It depends on the publisher's policy. In general, copyright belongs to the publisher, so you need to verify that permission is required.
Yes, you still need to verify that the text of your work is not copied directly from another source.
The author only needs to sign the form as long as all figures are covered in the chapter.
We have a checklist for submission of manuscripts, which you should complete and provide with your completed manuscript.
Manuscript submission checklist
If you want to cite your book, we recommend including the DOI of your book in our eBook collection. Each chapter also has a DOI, which is found at the top of the chapter's website.
If your book is not included in the eBook collection, please refer to it in the usual way, for example:
Behavior Leading To Violence in Beyond Medicine: A to E for Medical Professionals, 1st. Kalidas Chavan, Red Flower Publications, Delhi, 2021, p. 45-71.
Authors, publishers and reviewers have the right to receive a 25% discount on book orders and a 35% discount on books to which they have contributed. When you confirm your order, you can enter a discount or promotional code in "My cart". If you don't have a promotional code, please contact us using the form on this page.
You will need to submit the manuscript to us via the dropbox system. If you do not have an author link, contact the editor of the book or the book team at books@rfppl.co.in.
Yes, we need an official declaration from you.
Yes, you should check whether the publisher permits you to do so. In the caption of the reproduced image, the correct recognition must also be provided. If the redrawn image is significantly different from the original, only an authorization may be required, but you should consult with the copyright holder.
Any material (images, tables, quotes) that you have not created specifically for book may be copyrighted. In the first instance, you should ask the publisher for permission to reproduce the material and follow their instructions.
For more detailed information on this, see our permissions guidelines.
The date we agree with you is used by our sales and marketing teams to help plan their promotional strategies and by our production teams to help plan their resources. Therefore, it is important to meet as far as possible your original agreed deadline.
If you have any problems, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can discuss the new schedule of the book.
The payment of permissions is the responsibility of the author as stated in the agreement. You may use the following terms to ask the copyright owner to waive the fee, but we do not assume any responsibility if the fee remains to be paid.
The authors of the chapter usually have a week to check their evidence before returning the correction. The author of the book will have two weeks to verify the proof.
The annual royalty payments for sales from the previous year are made at the end of March. Any payments will be made by bank transfer directly to your bank account. If you are not sure what royalties you are due, the percentage of the royalties is given in your Memorandum of agreement or your Letter of agreement.
Your book is distributed globally to the appropriate audience through catalogues, email campaigns and conferences. We ask you to provide information about potential promotional opportunities such as related organizations and forthcoming conferences to help us maximize the marketing of your book.
This depends on the type of book and its contribution. The conference proceedings are presented to us in a copy prepared for the camera, so proofs are not necessary. For more information, see the relevant section "Preparation and submission of manuscripts".
Please note that the proofing stage is for the correction of typographical errors and we cannot accept unnecessary and costly changes.
Most of our books are available as eBooks (digital versions), via our own publishing platforms or through one of our partners.
Find out whether you need permission for your book's contribution and how to obtain and acknowledge permission from different publishers.
If you plan to reproduce material from other sources in your chapter (e.g. figures, diagrams, graphics, tables, texts, etc.) but have no copyright, permission must be obtained from the original publisher or copyright holder.
We cannot accept production chapters until we receive a completed authorization confirmation form that confirms whether permission has been granted or whether permission is not required.
Permissions are not required for:
Your own original figures, diagrams, schematics, tables and text.
Permissions are required for:
- figures, diagrams, schemes, tables and text ('materials') that have been reproduced from another source
- your own materials that have been previously published elsewhere
- previously published materials that you have modified
- direct text quotations taken from another source.
In some cases, copies of materials from other sources only need to be acknowledged from the original source and not formal authorization is required. In these cases, the material should be referenced in accordance with our reference guidelines.
Acknowledgement only is required for:
- materials published in Red Flower Publications journals. Information about how to acknowledge these can be found here
- materials that you have modified to be significantly different from the original source; ask the original publisher whether your new figure is considered different enough to not require permission
- materials that you have drawn using data or information from another source
- some signatories of the STM Permissions Guidelines. Detailed information on whether the publisher requires a permissions requests or an acknowledgment only for use of a figure can be found on the STM Association website.
- materials made available under a creative commons licence (CC BY or CC BY-SA). However additional permission is needed for any materials under a non commercial (CC BY-NC) licence.
If the chapter does not require permission or recognition (i.e. all figures, diagrams, schemes, tables and text in the book chapter are original work), please use the form for approval confirmation to confirm this.
If only the acknowledgment is needed for the chapter: if you have acknowledged the original source correctly in your work, as described above, and you sign our permit confirmation form.
If permission is required for your chapter, obtain the permissions required as described below, correct the source of the original work, and complete the permission confirmation form (see below).
Get permission from the original publisher
Chapter authors are responsible for obtaining permission, including to pay any fees, to reproduce figures, diagrams, schemes, tables and texts. You must also provide appropriate acknowledgement text in the captions in the format prescribed by the copyright owner.
Requesting permission
RightsLink
The easiest way to obtain permission to reproduce a figure is via RightsLink. Most publishers use this service, including Elsevier, ACS, Wiley and Taylor & Francis. If RightsLink is used, the request type must be “STM Publisher”.
If the publisher of the figure doesn't use RightsLink
You can request permission directly from the publisher. In many cases, there is an online form on the publisher's website for permission requests, or a link to RightsLinks or another method of obtaining permissions.
If the publisher does not use RightsLink and does not have a specific procedure for permission requests,
If you cannot find a way to request permission, please complete a non-RSC permission request form and send it to permissions administrator or editor of the publication.
Permissions request for non-RFP material form
Please note that the Red Flower Publications is a signatory to the STM authorization guidelines when requesting permission.
This will often allow you to reproduce figures without paying any fees.
Type of permission
Your permission request must cover:
- reuse of the specified material in the book and in all subsequent editions of the book
- distribution throughout the world
- all media including electronic and microfilm and to use the material in conjunction with computer-based electronic and information retrieval systems
- permissions for photocopying, reproductions and reprints
- translation of the material and publication of the translation.
If a publisher requires payment for reuse of a figure
You can directly contact the publisher and request that any fees be waived.
Acknowledge the source correctly
Once permissions are obtained, you must sufficiently acknowledge the original source in the caption of the graphic. Check the publisher's permissions document to verify that the source is acknowledged as required by the publisher.
In the publications of the Red Flower Publications
Formal permissions are not required, but the original source must be acknowledged in the text as follows.
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New Journal of Chemistry |
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Reproduced/Adapted from ref. XX with permission from the PCCP Owner Societies. |
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Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences |
Reproduced/Adapted from ref. XX with permission from the European Society for Photobiology, the European Photochemistry Association, and The Royal Society of Chemistry. |
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All other RSC publications |
Reproduced/Adapted from Ref. XX with permission from The Royal Society of Chemistry |
Other publishers have their own requirements, which can usually be found on the license. If they do not specify, please use the following templates:
“Reproduced/adapted from ref. [X] with the permission of [Original Publisher], [DOI if necessary], [Copyright Notice if necessary].
For Creative Commons - If the original article is published under a CC BY license then please use the following as a template:
“Reproduced from Ref. XX, [DOI], under the terms of the CC BY [4.0/3.0/etc] license [link to license].”
If the original article is published under a CC BY NC (non-commercial) license, you must contact the publisher and the original author. You will also need to provide links to the original license in the image caption. For more information on the Open Access license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Fill out the Permissions confirmation form
Please note that we cannot publish your work without this signed form along with proof of permission and confirmation that the figures reproduced have been properly acknowledged.
The approval confirmation form should have been sent to you by the editorial office of the Red Flower Publications. If not, you can download it below.
Permissions confirmation form
If you don't need permission for your work, click on the first box on the signature page and sign the form. Submit this form along with the completed chapter to the book editor or to us, along with your typeface, if your book is authored.
If you need permissions or acknowledgments, please complete the table at the last page of the form, listing all figures that require permissions or acknowledgments. You should include a complete source reference and a copy of the acknowledgement you used in the title of the picture.
Click the second box of the signature page and sign, send the form and all necessary permission proof to the book editor, and send your completed chapter to us or a file if your book is a copy.
Last updated 30 August 2024
Such a code of conduct aims to maximize the benefits of science for society and professional activity. Scientific progress requires sharing knowledge, although it can sometimes give up any immediate personal advantage.
Publication of scientific research in books is one of the fundamental ways of serving the research community.
The core of this service is certain responsibilities given to the members of the editorial committee of the series, the editors appointed, the editors and the authors to maintain the highest ethical standards for publishing manuscripts in the journals published by us.
If these guidelines are violated or appear to be violated, we will consult the Code of Conduct and the Best Practice Guidelines of the Committee on Publicity Ethics (COPE) and act accordingly.
Please see the corresponding tab below for more information on your responsibility.
Series editorial board members
Editors
Authors
Reviewers
Series editorial board members & our commissioning editors must:
Accept submission of book proposals within a few days of receipt and ensure an efficient, fair and timely review process of book proposals submitted.
Ensure that the submitted manuscripts are handled in a confidential manner, and that the details are never disclosed to anyone other than the referee without the author's/author's permission until the publisher decides whether the manuscripts are accepted.
You can decide to accept or reject the publication of a book proposal, focusing only on the importance, originality and clarity of the book proposal and its relevance to our publication programme.
Respect the intellectual independence of the editor/author.
The release of any conflicts of interest could occur (see "Definition of conflicts of interest"), and in particular, if the member of the series editorial board is an editor or author of a book proposal submitted, the member of the series editorial board must not review the book proposal.
The authors consider using referees suggested by the editors/authors in their book proposals; however, the editor retains the right to use referees of his/her choice.
Ensure that the names and other details of the referee are kept confidential and comply with the appropriate data protection regulations.
Editors Must:
Information of the commissioning editors involved in the submission of the manuscript is to be published by the same editors as the author(s) with another publisher; the editors should provide details of these manuscripts and their current status.
It is unacceptable that editors submit manuscripts (or, in essence, manuscripts describing the same subject) to multiple publishers simultaneously to ensure that a manuscript is published to a single publisher; it is unacceptable for an editor to submit a manuscript (or, essentially, a manuscript describing the same subject) to multiple publishers at a single time.
If the chapter submitted does not contain personal criticism of other scientists, criticism of the work of other scientists can be justified, but the chapter does not contain dissent or other actionable material.
give due acknowledgement to all workers contributing to the work; those who have contributed significantly to the book as a whole should be listed as editors; on submission of the manuscript, the editor(s) attests to the fact that those named as editor(s) have agreed to its submission for publication and accept the responsibility for having properly included all editor(s); any change in editorship after submission of the manuscript must be approved by all editor(s) and justified to the commissioning editor declare any conflict of interest (see 'Declaration of conflict of interest').
Indicate clearly in the manuscript the unusual risks inherent in the use of chemicals, procedures or equipment in the investigation.
If the research involves the use of live animals or human subjects, the manuscript's "methods/experimental" section should indicate that all experiments have been carried out in accordance with relevant legislation and institutional guidelines, that the institution (s) that approved the experiments should be stated, and that informed consent has been obtained for all experiments with human subjects.
Declaration of conflict of interest
Editors, authors, and referees of book proposals, chapters, manuscripts, etc. should inform the commissioning editor office as soon as possible of any significant financial interest (currently, present or projected) in any organization that may profit or lose financially from the publication of the work – for example:
- Employment by such an organisation
- Funds for research
- Funds for a member of staff
- Fees for consulting
- Stock or share holdings
- Patent interests
If you have such an interest, you may have a conflict of interest, which – in the spirit of openness – should be declared to the commissioning editor.
Editors and authors should notify the commissioning editor of any financial or other related interest that may affect the results or interpretations of their work, and should disclose such interest in their manuscripts.
Other interests
Editors, authors, or editors may wish to disclose to the commissioning editor the conflicts of interest that may be embarrassing if they become known (for example, academic ties or rivalries, close relationships with or strong opposition to people whose interests may be affected by the publication of articles, editors, etc.).
Reviewers should not consider proposals for books in which they have conflicts of interest arising from competition, collaboration or other relationships or ties with the author, funder or institution associated with the proposal. Furthermore, reviewers should not consider book proposals if they have any interest in organizations that may benefit or suffer from the publication of the book.
* The importance can be judged by considering whether an unresolved conflict of interest could be embarrassing if it was publicly known after the fact.
Authors must:
Produce original manuscripts, which do not overlap significantly with works previously published by the same author (self-plagiarism) or by another author (plagiarism).
We reserve the right to assume that the manuscripts submitted (and published) do not contain scientific dishonesty and/or fraud, including fictitious or manipulative data or plagiarized material (from the authors' or other people's previous works); authors must not violate copyrights; when reproducing figures or/or schemes from previous publications, the author is responsible for seeking appropriate approval from the publisher concerned.
The author must provide appropriate recognition to the published work relating to the submitted manuscript in correct references and citations, and should disclose all sources and obtain permission from the author in accordance with copyright law; the author must not use the information obtained privately (e.g., conversations) or the information obtained through the implementation of confidential services (e.g., manuscript referees), without the permission of the person from whom the information comes.
To inform editors of manuscripts and chapters related to the same author's publication with other publishers, the author should provide details of these manuscripts and chapters and their current status.
Authors cannot submit manuscripts and chapters to multiple publishers simultaneously, so ensure that manuscripts and chapters are published only in one book at a time; it is unacceptable for authors to submit manuscripts and chapters to multiple publishers at a time.
You should ensure that the chapters submitted do not contain personal criticism of other scientists; although criticism of the work of other scientists can be justified, a chapter does not contain material that is misleading or otherwise actionable.
Authors who have contributed significantly to the work should be listed as authors; when the work is submitted, the principal author confirms that those appointed as authors agree to the publication of the work and accepts responsibility for properly integrating all (only) authors; all changes of authorship after the first submission must be approved by all editors and justified to the commission editors to declare conflicts of interest (see “Declaration of Conflict of Interest”) and clearly identify in the manuscript all the abnormal hazards inherent in the use of chemicals, procedures or equipment for investigation.
Include, where the research involves the use of animals or human subjects, a statement in the "Methods/Experiments" section of the manuscript stating that all experiments were carried out in accordance with applicable laws and institutional guidelines, and the statement by the (the) institutional committees (committees) approving the experiments; Include, where informed consent has been obtained for all experiments with human subjects.
The Commissioning Editor should be informed of any major* conflicts of interest that may occur with authors, writers or referees in order to determine whether any action may be appropriate. However, conflicts of interest are almost inevitable and they cannot be completely eliminated, and we do not intend to do so.
Editors, authors and envoys of book proposals, chapters, manuscripts, etc. should, in the earliest possible time, inform the commissioning editor of the significant financial interests (currently, present or anticipated) of any organization that may gain or lose money in any way through the publication of the work – for example:
- Employment by such an organization
- Funds for research
- Funds for a member of staff
- Fees for consulting
- Stock or share holdings
- Patent interests
If you have such an interest, there may be conflicts of interest, and in the spirit of openness you must declare them to the supervisory editor.
Editors and authors should inform the commissioning editor of any financial or other relevant interest construed to affect the results or interpretation of their work and disclose this in the manuscript.
Other interests
Editors, authors or referees may want to disclose to the commissioning editor any conflicts of interest that are embarrassing if they become widely known (for example, academic links or rivalry, or close relationships with people who may be affected by publication of articles or editors, or strong antipathy to them).
Reviewers should not consider book proposals arising from competitive, collaborative or other relationships or connections between authors, sponsors or related institutions. In addition, reviewers should not consider book proposals where they have an interest in an organization that may benefit or suffer from publishing the work.
*The importance can be judged by considering whether an unresolved conflict of interest could be embarrassing if it was publicly revealed after the fact.
Accept the book proposal within a few days of receipt and ensure that the book proposal is vetted efficiently, fairly and timely.
If the author considers that he or she is not qualified to review the research reported in the manuscript and knows that it is impossible to review it quickly, notify the editor and excuse himself or her from the review process.
Treat the proposal of a book as confidential; the proposal (or its existence) should not be shown, disclosed or discussed with others.
Dispose or remove the proposal for a book and notify the commissioning editor if he or she is unable or lacks time to review the manuscript, without undue delay.
The authors should judge the manuscript objectively and timely; the referee should not make personal criticisms during the review.
Inform the commissioning editor if there is a conflict of interest (see Declaration of 'conflict of interest'); specifically referees should not review book proposals from persons with whom referees have close personal or professional relations, if this relationship is considered to be a reasonable bias.
Respect the intellectual independence of the editor/authors and explain and support their opinions so that the editor/authors and the commissioning editor on the task can understand the basis of their comments.
Ensure that all unpublished data, information, interpretations and discussions in the proposed book are kept confidential, and do not use the published and published works in the submitted articles for their own research.
To retain or copy the proposed book in any form and, if applicable, to comply with data protection regulations.
Declaration of conflict of interest
The commissioning editor must be informed of any significant conflicts of interest* of publishers, authors or referees in order to determine whether any action is appropriate. Conflicts of interest are almost inevitable, but we cannot eliminate them completely and we do not intend to do so.
Financial
Editors, authors and referees of book proposals, chapters, manuscripts, etc. must inform the commissioning editor at the earliest possible time of any significant financial interest in any organization (recent, present, or anticipated) that can in any way win or lose money from the publication of the work – for example:
- Employment by such an organization
- Funds for research
- Funds for a member of staff
- Fees for consulting
- Stock or share holdings
- Patent interests
If you have such an interest, there may be conflicts of interest and should be declared to the commissioning editor under the spirit of openness.
Editors and authors must inform the commissioning editor of any financial or other relevant interest that may affect the results or interpretation of their work, and disclose this in the manuscript.
Other interests
Editors, authors, or referee may wish to disclose to the commissioning editor any other conflict of interest, which would be embarrassing if it were known in general (for example, academic or rival relationships, or close relationships, or strong antipathy towards people whose interests may be influenced by the publication of articles, editors, etc.).
Reviewers should not consider a book proposal whose conflicts of interest are the result of competition, collaboration or other relationships or connections with any author, sponsor or institution connected to the proposal. Furthermore, authors should not consider book proposals if they are interested in organizations that could benefit or lose from publication.
* The importance can be judged by considering whether an unresolved conflict of interest could be embarrassing if it became public after the fact.
We will do our utmost to raise awareness of your new book. We provide marketing support forms for you to use the information you provide to execute promotions. You can also help us by following all or any of the following suggestions. See our other book publishing pages to learn other benefits of publishing with us.
Contact your colleagues and tell them that your book is available. If it is a textbook, let people know it is appropriate for their courses and recommend that they contact us for an inspection copy. Our experience has shown that institutions are eager to hold copies of faculty-led work, so you should tell your library the book is available.
Good reviews can be used in advertising materials and on our website and automatically passed on to book sellers such as Amazon. For example, you can send a book to a reviewer and let us know where it is sent – such as journals, magazines, society magazines, newsletters, etc. Ask colleagues to add a customer review on Amazon (Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States).
Are you involved in other societies? Are you connected to societies that may promote your title, for example, through websites and newsletters? Why not contact them and see if there are any opportunities?
Do you speak at or attend future conferences? Perhaps you could include an image of the cover of your book in your talk or show some flyers? Please notify us at least two months in advance to enable us to send you relevant information.
Your website/blog: Add a link to the website for the book. You can download image files for the cover of the book to use on your website.
Facebook: Share the link to the book's website in your status and the news of the publication.
LinkedIn: Add the book to your profile and connect with your colleagues to share news of publication.
Twitter: Tweet the news to your followers and community.
Wikipedia: Add the reference to the book on the relevant page.
Amazon Author Center: Use the free author tool to promote your book.
Video showcasing are increasingly used as a way of communicating with our community. We can host these videos on our YouTube channel and create links from our website's books. We can provide similar services for relevant presentations via SlideShare. For further information, please contact us using the details on this page.
Last updated 29 August 2024
Below you will find an overview of the book life cycle, from the preparation of the proposal to the printing of the finished book.
Complete our book proposal form. This form will guide you through the information needed to proposing a book idea. For more information, see How to Prepare a Book Proposal.
We plan to review this proposal by a technical specialist and a field researcher. We discuss with you all the feedback we receive from the reviewers, working with you to address any questions if necessary.
The proposal and the comments of the reviewers and your response will be collected by the commissioning editor and submitted to the Red Flower Publications Book Review Committee for consideration and final acceptance.
We offer you a book contract that outlines your rights and obligations in detail.
The book is written. Our editorial team is available to offer support and guidance during this period. The final manuscript is submitted to us. Note: The timetable of writing the book varies depending on the type of book and author or editor.
We evaluate the submitted manuscripts and ensure that all necessary materials are provided.
The manuscript is passed on to the production team. They will arrange to copy and type the manuscript. Once this is completed, you will receive proof to verify and correct it.
We arrange for an index to be created.
EBooks and printed books are published. The available eBook versions vary depending on the book type.
We market your book worldwide.
It is important that you complete the form of the book proposal thoroughly and provide as much detail as possible to help reviewer’s understand your idea and increase the chances of favourable reviews. Below are some guidelines to help you prepare the form.
Book proposal form
Title
Keep the title short and include keywords that potential readers will use to find content on this topic.
Series
Check our list of book series and, where appropriate, indicate which series you feel your book would be a valuable addition to.
Author or editor?
The Edited volumes are written by key researchers in this field and contain chapters that can provide professional knowledge beyond the experience of the editors. Authored volumes are written by a single author or multiple authors and provide a coherent overview of the topic.
Content & scope
What should the book cover? What are the key themes? If you want to focus specific topics in the book or decide to ignore them, explain why you did so.
Motivation
Why do you believe this book is necessary?
Table of Contents
Provide a provisional table of contents, including the titles of the chapter and two or three sentences summarizing the content of the chapter. In edited books, you must also include proposed contributors.
Selling points
What are the special features of your book? What distinguishes it from others on this subject?
Competition
What existing books will compete with yours? These are books aimed at similar audiences and covering similar topics; how different is your book from these?
Readership
Who is the main audience of your book?
Length of the book
How long do you expect the book to last? Think about the number of chapters you propose, how long you would like those chapters to be?
Images
How many images will the book contain? Consider the average number of chapters needed in each chapter. Do you need them to be coloured? Colors will add scientific value to books, or the figures are as readable in black and white?
The timeframe
When should you deliver a final and complete final typescript?
Be realistic - take into account existing deadlines. An edited book usually takes around 8-9 months to submit, and a written book may take longer.
Get in touch
To contact one of our commissioning editors about a book idea, please use the 'Contact us' form on this page. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you want to contact an editor for a book idea, please use the "Contact Us" form on this page. We look forward to hearing from you.
Last updated 26 August 2024
- Units should be presented in inverse style (e.gg ms-1 and not m/s).
- The manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft Word. If you want to use another application, contact us to discuss this first.
- The text should use a 2.0pt line spacing.
- Punctuation and spelling must be consistent with the usual English practice. The use of American English is acceptable, but must be used consistently.
- The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) standard names must be used.
- The International System of Units (SI) and symbols must be used.
- The abbreviations must be defined in the first sentence of the chapter and later abbreviated. A list of abbreviations may be provided at the end of the chapter if necessary.
- If a number is five or more, it should have a space each three digits (e.g. 10 000, 2 000 000 – commas, e.g. 10,000, do not use). A number with five or more decimal points must have three decimal places (e.g., 3.141 592 62).
- Units should be displayed in reverse style (e.g., ms-1, not m/s).
Each chapter will need a chapter abstract. The abstract is very important in promoting the book content. The abstract:
- Each chapter requires an abstract of the chapter. Abstracts are very important in promoting the content of the book. Abstract:
- Contains only 50–200 words of single paragraphs, a brief summary of chapters and should only be present in the eBook version of the book, and should not contain reference citations, figures or footnotes (except for the environmental science and technology series and certain specialized periodicals) in printed books (except for some specialty reports).
The text of the chapter should be divided into sections, if necessary, under the heading.
- All the main words in the title should be capitalized.
- There is no need to make a complete point at the end of a title.
- The acknowledgment and reference sections should be at the end of the chapter, and these sections should not be numbered.
- The number of heads is as follows (X is chapter number).
- X Chapter Title
- X.1 Main Chapter Heading
- X.1.1 Sub Section Heading
- X.1.1.1 Lower Section Heading
*The books in the series; section headings should follow the following numbering: 1 main heading; 1.1 subheading; 1.1.1 lower subheading.
- Figures should be supplied as TIFF or EPS files, with a resolution of 600 dpi or greater and at a final size of 20 x 12 cm.
- Photographs should be provided at the best resolution available (minimum 600 dpi) as TIFF, PDF or JPEG files.
- Figures should be supplied ready for printing, without further retouching or redrawing.
- Figures should be adequately labelled, and this must remain legible after reduction.
- Information not necessary to the discussion – for example, solvents or temperatures – should be omitted from legends.
- Avoid using long, complicated schemes or large figures as these may end up some distance from the textual discussion.
- Figures must be cited in the text. The recommended location of a figure to appear should be indicated as follows:
[Figure X.1 near here]
- Figures from websites are usually not reproducible and can also be protected from copyright; original authors should be contacted to obtain appropriate files and permissions.
- All figures must be submitted as separate files and not embedded in a typescript (except ChemDraw files).
- The structure must be provided as a ChemDraw file
- Structural formulas and reaction schemes should be called Scheme X.1, X.2, etc. and must be cited in the text*.
- The approximate positions in the text must be clearly indicated as follows:
[Scheme X.2 near here]
- The recommendations for constructing structures are as follows:
- Chain bond angle = 120°
- Fixed bond angle = 15°
- Bond length = 0.43 cm or 12.2 pt
- Bond width = 0.016 cm or 0.5 pt
- Bold bond width = 0.056 cm or 1.6 pt
- Double bond space = 20% of bond length
- Stereo bond width = 0.056 cm or 1.6 pt
- Hash spacing = 0.062 cm or 1.8 pt
- Captions/atom labels = Arial, 7 pt
The contract indicates whether the use of color in printed books is allowed or not. The use of colour numbers will only be considered where scientifically necessary.
In the eBook version, any color number is shown in color, regardless of whether the printed book is colored or black and white. However, the same figure is used in both print and electronic versions, so do not mention the colour of the title.
- The table should be provided in word format.
- Do not provide tables as image files or in Excel or PowerPoint.
- Tables should be spaced in single line.
- Footnotes in tables should be self-contained, labelled with superior lower-case letters, and listed as a block of text beneath the table.
- The table must be quoted in the text.
- The approximate location of the table should be indicated as follows.
[Table X.5 near here]
- All figures and tables should have a caption.
- Items should be numbered X.1, X.2, etc. in order throughout the chapter*.
- The item is indicated in the text with its number. Avoid using phrases such as "in the figure above", as the final position of the object can change during the typesetting.
- If a figure has already been published, the correct copyright information must be included in the title, as stipulated by the copyright holder.
- When writing a figure's caption, please note that a figure may appear in black and white in the printed book, but appears in color in the electronic book, so the caption must be understandable for both situations. Your contract indicates whether the use of colours is permitted or not in printed books.
- A separate list of all figures and table captions should appear at the end of the main document.
- These should be set in the Mathtype (or Word Equation Editor) if Mathtype is not available.
- They should be displayed in separate lines in the main text.
- They should be numbered consecutively in the parentheses on the right side of the page ((X.1), (X.2), etc.) of each chapter.
- Symbols of variables and physical constants should be italicized.
- The matrices and vectors should be bold.
- References should be superscripted in the text (e.g. one day. 36th next day).
- The references in numerical order (according to the Vancouver system) should appear at the end of the chapter. References should appear only once in the list. If the same source is cited several times, the reference number should be repeated.
- Books in the series of issues also include the full title of the article and the full range of pages in the reference list.
- References provided in the Harvard system (author/date) are not accepted. However it may accepted in some cases in series books.
Journal articles
A. Name, B. Name and C. Name, Journal Title, year, volume, first page. When page numbers are not yet known, articles should be cited by DOI (Digital Object Identifier) – for example, A.M. Forteza, S. Koch, J.G. Romano, G. Zych, I.C. Bustillo and R.C. Duncan, doi: 10.1161/01.
For books in the Issues, you must also include the full article title and the complete page range.
Books
A. Name, B. Name and C. Name, Book Title, Publisher, Publisher's Location, edition, year. For example, B Benjamin Lewin, Genes VI, Oxford University Press, New York, 1997.
If you are referencing published conference proceedings, these should be cited as for a book.
Book chapters
A. Name, in Book Title, ed. Editor Name(s), Publisher, Publisher Location, edition, year, chapter, pages. For example,
M.F. Nosocomial, Infection and Infection Control, H. Jenson, R. Baltimore, W.B. Sounders Company, 2nd Ed, 2002, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 1221.
The ‘ed.’ in the example above stands for ‘edited by’. If the book has no editors this should be left out.
Theses
A. Name, PhD thesis, University Name, year.
Lectures, meetings & conferences
A. Name, presented in part at Conference Title, Place, Month, year.
Reference to unpublished material
You should not reference unpublished work without the permission of those who completed the work.
For material accepted for publication, but not yet published: A. Name, Journal Title, in press.
For material submitted for publication, but not yet accepted: A. Name, Journal Title, submitted. For material that has yet to be submitted for publication: A. Name, unpublished work.
Online resources (including databases, websites & wikis)
Name of resource, URL, (accessed date).
Please note the most important information to include is the URL and the date accessed. For example, M. Jutta, Joesch, Does Your Child Have Asthma? Filled Prescriptions and Household Report of Child Asthma. Elsevier, http:// www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891- 5245(06)00129-5/abstract (accessed August 21, 2008).
Preprint servers (for example, arXiv)
For example: V. Krstic and M. Glerup, 2006, arXiv:cond-mat/0601513.
Patents
The name of the patentee must be given. For example, A. Name, Br. Pat., 123 456, 2016. B. Name, US Pat., 1 234 567, 2015.
Software
T. Bellander, M. Lewne and B. Brunekreef, GAUSSIAN 3 (Revision B.05), Gaussian Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 2003.
If you want additional content to accompany a chapter, such as additional figures, data tables, or videos, we can host the chapter files in addition to the chapter files online.
Please submit any ESI files along with your manuscript, ensuring that they are clearly marked as ESI. ESI is made available online while ebooks are published, and printed books are published for only print titles.
Chapter Template
Sample chapter, for use as you prepare your book / chapter
Large File Transfer system
Our large-format file transfer system (LFT) provides secure methods for uploading large files.
Once you've completed the final manuscript and are ready to submit it, we'll send you a link to LFT. This link will expire, so please contact us if you are not ready to send the typescript.
All book folders should be compressed into a complete zip file before uploading. If the zip file exceeds the 1GB limit, please divide it into two or send chapter by chapter.
How to create a zip file
In Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder you want to zip; select all folders. Right-click on the highlighted file and select "Send to" followed by "Compressed (zipped) folder".
On OSX, navigate to the folder you want to zip; select all folders. Right-click on the highlighted files and select "Compress Items".
Last updated 16 August 2024
