, and academic credibility.

The process may include:

  1. Initial editorial screening for scope, relevance, originality, and suitability
  2. External peer review, where appropriate
  3. Editorial board consideration
  4. Revision and author/editor response
  5. Final acceptance, production, ISBN/DOI allocation, and publication

Final decisions rest with the press’s editorial team. Responsibility for the views expressed in published works remains with the respective authors and editors.

Proposal Submission Guidelines

A proposal for a new book or edited volume should normally include:

  • Proposed title
  • Brief abstract or overview
  • Scope, objectives, and rationale
  • Contribution to scholarship
  • Indicative table of contents with chapter summaries
  • Intended audience and readership
  • Editor/author name, affiliation, email address, and contact details
  • Brief academic profile or CV
  • Indicative timeline for manuscript delivery
  • Consent or declaration, where applicable

Our editorial team will review proposals carefully and guide suitable authors and editors through the next stages of submission, review, production, and publication.

Open Access and Licensing

Scholarly Communication Press is committed to ethical open-access publishing. Accepted works are made freely available to readers worldwide, helping scholarship reach students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the wider public without subscription barriers.

Published works are released under clear licensing terms, typically Creative Commons licences, allowing responsible sharing and reuse with appropriate attribution while protecting author rights.

Why Publish With Us?

  • Open-access dissemination for wider readership
  • ISBN allocation for published books
  • DOI allocation for eligible books and chapters
  • Transparent editorial and review process
  • Supportive guidance for authors and editors
  • Affordable and academically focused publishing pathway
  • Commitment to public benefit and scholarly communication

How to Submit

Proposals should be submitted via the online submission system on this site.

For general enquiries, please contact the editorial team using the details provided on the About or Contact page.